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American football player

Chris Schlachter
Date of birthJuly 17, 1894
Place of birthBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Guard
US collegeSyracuse
Career highlights and awards

Christopher Peter Schlachter (July 17, 1894 – date and year of death unclear) was an American football player.

Schlachter was born in Brooklyn in 1894. He attended Bushwick High School.

He next attended Syracuse University, where he played at the guard position for the Syracuse Orange football team from 1915 to 1916. He was selected by Walter Camp as a first-team guard on this 1915 College Football All-America Team. In October 1916, he sustained a broken collar bone and missed the remainder of the 1916 season. Another report indicated that Schlachter quit the team in October 1916.

In June 1917, he applied to serve in ambulance unit, but he was rejected because of his German name. He was later certified to serve in the Army but was left behind when his unit was deployed to Europe, due to his parent having been born in Germany. In May 1918, he was inducted into the United States Navy and assigned to the United States Naval Academy, attaining the rank of lieutenant in 1919. In 1917, while playing for the Newport Naval Reserve team, he was selected for the All Service teams selected by Paul Purman and The New York Times.

References

  1. Draft registration Card for Christopher Schlachter, employed at Syracuse University, born July 17, 1894. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 .
  2. ^ "Chris Schlachter in Naval Reserve: Football Star's Name Barred Him From Hospital Unit". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 18, 1917. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Brooklyn Athlete Out for Syracuse: Chris Schlachter, All-American Guard, Again Eligible for Orange". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 17, 1916. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Syracuse Is Hard Hit: Schlachter, Star at Right Guard, Receives Broken Collar Bone". The New York Times. October 24, 1916.
  5. "Schlachter Quits Syracuse Eleven". Pittsburgh Daily Post. October 13, 1916. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Refuse To Take Schlachter in Ambulance Unit". The Ithaca Journal. June 1, 1917. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Schlachter Barred From Hospital Unit; 'German Descent'". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 10, 1917. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Abstract of service for Christopher Peter Schlachter, born July 17, 1894 in Brooklyn. ncestry.com. New York, Abstracts of World War I Military Service, 1917-1919 .
  9. Spalding's Football Guide
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