Today's Tidbit... The House Of The Setting Sun

An avid reader of Football Archaeology who is researching early pro football sent the following question this morning:

I have been running into almost every [team name] game in 1903 having the first half being longer than the second half. For example, the 1st half will be 25 minutes long and the second half is 20 minutes.

Since they were playing by college rules in 1903, do you have a good explanation as to why?

I've previously covered this topic in bits and pieces, so I'll use this Tidbit to provi...