Show I Sports Parade Parade- Gridiron Season Opens With Great Promises By JACK CUDDY NEW YORK Aug 27 UP Despite UP-Despite Despite war uncertainties confronting confronting confronting con con- fronting sports in general tho gridiron gods are readying the script fon tine of the greatest seasons in football history An important factor in this 1942 c campaign is the brand new hew military and civilian respect for forthe forthe forthe the grid game because of its value in conditioning men for tor modernized modern modern- lz IzOd d warfare warfare the the up stepped-up tempo tempo tem tern in po pa of hand to fighting lightning raids and the terrific physical strain of aerial combat The annual pigskin parade al always always always al- al ways has been greeted with nationwide nationwide na na- na- na wide tion-wide enthusiasm by the men and and the women women women-of of America b because because be be- cause of the thrilling contests it provides and because Of the spectator spectator spectator spec spec- angles cheering sections gay pennants alma mater flowers etc But for years there has been an undercurrent of criticism criticism- a strong minority feeling that college college col college lege fo football did more harm than good because Of the evils of re recruiting recruiting recruiting re re- and subsidizing brawn rath rather r th than n bl brain and nd because of the injuries Injune among players and nd the alleged among student and alumni spectators Gridiron Upswing B BUt BOt t l since nc Pearl Harbor football ll has come into its own as the No 1 sport of World War 2 2 It has been publicized far more as s a body- body and a killer killer-devel killer developer per than even boxi boxing or i The TM sport is particularly important from the individual psychological i angle angla b because h se it accustoms one t to Violent ph physical i l COntaCt nta t. t l 11 the stress being placed on football football foot foot- ball ban in in m many n cr branches of t the armed services and the rapid shift of big- big time coaches from campus t to camps camp Football prepares for the 1942 off kick-off commanding a national respect and admiration that it never enjoyed before Because of this attitude b because attitude because cause of the appreciation appreciation ap ap- ap- ap predation that the game is preparing preparing pre pre- paring a breed of warriors warriors warriors- warriors we we can expect unprecedented enthusiasM enthusiasm enthusiasm among players player fans Much additional sparkle will be added to the pigskin picture by the participation i n of h hundreds d ds s of servi service service i ice e teams team teams outfits that will play tn ga games t S or r Contests tests with c colleges or 01 professional l ele elevens ns When the dust has settled on the season post-season classics on J January nu ry 1 it would not b be surprising to l learn arn that football has contributed between between between be be- tween O Oo and OOOO t to the service jervice Unquestionably n- n ably bly the gates of 01 most mot classics s swill will go to these funds Colleges DoWn Doun The rhe c college ll g g game n e i in g general ner l m mays may s suffer In class class rn in pr precision Cis in on-in on in inthe the niceties of f ex execution cution b because caus of f the shift of many third and hd year fourth me men t to th the services S Sand and to th the n necessity of depending pl more re than ever Upon sophomores a and d in in s some m cases cases even freshmen But what the game will vill 11 lose in precision n it will gain gam in zest and anda hd hda a gener general opening up of pl play y For FO I I II example T formations will be used more mor than ever And the teams eams being generally lighter than thanin in the pa past t doubtless will depend more upon passing and run end ning than upon power In the general enthusiasm for football squads squad's at all colleges are expected to be larger than in the past with even a few of the actual scholars having a chance to tomake tomake tomake make the team And there will bean bean be bean an un unprecedented amount of Intramural intramural intramural intra intra- mural play among the students as the they toughen for War At Maryland Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- land for example Clark Shaugh- Shaugh nessy from Standford is sUperintending superintending superintending super sUper- intending a mass football movement movement movement move move- ment aimed at producing a good team and giving hundreds of lesser lesser lesser less less- er Maryland players the benefit of pigskin training Bookies Bookies' Paradise Because of the uncertainties attending attending at at- tending al ali almost i ost st ever every vez tea team in the theland theland theland land coupled with the public enthusiasm enthusiasm enthusiasm en en- and increased folding money among the citizens it should be the biggest b betting season season season sea sea- son let ift grid history history history-a a gala campaign campaign campaign cam cam- for the bookies You'll YouIt have nave t to get your tickets for the important games this season or be content to listen to the Monday morning quarterbacks in in office or t plant Plant- tell plant-tell tell how Corporal Bolonski made th that t winning t touchdown I |