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 Born
in Scotland of English parents
Sheldon grew up playing for such famous Scottish
junior teams as Cambuslang, Rutherglen, Blantyre and Uddington.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1950 |
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Born: January 11, 1883 - Coatbridge,
Scotland |
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Died: 1948 - Chicago, IL |
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Position: Center Halfback |
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The
family moved to the United States and Chicago's south side in 1891 and began
work at an early age in the Pullman shops. He played his first game for the famous Pullman A.C. team
of Chicago against Detroit when he was only 15 years of age. In 1895 he moved to St. Louis and for
two years played for the St. Louis Cycling Club. Returning to the Windy City he
captained the Chicago team in the league formed by Charles Cominsky and
other baseball men. When this
league was disbanded it was back to the Pullman club which won the
Jackson Cup and the Peel Pennant, before moving yet again to the Wanderers,
Woodlawns and Buxton Red Sox, before once again returning to the Pullman
club. Govier was a member of the
Chicago All-Star team that defeated the touring Pilgrims from England in
1905. As a reward for 25 years of
active service to the game in the U.S. and to his high character as a
sportsman he was presented with a statue of himself by Peter Peel for so long
the top man in Chicago soccer. Govier also excelled in baseball, rugby and cycling. He was an Alderman for the Ninth Ward
in Chicago from 1918 till 1932 and was a Democratic Committee man for the
same ward from 1926 until his death. He was elected Clerk of the Appellate Court of Cook County in 1932
and re-elected in 1938 and 1944. Just before his death he was a delegate to the Democratic National
Convention in Philadelphia. |
