The Redwood gazette., 1934-11-08

Given a fine opportunity at Lions club Monday
when another matter was being discussed, ]. H.
Wchman, superintendent of Schools called attention
to the fact that attendance at high school football
has been disappointing to faculty and students
this season.
slow but has been playing fine brand of ball in
games it particularly odd that this should be
true. Surely there is lack of interest in the grid
sport here, judged by the number who travel to Min
neapolis frequently and pay 1920 per seat at the
memorial stadium, besides other expenses necessarily
involved.
Last winter when regional championship bas-
ketball team developing game by game, there
always plenty of empty seats at games here and
and it not until the district tourney almost
won that the fans began to take an interest. The
result is that athletics fail to pay expenses since
money spent at tournaments does not to any great
extent swell the athletic funds of competing schools
Night football has been suggested but the lack of
interest in basketball and the variety of times at
does indicate that it is because fans too busy
that they do not attend.
Season ticket sales have been suggested and
tried with not too encouraging results. Another plan
offered is that variety be given by scheduling
opponents from other sections of the state occasional
ly. This too involves additional expense.
The situation to be requiring consider
able work by civic organization which is will
ing to devote time to a good
AS this is written returns the state ticket for
Redwood county scattered and incomplete but the
vote given legislative candidates would indicate that
Farmer-Labor leaders in the county have lost their
grip to appreciable extent.
John Zwach little known until he filed last spring,
led his Farmer-Labor endorsed opponent by nearly
1000 votes in this county. Fred H. Dawson, after
barely being nominated in four-way primary where
he had the geographical advantage walloped Mike
Kramer, the countys widest known member of the
party, by 1900 votes.
Leon H. Brown who is hated by the Farmer
Labor masters of the county than any other and
a victim of slanderous campaign, lost the county
by less than 200 votes.
These developments may easily lead to a change
in leadership, redistribution of of the jobs
available to the faithful providing they success
full vote getters.
In the state all that has been said about the hope
lessness of trying to defeat Olsonsm without fusion
was fully justified shown by the vote. Minnesota
has intention of returning to Republicansm for
sometime yet and probably would not have turned no
matter who had headed the ticket.
1t is also doubtful that Democrat could have
been elected if alone in the field, torn the
party by bitter rival factions and with apprec
able part of it's membership friendly to Olson.
For once straw vote proved inaccurate, support
ing the claim of Farmer-Laborites and Democrats
who ran behind Nelson in the straw count. Perhaps
it nobly inspired but the straw vote only served
to do two things, cut down the Regan vote apparently
to the benefit of Olson and stimulate the activities of
the -Labortes, again to the benefit of Olson
Typical of good many comments made as the
returns came in was this: "Well the Minneapolis
papers have hollered Wolf Wolf many times that
they can't the public any when there
may be real danger"