The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-18
ANOTHER BOOM YEAR AHEAD FOR
 NATIONAL LOOP
Each Club Averages Cost of $4,50O Per Game;
 Players We'll Paid
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY Limited Press Staff COrrespOndent)

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 New York, October IS - CUP) - Professional football is heading for a boom year, the biggest since the National League was organized in 1921. Early returns indicate all at tendance records will be broken dur ing the 1895 season.
 The spectacular, wide-open type of game played every Sunday by the professionals is attacting new cus- toners in wholesale lots, as the fol- lowing figures show:
 On the Jump
 The New York Giants opening game at the Polo Grounds drew 29,303 paid admissions, 24 per cent increase over last year. Pittsburgh's opening game against the Giants drew 23,000, largest crowd ever to see pro game in that city.
 Green Bay has attracted two ca pacity crowds, one of 15,000 at home against the Chicago Bears and one of 10000 at Milwaukee against the Chicago Cardinals.
 The Philadelphia Eagles twice have broken the professional record for that city, drawing 18,000 in the opening game against Pittsburgh and 22,00O last Sunday against the Chicago Bears.
 The eDtroit lions opening at tendance against Philadelphia was 15 per cent larger than for the open ing game last season.
 The National League showed an increase of about 100000 customers last season over the previous year. Unless weather interferes, the 1885 attendance is expected to take an- other upward jump of about 100000.
 The Gaints, champions last year, drew more than 250,000 persons and gate receipts of aboue $350,000 in seven home games. The profit was about $25,000. One of the big items of expense to the Giants last year was hospital bil lof more than $10,000 for treatment of injured players.
 Nice Pay
 The average payroll for one team for 8 game is around $4,500. The average salary for a back is $200 to $250 and for lineman $50 to $175. The highest paid player in the league is Ken Strong, Giants halfback, whose salary is about 5000, or $5000 per game.
 Bronko Nagurski, Chicago Bears fullback, is another of the highest paid players in the league, but a hip injury has slowed him up and he may be out of action all season, and possibly is through for good.
 Among the first years players Stan Kostka, Minnesota fullback, playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers, is said to be drawing the largest sal ary, approaching 5000.
 The surprise team of the season is the Chicago Cardinals, made up, largely of first and second year men, and coached by Milan Creighton, former U. of Arkansas end. The Cardinals are the only unbeaten team in the league, havin defeated Green Bay twice, 7-6 and 80, and held the eDtroit Lions to 10-10 tie. Green Bay has knocked off the Chi cago Bears, TO, and the New York Giants, 16-7.
 League Leaders
 Ernie Caddell, former Stanford halfback with Detroit, is the leagues leading ground gainer. He has ripped off 238 years in games. Ed Danowski, former Fofdham half back, is the leading passer, having completed 46 per cent of his losses in four games. Dale Burnett, Gi- ants halfback, is the leading scorer, with 30 points.
 A collegiate touch has been in- troduced in the professional league by several teams. Brooklyn has a cheering section, with three cheer leaders who go through the same glrations as collegians. Green Bay and eDtroit have bands The Green Bay organization is called the Lumber Jack" Band, with the members dressing like north woods men. The Boston group is called the 'Red Skin" band.