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Football
The version of football that was played in the colonies is not at all like the version that we have today.
The purpose of football was supposed to be that players were to move a "ball" across a goal line that was defined at the beginning of the game to earn points. However, the actual purpose of this game was to allow the colonists to beat up on one another. The rules were different for running, throwing and kicking the "ball". The rules would change from game to game.
The "ball" was actually not a ball but rather an inflated animal bladder.
The purpose of football was supposed to be that players were to move a "ball" across a goal line that was defined at the beginning of the game to earn points. However, the actual purpose of this game was to allow the colonists to beat up on one another. The rules were different for running, throwing and kicking the "ball". The rules would change from game to game.
The "ball" was actually not a ball but rather an inflated animal bladder.