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1929 Big Game Program: Stanford Indian Debuts

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Stanford improved its unbeaten streak against Cal to six with a 21-6 in the 1929 Big Game. The Stanford Indian made its first appearance on a Big Game program, though the unofficial nickname had been used by sportswriters for some time. 

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The word "Indians" doesn't appear in the program (neither does "Bears", for that matter), but a graphic of a figure in a headdress shooting a bow and arrow was featured on some of the Stanford pages.

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More beautiful card stunts.

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The bands.

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There were four pages devoted to mugshots of the press.

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The Table of Contents was found on page 46.