Assertion: professional football | /r/HasProperty | regional sport
Facets:
value: primarily
type: DEGREE
value: through the 1890s
type: TEMPORAL
value: with most informal circuits
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Through the 1890s and the early part of the 20th century, professional football was primarily a regional sport, with most informal circuits centered around a single state or region with only limited play outside state lines.