With World War I and the Spanish Flu Pandemic in the rearview mirror, and technology turning some of the long mundane daily chores into items that took just seconds each day, many Americans were enjoying a period of wealth and leisure time that they had never experienced before. Some of that time could be spent watching athletic event like football and some innovative people were finding ways to capitalize on that.

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