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...punt of even 20 feet, and no back of any other denomination gained so much as a yard with a pigskin in the crook of his arm. This and that, to be sure, was done with footballs, but footballs are not made of pigskin. They are made of cowhide??? a startling fact made public in the advance notices for a congress of leather producers which will meet in Chicago next month. But although deluded about the material in the leather-covered bladder they fell on, ran with, kicked, bit, clutched and groaned over, the football players...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: FOOTBALL: Football: Oct. 26, 1925 | 10/26/1925 | See Source »

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