334:, and Schmeisser accompanied the team as an assistant coach. He also traveled to England in 1937 alongside the all-star team. In 1941, just two months before his death, Schmeisser convinced the undefeated Johns Hopkins team to accept a challenge from the likewise undefeated Mount Washington Club. The Blue Jays edged their opponents, 7–6.
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In 1902, he served as team captain and as a co-coach for Johns
Hopkins alongside Ronald T. Abercrombie. That season, the team was awarded the Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (ILA) national championship. The following year, Schmeisser became the sole head coach, and the team again garnered the
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Schmeisser was an attorney by trade and never accepted payment for his coaching. After earning his undergraduate degree, he worked first as a bank clerk and then as a law clerk. His next job was as an attorney for the Willis and Homer firm. Later in his career, he ran his own law firm and was a
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for ten non-consecutive years, and won eight national championships. He was also an active patron of the sport and promoter of its development. He helped found the highly successful amateur
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Schmeisser was a long-time official of the USILA, and he held positions that included member of the rules committee, chief referee, and president.
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in 1957. He was inducted into the Johns
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204:(August 4, 1880 – July 1, 1941), known widely as "Father Bill", was an American
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Schmeisser returned to Johns
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player, coach, and patron. He served as the head coach of the
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The Johns Hopkins University Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
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Johns Hopkins Blue Jays head men's lacrosse coaches
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The exalted history of the Hopkins lacrosse program
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16:Lacrosse player, coach, and patron (1880–1941)
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545:2009 Johns Hopkins Men's Lacrosse Media Guide
283:Schmeisser helped organize and played on the
177:2 USILA National Championships (1923, 1924)
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289:Lacrosse: From Candidate to Team
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187:National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
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412:The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
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347:William C. Schmeisser Award
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293:University of Maryland
230:Baltimore City College
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841:Ronald T. Abercrombie
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444:William C. Schmeisser
20:William C. Schmeisser
635:Lacrosse Trivia Quiz
619:Lacrosse Trivia Quiz
152:Head coaching record
34:Biographical details
557:David G. Pietramala
491:The Phi Gamma Delta
226:Baltimore, Maryland
160:57–15–1
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339:US Lacrosse
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94:Position(s)
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965:Fred Smith
901:John Knipp
669:2008-11-13
384:References
354:Division I
238:defenseman
98:Defenseman
1021:John Haus
567:JHU Press
514:JHU Press
332:Amsterdam
220:Education
140:1923–1925
132:1905–1909
65:Baltimore
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676:Lacrosse
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537:Archived
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321:Viet Nam
295:and the
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