September 25, 1899, Oshkosh Northwestern
In today's blog entry, we end the week with an account of an Oshkosh-Menasha football game...from 1899. Menasha was victorious that day, 10 -0. And though that was a satisfying result, the real fun is in just reading this account, full of the syntax of that era. Believe me, no account of a football game today can compare to this version ("The visitors now resisted determinedly...", "...their rushes were irresistible?") Amazing.
Wow! So much detail! 😁
ReplyDeleteI wonder how the field was lined. Where the heck was the fifty-five yard line?
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ReplyDeleteMaybe they were using Canadian rules where the field is 110 yards! More than likely though, it was a typo and he meant the 45 yard line
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