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5 unusual facts about Pro Football: Its Ups and Downs


Blondy Wallace

Harry March his 1934 a book titled Pro Football: Its Ups and Downs, which documented the Canton-Massillon betting scandal, called Wallace "The King of the Bootleggers".

Frank Hinkey

According to Dr. Harry March's, often inaccurate book Pro Football: Its Ups and Downs, Hinkey was a referee at the 1903 World Series of Football held at Madison Square Garden.

Peggy Parratt

Parratt though did not receive initial recognition for the pass since Eddie Wood of the Canton Bulldogs and Latrobe Athletic Association was erroneously credited for catching the first forward pass in pro football by Harry March in his book Pro Football: Its Ups and Downs.

Sherburn Wightman

Meanwhile, Dr. Harry March stated in his 1934 book Pro Football: Its Ups and Downs, which documented the scandal, that Wallace persuaded a Canton player to deliberately throw the game.

Walter Koppisch

However according Harry March, in his book Pro Football: Its Ups and Downs, the Giants stopped pursuing Koppisch at the request of the Bisons.



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