Through schoolmate George Cole, Jones ordered a rule book and new ball from the Spalding company in Chicago.

[1] After the graduation of Jesse Lee Jones, right guard Paul Lincoln took over as captain and as center.

That fall George Cole invited Alexander S. Lilley to serve as coach of the team.

[3] Frederick Douglas Patterson (1871-1932), the first African American player in history of the Ohio State football program, was a member of the fall team.

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