Life, 1927-04-21 · page 11 of 39
Life — April 21, 1927 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three separate satirical pieces about leisure and sport: **"Just Somebody's Mothers"** depicts two women swimming while boats full of spectators watch. The caption mocks mothers who use syrup or camomile tea as home remedies for sick children, implying they're more interested in swimming than child care. **"The American Credo of Sport"** is a numbered list satirizing American sporting attitudes—mocking assumptions about sportsmanship, rule interpretation, and national superiority in athletics. It critiques both actual sports practices and smug American exceptionalism regarding sport. **"The Constant Dub No. 3"** shows a dentist extracting a nail from a tennis player's ear, captioned about his poor tennis performance. This recurring comic series mocks an incompetent amateur athlete. The overall theme ridicules American leisure culture and sporting pretensions.
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what ster both 0 see m st go is hoald Fancoasm — Just Somebody's Mothers First Channel Swimmer: you say you USE SYRUP OF FIGS? WELL, MY DEAR, I always USED IT WHEN JUNIOR WAS SICK, BUT WITH JANIE AND TI Baby 1’ f FOUND THAT A GOOD STIFF DOSE OF PLAIN HOMEMADE CAMOMILE TEA, elc., etc., etc. 1 THAT ao batter hitting a foul * ball must step out of his box un- til the ball is returned to the pitcher. Otherwise he may be touched out. 2. That all wrestling matches are crooked. 3. That a good swordsman with his back to the wall can hold off a dozen opponents and emerge victori- ous. 4. That spitting on the bait makes it irresistible to the fish. That all umpires are idiced in favor of the other The American Credo of Sport 6. That falling off a horse denotes poor horsemanship. 7. That tall, thin men make the best pitchers. 8. That they stop a game of crick- et every five minutes and drink tea. 9. That bullfighting is cruel and degenerate, but a boxing match is a scientific exhibition of consummate skill. 10. That if the boxing match proves to be an unsanguinary affair, the contestants are a pair of weak- The Constant Dub kneed, butterfly-chasing, yellow-ab- domened chorus boys. 11, That the information received from a sporting-goods store clerk is invariably accurate. 12, That an American can beat the representative of any other na- tion at anything, and always does. H.W. H. From Habit DENTIST (extracting nail from a tire of his car): Quict now. You won't even feel this. No. 3° HIS INEFFICIENCY AS A TENNIS PLAYER IS LITTLE SHORT OF ASTOUNDING—— comicbooks.com