Show QUA 1740 I 1 L LAST AST year on our way west we traveled as far as chicago with george halos halas owner of the chicago bears the discussion came up as to whether or not there were spots enough tor for two football leagues with eight teams in each circuit just as baseball has today halas think so we have the only league lie he said with new york chicago philadelphia washington PItts pittsburgh bargh boston detroit and los angeles angelea these are the proven mn az places there la is room enough tor for two big leagues in baseball halos continued but not football we suggested G lialas halas these spots new york two clubs chicago o two clubs and one each for philadelphia los angeles san francisco brooklyn pittsburgh washington cleveland boston nut but talo fato and baltimore that only adds up tip to U 14 clubs 10 lialas said wo we still need two more and I 1 dont like three youve thrown lu in buffalo Biu Talo brooklyn and baltimore football Is different than baseball brooklyn always has been A great baseball town brooklynn Brook lyns football team rain cost dan topping around and its new owners more than 11 thesa rhese figures are startling one ona has to admit still colllns collins in boston is out more than and detroit is at least that much in the red and these are two national league cities there must be something wrong in the running and handling of pro football looking back 20 odd years there have been more than 20 teams in the national league only four our have ever made money they abis ara new york chicago washington and green bay philadelphia has been breaking even and so has pittsburgh the rest have gone gona bankrupt or me like detroit and boston are more than half a out so far brooklyn boston anade and detroit have been the major dab dabblers alers in ia red well more than a million and a half miami blew up with a detonation outside ol of a few teams both leagues have suffered heavily on the financial side overpaid players many of them have been paying football players two find and three times what they were worth players than 28 23 years of ige age have been pulling around others have reported 20 to 40 pounds overweight we agree with red Blaik when youve passed 28 go out and got get another job well also add when you weigh more than pounds toke take up some fat mans mano game at least 40 per cent of the pro football players today are in no physical condition to play out a game that demands so much on the physical side aide just what will happen later Is 15 is a guess beyond our reach pro toot foot ball so 80 far has cost various promoters close to 10 million dollars A few have made money but nothing liko like ti this Is amount 1 I dont believe the losing promoters will take this beating much longer and this incle includes lea both leagues As an far fai as I 1 can dicupe dig up the flig levies ures pro football as great a game as it Is Is still deep in the ho red los angeles has proved to be the best town tor for pro football wit with h cleveland in second place the no N Y giants through the fine football that the mara brothers rind and steve owen have provided for so BO many years are well on the safe side washington has been a sellout on a basis due to sammy bough baugh when baugh Bough leaves george Gorg marshall eMarshall will have have more headaches than a ton of aspirin can cure the sound spots in pro football today are cleveland los angeles new york part of chicago pittsburgh philadelphia and san francisco chicago cant possibly take care of three teams the rockets already have discovered this sad news new brooklyn a fine baseball city pa possibly the best has known only third and fourth rate football teams for years brooklyn never has had a chance r few ew opportunities I 1 still believe buffalo and baltimore can be strong centers given high grade teams neither will support a loser long there has been talk of atlanta dallas akron and fi a few other cities including new orleans that might work out they might if you care to gamble with loss most of these a a ip are strictly college towns there was some years agol ago a general belief that pro football would wreck college football just as pro baseball smothered college baseball ba I 1 never believed this would hap happen pen the ile college game Is stronger today than it ever has been before pro football look over college attendance figures it nt Michigan aroun around 4 in the california pennsylvania and oldo ohio state stands lalos in los angeles from bioni to all over the college map college football Is still 1111 out drawing pro football game for game by at least two wo to 0 o one |