Judge, 1930-11-01 · page 9 of 36
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# Judge Magazine: "The All-American Spectators' Team" This article satirizes enthusiastic football fans by treating them as athletes worthy of an "All-American" honors roster. Author Grantland Cluett humorously profiles spectators whose antics at games—not players on the field—merit recognition. The cartoons illustrate absurd fan behavior: one shows a demonstrative spectator gesticulating wildly; the second depicts a fan frantically searching for seating while holding gate receipts, captioned "Dancing with tears in my eyes." The text celebrates fans like George Culpepper (who navigated crowds to find a seat), Fred Grumph (who caught a hat and kicked a woman for a "winning tally"), Lindsley McChesney (who shouted plays before quarterbacks decided them), and Bo Humphreys (who tackled a liquor bottle). The satire mocks both excessive fan enthusiasm and the obsessive coverage college football received—treating stadium behavior as worthy of sports achievement recognition. It's lighthearted social commentary on American sports culture's fan fervor.
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The All-American Spectators’ Team By Grantland Cluett ste Boor is chosen for his a gressiveness and field general- ship, bat what about George Culpep- per, who has a 1 ecord of at ance—saw ev made unassisted run from the trolley through a broken field of ticket spec lators, and slid across Row 11 for the only empty seat of the game. Score: Georgia, 0; we Culpepper, 9. For end, I think Fred Grur should get the laurel wreath. stood up on his seat during the Prince- ton game and caught a hat which had been thrown from behind the cheering section. Fred had nerve, too; for, though he broke a pint and the pol tried to take him out in the third q ter, he stayed in, despite the br glass, and, with the score minute to play, he kicked a Mrs. Witherspoon for the winning tally. Also throughout the entire season Fred carried tickets for substant sains and suffered the loss of only t teeth when he tried to rush the at the Harvard stadium, He was one of the fastest men in the entire Searcely had the ball been) snapped before Fred) had vzed the play ind was on his feet, preventing his neighbor from seeing it for himself. He was always the first man ona seat the instant it was fumbled. ds. sley McChes- ost, who could tell everybody in loud tones just where the ball was going before the quarterback 1 decided for himself? = M so deserves a berth on my All-American because he had that unusual fac ple to sing * rt Harvard,” while everybod ing a locomo- He was the out- standing p nt waver in the E during the 1 on, Every time the crowd would holler “Block that kick !"" Mae would shout “Fake pass!” until the opposition smothered him in programs and newspapers. An out- standing grandstand general, if I ever heard one. I've seen him spot a spec- tator on the other side of the stadium ind holler his head off before the play could be nippe We mustn't forget Bo Humphreys, vho wasn't afraid to tackle anythin In the Notre Dame game he made a flying leap at a bottle of rye and ried off unconscious. Bo wa ways running up and down the (Continued on page 31) tive for ) sen “Dancing with tears in my eyes.” comicbooks.com