Word: scrape
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...rest draw from a few hundred down to a handful. At present the relative importance of a sport should not be judged by the attendance. Most men buy only one ticket, usually for football, and the minor teams have very few men at their games. They may scrape along by the help of subscriptions, but larger attendance at their games would be much more valuable to the sport. With increased attendance there is bound to be increased interest in the minor sports, more men will come out for them, and there will be a large number of actual participants...