conservativeman633 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Came across what may have been the very first football game ever played in DuBois. October 29, 1887 at the fair grounds. 3pm............ The game was between Houtzdale and Beechtree. Admission was 25 cents, but all ladies could go for free. It was considered a draw in scoring. Does anyone know of an earlier game played in DuBois?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Came across what may have been the very first football game ever played in DuBois. October 29, 1887 at the fair grounds. 3pm............ The game was between Houtzdale and Beechtree. Admission was 25 cents, but all ladies could go for free. It was considered a draw in scoring. Does anyone know of an earlier game played in DuBois?? Do you have a newspaper clipping or such, that could be scanned & posted? Local history is always fascinating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conservativeman633 Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 Do you have a newspaper clipping or such, that could be scanned & posted? Local history is always fascinating! I was reading the old 1887 Courier at the library recently-----it was a weekly paper. I will make a point to put a picture of the paper articles on here, when I can get back to it. I had an extra hour yesterday because sports practices were cancelled, Those fair grounds & race track we had were pretty special, it seems..... BigT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I was reading the old 1887 Courier at the library recently-----it was a weekly paper. I will make a point to put a picture of the paper articles on here, when I can get back to it. I had an extra hour yesterday because sports practices were cancelled, Those fair grounds & race track we had were pretty special, it seems..... For old pictures from across the US, do a web search for "Shorpy", which is an archives of pictures submitted by viewers. There have been pictures from DuBois on the site that I've never seen elsewhere. BigT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyC Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Thanks for posting about 'Shorpy". Once i got on it i did remember someone else on here a while ago was showing some old pictures from the site. I had forgotten all about it. BigT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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