Judge — February 18, 1922 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Making Up the Team" This **February 18, 1922** cartoon satirizes ice hockey team composition. The central figure—a tall woman in a dark dress and white fur stole—appears to represent either a team owner, manager, or society patron selecting players. She's wielding a hockey stick while examining two small male figures below, suggesting she's literally "making up" (assembling/choosing) a team. The satire likely mocks either: wealthy women's increasing influence in sports management during the 1920s, or the absurdity of unconventional team-building decisions. The exaggerated scale difference and the woman's confident pose emphasize the joke—her selection choices seem arbitrary or ridiculous compared to traditional management practices. The drawing style and subject matter reflect typical Judge magazine satire of upper-class social trends.