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.
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.