First intercollegiate championship football game
by Everett Henry
Title
First intercollegiate championship football game
Artist
Everett Henry
Medium
Painting - Painting
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The first intercollegiate championship football game held in America. Print shows a late 19th century college football game between Yale University and Princeton University; it has more the appearance of a brawl than an organized sporting event. Spectators line the side of the field in the background and the trees are glowing with autumn color. Between Yale and Princeton, Yale winning by a score of 2 to 0 : having kicked two goals. Dedicated to the memory of Walter Camp, Esq., a member of the Yale team of 1876. The St. George Cricket Field in Hoboken, New Jersey. Thanksgiving Day, November 1876.
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December 15th, 2021
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