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Show I OO BBpJpJ " FootbaH Coaches Talk in Large Figures (Bt NBA Service PHILADELPHIA. Nov 24. These j are the days of frenzied finance in college athletic circles. The immense crowds that havo been attending tin bilg games In all sections of the conn- try have brought In big dividends Football coaches, who are successful. talk in fancy figures whon you dicker (or their services. President Baker of the Phlladel- phia National league club was wised i up to this lact recently when ho con-jf.-rr-J with Hugo Bezdck about ' ' managing his tall-end ball cluo ik. who formerly managed Pittsburg is now director of athletic I at Penn State. He has been very suc-icessful. suc-icessful. I it is ald that President Baker Is ! still using t)ie smelling salts In an I effort to recover from the figure ! Bezdek hurled at him It seoms the I yuaker prejry had no Idea of tho ! money the colleges are playing to and tho amount they pay treir coaches. Like baseball, a collego must hav ,i winner if It Is to draw in football The coach plays a btg part In th- gridiron game. Coaches who can turn out winners ask fancy figures Only recently two leading coaches were tenderod new positions and said they -would consider them to the tune of $16,600 a year -oo Croquet Is modification of th ! old game pnli-mall. which was play-I play-I ed durlnc i be rolii of rharle II of ! Aosrtawk 1 |