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Single leaf folded to make four pages, issued as a Supplement to *The Pulse* measuring approximately 8½" x 11". Some storage folds with four pinholes where they intersect. Mostly clean with very light toning on the last page. The article begins with a diagram identifying the various sections of a football field, which is followed by a verbatim copy of The American Intercollegiate Associations football rules developed by Walter Camp. A short addendum follows the rules titled, "Alterations Agreed to by Harvard, Yale, and Princeton." *The Pulse* was the school newspaper for Iowa College (today Grinnell College). In late September of 1889, students at the State University of Iowa (today the University of Iowa) decided to form a football team and issue a challenge to other schools in the state. Only Iowa College accepted, and the teams agreed to play at Grinnell on November 16th. While nobody on the State University of Iowa Hawkeyes had previously played football, two members of the Iowa College Pioneers had been on teams back east. Undoubtedly, this supplement was published in *The Pulse* as football fever gripped Iowa College as its team prepared to take on the state university. The game, which the *Los Angeles Times* (September 3, 1989) identified as the first ever to be played west of the Mississippi River, was a rout; the Pioneers beat the Hawkeyes 24-0. These 1888-1889 rules already reflect many of the changes proposed by Camp, a former captain of the Yale team and "the father of American football." Scrimmages, snaps, 11-man teams, etc. are all included, however games still included two 45-minute halves; there was no requirement to move the ball five yards in three downs to keep possession; forward passes were not allowed, and field goals scored five points. The rules also reflect an early attempt to bring the game s violence under control. Hacking, throttling, butting, tripping, and punching were forbidden; so were shoes with "projecting nails" or "iron plates." A true rarity. As of this listing nothing related to the first football game west of the Mississippi is for sale in the trade, has been sold at auction (per Rare Book Hub), or resides in an institutional collection (per *OCLC*). Only one run of the paper is held by Cornell, although *OCLC* records do not reflect that the Cornell example contains this supplement. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 449668
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