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Can't wait for football season to start next week. So it's a slow night, how about philatelic material that reminds you of football? As usual, the more contrived the better. I'll start with a nicely centered cancellation for South Bend, Indiana - home of the gipper and Notre Dame football.  |
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Hurricane Irene hasn't provided much excitement here in Northern Virginia so I'll play along -- Chicago, Illinois, home of the Bears.  Here's some info from Wikipedia on how they did in the 1927 season: Quote:
The 1927 Chicago Bears season was their eighth regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-3-2 record under head coach George Halas earning them a third place finish in the team standings behind the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers. Notable games during this season were a split of the season series with the New York Yankees, led by former and future Bear Red Grange, a split of the season's games against crosstown rivals Chicago Cardinals, two wins over the Green Bay Packers, and, oddest of all, a win and a tie over the Frankford Yellowjackets. What makes the games with Frankford so notable is they were played back to back on December 3rd and 4th, with the first game in Frankford and the second in Chicago. The Bears also played the eventual champion New York Giants, losing 13-7. Paddy Driscoll, William Senn, and Joey Sternaman again starred for the Bears. Driscoll ran for 5 touchdowns and threw 4 others; Senn had 3 rushing TDs and 2 receiving scores; and Sternaman ran for and caught 1 touchdown each, while passing for another. Owner and coach George Halas continued to play well, scoring 3 touchdowns himself, 2 on defense. |
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And a bonus point for referencing Hurricanes, as in Miami Hurricanes! That is what you meant, right? |
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That is what you meant, right? Exactly! I didn't have any Miami postmarks so it was the only way I could think of to work them into the discussion.  Edit: And while these covers aren't mine, they are all postmarked from Columbus, Ohio, the home of my alma mater and the Ohio State Buckeyes!  |
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You're not that far off topic after all wt1 -- Bloomsburg, PA is home to the Bloomsburg University Huskies! |
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Well, it seems my alma mater, Nebraska, will be seeing lots more of the Bucks! BIG10! Go Big Red!  |
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Does College football count? This card is addressed to Leopold Temple Gould, more of him later, from his friend, Franklin. It's a glimpse, a snapshot, of College football rivalry during the 1902 season.   The first part of the card reads, "The score this afternoon was Harvard 23 - Indiana 0. The score at West Point was West Point 6 Yale 6. Kindly compare the scores and then go way back and sit down on a cactus leaf"The card was posted on the day of the game and received the next day. I found an online description of the 1902 College football season here http://www.tiptop25.com/champ1902.htmlIt even includes a description of the actual Yale-West Point game referred to in the card. To quote from a part of it, "The key to the 1902 result was a disagreement before the game. Army wanted to play 20 minute halves, while Yale argued for at least 25 minutes. Regulation time for major teams playing each other was 35 minutes per half, but of course, shorter games greatly favor the underdogs. Yale acceded to Army's wishes, and it cost them the win, as Army tired out in the second half, and Yale was driving to a likely score as time ran out.
Both teams scored touchdowns in the first half. Yale followed a 40 yard punt return with a series of runs into the line for the opening score, and Army answered with a big break, a blocked kick they recovered at the Yale 5 and cashed in for the tying touchdown with 2 runs. It was Army's only scoring opportunity, as they produced no offense in this game, and were greatly outgained by Yale. But Yale lost a fumble deep in Army territory late in the first half, and lost another scoring chance on a penalty in the second half. Late in the game, with Army tired out, Yale drove steadily from their own 10 to the Army 20, when time was mercifully called, leaving the score at 6-6."I found out a little about Arthur Leopold Temple Gould online. He was variously a mathematics teacher and High School principal, and married Lillian Whittemore in 1907. I haven't looked at this card in a while, maybe this will spur me on to a bit more delving....Thanks for the opportunity to share it, Scouter! |
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Cheryl,
Great story and great card! Gould received a post-grad degree from Yale in 1904 (he graduated from Pamona College in 1901). Both the tone of the note and the Cambridge postmark suggest that the card's sender was attending Harvard at the time.
Steve
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Truly disappointing there's not more (American) football fans. For that matter, I'd even welcome Australian rules Football comments! Saturday is the opener for my home team, the University of Oregon Ducks. Are there LSU fans out there? I need a rival! Brian  |
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I will be watching that game - talk about a blockbuster right out of the gate.! |
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