What did Canadian Footbal Look Like in 1923?

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This:

[url=http://www.britishpathe.com/video/no-game-for-weaklings-1]http://www.britishpathe.com/video/no-ga ... eaklings-1[/url]

It's only about a minute long, unfortunately. Note that there was no forward passing in this game. That wasn't permitted in Canadian football until 1929.

And that's when the "essence" as some would say distinguishing Canadian rugby football from American football ceased to be. Bring on 4 downs now I say to bring new generations of young fans in that want more uniformity, not complete, but more uniformity into the game that they can relate to. And the NFL is what most young fans relate to when speaking of gridiron in NA and probably most older fans as well.

Most Canadian students and youths prefer the NDP and NFL, but as they gain knowledge and experience they normally gravitate towards the Conservatives and CFL.

It is vital the CFL finds a way to counteract the 4-downers indoctrinating our youth:
NFL Ontario bound!

https://nflcanada.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/img_00000221.jpg?w=361&h=203&crop=1

After three weeks in the football hotbeds of Quebec, the NFL on Campus interactive tour enters Ontario.
In total the National Football League is visiting nine university campuses in Ontario and Quebec this fall to support and celebrate Canadian University (CIS) football.

http://canada.nfl.com/2013/09/16/ontario-bound/

NFL to support Canadian universities

https://nflcanada.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/img_00000227.jpg?w=271&h=152&crop=1

No, those aren't Eskimos sweaters. The NFL came back in 2014 "visiting" even more Canadian universities, upping their donation to $5,000. Big deal. Here is the story from 2013:

[url=http://canada.nfl.com/2013/07/30/nfl-to-support-canadian-universities/]http://canada.nfl.com/2013/07/30/nfl-to ... versities/[/url]