Eirball.Football – Irish Australian Football Archive

Recap

The second match in the European Theater of Operations Football Championship in Northern Ireland in Autumn 1942 was played at Inver Park, Larne, which had a capacity of 2,000. This time Yarvard Crimson Tide, stung by their surprise defeat to Hale a week previously at Ravenhill, Belfast, took on Tech Fighting Irish from the Engineering Division.

Despite the eagerness to make up for defeat the week previously, Yarvard could not get past the halfway line in the first half, with the ball “entirely in Yarvard’s half of the field” all of the half. At one point in the first half Tech’s Carl Barker nearly had a touchdown catch from Ernest Passimoni the Fighting Irish Quarterback, but the ball “Skidded past his fingers” in the endzone.

In the second half the Crimson Tide took to the air again as they did in the second half at Ravenhill. This time it yielded success – John Henry receiving a Touchdown Pass from quarterback Anton Verbeck to give Yarvard a 6-0 third quarter lead after a 69 yard drive involving rushing by Rush Moore and passes to Henry (Armando Lopez’s Point After Kick failed).

In the fourth quarter Tech’s Quarterback Ernest Passimoni, starting on his own one yard line, was tackled in the endzone for a safety worth two points.

The Yarvard Team at Larne, November 21, 1942.

Scorers

1st Quarter

No Scoring

2nd Quarter

No Scoring

3rd Quarter

YAR – John Henry TD Pass from Anton Verbeck (PAT Kick Failed) 6-0

YAR – Tech’s Passimoni Tackled in Endzone for Safety 8-0

4th Quarter

YAR – Jay Wright 25yd Interception Return for Touchdown (PAT Kick Failed) 14-0

References

Bibliography

[1] Massimo Foglio with Mark L. Ford (2015) “Second World War Part One: Americans on the British Isles 1942-1943 – November 21 1942 – Inver Park, Larne, Northern Ireland – Yarvard 14 Tech Fighting Irish 0” Touchdown in Europe: How American Football Came to the Old Continent. pg. 51-52.

WEBSITES

[1] Irish American Football Association (2016) Journey to Thirty [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/journeyto-thirty/ [Accessed 08 August 2016]

[2] Irish American Football Association (2016) History of US Teams playing in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/history-of-us-teams-playing-in-ireland/ [Accessed 22 November 2016]

[3] Irish American Football Association (2016) History [Internet] Available from: http://www.americanfootball.ie/iafl/history.htm [Accessed 26 October 2016]

[4] Lucky Show (2016) American Football in Ireland [Internet] Available from: http://www.luckyshow.org/football/Shamrock%20Bowl.htm [Accessed 5 June 2017]

[5] Dublin Town – Article by Gerry Farrell (2016) College Football Classic Ireland’s Relationship with American Football [Internet] Available from: http://www.dublintown.ie/irelands-relationship-with-american-football/ [Accessed 7 May 2018]

Newspapers

[7] Anon. (1942) . “Photo caption: American Football at Ravenhill”. Belfast News-Letter. Monday, 16 November 1942. pg. 6.

[8] Anon. (1942) “American Football: Large Attendance expected at Ravenhill” Belfast News-Letter. Saturday, 14 November 1942. pg. 4

Academic Articles

[10] Magee, Damian. “English Beer and American Football: Exporting American Football as a Cultural Commodity to the British Isles.” Irish Journal of American Studies, vol. 7, 1998, pp. 121–148. JSTOR, JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/30002410.

SOCIAL MEDIA

[13] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Post 22 August 2019: “ So this is the last of the photos in the archive, it’s of the Yarvard team at Sandy Bay, Larne Harbour on the 21st November 1942. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/pcb.2260513057393170/2260507127393763/?type=3&theater [Accessed 23 August 2019]

[14] Belfast Blitzers | Faacebook (2019) Post 22 August 2019: “So this is the last of the photos in the archive, it’s of the Yarvard team at Sandy Bay, Larne Harbour on the 21st November 1942. “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/rpp.454643317980162/2260507354060407/?type=3&theater[Accessed 23 August 2019]

IMAGES

[14] Belfast Blitzers | Facebook (2019) Photo 22 August 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/belfastblitzers/photos/pcb.2260513057393170/2260507127393763/?type=3&theater [Accessed 23 August 2019]