Judge, 1928-01-14 · page 13 of 36
Judge — January 14, 1928 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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# "High Hat" - Judge Magazine Cartoon Analysis This page satirizes the popularity of indoor sports spectacles at Madison Square Garden among wealthy, sedentary New Yorkers. The main article argues that jaded Manhattan elites are attending prize fights, hockey, and rodeos—not for genuine athletic interest, but for vicarious thrills they can enjoy while sitting comfortably with drinks. The cartoon below mocks hockey specifically, depicting absurd scenarios of violence: players being launched through the air, a goalie trapped in a net, and someone's ear nearly sliced off by a skate. The text bubble sarcastically asks if someone would enjoy having another person skate on their ear while reading. The satire's point: New Yorkers pretend these are "healthy" spectacles promoting vigor, when they're actually enjoying sanitized brutality from safe seats—the opposite of genuine sport. The accompanying editorial by Will Durant suggests adding intellectual content (like lectures) during intermissions to justify attendance. The cartoon exaggerates hockey's violence to expose the contradiction between the sport's supposed health benefits and the audience's actual attraction to danger.
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