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1 | November 18, 1914 | TED LASSO 2020 TV Series | 20th Century: 1st Half | Events | |
November 18, 1914 Hundreds of posters are put up around town, reading, "Are you a fast, fit, fan of football?" Mae: "It was an invitation for young men to try out to be a professional footballer. It said to come to our stadium that day. It was a lie. In 1914, the war was raging. There was no tryout. Just recruiters, waiting to encourage those boys to fight the fight. They enlisted 400 lads that day. Very few of them came home. And after they enlisted, they went to the treatment room for their physical." Comments:
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