| Show ap ICE THERE Is always an argument about the size of some record crowd 0 wd the greatest greate s football crowd I 1 baseball crowd boxing crowd et cetera but the record usually Is set every memorial day in indianapolis the mile auto race at the indianapolis diana di polls speedway is the major lure in sport where the estimated e s 11 m a t ed crowd runs from to spectators which wl Is no light outpouring of human beings tot one days event the thrill of the th e speedway lure 1 is the thrill of 0 danger the test of skill and stamina Is rini ni grantland rice high enough but the thought of what might happen to the human soul and body at any given second has the call it if there had only been space enough I 1 still believe that an army notre dame football game in 1915 or 1916 1946 especially 1916 1946 would have broken all records col riff biff jones of west point feels certain certain that the two teams could have played to people sibly more the appeal for this game especially was far beyond the demand for any heavyweight fight or world series ball game few of off hand could name the biggest gest crowd that ever saw a baseball game it was a night game in berlin during the olympic games of I 1 happened to be the there r e the attendance was announced at it was certainly over which Is some or more than any ball park in this country could handle it also was one of the worst ball games ever played looking down to the lowest zone in a class X circuit biggest boxing crowds the two tunney dempsey fights fight s at philadelphia and chicago in 1926 6 and 1927 lead all fight crowds the philly show in the vast centennial centennia i stadium drew more than spectators soldier field in chicago holds toot foot balls record crowd around the reported at cleveland last summer tor for the national open was the largest golf crowd I 1 ever saw on one day although I 1 understand the all american golf shows in chicago have reached golf crowds are the gamest camest of the bunch they take the major beatings when any crowd posses passes the he spectator might as well retire all he can see is backs we have been trying to do some figuring on baseballs attendance for 1917 1947 last season set new major league records record with something to spare as the yankees alone passed the mark and most of the teams beat the score with the two races as close as they have been the fading spring would have given both leagues a large margin it if it been for the most miserable weather one can recall double headers corning coming more I 1 than an a few teams have had many of their big days and nights either rained snowed or frozen out this w will ill lead to a record list of double doub 1 e headers later on but no one can say how long I 1 m many any teams still t ill in the race will be in sight of the leaders after the middle of july once the home team becomes firmly lodged deep in the second division the wild rush to the turnstiles turn tum stiles too often is halted the yankees may still equal or pass their 1916 1946 record mark by remaining in tha fight the giants who drew over a ml million lion with a last year should add at least admissions to their 1941 c count and probably pass pas the dodgers e r a with wl t h something to spare yankees giants white sox and tigers have the only four ball parks that can handle over and all four should have close to record seasons with the teams they have the phillies passed the million count last year and hope to repeat with vi th a hustling scrappy outfit the athletics with an improved team also should be an improvement over the past where more than a few philadelphia fans have grown weary and melancholy at peering at a lender tal year after year the cardinals passed the million mark for the first time in 1948 1946 but their groggy start plus too many rainy days and nights may cut this count down especially it if said cards tail fail to win again miss hitting there seems to be some astonishment in certain parts that a portly veteran by the name of john robert mize can use a bat so well the astonished ones might recall the tact fact that the same mr mize born in demorest ga 34 years s ago go has has been a solid hitter throng throughout hout his long career standing six feet two with a displacement around pounds may be more mize always has had bad the physical bulk needed to get distance |
