The 1905 Season

The 1905 season was well-documented, perhaps the most detailed season on record in the early years of Barnstable High School football. Fielding a football team was not easy in those days -- there were only 100 registered students at Barnstable High School two years afterward with 100 students. Interestingly, students from all over Cape Cod attended B.H.S., a wood-framed structure on School Road in Hyannis, currently the site of the old Barnstable Fifth Grade School, later reconstructed in brick in 1924 and re-opened in 1925.

 From The Hyannis Patriot, Monday Evening, September 18, 1905

"At the new High school last Friday the boys held a meeting and organized the Barnstable High School Athletic Club. A constitution was drawn up and the following oficers were chosen:

President - George Bradford, Hyannis

Vice-president - Lawrence Hinckley, Barnstable

Secretary - Ernest Jones, Osterville

Treasurer - Fred Tinkham, Hyannis

A request has ben made to the School Committee to level the school grounds.

    Assessments are levied on each member of the club, but as this will not insure a sufficient amount to defray all expenses the people of Hyannis, Barnstable, Centerville, and Osterville have been appealed to and they have kindly aided financially.

    The object of the club is to organize teams of foot ball, basketball, hockey and to stimulate and encourage all interest in athletics in the school, Capt. Keane was re-elected this year to lead the football, and Willard Cannon, president of the senior class, was elected captain of the hockey team.

    The boys are trying to push the football to the height of success, and with the loyal aid of principal Boody, Supt. Galger and the coaching of Mr. Heman B. Chase, they are bound to succeed."

 From The Hyannis Patriot, Monday Evening, October 2, 1905

"The foot-ball game on Saturday between the Barnstable High School team and the Lawrence High School of Falmouth, resulted in a score of 17 to 0 in favor of Hyannis. The teams were made up as follows:

The score was 6 to 0 in favor of the Lawrence High boys."

 From The Hyannis Patriot, Monday Evening, October 30, 1905

"the football game on Saturday between the B.H.S. and Tabor Academy resulted in a victory for the Hyannis team."

 From The Hyannis Patriot, Monday Evening, November 6, 1905

"The following is the report of the foot-ball game between the B.H.S. and Tabor Academy on Saturday, Oct. 28th.

    Keane made a touch down in the first half, and made the score 5 to 0, where it remained throughout the game. In the second half the ball was kept in the Marion district and the High school failed to carry it over the goal line. The game reminded some of college games on account of the loud cheering. The home team has been playing some very good games this season, thanks to the help of the townspeople.

    The line-up: