Under ordinary circumstances, America would not pay attention to a football game played the Sunday after Thanksgiving between Carlinville and Taylorville, Illinois, but the 1921 Carlinville-Taylorville game was extraordinary. Sitting forty-four miles apart, each town had fewer than 6,000 residents, and their semi-pro football teams had become rivals, with Carlinville winning at home 10-7 in 1920.
Anderson and Shaw were hardly hurt by having this incident on their permanent records. Both became fabled coaches, with Shaw winning the NFL title with the Eagles in 1960, and Anderson coaching Heisman winner Nile Kinnick at Iowa.
Anderson and Shaw were hardly hurt by having this incident on their permanent records. Both became fabled coaches, with Shaw winning the NFL title with the Eagles in 1960, and Anderson coaching Heisman winner Nile Kinnick at Iowa.