Jack Coombs
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John Wesley Coombs, nicknamed "Colby Jack" after his alma mater, was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1906–14), Brooklyn Robins (1915–18), and Detroit Tigers (1920). In 1910, Coombs won 31 games during the regular season and three games in the World Series to lead the Athletics to the championship. A two-way player, he also occasionally played as an outfielder.
Coombs in 1911
The four stars of the world champion Philadelphia Athletics — Chief Bender, Cy Morgan, Jack Coombs, and Rube Oldring — were featured in the Thanhouser Company film, The Baseball Bug (1911)
Colby College
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Colby College is a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine. Founded in 1813 as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution, it was renamed Waterville College in 1821. The donations of Christian philanthropist Gardner Colby saw the institution renamed again to Colby University before settling on its current title, reflecting its liberal arts college curriculum, in 1899. Approximately 2,000 students from more than 60 countries are enrolled annually. The college offers 54 major fields of study and 30 minors.
A lithograph depicting the Waterville College campus in 1834.
South College of the original Waterville College campus.
Mary Caffrey Low, the first female graduate of the college and valedictorian of the class of 1875.
An illustration of the Mayflower Hill campus, circa 1945.