Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 27 | 'Pro' Tennis and Football Suffer Financial Slump

PrO Tro Tennis Tennis' and ild N I Football Suffer Financial Slump Despite the fact that C. C C C. Pyle pr premier mier exploiter of professional athletic talent paid them a handsome handsome handsome hand hand- some salary alary for their services services Suzanne Lenglen Mary K Browne and several other leading tennis players ar are probably regretting the fact that they gave up their amateur amateur amateur ama ama- standings' standings tb to go into th the big money racket With the exception of the countrywide to tour r at the beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning of th the year these stars have been rather idle most of th the season and the ther fact that P Pyle has not made any further ventures inthis In Inthis inthis this direction indicates that he didn't m make all that he e expected S Red Grange has man managed ged to k keep ep the professional football game moVing maying moving may may- ing although not nearly so fast tast and successfully as la last year As s compared compared com corn pared with the backing of intercollegiate inter inter- collegiate gridiron tussles the pro prophase prophase phase phaRe of ot the game was almost a total lo loss s during 1927