New-York tribune., 1922-09-24
WHAT. IS SO RARE AS CONSISTENCY IN SPOR'
Let There Be Either "Sportsmanlike Galleries.
for the Baseball Player or Else "Fans" for the
Collier and the Tennis Man. The Possibilities
of the LeUeLing Process Are Fascinating
By FAIRFAX DOWNEY
Illustrations by Ellison Hoover
Illustrations by Ellison Hoover

gesturings with their thumbs, which conveyed
the idea that gladiator who had been struck
out be permanently benched.
There are new rules as usual for football
this fall, and perhaps some Of them apply to
the conduct of those who watch the game
They would have to be stringent, for the sport
at present falls far short of tennis polite
ness. 1t is a tradition at Yale that beginnings
in that direction were made at Harvard, when
the cheering sections of that Bostonan uni
versity were besought to cheer "fercely fell
lows, but not SO loud as to be vulgar" and
when it was courteously urged that the line Of
the football song, "Three cheers for Harvard
and down with Yale be altered to read
''Three cheers for Harvard and one for YALE"
which would, Of course, indicate becoming
partisanship, perfectly natural under the cir
cumstances, without giving voice to spirit
of rude condemnation.
In regard to the cheering at football games.
there seems opportunity for improvement
along the line of more gallant galleries. OF
course, there is already that reciprocity which
is manifested when the opposing stands tender
each other cheer at the start Of the game,
and the teams afterward, and when one side
acclaims an injured player Of the other. But
that is only start
Instead Of delighting in discontinue Of
an adversary tackled as he was making
splendid run, the cheer leader might call for
something of this sort:
Hard luck.
n III Ss-boou-bah!
To which the opposition would ',y appreci.
ativeIy:
Better luck next time.
Tiger. tiger, tiger.
game of baseball attended by perfectly
disciplined golf gallery would be well worth
watching. Picture it. Tier above tier, sit
rows of silent and motioness ladies and
gentlemen in knickers They breathe very
ostentatiously. When the batter up lines one
out far into left field number of those in the
stands rise timidy, apparently with the in
tention of following the player around the
course, but they end by subsdng.
Coaches on the sidelines speak a few quiet
words of caution to the runner, while in the
vicinity of first and third bases, but they will
not raise their voices to carry to second. The
only sound is the patter Of the runners feet
Several persons in the stands, who find them
selves unable to control their hay fever, rise
and leave hurriedly in embarrassment.
A fielder throws the ball in. 1t is going to
be a close decision. The coach on third base
suggests in wei1 modulated voice that the
runner slide. There is a cloud of dust, as of
some one playing out of sand trap. When
it clears away the umpire can be deserted r:.s-
ing gesture Of negation and resign on
He's out!
There isn't a sound Of protest, e..ccp pit that
one choleric fan, who is inclined to disagree,
can De seen thunlbing q book of rules
When the game is over and the final score
has been hung up the board noise of
sedate handclapping can be heard. The gal
lery then adjourns to the clubhouse with the
players.