The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-26

Professionally football appears TO
thrive sectional!y, For some reason the
professional brand OF the sport has
failed TO 60 In New York. and has been
moro or loss n failure IN Chicago and
in some OF the other large cItIes, hut
around Philadelphia. IN tho great in
dustrial area Of eastern Pcnn~y - "n!a.
Delaware and New Jersey. the Spor; ia
booming drawing huge crowds and tho
result has been tho assembling or
teams that would perhaps wipe u? the
earth with many OF the great college
teams
The development OF professional foot
hall In that area has been surprise
70 mS. but not so much OF surprise
a. u has been to discover the class
OF players & ~ attraStt;Ng. Practically
All the players are man who h2E" been
great college stars and ;he bidding Tor
tho weekend services OF these mon IL
keen, To me u SENS r.,;h-: = pity
that the college boys will go IN for that
sport While Il Is clean and fine. Il al
ways SSems 10 me pity that man
who has oeen tho nero OF great uni
>ersity should sell his services. But
there Is another angle which bears upon
tho college game Itself.
Down at South Bethlehem. Ia. where
LehiEh WAS playing Lafayette ! tel
in with one Of the promoters "t the
professional sport. He Is = good sports
man, considers his game just as c.ean
and honorable as the college sport IS,
and sees nothing wrong in u. He to!d
mo OF the development OF the pro game
and added jub!lantly that at tho close
OF the college season no fewer than
fourteen OF the players who have won
fame with college teams this FALL would
report 70 pro teams. He named half
a dozen men who have been college
stars and whose purity in amateur
sport has bean questioned. Four were
20 have reported the Saturday night
after their dnal games. TWO were TO
play on Thanksgiving day with their
college teams. leave schoo! Immediately
and join tho pros.
One cannot crlticIse these youths X
they desire 10 mako capital OF their
ability 20 play football. but they have
been with college teams Some OF them
were aided" in going through COLLECT
and often tho aiding OF athletic stu
dents IS forgiven on the plea that they
have the right TO play their way
through college and deserve praise for
desiring an education. But here are
more than a dozen stars from half q
dozen diGenert teams who will drop out
OF college the minute their football
careers are over. not waiting to COM
plete their studies for the year and go
20 professional team.
That phase OF It Is liable 10 cast
schools.
reflection upon themselves and their
Play for Lovo OF Sport
Contrast these teams with one that
has had a glorious season over in New
Jersey. just across the river from upper
New York. This Is one OF the best foot
ball teams In the country. There are on
II five fellows who have been great
stars IN college. The others are>young-
sters In the district. One sub halfoack
has father who sometimes plays In
the line and ~ho. at AZ. can rip ON up.
The club represents the suburban COL
opy In football. Most ot'the members
are also members OF the country club.
They Ike the game and no one receives
a cent or want Il. Most OF the players
work IN New York. but find time to
catch an earlier train and practice. They
haven't been beaten this season. They
have added lot 70 the pleasure OF
community he and they are teaching
their own kids the game and teaching
the entire community good sportsman
ship.
Two % the best known coaches In the
east find time TO run over there TO help
coach that team. and refuse TO accept
any pay for IL. Incidentally the players
ON the team find time to aid In coach
ing the high school Kids. who have a
team that has not been licked this year.
This Is the finest kind OF sportsman
ship and besides Il Is a distinct add
ton 20 the social life OF the community
and 1t keeps lot OF men and boys In
condition.
whs4 Physical Director" Means
was talking the other evening With
a noted athletic coach who has had