Arthur Pearce

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For the Melbourne player born Arthur Pearce, see Joe Pearce (footballer).

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Arthur Pearce
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Personal information
Full name Arthur John Pearce
Date of birth (1881-01-01)1 January 1881
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Place of death East St Kilda, Victoria
Original team(s) Wesley College
Height/Weight 179 cm / 66 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1900–1901 St Kilda 27 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901 season.

Arthur John "Doc" Pearce (1 January 1881 – 8 March 1902) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Biography

Born on 1 January 1881, Pearce was the youngest son of Mr Thos G. Pearce and Mrs M. J. Pearce, from Bacchus Marsh.[2]

Pearce, known to everyone as "Doc", was educated at Wesley College where he was a leading schoolboy athlete.[3][4] He was captain of the school's boats, cricket and football teams in the period from 1898 to 1900.[5]

Athletics

Pearce won the Victorian Public Schools Mile Championship in 1900. His time remained Wesley College's one mile record for many years.[6]

In January 1901 he won the one mile cross country race at a "Commonwealth Celebration" championship competition on the Sydney Cricket Ground, held to mark the proclamation of the Federation of Australia.[7][8]

Football career

Pearce was one of five new players introduced by St Kilda in the opening round of the 1901 VFL season, a historic and controversial win over Melbourne at Junction Oval. Initially finishing as a draw, St Kilda lodged a protest as a behind scored by Melbourne's Dick Wardill had come after the three quarter time bell had sounded, which was not heard by the umpire.[9] The protest was successful and St Kilda, after 48 losses, won for the first time in the VFL.[9] Pearce was noted by The Argus as having played the best of all St Kilda players.[10]

For the remainder of the season he was a regular fixture in the team and ended the year with a total of 15 appearances.[11]

He played a further 12 games for St Kilda in the 1901 VFL season.[11]

In August 1901 he was an emergency in the Victorian side which played an interstate match against South Australia in Adelaide.[12]

Death

Pearce died at his home in East St Kilda of typhoid fever on 8 March 1902, aged 21.[13]

References

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