Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-17 | Page 22 | Opinions

Fr T OPINIONS II Il Why Th e y II Like Lik to o y Football I Oo d r 1 Question Uon Why do football players play fo football S Submitted by 11 Mrs J. J 11 H Jon Jones Jone es street 11 Fourth rth East street meet Place University o of Utah football practice pr field STERLING JENSEN halfback halfback- I h don't dont know the reason why I I play k f T football I guess its just because I Y f flike like the g game a m g s a y Then there is the rats tradition that has been established at the university of winning games d dId Id I'd like to see that tz tradition kept alive and if I can help a bit bit by playing why that's the thing for me me to dot do t Theses There's a lot of reasons I guess Mr Jensen but that is the main one main one LA LAVON VON WHITNEY guard guard I I suppose each fellow that goes out for football has bas a lot of different reasons for playing They might like the trips and Md the thrill of ot playing play play- ing before huge crowds and they might like the thrill of of- hard bodily contact play and the they might want might want to be bo heroes and they y might Ight think thin thinka a n football letter would make them rate better with the gals but I 1 pl play y yIt it because I like it MILTON MEGHAN qua quarterback quarter quarter- r t e rf r- r f 3 back back My My reason Th A for playing football foot football ball is that the thesa g sa game a m o C develops develop J t y you o u physically j and makes your s mind quicker 1 cr when t hen it comes to tf making important t. decisions J. J Th a t rf may sound like t rf the story book books fj p. p s 6 reasons ns but I 1 I think A think its it's so I II I tt 1 think an athlete 1 J a has something I o t ji I different a a about b o u o-u u t Yf him and in his Mr l Meehan general attitude that is beneficial I think Ill I'll Ill get more out of football than han I put into in into into in- in to it ART BOAM f. halfback I I I play football beca because se I like the game I know that I 1 wouldn't play the game for lor any other reason than that I like the sport Its It's too hard to take things you have to take in practice and in games to do it for any other reason no matter what it might be 36 That isn't a very good reason I r I Iguess guess but its the only one I have and it will have to do SID KR KRAMER halfback Out halfback Out ut- ut side of Ii liking kin g o football as a game t I 1 dont don't know of f 1 F. F many other reaSons reasons rea rea- rear r sons why I play i it Of co course u r 9 e 0 there are area a lot of t things th that t make o J L the he game interesting interest interest- f 7 ing to me You You might think the f pip h trips trips' was one of of i ithe the b big reasons s s for Tor playing But it it isn't with me I 1 dont don't C like them but they're something some Borne Bornen n f 4 tf thin thing you have to 0 vi J put up with if Mr Kramer you like the game as I 1 do