The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-10-13
Old-TimerS Must Smile at
CLASSY Football Uniforms
Old Grads Scott at Idea Of
Young Starts Looking Nat
ty; Coaches of Today Play
Uniforms for Psychology;
Silk Stockings Very Latest

Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 13.-(AP)-
The blare of q banda wellinl
shout from host of collegians,
frantic waving Of gayly colored pen
nants and, as milady, dressed in ricl
furs and trim tweeds, carefully
yields her crimson lipstick, a squae
of daintily clad gridiron athlete:
prance out on the playing field.
Football fashions change, ant
where once the long haired hero
weighted with unsightly and un.
wicldy protective pads and compli'
Gated heavy harness, was the cyno'
sure of all eyes, today he is con.
spicuous by his absence.
In his stead there stands trim
lightly clad figure dressed in flash.
ing silks that conform to the taper
ing lines Of his body.
Old Grad Shorts
Perhaps the old grad snorts in
disgust-"So this is football" The
fact remains, it is-and the fashion
plate warrior is dressed in. his re.
splendent glory not for the sartorial
effect on the grandstands, but as q
matter of unitarian expediency.
Coaches, who once scorned the
pink tea uniforms" and avoided
silk stockings for fear a player
might be hampered by a run in his
hose" are joining the little band Of
pioneers who experimental to re.
duce the bulk and weight of the
players paraphernalia to his teams
advantage.
The successful teams Of today are
the well dressed teams.
Knute Rockne of Notre Dame has
clad his undering stalwarts ir
silk trousers to replace the stiff
canvas toys Of previous times.
Chick Meehan of New York Uni.
versity brought q gasp from the
startled football world when hi,
warriors wore silken hose of violet
hue.
The University Of South Carolins
-Gamecocks, observers say, are the
flashiest clad athletes on the Amer.
lean gridiron this year. 1T ought
to pep 'em up" declares Billy Lasal
as he describes the bright green jer.
sey with the red helmet that tops
his new uniform.
Has Danger Signal
Standing out like q danger signal
is q large red diamond on the front
Of the green jersey. Since garnet
and black are the university's colors,
the diamond is trimmed in black and
the number on the back Of the iersey
is red and black. A brilliant red
sweat shirt adds a final touch of
color to the new regalia.
Coach Wallace Wade Of Alabama
sends his athletes to the field in
crimson jersies with huge white
numbers. They wear no stockings
and change uniforms frequently.
Coach Amis Of Furman Univer-
sity, South Carolina, has special
footgear for his men this season.
It is 9 light thing, modelled almost
like running shoe, and the director
OF Furman football destinies believes
It will cut fractions Of seconds from
the time of his fleet backs.
Tulane sports green jersies and
green hose, while Vanderbilt shows
gold jersey and gold stockings. Ken
lucky in blue jersies and blue and
white stockings rounds out q trio Of
conservatively but nattily, dressed
teams.
Georgia Tech, brilliant in gold
Jersies for an opening game, prob
ably will be mud spattered and
somewhat tattered by mid-scason-
but after all that seems to be a wav
with these hard-driving engineers.