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(SPORTS.) Dinner of the New-York Graduates of Yale University. 6 pages on 3 cards, 6 x 9 inches, cloth-bound into a folding strip; moderate foxing. With the original illustrated envelope, worn, with attached contemporary clipping on the football team's "Glorious Record." New York, 16 February 1889
Elaborate program "in commemoration of the victories won in recent years in rowing, base-ball, foot-ball, and other athletic contests," held at the fabled Delmonico's Restaurant. Yale had a strong baseball team during this period, but was embarrassingly dominant in football. Their 13-0 record in 1888 understates their superiority, as they did not allow a single point and won by a collective score of 694-0. Coach Walter Camp and rusher Alonzo Stagg are legends of early football; Stagg also pitched for the baseball team. The program features finely reproduced group shots of the football, baseball, and crew participants; a detailed summary of the Ivy League matches for each going back to 1880, a dinner menu, and a series of toasts, with amusing gilt vignettes.
