Show LAST T AST year on our way west we A traveled as far as Chicago with George Halas owner of the Chicago Bears The discussion came up as to whether or not there were spots enough for two football leagues with eight teams in hi each circuit just as baseball has today Halas didn't think so We have havethe havethe havethe the only league he said with New York Chicago I Philadelphia Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington Pittsburgh I L Boston Detroit and Los Angeles These tr are the pro proven v e n places There is room enough for 4 two big leagues in hi 4 baseball Halas continued but not football We suggested I G. G Halas these spots New NewYork NewYork NewYork York two clubs Chicago two clubs and one each for Philadelphia Los Angeles San Francisco Brooklyn Pittsburgh Washington Cleveland Boston Boson Buffalo Ba- Ba tab falo Calo and Baltimore That only adds up to 14 clubs Halas said We still need two more and I dont don't like three youve you've thrown in Buffalo Brooklyn and Balti Balti- more Football is different than baseball Football always has has- been beena a great baseball town Brooklyn's football team cost Dan Topping around and its new owners more than These figures are startling one has to admit Still Collins in Boston is out more than and Detroit is at least that much in hi 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 hi the National league Only four have ever made money They are New York Chicago Washington and Green Bay Philadelphia has been breaking even and so has Pittsburgh The rest have gone bankrupt or like Detroit and Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton are more than million half out So far Brooklyn Boston and Detroit Detroit De De- troit have been the major dabblers in hi red well red well more than a million and a half Miami blew up with a detonation Outside of a few teams both leagues have suffered heavily on the financial side Overpaid Players Many of them have been paying football players two and three times what wha t they were worth Players more than 28 years of age have been puffing puffing puffing puff puff- ing around Others have reported 20 to 40 pounds overweight We agree with Red Blaik when Blaik-when when youve you've passed 28 go out and get another job Well We'll also add when add when you weigh more than pounds take up some fat mans man's 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 50 much on the physical side Just what will happen later Is a guess beyond our reach Pro football football football foot foot- ball so far has cost various promoters promoters promoters pro pro- close to 10 million dollars A Afew Afew Afew few have made money but nothing like this amount I dont don't believe the losing promoters ers will take this beating much longer And this includes both leagues As far as I can dig up the figures pro football as great a game as it is is still deep In hi the red Los Angeles has proved to be the best town for pro football with Cleveland in second place The N. N Y Giants through the fine football that the Mara brothers and Steve Owen have provided for so many years are well on the safe side Washington Washing Washing- ton has been a sellout on a basis due to Sammy Baugh When Baugh leaves George Marshall will have more headaches than a ton of pi aspirin can cure The sound spots in pro football today are Cleveland Los Angeles New York part of Chicago Chi cago Pittsburgh Philadelphia and San Francisco Chicago cant can't possibly take care of three teams The Rockets already have discovered this sad news Brooklyn a fine baseball city possibly possibly pos pos- sibly the best has known only third and fourth rate football teams for years Brooklyn never has had a chance Few Opportunities I still believe Buffalo and Baltimore BaIt Balti more can be strong centers given high-grade high teams Neither will support support support sup sup- port a loser long There has been talk of Atlanta Dallas Akron and a afew afew few lew other cities including New Orleans Orleans Orleans Or Or- leans that might work out They might might might-if if you care to gamble with witha a loss Most of these are strictly college towns There was some years ago a general general gen gen- eral belief that pro football would wreck college football just as pro baseball smothered college base base- ball I never believed this would happen The college game is stronger today than it ever has been before Pro football Look over college attendance figures figures at Michigan Michigan around around In hi the California Call Cali fornia Pennsylvania and Ohio State stands stands in Los Angeles from Angeles from to all over the college map College football Is still outdrawing outdrawing out out- outdrawing drawing pro football game foi fox game Iame by at least two to tn one |