Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-26

grow in popularity each season. The
present autumn has witnessed great
er gatherings at the big games than
ever before, Notwithstanding the con-
stantly increasing number Of these
feature contests. .,.f =
While accurate figures are not
available for the attendance of all
games throughout the country on any
given day, it has been estimated that
the aggregate Saturday attendance at
football games during late October
and November has been we'll in ex-
cess Of one-half a million. That this
estimate is not exaggerated is shown
by the fact that OF the 140 games
scheduled fer Saturday, November {,
five drew over 100000 spectators.
The Harvard-Princeton contest was
witnessed by $4,000 persons, Yale AID
Brown drew 10000; Michigan and
Pennsylvania, $4,000 Penn. State-Le-
high, 5000; Washington
and Jefferson, 12,CoQ; Syracuse-Rut'
gers, 5000, and scores Of other games
attracted from 1000 to 1000 attend
ance. a
The Harvard-Yal game, PLACED IL
the new Yale "I;owl." at New Haven,
last Saturday, set a new record for
football attendance. when close to
Z 1000 persons watched the ANIMAL
gridiron struggle between the teams
of the two New England universe
ties. This gathering is the largest
that ever paid admission to a sport
ing event in the United States with
the exception of the annual interna-
tional automobile race, held at the
motordome in Indianapolis, Ind. At
! tendance at the Memorial Day 800.
mile races has approached close to
100, 900, which still falls below the
record figures at big football games
in England. There is, however, nc
comparison Between the gate receipts
since the lowest admission charge in
these American events is double and
triple the price abroad.
Although the four intersectional
football games played in the east this
year have resulted in victories for
the home teams, it appears almost
certain that these contests will DE
repeated or even added to in 1918.
Michigan at Harvard and Notre Dame
at Yale both made. splendid impress
sions and sentiment in .both sections
is apparently strongly in favor OF a
| continuance of these meetings. Coach
Rockne of the Notre Dame team, in
discussing these East VS. West games
said recently:
"T am strongly in favor of inter.
sectional football. and hope to see
Notre Dame on Yale's schedule next
year again. / think that it will bring
about a better understanding between
the East and West, besides making
the task Of Judging individual play
ers easier. I think that within a year
or two there will be many eastern
teams coming west for games. It
will also give variety to the game,
as teams will have to prepare to meet
every kind of offense in these games
So I am one who wants to see inter
sectional games increase, even if the
eastern teams 40. defeat the western
teams this season.; it will be good
for the fame and good for the coun'
TRY"
The sentiment appears to be
spreading throughout the college ath
letic world and it appears certain
that next autumn will see more inter
sectional games than ever before
Not only are the eastern and middle
western institutions moving in this
direction, but the south as well. Sew
eral of the large universities south o.
Washington are already planning
1918 schedules which will include
contests with the leading elevens O
the east. Yale met Virginia on tht
gridiron early this season and 1T Is
! understood that Princeton, Harvard
and Pennsylvania have all beer
sounded by managers OF sourhetn
teams regarding the possibility OF Sc
curing a place upon their schednle
for next year.
While the outlook for intersection