Judge — October 17, 1914 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge's Revue: Football This page satirizes American football through various sketches. The top panel shows a rugby-style scrum, establishing football as the subject. The central caricature depicts "A Full Back"—a player with an enormously muscular back, suggesting the physical brutality of the sport. The figure labeled "First down" appears to reference football terminology. "Gridiron Stars" at bottom depicts three figures in fashionable clothing, likely satirizing how professional football players were becoming celebrity figures and cultural icons. The sketch captioned "Had, the conquering heroes come!" shows formally-dressed spectators, suggesting the social pretension surrounding football spectatorship. Overall, the page mocks football's growing popularity, its violent nature, and the celebrity culture developing around the sport during the early 20th century.