The downtown streets of Ontario's capital will soon be injected with a blast of Canadiana as football fans from across the country descend on Toronto in eager anticipation of the 100th Grey Cup game. Not far from the festivals, fun and boozy parties sits a quiet field where Canadian football history was made over a century ago. Rosedale Field, the site of the first Grey Cup, is tucked away in a tiny neighbourhood just beyond the city's skyscrapers and urban din. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeated Toronto's Parkdale Canoe Club 26-6 on Dec. 4, 1909, in what was then known as the Dominion Championship of Canadian Amateur Rugby...
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