Footballs and Roses

"Dear Stephen," the letter began. "Today was an exciting day."


Marcus's father had given him a very old letter to read. Marcus's dad said it was written to his great-great-grandfather, Stephen. Marcus read on.


"Today is New Year's Day. It is unlike any New Year's Day I have seen. I attended a beautiful parade in Pasadena, California. After the marvelous parade, I went to what was called the Tournament East-West Football Game at Pasadena Park. I saw the University of Michigan team defeat Stanford University. The score was 49-0 when Stanford quit in the third quarter! It was my first football game, and it was sad to see such a terrible defeat!"


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