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1900 – 1909 (Newspaper Articles)

Ottawa: Dominion Champions Dec 1 1900 Ottawa Citizen

The Snapback System, Montreal Star, Nov 11 1902

“ORFU Adopts the Burnside Rules,” Dec 15 1902 Ottawa Citizen

CRU Rules meeting, Dec 20 1902, The Globe

Burnside Rule Changes, Dec 22 1902, Toronto Star

Rules for a football field, 1903

Manitoba Rugby Football Union, Sept 19, 1903

Hamilton games in the ORFU, Sept 26, 1903

3 downs to make 10 yds, Nov 11 1904, Globe

Walter Camp’s Snapback, Hamilton Spectator, Nov 3 1905

Americans go from 3 downs to 4 downs, The Star, 1906

CRFU adopts Intercollegiate Rules, Jan 14 1906

Rules described in the Brandon Sun, Oct 1, 1906

CRU Rules vs University Rules, Montreal Star, Nov 27 1906

The formation of the Big Four, Sept 9 1907

Another article on the formation of the Big Four, Globe & Mail, Oct 3 1907

Montreal and Toronto teams banned for professional player, The Globe, Oct 7 1907, p. 7

The national championship, Toronto Star, Nov 24 1908

The game of the decade: Dominion Title, The Globe, Nov 28 1908

Grey Cup for Rugby Championships, Toronto Star, June 1 p. 10 1909

Coverage of lots of football games, The Globe, Oct 11, 1909 p. 9

Coverage of football games, Oct 18 1909

Reference to the 1st Grey Cup, the Globe, Nov 18, 1909

Final of the Big Four, The Globe, Nov 22 1909

Varsity qualifies for the First Grey Cup, The Globe, Nov 29 1909

Coverage of the 1st Grey Cup, The Globe, Dec 6 1909 p. 8

More coverage of the 1st Grey Cup, The Globe, Dec 6 1909 p. 10

Canadian football in New York, New York Times, Dec 11, 1909

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