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- 0:57In
- 0:57the
- 0:57early
- 0:57game
- 0:58of
- 0:58American
- 0:58football,
- 0:58one
- 0:59of
- 0:59the
- 0:59biggest
- 0:59issues
- 1:00was
- 1:00how
- 1:00do
- 1:00you
- 1:00keep
- 1:01air
- 1:01inside
- 1:01the
- 1:01ball?
- 1:02The
- 1:02balls
- 1:03were
- 1:03not
- 1:03developed
- 1:03the
- 1:03same
- 1:03way
- 1:04they
- 1:04are
- 1:04today.
- 1:05And
- 1:05you
- 1:05had
- 1:05to
- 1:05figure
- 1:05out,
- 1:06how
- 1:06do
- 1:06you
- 1:06get
- 1:06that
- 1:06air
- 1:07in
- 1:07there?
- 1:07We're
- 1:07going
- 1:08to
- 1:08take
- 1:08a
- 1:08study
- 1:08of
- 1:08that
- 1:09today
- 1:09with
- 1:09our
- 1:09friend
- 1:10Timothy
- 1:10b.
- 1:10Brown
- 1:10of
- 1:10footballarchaeology.com
- 1:12Tim,
- 1:12welcome
- 1:12back
- 1:12to
- 1:13the
- 1:13Pig
- 1:13Pen.
- 1:13Hey,
- 1:14Darin,
- 1:14good
- 1:15to
- 1:15see
- 1:15you.
- 1:15And
- 1:16hopefully
- 1:17this
- 1:17episode
- 1:18will
- 1:18pump
- 1:18up
- 1:18your
- 1:19ratings.
- 1:20I
- 1:20hope
- 1:20it
- 1:20does.
- 1:21I'm
- 1:21pumped
- 1:21up
- 1:22for
- 1:22this,
- 1:22I
- 1:22can
- 1:22tell
- 1:22you
- 1:23that.
- 1:24Now,
- 1:24you
- 1:24wrote
- 1:25a
- 1:25recent
- 1:25tidbit
- 1:25as,
- 1:26like
- 1:26we
- 1:26just
- 1:26alluded
- 1:27to,
- 1:27titled
- 1:28Inflating
- 1:28Footballs
- 1:29the
- 1:29adjacent
- 1:30possible
- 1:31and
- 1:31progress.
- 1:32And
- 1:32what
- 1:33can
- 1:33you
- 1:33tell
- 1:33us
- 1:33about
- 1:33this
- 1:33story,
- 1:34Tim?
- 1:35Yeah,
- 1:35so.
- 1:36So
- 1:37there's
- 1:37kind
- 1:37of
- 1:38like
- 1:38just
- 1:38the
- 1:38basic
- 1:39how
- 1:40did
- 1:40footballs
- 1:41get
- 1:41inflated
- 1:41Stories.
- 1:42And
- 1:42then
- 1:42I
- 1:43kind
- 1:43of
- 1:43went
- 1:43off
- 1:43on
- 1:43this
- 1:44adjacent
- 1:44possible
- 1:46issue,
- 1:47which
- 1:47I
- 1:47think
- 1:47is
- 1:48a
- 1:48pretty
- 1:48cool
- 1:49concept.
- 1:49But
- 1:50anyways,
- 1:51so,
- 1:51you
- 1:51know,
- 1:51when.
- 1:52When
- 1:52football
- 1:53began,
- 1:54you
- 1:54know,
- 1:54we
- 1:54went.
- 1:55We've
- 1:55gone
- 1:55through
- 1:56stages
- 1:56where
- 1:57initially
- 1:58the
- 1:58ball
- 1:58was.
- 2:00You
- 2:00know,
- 2:01the
- 2:01bladder
- 2:01was
- 2:02just
- 2:02a
- 2:03pig's
- 2:03bladder
- 2:04or
- 2:04sheep's
- 2:04bladder,
- 2:05you
- 2:05know,
- 2:05depending
- 2:05at
- 2:06the
- 2:06time.
- 2:06But
- 2:06anyway,
- 2:06some
- 2:07animal
- 2:07bladder,
- 2:08and
- 2:08they
- 2:08just,
- 2:08you
- 2:09know,
- 2:09there
- 2:09was
- 2:09like
- 2:10a
- 2:10stem
- 2:10on
- 2:10it
- 2:11that
- 2:11they
- 2:12blew
- 2:12into
- 2:12it.
- 2:13You
- 2:13know,
- 2:13they
- 2:13put.
- 2:14Just
- 2:14like
- 2:14you
- 2:14blow
- 2:14up
- 2:14a
- 2:14balloon,
- 2:15you
- 2:15put
- 2:15it
- 2:15in
- 2:15your
- 2:15mouth
- 2:15and
- 2:15you
- 2:16blow
- 2:16the
- 2:16thing
- 2:16up
- 2:16and
- 2:16then
- 2:17you
- 2:17tie
- 2:17it
- 2:18off,
- 2:18you
- 2:18fold
- 2:18it
- 2:18over
- 2:18there.
- 2:19A
- 2:19different
- 2:19piece
- 2:19techniques
- 2:20for.
- 2:20For
- 2:20how
- 2:20you.
- 2:22How
- 2:22you
- 2:22kept
- 2:22the
- 2:23air
- 2:23in
- 2:23there,
- 2:23but
- 2:23eventually
- 2:24it
- 2:24leaked
- 2:24out.
- 2:24And
- 2:25so
- 2:25then
- 2:26they.
- 2:26If
- 2:26you
- 2:26like
- 2:26to
- 2:27put
- 2:27rotten
- 2:28animal
- 2:28parts
- 2:28in
- 2:29your
- 2:29mouth,
- 2:29that's.
- 2:29That's
- 2:30the
- 2:30job
- 2:30for
- 2:30you,
- 2:30right?
- 2:31Well,
- 2:31and
- 2:31in
- 2:32fact,
- 2:32you
- 2:33know,
- 2:34the
- 2:34guy
- 2:34who
- 2:34invented
- 2:35the
- 2:36rubberized
- 2:36or
- 2:37vulcanized
- 2:38bladder,
- 2:40supposedly
- 2:40his
- 2:41wife
- 2:41died
- 2:42from
- 2:42blowing
- 2:42up
- 2:42one
- 2:43of
- 2:43those
- 2:43balls
- 2:43because,
- 2:44you
- 2:44know,
- 2:44so
- 2:45anyways,
- 2:48so,
- 2:48so
- 2:49then
- 2:49they
- 2:49started,
- 2:49you
- 2:50know,
- 2:50in
- 2:50part
- 2:50because
- 2:51of
- 2:51that
- 2:51danger,
- 2:52they
- 2:52started
- 2:53using
- 2:53like,
- 2:54kind
- 2:54of
- 2:54what
- 2:54you'd
- 2:54think
- 2:54of
- 2:55as
- 2:55a
- 2:55bicycle
- 2:55pump.
- 2:56You
- 2:56know,
- 2:56I
- 2:56mean,
- 2:56there's
- 2:57a
- 2:57kind
- 2:57of
- 2:57a
- 2:57pump.
- 2:58It
- 2:58almost
- 2:58looked
- 2:58like
- 2:59the
- 2:59old
- 2:59kinds
- 3:00kind
- 3:00of
- 3:00look
- 3:00like
- 3:01like
- 3:01on
- 3:01old
- 3:01cartoons
- 3:02when
- 3:02they'd
- 3:02be
- 3:03spraying
- 3:03bugs,
- 3:04you
- 3:04know,
- 3:05you
- 3:05know,
- 3:06trying
- 3:06to
- 3:06get
- 3:06the,
- 3:07you
- 3:08know,
- 3:08whatever
- 3:09insecticides
- 3:10up
- 3:10in
- 3:10there.
- 3:10But
- 3:11it
- 3:11was,
- 3:11you
- 3:11know,
- 3:11kind
- 3:11of
- 3:11a
- 3:11pumping
- 3:12action
- 3:13little
- 3:13thing
- 3:13that
- 3:13they
- 3:13insert
- 3:14into
- 3:14the.
- 3:15Into
- 3:15this
- 3:15nozzle.
- 3:16Then
- 3:16they
- 3:17finally
- 3:17went
- 3:17to,
- 3:17you
- 3:17know,
- 3:18what
- 3:18we
- 3:18think
- 3:18of
- 3:18as
- 3:19valve.
- 3:19You
- 3:19know,
- 3:19they
- 3:20had
- 3:20the
- 3:20valve
- 3:20that
- 3:20was
- 3:22initially.
- 3:23The
- 3:23valves
- 3:23were
- 3:23Schrader
- 3:24valves.
- 3:24So
- 3:25they
- 3:25were
- 3:25basically
- 3:26the
- 3:26same
- 3:26kind
- 3:26of
- 3:26thing
- 3:26as
- 3:26on
- 3:27a
- 3:27car
- 3:27or
- 3:28On
- 3:28a
- 3:29bicycle.
- 3:30And,
- 3:30you
- 3:30know,
- 3:30so.
- 3:31Longer
- 3:31stem
- 3:32and.
- 3:33But
- 3:33it
- 3:34kept
- 3:34the
- 3:34air
- 3:34in,
- 3:34but
- 3:35it
- 3:35was
- 3:35still
- 3:36kind
- 3:36of
- 3:36awkward
- 3:36yet,
- 3:36you
- 3:37know,
- 3:37and
- 3:37throughout
- 3:38all
- 3:38that
- 3:38process,
- 3:39when
- 3:39the
- 3:40ball
- 3:40got
- 3:40inflated,
- 3:40you
- 3:40had
- 3:41to
- 3:41unlace
- 3:41it
- 3:41to.
- 3:43To
- 3:44get
- 3:44at
- 3:44it,
- 3:44to.
- 3:45To
- 3:45inflate
- 3:45it.
- 3:47So
- 3:47then
- 3:47they.
- 3:47Then
- 3:48they
- 3:48came
- 3:48up
- 3:48with
- 3:48a.
- 3:49This
- 3:50flatter
- 3:51valve
- 3:52that,
- 3:53you
- 3:53know,
- 3:53sat
- 3:54flush
- 3:54with
- 3:54the
- 3:55top
- 3:55of
- 3:55the
- 3:55bladder.
- 3:56Okay.
- 3:57And
- 3:57so
- 3:57you
- 3:57can,
- 3:57you
- 3:57know,
- 3:58it
- 3:58was
- 3:58a
- 3:58valve
- 3:59kind
- 3:59of
- 3:59shaped
- 3:59like,
- 3:59you
- 4:00know,
- 4:00little
- 4:00markers
- 4:01you
- 4:01use
- 4:01on
- 4:01golf
- 4:02greens
- 4:02to,
- 4:03you
- 4:03know,
- 4:04for
- 4:04where
- 4:04your
- 4:04ball
- 4:04is.
- 4:05It
- 4:05was
- 4:05kind
- 4:05of
- 4:05that
- 4:05kind
- 4:05of
- 4:06a
- 4:06structure.
- 4:06It
- 4:06kind
- 4:06of
- 4:07looked
- 4:07like
- 4:07that.
- 4:08And
- 4:10so
- 4:10I
- 4:11had
- 4:11always
- 4:11thought,
- 4:12because,
- 4:12you
- 4:12know,
- 4:13that
- 4:13came
- 4:13out
- 4:13in,
- 4:13like,
- 4:1323,
- 4:1424,
- 4:15and
- 4:18by
- 4:1826,
- 4:19everybody
- 4:19had
- 4:20balls
- 4:20that
- 4:20you
- 4:21could
- 4:21inflate
- 4:22right
- 4:22through
- 4:23the
- 4:23leather.
- 4:24You
- 4:24know,
- 4:24the
- 4:24big
- 4:25innovation
- 4:25was
- 4:25you
- 4:26no
- 4:26longer
- 4:26had
- 4:26to
- 4:27unlace
- 4:27the
- 4:27ball
- 4:28in
- 4:28order
- 4:28to
- 4:28inflate
- 4:29it,
- 4:29because
- 4:29you
- 4:29always
- 4:29had
- 4:30to
- 4:30before.
- 4:31So
- 4:31I
- 4:31thought
- 4:31when
- 4:32they'd
- 4:32come
- 4:32out
- 4:32with
- 4:33that
- 4:33valve,
- 4:33that
- 4:33they'd
- 4:33immediately
- 4:34gone
- 4:34to
- 4:34that
- 4:35level,
- 4:36but
- 4:36it
- 4:37actually
- 4:37took
- 4:37two
- 4:37years,
- 4:38you
- 4:38know,
- 4:38so
- 4:39in
- 4:3924,
- 4:40Spalding
- 4:40invents
- 4:41a
- 4:41ball
- 4:42with
- 4:42this
- 4:43flat,
- 4:43you
- 4:44know,
- 4:44kind
- 4:44of
- 4:44valve,
- 4:45but
- 4:45you
- 4:46still
- 4:46had
- 4:46to
- 4:46unlace
- 4:47it
- 4:47in
- 4:48order
- 4:48to
- 4:48pump
- 4:49it
- 4:49up
- 4:49and,
- 4:49you
- 4:49know,
- 4:50to
- 4:50connect
- 4:50the
- 4:51little
- 4:51thingy
- 4:52and.
- 4:52And
- 4:52pump
- 4:53it.
- 4:53And
- 4:53I
- 4:53only
- 4:53know
- 4:54that
- 4:54because
- 4:54I
- 4:54ended
- 4:55up
- 4:55seeing
- 4:55it
- 4:55in,
- 4:56you
- 4:56know,
- 4:56in
- 4:57an
- 4:57old
- 4:57catalog.
- 4:58So
- 4:58I
- 4:58bought
- 4:59the
- 4:59catalog
- 4:59so
- 4:59they
- 5:00had.
- 5:00It
- 5:00would
- 5:00have
- 5:01a
- 5:01picture,
- 5:02and
- 5:02so
- 5:02that's
- 5:02what's,
- 5:03you
- 5:03know,
- 5:03led
- 5:03to.
- 5:05Led
- 5:05to,
- 5:05you
- 5:05know,
- 5:06the.
- 5:06The
- 5:06tidbit.
- 5:08So
- 5:09it's
- 5:09just
- 5:09one
- 5:09of
- 5:09those
- 5:09things
- 5:10where
- 5:10I
- 5:10just,
- 5:10you
- 5:10know,
- 5:11there's.
- 5:12We
- 5:12always
- 5:12talk
- 5:12about
- 5:12football
- 5:13as,
- 5:14you
- 5:14know,
- 5:15the.
- 5:15The
- 5:15game
- 5:16repeats
- 5:16itself.
- 5:17And,
- 5:17you
- 5:17know,
- 5:17if
- 5:17everybody
- 5:18steals
- 5:18ideas
- 5:19from
- 5:19other
- 5:19people.
- 5:20And
- 5:20that's
- 5:21true.
- 5:21But
- 5:21that's
- 5:21true
- 5:22pretty
- 5:22much
- 5:22in
- 5:22everything
- 5:22we
- 5:23do.
- 5:23You
- 5:23know,
- 5:24almost
- 5:24all
- 5:25the
- 5:25vast
- 5:26majority
- 5:26of
- 5:26innovations
- 5:27come
- 5:27from
- 5:29small
- 5:29improvements,
- 5:30iterative
- 5:31little
- 5:31improvements
- 5:32over
- 5:32whatever
- 5:33the
- 5:33previous
- 5:33process
- 5:34was.
- 5:35You
- 5:35know,
- 5:35you
- 5:35got
- 5:36a
- 5:36better
- 5:36player,
- 5:36you
- 5:36got
- 5:36a
- 5:37slightly
- 5:37different
- 5:37player,
- 5:37so
- 5:38you
- 5:38try
- 5:38to
- 5:38use
- 5:38them
- 5:38differently.
- 5:39And
- 5:39so
- 5:39you
- 5:39innovate
- 5:40a
- 5:40new
- 5:40style
- 5:41of
- 5:41play,
- 5:43you
- 5:44know,
- 5:44or
- 5:44you
- 5:44just
- 5:44come
- 5:44up
- 5:44with
- 5:45a
- 5:45kind
- 5:45of
- 5:45a
- 5:45cool
- 5:45idea.
- 5:46But
- 5:47so.
- 5:47But
- 5:47most.
- 5:48Most
- 5:48things
- 5:48are
- 5:49just
- 5:49real
- 5:50small
- 5:50steps.
- 5:51And
- 5:51so
- 5:52this.
- 5:52There's
- 5:53a
- 5:53concept
- 5:53in
- 5:55evolutionary
- 5:56biology
- 5:56called
- 5:56the
- 5:57adjacent
- 5:57process
- 5:58possible,
- 5:59which
- 5:59just,
- 5:59you
- 6:00know,
- 6:00my
- 6:00analogy
- 6:01for
- 6:01it
- 6:01is,
- 6:02you
- 6:02know,
- 6:02in
- 6:03evolution,
- 6:03you
- 6:04take
- 6:04small
- 6:04steps
- 6:05for
- 6:05the
- 6:05most
- 6:05part.
- 6:05And
- 6:07so
- 6:07that's
- 6:07why
- 6:08wolves
- 6:08didn't
- 6:08become
- 6:09dachshunds
- 6:09overnight.
- 6:10You
- 6:10know,
- 6:11there
- 6:11were
- 6:11lots
- 6:11of
- 6:11little
- 6:12steps
- 6:12to
- 6:12get
- 6:12there.
- 6:13And
- 6:13so
- 6:13then
- 6:14this
- 6:14particular
- 6:15example
- 6:15is
- 6:15just
- 6:16one
- 6:16where,
- 6:17looking
- 6:17back,
- 6:18we
- 6:18can
- 6:18see
- 6:18it
- 6:18and
- 6:19say,
- 6:19well,
- 6:19why
- 6:19didn't
- 6:19they
- 6:19just
- 6:20go
- 6:20right
- 6:20to
- 6:20the
- 6:20valve,
- 6:21go
- 6:21going
- 6:21through
- 6:22the
- 6:22ball,
- 6:22you
- 6:22know,
- 6:22through
- 6:22the
- 6:22leather.
- 6:24But
- 6:24either
- 6:24there
- 6:25was
- 6:25a
- 6:25tech,
- 6:26you
- 6:26know,
- 6:26the
- 6:26technology
- 6:27wasn't
- 6:27quite
- 6:28there,
- 6:29or
- 6:29some.
- 6:30They
- 6:30just
- 6:30didn't
- 6:30think
- 6:30about
- 6:31it,
- 6:31you
- 6:31know.
- 6:33You
- 6:33know,
- 6:33because,
- 6:33I
- 6:34mean,
- 6:34it's
- 6:34so
- 6:34obvious.
- 6:36But,
- 6:37you
- 6:37know,
- 6:37it
- 6:37took
- 6:37them
- 6:37two
- 6:38years
- 6:38to
- 6:38figure
- 6:38out
- 6:39how
- 6:39to
- 6:39do
- 6:39it,
- 6:40you
- 6:40know,
- 6:40and
- 6:40it
- 6:41just.
- 6:41Again,
- 6:41it's
- 6:41just
- 6:42one
- 6:42of
- 6:42those
- 6:42things.
- 6:42I
- 6:43find
- 6:43those
- 6:43kinds
- 6:43of
- 6:43things
- 6:44fascinating.
- 6:46But
- 6:46eventually,
- 6:46you
- 6:46know,
- 6:47we
- 6:47got
- 6:47to
- 6:47the
- 6:47point
- 6:47where,
- 6:50you
- 6:50know,
- 6:51the
- 6:51ball
- 6:51works
- 6:52like
- 6:52it.
- 6:53Like
- 6:53it
- 6:53has
- 6:53for
- 6:54about
- 6:54100
- 6:54years.
- 6:55You
- 6:55got
- 6:55that
- 6:55little
- 6:55rubber
- 6:56button
- 6:56and
- 6:57you
- 6:57insert
- 6:57the
- 6:57needle.
- 6:58Though
- 6:58it
- 6:58took
- 6:58a
- 6:58while
- 6:59for
- 6:59those
- 6:59needles
- 6:59to
- 6:59come
- 7:00along,
- 7:00too.
- 7:00There
- 7:00was,
- 7:00you
- 7:01know,
- 7:02for
- 7:02a
- 7:02while
- 7:02when
- 7:02the.
- 7:03When
- 7:03those
- 7:03balls
- 7:03first
- 7:04came
- 7:04out,
- 7:04like
- 7:04in
- 7:04the
- 7:0419,
- 7:05later
- 7:0520s,
- 7:07a
- 7:07lot
- 7:07of
- 7:07times,
- 7:08you
- 7:08know,
- 7:08companies,
- 7:09the
- 7:09ball
- 7:09manufacturers
- 7:10would
- 7:10supply
- 7:10a
- 7:11little
- 7:11cap
- 7:11that
- 7:11would
- 7:11go
- 7:12over.
- 7:12You
- 7:13know,
- 7:13it's
- 7:13like
- 7:13kind
- 7:13of
- 7:13like
- 7:13the
- 7:14cap
- 7:14that
- 7:14you
- 7:14screw
- 7:14on
- 7:14your
- 7:15car
- 7:15tire
- 7:15on
- 7:16the
- 7:16nozzle,
- 7:17but
- 7:17they're
- 7:18flat.
- 7:18And
- 7:18so
- 7:18you
- 7:18put
- 7:19that
- 7:19on
- 7:20so
- 7:20that
- 7:21dirt
- 7:21and
- 7:21water
- 7:21and
- 7:22stuff
- 7:22didn't
- 7:22get
- 7:23into
- 7:23the
- 7:23little
- 7:24nozzle.
- 7:25Right.
- 7:26It's
- 7:26just
- 7:26one
- 7:26of
- 7:26those
- 7:27things
- 7:27you
- 7:27don't
- 7:27think
- 7:27about,
- 7:28but
- 7:28that,
- 7:28you
- 7:29know,
- 7:29that's
- 7:30the
- 7:30best
- 7:30solution
- 7:30that
- 7:31they
- 7:31could
- 7:31come
- 7:31up
- 7:31with
- 7:32at
- 7:32the
- 7:32time,
- 7:33you
- 7:33know,
- 7:33but
- 7:33just,
- 7:35you
- 7:35know,
- 7:35when's
- 7:35the
- 7:35last
- 7:36time
- 7:36you
- 7:36picked
- 7:36up
- 7:37a
- 7:37football
- 7:37that
- 7:37had
- 7:37a
- 7:37little
- 7:37cap
- 7:38over
- 7:38the
- 7:38nozzle?
- 7:39Yeah.
- 7:39Yeah.
- 7:40Never.
- 7:40Never.
- 7:41But
- 7:42I.
- 7:42But
- 7:42I
- 7:42can
- 7:42tell
- 7:43you
- 7:43that
- 7:44the
- 7:44gentleman
- 7:45that
- 7:45I
- 7:45worked
- 7:46with
- 7:46for
- 7:46years
- 7:46and
- 7:46years,
- 7:46I
- 7:47was
- 7:47a
- 7:47referee.
- 7:47He
- 7:47was
- 7:47the
- 7:47umpire,
- 7:48and
- 7:48we
- 7:48worked
- 7:49on
- 7:49the
- 7:49same
- 7:49crew
- 7:49for
- 7:50probably
- 7:5015,
- 7:5020
- 7:51years.
- 7:52He
- 7:53would,
- 7:53you
- 7:53know,
- 7:53the
- 7:53umpire
- 7:54always
- 7:54checks
- 7:54the
- 7:54balls.
- 7:55And
- 7:55in
- 7:55high
- 7:55school
- 7:56football,
- 7:56I'm
- 7:56not
- 7:56sure
- 7:56if
- 7:56it
- 7:56does
- 7:56it
- 7:57at
- 7:57other
- 7:57levels.
- 7:57So
- 7:58the
- 7:58teams
- 7:58would
- 7:58bring
- 7:59the
- 7:59balls
- 7:59to
- 7:59the
- 7:59locker
- 8:00room.
- 8:00However,
- 8:00whatever
- 8:01balls
- 8:01they
- 8:01want
- 8:01to
- 8:01use,
- 8:01we'd
- 8:02have
- 8:02to
- 8:02test
- 8:03them,
- 8:03make
- 8:03sure
- 8:03they're
- 8:04the
- 8:04right
- 8:04pressure.
- 8:05And
- 8:06my
- 8:06umpire,
- 8:06Dick
- 8:07Zocky
- 8:07is
- 8:07his
- 8:07name,
- 8:08He.
- 8:09He.
- 8:09He
- 8:09got
- 8:09so
- 8:10disappointed
- 8:10when
- 8:10the
- 8:11balls
- 8:11would
- 8:11come
- 8:11in
- 8:11and
- 8:11they
- 8:11wouldn't.
- 8:12They'd
- 8:12be.
- 8:12Not
- 8:13enough
- 8:13pressure
- 8:13in
- 8:13them
- 8:14or.
- 8:14Or
- 8:14too
- 8:14much
- 8:14pressure.
- 8:15So
- 8:15he
- 8:16went
- 8:16out
- 8:16and
- 8:16he
- 8:16bought
- 8:16one
- 8:17of
- 8:17those
- 8:17little
- 8:17things,
- 8:17like
- 8:17you
- 8:18said,
- 8:18the
- 8:18little
- 8:18canister
- 8:19where
- 8:19you.
- 8:19You
- 8:19pump
- 8:20from
- 8:20the
- 8:20end
- 8:20and
- 8:20you
- 8:20had
- 8:20the,
- 8:21you
- 8:21know,
- 8:21a
- 8:21couple
- 8:21extra
- 8:22needles
- 8:22and
- 8:22everything.
- 8:23And
- 8:23he
- 8:23felt
- 8:23so
- 8:24bad
- 8:24because
- 8:24he's.
- 8:24Usually
- 8:24they'd
- 8:25have
- 8:25the.
- 8:25The
- 8:25Kids
- 8:25bringing
- 8:26the
- 8:26balls.
- 8:26You
- 8:26know,
- 8:26these
- 8:26kids
- 8:27are
- 8:27probably
- 8:278th
- 8:27grade
- 8:27or
- 8:27something
- 8:28bringing
- 8:28the
- 8:28balls.
- 8:28And,
- 8:29you
- 8:29know,
- 8:29you
- 8:29know,
- 8:29he'd
- 8:29check
- 8:30in,
- 8:30is
- 8:30like,
- 8:30you
- 8:30know,
- 8:31£9.
- 8:32And
- 8:32you're.
- 8:32Well,
- 8:32you
- 8:33got
- 8:33to
- 8:33get
- 8:33up.
- 8:33You
- 8:33know,
- 8:33I
- 8:33gotta
- 8:34get
- 8:34this
- 8:34up
- 8:34to
- 8:3412
- 8:34and
- 8:35a
- 8:35half.
- 8:35So
- 8:35he'd
- 8:36pump
- 8:36the
- 8:36thing
- 8:36up
- 8:36for
- 8:37him
- 8:37and
- 8:37make
- 8:38them
- 8:38all
- 8:38legal.
- 8:38And
- 8:38if
- 8:38they
- 8:39had
- 8:39too
- 8:39much
- 8:39pressure,
- 8:39he
- 8:39let.
- 8:41Those
- 8:41are
- 8:41still
- 8:41used,
- 8:42at
- 8:42least
- 8:43in
- 8:432016,
- 8:44the
- 8:44last
- 8:44time
- 8:44I
- 8:44worked
- 8:45a
- 8:45football
- 8:45game
- 8:46as
- 8:46an
- 8:46official.
- 8:47The
- 8:48other
- 8:48thing
- 8:48is
- 8:48when
- 8:48you're
- 8:48talking
- 8:49about
- 8:491924,
- 8:501925
- 8:51that
- 8:51we
- 8:51had,
- 8:52Jeff
- 8:52Payne
- 8:53and
- 8:53I
- 8:53had
- 8:53an
- 8:53interesting
- 8:54part
- 8:55in
- 8:55our
- 8:55book
- 8:55Marooned,
- 8:56where
- 8:57the
- 8:57gentleman
- 8:57that
- 8:58sold
- 8:59the
- 8:59footballs
- 8:59and
- 9:00most
- 9:00of
- 9:00the
- 9:00equipment
- 9:00to
- 9:01the
- 9:01Pottsville
- 9:01Maroons
- 9:02would
- 9:02put
- 9:02together
- 9:03a
- 9:03new
- 9:03football
- 9:04every
- 9:04single
- 9:05game.
- 9:05You
- 9:05know,
- 9:06they
- 9:06don't.
- 9:06They
- 9:06didn't
- 9:06come
- 9:06out
- 9:07of
- 9:07the
- 9:07box
- 9:07like
- 9:07they.
- 9:08They
- 9:08do
- 9:08now.
- 9:08He
- 9:08would
- 9:09have
- 9:09to,
- 9:09you
- 9:09know,
- 9:10put
- 9:10the
- 9:10bladder
- 9:10in
- 9:10and
- 9:11sew
- 9:11it
- 9:12up
- 9:12and
- 9:12everything
- 9:12like
- 9:13that.
- 9:13So
- 9:13exactly
- 9:13what
- 9:14you're
- 9:14saying.
- 9:14Yeah,
- 9:14that
- 9:15was.
- 9:15That
- 9:15was
- 9:15definitely
- 9:15happening
- 9:16in
- 9:161924,
- 9:171925.
- 9:18Yeah.
- 9:18Well,
- 9:18you
- 9:18know,
- 9:19it's
- 9:19actually
- 9:19the.
- 9:21I
- 9:21believe
- 9:21it
- 9:21was
- 9:21a
- 9:221924.
- 9:23You
- 9:23know,
- 9:23I
- 9:23kind
- 9:23of
- 9:23base
- 9:24this
- 9:24on
- 9:242425,
- 9:26Spalding's
- 9:27catalog.
- 9:28And
- 9:28it
- 9:29was
- 9:29either
- 9:29in
- 9:29that
- 9:29one
- 9:29or
- 9:30in.
- 9:30In
- 9:31the
- 9:3126,
- 9:32where
- 9:32some
- 9:32of
- 9:32the,
- 9:33you
- 9:33know,
- 9:33the
- 9:33language
- 9:34like
- 9:36the
- 9:36ball
- 9:36is
- 9:36shipped
- 9:38with
- 9:38laces
- 9:39and
- 9:39bladder.
- 9:40Right.
- 9:40So
- 9:41that
- 9:41would
- 9:41have
- 9:41been
- 9:41the
- 9:41earlier
- 9:42version.
- 9:42So
- 9:42you,
- 9:42you
- 9:43know,
- 9:43if
- 9:44you
- 9:44got
- 9:44the
- 9:44ball
- 9:44under
- 9:45the
- 9:45Christmas
- 9:45tree,
- 9:46you
- 9:46know,
- 9:46you
- 9:47had
- 9:47to
- 9:47figure
- 9:47out
- 9:48how
- 9:48to
- 9:48stuff
- 9:48that
- 9:49bladder
- 9:49in
- 9:49there,
- 9:49how
- 9:49to
- 9:49inflate
- 9:50it,
- 9:50and.
- 9:51And
- 9:51they.
- 9:51They.
- 9:52Some
- 9:52assembly
- 9:52required.
- 9:53Yeah,
- 9:54well,
- 9:54I
- 9:54mean.
- 9:54Yeah,
- 9:55it's
- 9:55one
- 9:55of
- 9:55those.
- 9:55That's
- 9:56a.
- 9:56That's
- 9:56a
- 9:56great
- 9:56line
- 9:56because
- 9:57it's
- 9:57one
- 9:57of
- 9:57those
- 9:57things
- 9:58we
- 9:58don't
- 9:58even
- 9:58think
- 9:58about.
- 9:59Obviously,
- 10:00the
- 10:00ball's
- 10:01ready
- 10:01to
- 10:01go,
- 10:01but,
- 10:02you
- 10:02know,
- 10:03it
- 10:03wasn't
- 10:03always.
- 10:03So,
- 10:05hey,
- 10:05just
- 10:05put
- 10:05a
- 10:05couple
- 10:06pounds
- 10:06of
- 10:06pressure
- 10:06in
- 10:07it,
- 10:07and
- 10:07you're
- 10:08out
- 10:08throwing
- 10:08it
- 10:08in
- 10:09the
- 10:09front
- 10:09yard,
- 10:09you
- 10:09know?
- 10:10Yeah.
- 10:10Yeah.
- 10:11So.
- 10:11Well,
- 10:11and
- 10:12there's.
- 10:12There's
- 10:12old
- 10:12stories
- 10:13about,
- 10:13you
- 10:13know,
- 10:13kids
- 10:14who
- 10:17would.
- 10:18Basically,
- 10:18they
- 10:19had
- 10:19some
- 10:19kind
- 10:19of
- 10:19little
- 10:19device
- 10:20where
- 10:20they
- 10:20would
- 10:20blow
- 10:20up
- 10:21the
- 10:21ball.
- 10:22They'd
- 10:22put
- 10:22the
- 10:22nozzle,
- 10:23you
- 10:23know,
- 10:24when
- 10:24it
- 10:25was
- 10:25still
- 10:25just
- 10:25the.
- 10:26The
- 10:26kind
- 10:26of
- 10:26rubber
- 10:27nozzle,
- 10:28they'd
- 10:28put
- 10:28it
- 10:28over
- 10:28a
- 10:29car
- 10:29tire
- 10:29and
- 10:29then
- 10:30press
- 10:30the
- 10:30little
- 10:30pin
- 10:30in
- 10:31the
- 10:31car
- 10:31tire
- 10:32to
- 10:32let
- 10:33air
- 10:33out.
- 10:33So,
- 10:33you
- 10:34know,
- 10:34whoever's
- 10:34car
- 10:34happened
- 10:35to
- 10:35be
- 10:35on
- 10:35the
- 10:35street,
- 10:36you
- 10:36know,
- 10:36they.
- 10:36They
- 10:37basically
- 10:37steal
- 10:37air
- 10:38from,
- 10:38you
- 10:38know,
- 10:38their
- 10:38neighbor's
- 10:39tires
- 10:39and
- 10:39stuff.
- 10:41Then
- 10:41they
- 10:42moved
- 10:42on
- 10:42to
- 10:42siphoning
- 10:43gas
- 10:43out
- 10:43once
- 10:43they
- 10:44start
- 10:44driving
- 10:44themselves,
- 10:45those
- 10:45little
- 10:45criminals.
- 10:47Well,
- 10:48that.
- 10:48That
- 10:48is
- 10:48a
- 10:49very
- 10:49interesting
- 10:49aspect
- 10:50of
- 10:51early
- 10:51football,
- 10:52Tim,
- 10:52that
- 10:52we
- 10:52don't
- 10:52think
- 10:52about
- 10:53in
- 10:53today's
- 10:54modern
- 10:55football.
- 10:55And
- 10:56you.
- 10:56You
- 10:56do
- 10:56this
- 10:56a
- 10:56lot
- 10:57in
- 10:57your
- 10:57tidbits
- 10:58and
- 10:58on
- 10:58your
- 10:58site.
- 10:59Maybe
- 10:59you
- 10:59could
- 10:59tell
- 10:59us
- 11:00a
- 11:00little
- 11:00bit
- 11:00how
- 11:00people
- 11:00can
- 11:01partake
- 11:01in
- 11:01this.
- 11:02Yeah,
- 11:02easiest
- 11:03thing
- 11:03is
- 11:03just
- 11:03go
- 11:04to
- 11:04footballarchaeology.com
- 11:05it's
- 11:05a
- 11:05substack
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- 11:13You
- 11:13can
- 11:13also
- 11:13just
- 11:14follow,
- 11:14which
- 11:14allows
- 11:15you
- 11:15to
- 11:15kind
- 11:15of
- 11:15more
- 11:15easily
- 11:16track,
- 11:17you
- 11:17know,
- 11:17from
- 11:17within
- 11:17the.
- 11:18Within
- 11:18the
- 11:19site.
- 11:20You
- 11:21know,
- 11:21I've
- 11:21got
- 11:21it.
- 11:21I've
- 11:22now
- 11:22got
- 11:22a
- 11:22new
- 11:22YouTube
- 11:23channel.
- 11:23It's
- 11:24just
- 11:24got,
- 11:24you
- 11:24know,
- 11:24a
- 11:25handful
- 11:25of
- 11:25different
- 11:26items
- 11:27on
- 11:27there.
- 11:27But
- 11:27anyways,
- 11:28lots
- 11:29of
- 11:29ways
- 11:29to
- 11:30figure
- 11:31it
- 11:31out.
- 11:31Just
- 11:32footballarchaeology.com
- 11:34and
- 11:34one
- 11:35way
- 11:35or
- 11:35another,
- 11:35you'll
- 11:35get
- 11:36there.
- 11:36All
- 11:37right.
- 11:37Well,
- 11:37Tim,
- 11:37we
- 11:38really
- 11:38appreciate
- 11:38you
- 11:38coming
- 11:38on
- 11:39this
- 11:39week
- 11:39and
- 11:39talking
- 11:40about
- 11:40this
- 11:40football
- 11:40of
- 11:41antiquity,
- 11:41and
- 11:42we'd
- 11:42love
- 11:42to
- 11:42talk
- 11:42to
- 11:42you
- 11:42again
- 11:43next
- 11:43week.
- 11:43Very
- 11:44good
- 11:44tuxing.
- 11:46That's
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- 11:46the
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- 11:47history
- 11:47we
- 11:47have
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