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Friday Flashback #451

With all the talk these days about the condition of our playing fields, let’s look back exactly 100 years ago.

This is where Westport’s Owls football team played:

(Photo courtesy of Christopher Maroc)

I’d never heard of the Owls. I don’t know where this field is (though I’m guessing it’s the one behind what is now Saugatuck Elementary School).

If you’ve got any insights, click “Comments” below.

And if you’ve got something to say about the field conditions in 1925, we’d love to hear those too.

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