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Show IT USED to be that there was nothing "so rare as a day in June" when football bounded back Into the steamy summer scenery. But this is the way it is now with the world upside down. Here are some ot the famous football foot-ball people we have run across in the last few days and they will all be on the busy side shortly: Frank Leahy Head Coach at Notre Dame: "We'll have a pretty fair squad at Notre Came, including what we have left from last year and our navy additions. We won't have to travel far to play a number of first-class opponents and of ourse, we hope to meet Army again in New York for our only real trip. And am l can tell you now. Grantiand Rice Army will be something some-thing to beat this next fall. Neither Notre Dame nor Army will have many big men, but we'll have a few fast ones." Lou Little Columbia: "We might iiave a pretty fair squad at Columbia. Colum-bia. We have a number of opponents oppo-nents close at hand where little traveling trav-eling will be needed. Of course, we an only use the navy men on their off hours. The idea isn't to have any championship team. But we'll build up the best team we can get, win or lose, for the good that foot-tball foot-tball brings." Carolinas Will Play Herman Hickman 310 pounds from North Carolina State: "Are we going to play football in the Carolinas? Caro-linas? One hundred per cent sure. We have a group of fine colleges fairly close North Carolina, Duke, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, demson and others. Tennessee isn't far away. Neither is Georgia Tech. Those that are under the navy will do pretty well those under the army will have a tough time. But we are going to try to get every fellow to play football, whether he can play well or not. Kids need football not only physically but for the rugged type of competition it brings. The two Carolinas will be right In the middle of the football map." Ted Blair One of Yale's best tackles: "No, Harvard's decision to .give up intercollegiate sport doesn't affect Yale. With Howie Odell on the job we'll have a lively season, if we don't have a winning one." Red Blaik Army: "We won't have a big squad.- I mean by that we'll have few men over 175 pounds. But we should have a smart, keen set of cadets who love football and who will match the spirit of any team they meet. We'll have an alert team with- a fast charging line and several good backs who can kick and pass. Also run. I only wish the public could know what football means to the morale of the cadets, In spite of the 16 hours a day they give to the hard work and the discipline dis-cipline that makes the best type ot officer." TJie Competitive Side Red certainly hits the nail on the head there. . What a great many of our army war leaders don't seem to understand is that there is a mental men-tal or competitive side to sport as well as a physical side. This is why we need football beyond be-yond any other single game. There are other games that will give out just as much physical fitness fit-ness possibly better physical fitness. fit-ness. Such games as handball, one of the best of all conditioners, crosscountry cross-country running, boxing, calisthenics, calisthen-ics, etc. Hut outside of boxing there Is no other game that has football's worth as a competitive sport. The navy lias a better slant on this situation than the army has. Pro Football Pro football officials met a few days ago to outline the next fall campaign. Most of the league is sure to go ahead with what It has left. As pro games are only played on Sundays, there is no reason why those working in war plants shouldn't stick to their war jobs and still play football. Most of the pros keep In good physical shape. They don't need as much coaching, so far as fun- , damentals go, as college players require. The standard of play won't be as high as it was before, but it will keep about the same average aver-age that baseball has on hand. And baseball Isn't doing too badly. While some cities have fallen well behind in attendance, others, such as Philadelphia and Washington have shown a heavy increase over past years. A close race can make up at least partly for the absence of stars. The one feature that might cut in upon pro football is the probable drafting of married men with children. chil-dren. This move may come along too late to aiTect baseball this summer, but it would have a rougher effect upon fall football. |