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Leatherheads: 1923
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 1:58pm.
Washington, D.C. November 3, 1923. High school football: "Eastern v. Central." View full size. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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Headless play
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 04/05/2008 - 9:19pm.
This shot is so dynamic!! For a second I thought the guy just under and to our right of the flying man had had his head kicked clean off!
Some tough kids out there.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 11:57pm.
Some tough kids out there. Couple aren't even wearing the leather helmets. That would pretty much dictate tackling rugby style, I would imagine. Still a rough task, which is quite evident if you've ever watched rugby. In my era, we at least had a single bar face guard. And I'll third the motion on liking the stop action type photo.
Amen!
Submitted by mad4books on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 6:07pm.
After looking at so many posed still photographs from the Good Old Days, it's always a surprise to see such a terrific ACTION shot!
Stop-Action Excellence
Submitted by David Snider on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 3:14pm.
That is some awesome stop-action work for the time period. I didn't realize they had that ability in 1923.
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