Edward Vincent Toms (28 July 1872 – 10 August 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played with both Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), pp. 888.Demonwiki.
Family The son of William John Toms (1837-1913),Deaths: Toms, The Age, (Saturday, 29 November 1913), p. 7. and Bridget Catherine Toms (1836-1917), née McGrath,Deaths: Toms, The Argus, (Thursday, 27 September 1917), p. 1. Edward Vincent Toms was born at Richmond, Victoria on 28 July 1872.
He married Beatrice Mabel Kelly (1872-1958), at Richmond, Victoria on 29 April 1907.Weddings: Mr. E.V. Toms to Miss B.M. Kelly, (Melbourne) Punch, (Thursday, 9 May 1907), p. 665.Deaths: Toms, The Age, (Tuesday, 27 May 1958), p. 13. They had four children: Eileen (B.1908), Kevin (b.1910), Beatrice (b.1913), and Sheila (b.1916).
Education Educated at the Yarra Park State School,Yarra Park's Record: Old Scholars Recall School's History, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Thursday, 18 April 1929), p. 20. he went (on a scholarship) to Scotch College, Melbourne for four years (1887 to 1890). He played for the College's First XVIII in 1889 and 1890, and was dux of the College in 1890.Speech Days: Scotch College, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 20 December 1890), p.4.
Football Melbourne (VFA) He played for Melbourne in the VFA in 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, and 1895; he was unable to play in 1894, due to an injury.
South Melbourne (VFA) He was cleared from Melbourne to South Melbourne on 29 April 1896.Victorian Football Association: Permits to Players, The Argus, (Thursday, 30 April 1896), p. 6. He played on the half-back flank in South Melbourne's 1896 premiership match loss to Collingwood.Football, The Australasian, (Saturday, 10 October 1896), p. 17.Our Own Yesterdays, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 21 September 1935), p. 4.
South Melbourne (VFL) He played in seven matches for South Melbourne in the club's first-ever VFL season (1897), with his last game against Melbourne, at the MCG, on 26 June 1897.
Educator He was the Principal of the Albert Park Grammar School and of Toms' Business College, both of which he conducted for half a century, having taken over the operation of the Grammar School from Samuel Newbury, its previous owner, in 1896.Reminders, The (Port Melbourne) Standard, (Saturday, 18 January 1896), p. 2; Educational: Albert Park Grammar School, The (Port Melbourne) Standard, (Saturday, 18 January 1896), p. 2.Mr. E.V. Toms Passes: Educationalist and Sportsman, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 15 August 1953), p. 3.Death of Edward Toms, Old College Founder, The Advocate, (Thursday, 20 August 1953), p. 22.
Death He died at Albert Park, Victoria on 10 August 1953.Deaths: Toms, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Tuesday, 11 August 1953), p. 12.
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External links
Eddie Toms, at Demonwiki.