Life, 1927-11-10 · page 7 of 44
Life — November 10, 1927 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon: "Football Coach"** A coach addresses his team with the caption emphasizing that "football develops individuality, initiative and leadership." The satire is straightforward: the coach is physically pushing and directing his players into uniform positions, contradicting the stated goal of developing individuality. This mocks the gap between what coaches *claim* to teach versus the actual regimentation required in organized sports. **Short Stories Below:** The page contains three brief humorous anecdotes: "Perkins' Big Chance" (about a substitute football player), "In the Absence of Information" (a joke about a woman's laughter), and "Long Range" (a quip about a woman sending a tracer bullet after her husband). These are typical of Life's light, satirical humor content from this era.
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Football Coach (to players): REMEMBER THAT FOOTBALL DEVELOPS INDIVIDUALITY, INITIATIVE AND LEADERSHIP. NOW GET IN THERE AND DO EXACTLY As I TELL you. . Perkins’ Big Chance HERE was a great hush. in his temples. Coach Smith turned sir, but young Perkins,” the line- Baker, last of the Hogwash at last and beckoned to his assistant. coach said. “Shall'we send him in? rst-string players, was being “There is no one left on the bench, Coach Smith eyed the eager young carried from the fi It bantam for one brief moment had been a heart-breaking [5 - s ~ re 7] and turned away game. Man after man had |, ( ; a "Hell, no,” he said wearily. been rushed into the . ) VU. ‘Send in the bench breach to stem the vicious at- y. Paul F. Watkins. tack of the visiting Wolver- d ines, but to no avail. Man ) ¢ > 4?) ifter man they had been [-@) Gs VU ~ Mr ta O In the Absence of carted off the field to the Ly, 49) fe Information showers and the offices of the = E school physician, Now there H were but ten men on the field for old Hogwash and one man on the bench. Young Per- hinS, 126-pound flash of the scrubs, donned his helmet and vranced up and down the turf. amazemen It was m1s moment after these ‘ He: No; as far as I know They laughed when I sat down at the piano. Sune: But when you started playing, did the laughter dic on their lips as if by magic, and’ did you hear gasps of three bitter, gameless years. they're still laughing Coach Smith stood gloom watching his last hope be Long Range carried to the dressing-room. “APE \ word from him, a wave of Frrax ES: How did that Chicago woman find her his hand and Perkins would a r h out onto the field and Modest Celebrities husband ? nto the lists of hurt or to THE SUBSTITUTE TACKLE WHO BROKE THE STAR Groraia: She sent a tracer glory. The blood pounded HALF-BACK’S LEG IN A PRACTICE SCRIMMAGE. bullet after him. comicbooks.com