Show AUTOS AID ID If IN t- t i GRID SUCCESS Stadiums of Missouri Valley Conference A Attract Crowds I I KANSAS A SAS CITY Dec 27 CRY B ByThe The Associated A Press Tho Preas-Tho Pre Tho Tho foot toot football football ball Lall arenas of the th Missouri Valley Conference largely lar ly dependent up- up upon upon up upon on Iho tho be Automobile trade be- be because be because cause causo of ot their remoteness from rom large o cities arc aro sharing In the wave of ot popularity which pays pay for tor larger stadia stadla I As all nil but three o of the grid gridirons irons in the Iho Missouri Valley alley grout group are located locatell a 11 hundred bundred miles mil or more front from metropolitan centers the tho thousands thousand who gather for or the for tor th most th football contests come or most part In automobiles orn- orn Officials dais have found the average foot toot ball OOt- OOt boIl bat patron will drive a Il long die die- tanco tanco to 10 tco his hl favorites a per per- perform perform form torm and then step on the gas gastor for tor tho lie Ion long lone trip back home XO No SHAT oN ABOUT A OUT With 1110 a 0 combined seating sCOoting c caps caps- ly capa-ly lIy ity now o of slightly under the tho valley school are arc looking to fo foward ward to extensive Increases This group was tho the birthplace In America of ot the tho modern stylo style foat- foat foot football o t- t tI I ball stadium the th Washington uni- uni university uni university field nelll at St Louis Louts having I been built In 1901 1001 1 01 for or the tho th exposi exposi- exposition exposition tion It It still stands In its orl orle-Inal orle mel condition with a a ca capacity of ot This years year's gridiron dedications included the new stands stan lis at Uni University of ot Missouri at Columbia holding The structure can bo be enlarged to accommodate about more mort The Th University of ot Kansas plans to 10 complete completo the horseshoe bend bendot ot of Its new stadium In time for the opening of ot the tho th 1321 1027 J H football sea sea- acason season sea season son It will Ill then seat scat The Drake at Dee Moines completes their plant with a stadium holding CAN X SI LATER TER The University o of Nebraska Iowa State and Kansas Karwas each have stands to bold hold awaiting the th increase ot of o demand which will call for or closing the ends end to accommodate about 20 20 00 more Tho The Oklahoma arc oro seek seeking ing lug to an n athletic plant and beautify the tho campus so 00 that football spectators can be b cared tor for They hope hop to have it ready reDdy for or The Th UnIversity ot of and Grinnell seat eat eat about OOOO and nd respectively With the exception ot of Wash Wash- Washington ington ingon Nebraska and Kansa tint varsities the valley alley schools ar are locate locate-I a hundred miles or more trout rom big bic bl cities I |