The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-17
TALKING
IT OVER
By JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-F'or some
L Y years, one Of the big football
games in the south has been be-
tween Vanderbilt and Tulane. These
two teams won't play next year,
and probably not for number Of
years to come. They have for
mally severed relations.
1t Is not unusual for two tradi-
tional rivals in college sport to pick
up their marbles and go into a
dour pout. But in this instance, the
casus belli (squawk to you) is a bit
unique. 1t seems that the Tulane
customers gave the Vanderbilt play
ers the old bronx cheer.
Even the soft nuances of a southland
Draw didn't make ~ any easier 10 take.
Ana so, IN due course, the announcement
Was mace tnat vanderbilt Wouldn't play
nesseans VIII stand for beer under Roose-
veit, but not boos. Hawl
Inc exact details are missing, but the
Tulaners Unbeaten since 1923, Wander
PIT checked their victory marcn in the
mira game this season, achieving a 90
draw. And when this happened. the nome
town supporters got up on their hind legs
and popped of in the lrenzied manner. 10
one OF the ethical traditions OF football
is that the customer should be seen but
not. heard; When things go wrong ne is
most part ne does, and think this is a
me tribute TO the teachings of Emily
Post. But there must be times when even
pulse TO take down his hair and let the
dandrud fall where 1t may.
Personally, don't think the modern col
leges have right to enforce discipline in
the stands. 1 mean such discipline as is
expressed by pair Of agitated tonsils.
say this considering the brazen way in
lie trade. 1t would be different II football
were SIN campus sport But 1t isn't
it's business.
MO matter where you find him,
IN your American sports addict is
pleasantly rowdy and Wibrantly
partisan. In theory, he subscribes
to the sports-for-sports sake doc
trine. And as lang as the game goes
his way he remains an admirable
idealist, unswervingly faithful to the
higher principles.
But when the umpire blows one in
q pinch, or the star half back drops
touchdown pass in his hands, he
turns on the heat.
II you feel disposed to admonish him he
fts eP aa ~ m enect. Say, what did l pay my
nevertheless true that your American
sports addict feels that when he pays for
ms Ticket ne buys not only spectators
r. This right is respected in the baseball
p PARIS. ana the tight arenas: The pro-
rather have the squawks than lose the
II the football customers are becoming
nave an easy way out. All they need to
do is TO- quit selling the customers any
more tickets. 1t is elemental that where
you nave no customers you have no social
problem.
The clustering boo is not new in football,
nor is II restricted to any one section of
the country. I have heard some very ex-
cellent booing at football games in the
east both in the Yankee stadium where
POO cDodns tod y an institution and at the Ivy
ward But 1t was all in good clean dis
gust and the next year the same teams
were battling again.
I REMEMBER once that Nal Ste
Il vens, the Yale coach, became
so incensed at an official who had
made a ruling against one of the
Eli pass receivers in a game with
Army that he jumped to his feet
and started out on the field, CIV
ing very beautiful impersonation
of John j. McGrau in his early
days as bellicose Giant.
The Yale stands applauded and I
was quite shocked to hear such
unkempt phrases, or the academic
equivalent thereof, as "robber,"
throw the bum out" and whats
the matter--have you got bet on
the soldiers?"
Unless I am mistaken Stevens was still
out there on the field Ginning with the
Official after the game was over and the
customers were swarming through the
gates.
suppose Il just goes to prove that
under the skin all customers are alike
and that squawk is a squawk no matter
where you hear it or what the cause.
Being peace-loving and none too good
with my left hand, especially at long
range, unless of course am in there with
do not like disturbances of any sort. But
I say as long as the customers stop at
oooing and as long as they continue to
pay their. $3.50, I don't believe anybody
The fact is the customers in this coun-
Try are, taking them by and large, very
tolerant and decorous. BY way Of re-
assurance, | commend you to the follow
La Plata, Argentine, Nov. I5.-Leon
AriSmendi, refereeing q soccer game here
yesterday was shot in the head and
critically wounded when be refused to
Over there the athletes take bows
when you boo them.