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Forfeits in the City Section have a long, disturbing history, starting with the 1977 season when Lincoln refused to come out of the locker room at halftime after trailing 63-0 to Wilson.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2024

There are various kinds of games of Forfeits; they are almost as various as the forfeits themselves.

From The Girl's Cabinet of Instructive and Moral Stories by Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister)

A collection of Mirthful and Pleasing Games and Forfeits: with Plain Directions for Playing each Game, and how to Cry the Forfeits. 6d. with appropriate engravings.

From The World's Fair by Anonymous

Some, haply, Cards adopt; Of it to Forfeits they the Sport confine, The happy Folk, adjacent to the fire, Their Stations take; excepting one alone.

From Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries by Dawson, William Francis

They are playing one of the games of Forfeits.

From The Girl's Cabinet of Instructive and Moral Stories by Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister)