First American Football Cause And Effect

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Introduction and thesis
On November 9, 1869, rutgers university faced Princeton university in what is know as the first american football game. But there was many different types of football before american football. One type of football was mob football, where anyone could join any time they wanted. The field was a small town where each team would be able to do anything to in order to score, unless it ended in manslaughter or murder. Also the first footballs were inflated pig bladders.
Anyway, getting to the topic, there are many ways weather can affect football games. The climate is a big factor, like if it's winter, it will be cold outside but if it's near the end of summer/ beginning of fall, it will be hot outside. Also, an experiment

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