Today's Tidbits... The 1903 Columbia-Penn Checkerboard

One of these days, I will put together a list of my ten favorite football images. This shot of the 1903 Pennsylvania-Columbia game at the Polo Grounds will be among them because it communicates so much about football at the time.

1903 Columbia-Penn game at the Polo Grounds in New York (Columbia University Archives) -CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE-

Played at the third version of the Polo Grounds, 10,000 people attended the game, with most arriving via the subway cars seen just beyond the stands on the far ...