The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-11
By WALTER CAMP
Special Correspondent of The Age-Hei
 Copyright. 1921, by The Age-Herald

 Copyright. 1921, by The Age herald.) New York, September 10.-TIndi- cations are already apparent that in terest in football this season will be greater and more widely distributed than ever before in the history of the sport. The eastern and far western teams, already in the throes of preliminary practice, are being watched closely and the exciting games played in the Middle West con ference last season, several of which were decided in the last minute Of play, have made everybody Keen for the beginning of the season in that territory. The conference ruling preventing the assembly $. c. which meet eastern feams, in the early. sea ,cson.
 IF Interest In south
 It is to be expected that the east ern stadiums should be filled to over flowing with Nspectators, but the dis-' ssemina tion of the sport through other. sections is most interesting to a student of the game. Not only is there Intense interest in the middle, west and on the Pacific coast but the south has grown fond of the gridiron game and the crowds in at- tendance at matches there soon will demand better accommodations and more of them. Footfall has pro-. gressed south of the Mason and Dixon line until even the Florida. Everglades have been penetrated. Few realize also the progress which the sport has made in the Mis-
 souri valley. where the conference Ni,,, eb llc Itaa hy the University of Oklahoma. The Southwesterns. Intercollegiate Ath- letic association also has made its mark in football .ast year 20,0O0 enthusiasts {. gathered for the Thank sgivng Day game. which was i won by the University of Texas. Think of it. Only a few years ago, this would have been big crowa even for a Yale Harvard game There was good football played in West Texas, New Mexico and Ari- zona with the University of Arizona $. C. teams of the section.
 In Rocky Mountains
 l In the Rocky mountain region. the 1920 football season was an un bounded success, witn the attendance at all games far In excess of any previous year since the conference was established. Two forRer east lern stars made their appeaTance in that section as coaches last year and will continue there this season. They were Fred Murphy, the old Yale half
 back, who is coaching the Univer- lsity of Denver. and Witham. the Dartmouth star, who has charge of
 the University of Colorado team The decisive game of the Rocky Imountain season was between the lColorado Aggies and Denver on Thanksgiving Day, when a record Ecrowd saw the Aggies win, IA to 0. Never has football been so we'll
 supported on the Pacific coast as
 last year and when the University
 of Washington dedicated it's own tstadium in a game with Dartmouth,
 there were 10000 people in attend . ance. Alabama is reported to be making rapid strides with the teams lgetting splendid backing. Ken
 lucky, thanks to the remarkable
 team at Center. has also started up great interest which has spread to
 Tennessee The Kansas conference thas fin line of, teams and players,
 as have Arkansas, Utah. Montana
 and many other sections of the west. l. The 1921 season wAl be formally
 inaugurated on September IT at
 Orono, Me, when the University of
 Maine plays Fort Mckinley From
 game in New York -on November 2e
 intereSt will be unabated and there
 are also some intersectional games
 scheduled after that date South ern California will play Washing.