Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-15
PRO. FOOTBALL
+. LEAGUE MAY Be
FORMED IN EAST
Many Sporting Experts Relieve the
Game Could BE- Made 10
Pay Ia Xix Eastern
(lties
~ JACK NEiOCk.
international News sporting Editor.

NEW YORK. Dec. i4--pioi, ssipual
football may get real Trial iu Nvw
York and some other argc asl,ru
cities next fall.
Jim Thorpos canton llu'dogs and
the Bunnlo AllAmorcius introduced
II here recently az the Polo grounds
IN n game that drew some 1000 spec.
tators. Il marked tho first tmu 900
twenty years that professional foot.
ball game WIS offered Go a., Gotham
sportloving public as a hg attraction.
The game. Will, II did not warrant
the owners 81 a., big Brush stadium
10 enihuso. l,ri an impression that
professional football might b. made to
pay. and pay hig Secretary Joe
oBrien. % the New York National
League club. said after the game that
the number uf paid adm ssUus was not
hrgc enough a. mas, The attraction
. paying proposition fUr thu club. witch
operated with the teams ou parent
age basis. However 10 must b. ~.
membercd that thr New York puliic
has not been educated a. follow tho
fortunes ~ proi,s .ouai grid teams and
could not b. expected GO cnihuss Fur.
hermore, there is strong opposition
here and In other b.g Eastern elite,
agains; the professional game. which
u constantly heing hammered urmrr.
cifuily by college athletic authuri,i,s.
These two factors are hurdles that the
game mus, clear u Il is 20 succeed loo
the metropolis.
Play CLASSY Game.
The quality ~ football displayed lg
the Canton and Buffalo clcvcl. was .
pleasant surprise 20 the crowd hiatt
turned out for the game. The fact
that practically every member ~ both
teams formerly starred 18th a college
ticven gave no oue assurance that |
hey would BE- able 70 put Up a super
fine brand Of football Teams com
posed Of stars. As a rule. flil 70 i.
velop team work. This was true, %
some extent. ~ the Canton and up
State cleycns. but ihey made Up for 70 |
b playing hard. aggressive and bril-. |
Pant individual football. and there was
enough team work 10 satisfy the aver
age fan who Is prone 10 cr!ticlse.
In educating any public to support
professional football the stirring up u j
civic pride il a bis factor. Tho lack
Of college spirit must h. supplanied Il
and the fan must have an interest In
01e 81 the cleyeus that trot onto the Il
field. II takes this along with nat.
pral love for the game Itself 20 make
the pro" pastime pay AZ the turn.
stllc.
Jim Thorpe's players and the eleven |
frnn Buffalo played NJ cloan a game
OF football here az anyone could ask |
There was no dough work. no slug. |
Eihg. nothing that could b. censured
By opponents Of the professional game.
And they played with spirit. too. The
tact that they were 50 evenly matched
and played 90 such a close decision
&c In favor 81 Buffalo-sent the
crowd home IN fine spirits 10 ready
TO say good word Tor the Sport. So |
there IL still chance Tor the game
20 thrive here.
Might Form League.
A league 81 professional football
clubs has often been talked about. but
never tried with any success in the
larger cities. Such a League. II formed
along the lines u professional hase.
ball with an agrceufni In force that
would protect both players and clubs
might b. winner right of the reel. |
Charles \. S;Oneham. president q the
New York Giants. and several other
major leage owners. are said 20 b.
Interested IN the formation o; scch
league.