1897 Early Photo of Football Team

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Front: Frank Newton, Johnnie Anderson, Carl Anderson, and ___ Larum. Middle: Harry Gorman, David Tipple Hanan, Burr Ellis, and Burr South Standing: Harley Waterman, Robert Ozburn, Homer Ellis, and Elias Hanson

In the early days, young men from the village and surrounding area formed their own football teams. This photo is of a team, most young men from the Town of Rutland.