▁game ' s ▁Christmas ▁Day ▁playing ▁date , ▁It ▁is ▁unclear ▁if ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁considered ▁" regular ▁season ", ▁" post ▁season ", ▁or ▁" ex hib ition " ▁in ▁classification . ▁ ▁Game ▁play ▁Fair mount ▁College ▁was ▁co ached ▁by ▁Will is ▁B ates . ▁ ▁The ▁head ▁coach ▁for ▁W ash burn ▁that ▁season ▁was ▁John ▁H . ▁Out land , ▁but ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁offici ating , ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁co aching ▁duties ▁fell ▁to ▁assistant ▁coach ▁( and ▁next ▁year ' s ▁head ▁coach ) ▁Gar field ▁We ede . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁ 0 – 0 ▁tie . ▁ ▁The ▁conditions ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁were ▁excellent , ▁but ▁neither ▁side ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁approach ▁the ▁other ▁team ' s ▁goal ▁except ▁by ▁a ▁punt . ▁ ▁Only ▁seven ▁first ▁down s ▁were ▁made ▁the ▁entire ▁game — four ▁by ▁W ash burn ▁and ▁three ▁by ▁Fair mount . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁field , ▁to ▁the ▁disappoint ment ▁of ▁the ▁fans . ▁ ▁New ▁rule ▁test ▁ ▁Sa fer ▁but ▁not ▁" con du ci ve " ▁Both ▁teams ▁had ▁played ▁a ▁previous ▁game ▁that ▁same ▁season . ▁ ▁What ▁made ▁this ▁second ▁game ▁unique ▁was ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁test ▁of ▁a ▁proposed ▁rule ▁of ▁play . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁game , ▁each ▁team ' s ▁off ense ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁gain ▁ten ▁yards ▁in ▁three ▁down s ▁instead ▁of ▁four ▁to