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The inscription on the back of this photo reads: "Irish-American Athletic Club - Junior Team. Winners of the National Championship (of the Amateur Athletic Union), Pittsburgh, PA, 1911."
(This photograph was taken on Forbes Field, in Pittsburg, PA. on June 30th or July 1st, 1911).

Back row, left to right; (T.) Lund, (H.) McGuire, (J.B.) Wilkinson, (Andrew) Sheridan, (S.J.) Riley, (W.E.) Conway, (A.J.) Reich, (J.J.) White, (W.A.) Raleigh, (A.) McDougal.

Front row, left to right; (M.J.) Fahey, (Ike J.) Lovell, (A.C.) Schaaf, (?) Terwilliger, (Lawson) Robertson (trainer), (Frank N.) Riley (captain), (A.) Pepias, (Alvah T.) Meyer, (?) Connor, (D.) Valentine.

For more information about the Irish American Athletic Club 1911 track & field team, click here.

To view the article, "IRISH-AMERICAN'S JUNIOR TEAM TITLE; Four Records Broken at National Track and Field Games in Pittsburg," from The New York Times, July 1, 1911, click here.

To view the article, "Three Records Fall in Senior Games; Sheppard's 880, Kiviat's Mile and Snedigar's Javelin Throw All Set New Marks," from The New York Times, July 2, 1911, click here.

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