GOLD FOOTBALL “Champions 1898” awarded Arthur Poe (nephew-cousin of Edgar Allen Poe), Right End, Princeton

ARTHUR POE (nephew-cousin of Edgar Allen Poe)
Princeton 1898, Right End
Rose Gold miniature football replica, 7/8” long, hangs 1” vertically from original rose gold ring & bale; the 'pigskin' figured with stitching & other details,
Enameled lettering : “Champions 1898”
Engraved name : “Arthur Poe (worn) / R. End”
Troy weight : .215 oz;
gold tested : 14k
Provenance : estate of Ella Poe Burling
Sligt dent, wear to enamel & engraving

In 1898 Arthur Poe made the play that led to victory over Yale. He took the ball from a Yale runner's grasp and raced 100 yards for the games only score.

According to Princeton University website : Arthur Poe, one of the four sons of Edgar Allen Poe's cousin John Prentiss Poe, attorney general of Maryland.
Arthur Poe, Princeton class of 1900, All-American, made the decisive score that beat Yale in two successive years.
Wikipedia : Arthur Poe's grandfather, Neilson Poe, born the same year as the famous author, lived so closely with Edgar Allen Poe most of his adult life, that he was perceived by many as the writer's brother.

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