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Lot # 548: 1905 Carlisle Indians Program

Category: Football

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "August 2005 - Sports Collectors'",
which ran from 8/24/2005 12:00 AM to
9/10/2005 9:00 PM



Rare Carlisle Indians football program from Oct. 21, 1905 provides a quaint portrait of the school and team before Jim Thorpe made it a national power. He was enrolled at Carlisle at the time but wasn't "discovered" by coach Pop Warner until 1907 when Warner saw him jump 6 feet in street clothing. Cover of the 6.5 x 10" program reads "Dickinson vs. Carlisle Indians" with this and the venue -- Island Park in Harrisburg, PA -- in red lettering, surrounding an illustration of a fresh-faced bunch of Carlisle gridders. Inside pages are rife with local ads and photos of football players and other school jocks. Program G-VG w/ moderate crease damage, soiling and page yellowing but spine is tight and the images sharp.

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