This Day in Sports History: 9/5/1949. #EdmontonEskimos (now called the #Elks) hosted the Calgary #Stampeders in the #Eskimos 1st game in the Western Interprovincial Football Union, the precursor to the #CFL. Calgary won the 1st Battle of Alberta 20-6 en route to a 13-1 regular season record. 🏈 🇨🇦 🍁