The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-18
PUBLIC LIKES
EXTRA POINT,
POLL REVEALS
SPORTS SURVEY OF NATION
AL MAGAZINE FINDS TIE
BREAKER IN FAVOR. 9TH.
ER SUBJECTS AEALYzED

Regardless Of the seasonal
newspaper controversy over the
Observation-Disclosures III foot
bah, this play received a favor
able decision from the public in
the newiy-originated nation
wide sports poll conducted re-
Gently by Esquire. A total of
1853 per cent of the voters from
coast TO coast indicated that they
favored retention of the tradi-
honal tie-breaker in the grid
sport. The majority opinion was
that it was better to take a
chance on settling the score dur
ing the afternoon by the point
after-touchdown than to have to
wait till next year" for the de-
cision.
College football is safe from the
pro blitz in the opinion Of nine
out of ten people in the country,
according to the tabulation of
the new magazine feature. Con-
fined largely to the metropoh-
tan areas, pro football poIed
Only 80 per cent of the votes on
this question.
No Special Privilege For Stars
On the question Of whether OF
not sports stars should receive
special eopsideration from the
draft boards on the theory that
they help keep up public morale
by their specially performances,
the public voted 1877 per cent
against giving these phenoms
any special privilege, and thus
in favor Of regarding them the
same as any other American
citizen in this period of national
emergency.
Whether or not the present
day parade of the women to the
bowling alleys has increased the
popularity Of the pin game
among men received a favorable
decision from 69.1 per cent Of
the pollees. A slightly lower
tally of IS per cent rated the
athletes of the 1914 decade
as just as colorful as those Of
the preceding decade which had
produced such supermen as Babe
Ruth, Jack Dempsey. Bobby
Jones, Bill Tilden, Red Grange,
ct al This indicates that the
younger generation believe in
their own heroes of today just as
strongly as did the younger gen
Grafton of the New Era.
Interest Remains
A percentage of IT'S of the in
dividuals found that their own
personal attendance at sports
events had not been reduced by
radio broadcasts. Similarly 85.3
per cent Of the persons polied
stated that they did not believe
that newspaper and radio pub
licity on spectator" sports had
diminished their personal partiei-
patton in games.
On the question DO you con-
slider post-season Bowl games
primarily significant sports
events?" there was the closest
division Of opinion Of any OF
the ten questions submitted TO
the public to be solved. Fifty
one per cent Of the fans indicat-
cd that they did regard them as
major SPORTS events. A majority
Of 68.I per cent indicated that
they did not believe that basket
bah in its present form is too
vigorous a sport for its partiei-
pants. - f1ft"
Race Racing On Level?
There was \ remarkably close
agreement between the public
and the sports editors on the
question: AT what percentage
Of honesty would you rate run
ming horse racing at all the na-
tons tracks?" The public re-
garded COS per cent Of the races
as being on the level whereas
the sports editors rated the pon-
les at 6O4 Der cent honest
A detailed story about the new
Esquire Sports Poll by Herf
Crafts and Ralph Cannon IS r1n-
ming in the December issue, NV
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