▁of ▁life ▁and ▁the ▁fin er ▁things ▁in ▁it . ▁Sometimes ▁he ▁succeed s . ▁ ▁Rec ently , ▁the ▁cig ar ▁that ▁our ▁fl uff y ▁fe ather ed ▁friend ▁sm okes ▁has ▁been ▁de emed ▁' un su itable ' ▁by ▁the ▁committee ▁that ▁gover ns ▁Y ale ▁app arel . ▁It ▁is ▁unclear ▁when , ▁if ▁ever , ▁this ▁decision ▁will ▁be ▁revers ed . ▁ ▁" Old ▁O w l " ▁is ▁a ▁C ut ty ▁S ark ▁con no isseur ▁of ▁some ▁re put e ▁and ▁enthus ias m . ▁In ▁artists ' ▁sketch es , ▁he ▁is ▁often ▁port rayed ▁as ▁anth rop omorphic , ▁n aked ▁and ▁lack ing ▁in ▁any ▁ident ifiable ▁gen it als , ▁possibly ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁C ut ty ▁S ark ▁injury . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁nod ▁to ▁this ▁lov able ▁old ▁co ot ▁and ▁his ▁off - the - wall ▁ant ics , ▁former ▁chair people , ▁edit ors - in - ch ief , ▁and ▁publish ers ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" old ▁ow ls ". ▁ ▁Document ing ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁American ▁football ▁The ▁Y ale ▁Record ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁chron ic led ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁American ▁football : ▁▁ ▁The ▁Y ale ▁Record ▁and ▁the ▁N ass au ▁Liter ary ▁Magazine ▁of ▁Pr inc eton ▁printed ▁the ▁only ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Y ale - Pr inc eton ▁game ▁( 1 8 7 3 ), ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁played