Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1916 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

NEW COLLEGE GAME A new game, which is a combination of football and basketball, is being tried out at Cornell. “Gridiron” is the name of the new sport, which has been invented by Proj’. C. V. Young. It is played with a Rugby football on the regular gridiron, by teams of eleven men, but has some likeness to basketball. Running with the ball for more than five yards is illegal, tackling below the waist Is forbidden and frequent passing of the ball is encouraged. The game may be developed to take the place of soccer in college sport at Cornell.