Judge, 1925-11-14 · page 6 of 37
Judge — November 14, 1925 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page Analysis: Judge Magazine This page contains sports content rather than political satire. The main article, "Base-Football," describes a college football game between Colgate and Kolynos Universities broadcast on WWW radio. The narrative details game plays in humorous, exaggerated fashion—including broken-field running and home runs—mixing baseball and football terminology for comedic effect. "Last Down—No Yards to God" is a sentimental poem by Hugh Wood about childhood memories near a nine-yard line. A small humor section titled "On a Note" contains a brief joke about musical terms and piano installment plans. The "Krazy Kracks" section offers wordplay humor. The cartoons illustrate the sports content but lack political commentary—this is entertainment-focused content typical of Judge's lighter offerings.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
The two worst dancers on the team carry the ball. Last Down—No Yards to Go! HEN I was four and Ethel three, She lived right down the street from me. It seems, at times, but yesterday When she was but nine yards away; And prettily for her I’d pine Those days upon her nine-yard line. When I was five and Ethel four, Our family moved right in next door— And joyous was my childish heart, For we were but one yard apart. I worshiped at her baby shrine, ‘Those days on Ethel’s one-yard line. The old backyards are built up now And picket fences don’t allow Two childish hearts to intertwine Upon the backyard courting line. I’m “downed”—yet made my goal for life, For backyard Ethel’s now my wife! Hugh Wood On a Note Crescendo—Are you familiar with musical terms? Diminuendo—Yes. I’m paying for a piano on the installment plan. “I wouldn't give a center see Harvard play.” In addition to numbering the play- ers, why not give a few interesting personal details? Base-Football (The World’s Series Finished, the Radio Sports Announcer for Station WWW _ Broadcasts the Season's First Football Game Between Col- gate and Kolynos Universities) “(oxeate wins the toss and kicks off, with two men left on the bases. Kolynos receives the ball on its own fifteen-yard line and steals third base by clever broken field running. There are two strikes and three balls on the batter, with fifteen yards to go. Colgate tries a for- ward pass and is declared out at first base. Three sharp incurves are pitched and Kolynos hits a home run, only to be stopped on Colgate’s twenty-yard line, as the shortstop makes a splendid catch of a sizzling drop-kick. . . . The score is three to two... at the end of the third quarter. The seventh inning opens and Colgate takes out its old pitcher, putting in a new quarterback, who is freely hit each time for a four-yard gain. “The Colgate cheering section breaks out with the college song, and the bums in the left-field bleachers break out pop bottles. A hot grounder gets by the second baseman and Kolynos gains forty yards on an off-tackle play. The next man up flies out, and Tooth- brush of Colgate brushes aside all opposition, as he grits his whitened teeth and puts the ball over the danger line for a goal. The whistle blows for the end of the fourth quar- ter, leaving the score nine to eight after twelve hard-fought innings, which required sixteen pitchers.” Cyrano | |