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Haughton and Warner Clash In Historic 1908 Showdown
The piece recalls Harvard coach Percy Haughton and Carlisle coach Pop Warner, famed rivals of the era, detailing Warner tricks with jersey padding to mislead Syracuse and Harvard’s retaliatory dyed-ball ploy leading to Carlisle’s 17 to 0 victory and shaping rules against such devices.
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Percy Haughton
Glenn Warner
Warner
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Harvard
Pop Warner
Carlisle
Jim Thorpe
Pop
Syracuse
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