Football was still a relatively new game in 1889, new enough that major city newspapers still published articles explaining the fundamentals of the game to their audiences. A few club teams had formed for the post-college or no-college boys, but the colleges dominated the game, and the IFA, representing four or five schools, made football's rules, and everyone else followed them.
Today's Tidbit... Charles Gill, 1889 All America
Today's Tidbit... Charles Gill, 1889 All…
Today's Tidbit... Charles Gill, 1889 All America
Football was still a relatively new game in 1889, new enough that major city newspapers still published articles explaining the fundamentals of the game to their audiences. A few club teams had formed for the post-college or no-college boys, but the colleges dominated the game, and the IFA, representing four or five schools, made football's rules, and everyone else followed them.