The Longest Relief Performance In History

Remembering Zip Zabel

The Longest Relief Performance In History

I’ll let the original newspaper articles do the talking today. This game took place on June 17, 1915. First, let’s look at the account of this game in The Chicago Daily Tribune:

Next, let’s look at The Brooklyn Daily Eagle:

And, finally, as an added bonus, here is the complete coverage of Zip Zabel’s awful refereeing job for the 1919 Green Bay - Beloit football game. This comes from The Green Bay Press-Gazette, November 24, 1919, page 10:

I bet old Zip really had some crazy stories.