A Salute to an Old English Game and Football’s Rise
The piece traces football origins from 1050 A.D. to modern times, noting how rules, traditions, and circumstances shape the sport. It recalls 1823 when William Webb Ellis allegedly started carrying the ball, contrasting with Georgia Tech’s 1916 222 to 0 win over Cumberland and a late fumble by Cumberland’s quarterback.
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Methuselah
Noah
William Webb Ellis
England
Atlanta
John Heisman
Georgia Tech
Little
Cumberland
Tech
Tennessee
Football through the ages and the enduring game
An opinion piece traces football from its medieval English origins to modern times. It notes King Henry I’s edict, James I, Shakespeare, and early American college play, then shifts to Carlisle, Haskell Institute, Rutgers versus Princeton, and a 1901 training tale. The essay highlights the sport’s resilience and cultural reach.
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Henry
James I
Mary Queen of Scots
Virginia
South Bends
Shakespeare
England
Jamestown
Jim Thorpe
Redwater
Carlisle
Haskell Institute
United States
New Brunswick
N.J
Rutgers
Princeton
Indians ignore Friday the 13th superstitions in Sioux culture
Sioux experts explain that their calendar used moons rather than days and that Friday the 13th held little meaning. They discuss visions, deities, and the role of medicine men in Plains tribes, noting both beliefs and practical uses of pork in changing American diets.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
Agnes Picotte
University of South Dakota
Goes
Pine Ridge Reservation
Lloyd Moses
Institute of Indian Studies
USC
Moses
Plains
Kansas
Canada
Inconsistent verdict for Azzarelli Construction vice president
The vice president John Azzarelli was found guilty of 12 counts of mail fraud and one count of bid rigging in a $3 million highway project scheme in Kankakee County. The company was convicted on mail fraud and bid rigging, while president Joseph Azzarelli was acquitted on all counts. The defense called the verdict inconsistent and planned post trial motions and possible appeal. Sentencing date pending an investigation by the parole officer.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
UPI
Azzarelli Construction Co
John Azzarelli
Kankakee County
Azzarelli
Central States Engineering Inc
Joseph Azzarelli
George J. Cotsirillos
Cotsirillos
James L. Foreman
Vernon Hietman
Kankakee
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Garden of Eden
Henry I
William the Conqueror
William W. Sorrell
Evansville, Ind
Football — and Methuselah
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
U.S
Svott
Vie
Tina
Shape Shop
Rt. 47
Waverly
Tina Rowe
Morris
Illinois 17
Grant Park
Illinois
Bradley
Steven Kowal
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
Azzarelli Co
Central States
Loitz Brothers Construction Co
Kankakee Paving Corp
Loitz
Kowal
Flexsteel
Impact
Monsanto
Sugar Hill
Lynda Myre
Interiors
Main St
Seneca Mon
Kenneth R. Shannon
Ken
Josephine T. Pack
Morris Township
Josie
Grundy County
Republican
Josie Pack
Ken Shannon
Elaine Walsh
EDUC
Dick Krase
Burnham Bill Hamilton
Clarence Mosimann
Marge Campo
Joe Chiapetto
William Waters
Henry Barschdorf
Barney Berta
Bill Wallin
Pat Power
Ed McBroom
George Ryan
Richard Krase
Elaine A. Walsh
Coal City
Republican Central Committee
Bud Washburn
Morris, Ilinois
State Board of Elections
Springfield
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