The Washington times., 1935-01-02

itinerant halfback who is welco
Mr.. Charles Dorais-Gus of
Notre Dame-views with alarm
the increase of liquor guzzling at
college football games. He con-
tends this guzzling, unles S
crushed under foot, will affect
the welfare of coaches. Perhaps
Mr.. Dorais fears some of the
most enthusiast guzZlers will offer
him a drink.
It is recommended that no one
obviously under the influence of
liquor be admitted to any foot
ball stand. If the drunk-Mr.
Dorais admits that any man suf-
ficiently under the influence of
liquor might be drunk-makes a
pest of himself, the thing to do
is give him the buns rush. Put
him right out of the stands, first
taking care to refund his money
and thus avoid law suits and
embarraSSments growing out of
any legal reprisals the inebriate
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Mr.. Dorais is apprehensive of
the increase in betting on college
football. He raises a warning fin
ger and solemnly tells the coaches
that really they should refrain
from picking winners on Friday
nights by radio and printed form,
advising the public of their
preferences.
Concerned Over Conduct
Mr.. Dorais is greatly concerned
over the conduct of the paying
public as it affects, or is apt to
affect, the conduct of football
John @. Citizen suggests Dorais
and the rest of the coaches mind
their own business. The public
refused the self imposed guardian.
ship of PuSSyfoot Johnson,
Wayne Wheeler and other fanat
les. It doesn't particularly need
the help of Gus Dorais to regu,
late it's conduct or morals.
There might be one or two
coaches at that meeting whose
ideas on ethics were at variance
with those of certain conference
and association groups. One or
two coaches might have gone too
far in recruiting good halfbacks,
1t might be interesting to have
Mr.. Dorais report on that phase
of football. / wonder where he
would start. Can't tell, it might
be right at Detroit.
Lot of Betting
There is no doubt there is a
lot OF betting on college football
Professional gamblers tell me the
college gridiron is the last from
tier of honesty in sports. Those
boys really go out and play to the
limit for the glory of winning
They can't be framed any more
than the broncS at rodeo can
be framed.
Another thing about college
football. Keepers of statistics tell
me football form is true in some
thing like IS per cent Of the
games. The betting public takes
the teams, and in the games
where figures show 423 for one
team and As for another, they are
about even money and a defeat on
either side is not an upset.
We have always had public
drinking at football games. We
have always had the college drunk
on Saturday, and we probably al
ways will have them. We have
always had the men who bet on
college football game. If the
Sanctimonious Mr.. DoraiS or any
one else thinks we haven't, he is
not we'll informed. Despite this
alarming tendency-after all these
years it really should be a de
veloped condition-football has
done pretty well. Very well indeed
if you read the financial report.
Another Old Gag
And then there's another gooC
old gag that has been revived. You
know, the one about giving the
game back to the boys. That will
| happen when the white men give
the Atlantic seaboard back to the
Indians and the buffalo migrate
again where Kansas. City stand!
today. There isn't a football
coach in the country today wht
hasn't a card index system or
every worthwhile prep schoo
player in his part of the country
There isn't a coach who doeSn'
"just happen around" where there
are good football players, anC
naturally the talk turns to deal
old Crumplehorn and the pail
moon on the campus in spring.
| Maybe an alumni group repre-
sents the coach, but it's beint
done. 1t is selling the school tt
athletes in one form or another
and it is okay. But as for givinl
the game to the boys-well. they
wanted to fire Gil Dobie at Cornell
because he couldn't beat boiler
makers with students,