#2 OUR FOOTBALL NEIGHBORS

But let's bury the A.A.U. for this season and discuss the
great national business and professional men's obsession -

the collegiate game of football.

FROM EARLY SEPTEMBER UNTIL AFTER THANKSGIVING THE AIR IS FILLED
WITH PUNTS, PUBLICITY anD PLaupirs. @ . duly

Lovers of football are becoming increasingly concerned over the
attitude of the growing minority among the spectators, who
under artificial stimulus make the game unpleasant for their
‘neighbors and even invade the field and interfere with the

progress of the game.

It is somewhat strange that the phenomena of offensive drinking
is really peculiar to football games - not being so evident at
Big League baseball games, prize fights and other athletic exhi-
wietene. Strange, because a larger proportion of those at the
football games than at other contests have had the benefit of
college training. Such training is supposed to have some benefi-
cial effects upon a person's manners, self control and sportsman-
ship. Some of those who defend stadium drinking say that much of
it is due to frigid weather conditions but those who regularly
attend great skiing meets, toboggan races and other winter sports

assure me that the spectators there, as a whole, are a sober lot.