Afternoon quiz about Princeton and Yale's first football game played in 1873

Afternoon quiz–Princeton and Yale played their first football game in 1873, but the game was delayed for 1 1/2 hours before it could start. Why the delay?

No fair researching or googling, take a guess.

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4 comments on “Afternoon quiz about Princeton and Yale's first football game played in 1873

  1. Statmann says:

    To allow enough time for…[a] parade? Statmann

    (Edited slightly).

  2. David Keller says:

    This is really obscure, but I think the ball blew up. When are you going to tell us the answer?

  3. Kendall Harmon says:

    No one thought to bring a football, so they had to go find one.

    What a great story!

  4. Jim K says:

    Evidently, the Ivy Leaguers haven’t always been the best and the brightest.