The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-20

SCREEN OF SP0ET--E'r!day. oc,. -
Tho worlds series In Ia sernll and the
prc=cn, Tv3thall situation raIs' TIE
building properly for the lest interests
OF sport
The Tact that only persons with pull.
influence or great wealth could secure
seats for the worlds series and that me
genera! public. the fans who support the
game during the sea aon. wcr" prarttr-
ally barred from feGins the games din
not helu baseball. = he fact that II re-
uulres all sorts OF influence nr $pr"IaI
privilege 10 buy ticket To see a!moft
any one Of tho hiE football games anu
a. the ordinary psrH"n - barred e.thel
by prices or by lack Of influence lro"
.eeins games undouh' cdiy retardS the
growth Of interest in n" sport.
The football people are far s9eaa OIL
the baseball promoters IN providing TOT
the crowds. Hut ihey har" not been a"'"
70 keen pace with the Increase IN poPu-
lar!ty OF the autumn sport. 1alc mas
increased the c.n.cit" az it9 Fo"! 70
close 10 10000. Ohio State Is planning
unJ rating ready for stadium /" Selt
cIuse to 100000. the University OF liI7
ino!s IS In the midst az = campaign 70
build a memorial stadium TO seat 6p.o"o.
Harvard can handlA c-""h "f V'"-
30 900 and lrInce 'on's great staulum
scaling now about 10000. may he com
pleted TO add onc-third In the ca"aclt!.
7'he-s IS no doubt ga the best IN
forests OF tic snort would h" the cree
ton tremendous stands iaat "oU!n
accommodate 100000 or NOR" Persons
There IS no doubt that worlds series
xnu.a at popular prices won'd ora"
NOR. than 100000 persons dHr Inc
amount ~ money received would ne APP
nror,ra;ely what comes in now 1T the
Grand npera rr,rH~. hrt the hrneAt 10
In, SPORT would be that tho real ."TrrS
would yet 10 see tho games, that the
Younger generation would have
chance.
Pew Kids See Series
There Is one thing which Is impress
I've about A worlds series. and that -
~. r,,rt t..n. wn grc wu-ups are crowd
my re Kids olt Of he worlds series
II would po a tremendous thing i"r
spor, 81 every one Of us old. h'dehound
and ..rit!cal baseball fans and experts
who tat.le folks end who do everything
TO get srats 10 see worlds series games
would vlvc ~" biggest boost TO the
spnri mat Il has n"er known = on one
dav they would give their tickets |"
xome kind and let the younger genera
tion see 4 game.
Tho number Of kids who succeed IN
getting into the grounds is out OK al
proportion. Usually the American kin
will break IN wherever there Is an open
Ing, but the prices and the desire OF the
elders 10 see games crowd the Kids "uf'
II ISN'T right. After all. baseball is
the game Of the kids. II they cannot
get 70 hce tho big games what's the use
We mIust develop n new generation o,
baseball taNs or the game Will not hoid
the place In public esteem that 1t shouIu
occupy.
Football Coming Strong
The growth and interest In football IS
c.rn nr the most amazing developments
Of snort. Attendance figures. east and
wost for the second b!k Saturday oil
the game. this fall indicate that attend
ance Is clmost doubled. TIE number 81
teams reported. .ndercnde"t o. the
schools. Is more than double. The figures
furnished me BY Spald!ngs on ire sale
OF football equipment for this fa!l cam
I naiEn indicate that the number Of 'eHm
| IN the feld will l." at least "ne-t1i:d
! srra:-r ;han ever before.
The development OF the pTniessiol'a
game. however, Is slow. There are nine
teams ~ which have a record. hui
some If n" towns which have given big
support 70 the pro game IN the last three
years have dropped the sport ard the
toams have moved al. ;hc players at
tered among other teams. II Il eS-
tremrlv doubtful whether the game NJ
,"c,;iar ever will be played suceess:uliy
by professional teams. Tic spirit. the
/ fire. - willingness to safrlnCe every
thing for tho schoo! IS I'EsIne ia>the
nro game There is one player I watched
; las, fall As \ college man he hit the
linc with terrific force. head down
teeth gritted and every nerve tense ne
vas taking chance Of breaking his
own or some one else'S neck ~ gain
,ard Of ground Last fall h" vas leap
INK at the line. farming sideways and
barking through It. The incentive 70
take a CHARGE on getting hurt was gone
{ lie was conserving himself for future
games.
Hustuns Up Soccer
Tho soccer promoters. who are GET
ting ready for the greatest season thai