The Washington herald., 1908-02-10
PENN DESIRES GAME
QuakerS Realize Value of the
Army-NaVy Contest.
NEW YORK REAL CONTENDER
Are Hungry for GridiFOn
sport, and as Michigan-IndiRn
TO he Played I'm Big City, Seating
Capacity WiII Have 10 BE Increased.

Philadelphia. Pa, Feb. Eff the
Army and Navy football game is taken
away from Philadelphia this year il
will never come back again, at least %
be played on Franklin Field" said a man
who has had much 10 do with the busi-
ness end of the big football crowds that
have collected in this city during the past
ten years. And what Is more, continued
the oracle. IF the game does get away
from Pennsylvania it viii be the fault Of
the university people themselves. and not
the representatives Of the Annapolis and
West Point institutions. for all who have
ever been connected with the management
of the big game in any capacity readily
admit that Philadelphia is the logical
place to hold the game.
Geographically. historically and social
ly Philadelphia is the proper place Of
meeting. and were il not for the petty
annoyances which the managers Of the
affair have been so often rufied up with.
there would never be any thought OF
playing the game I'm any other city.
Franklin Field is ideally located for the
purpose. and the seating capacity is am
pie so far as the needs Of the Army and
Navy go.
Naturally that portion Of the public
which finds itself shut out for lack of
room may feel a little sore over the fact
that so few tickets are placed on sale
only one-third Of the seating capacity Of
the grounds being within the reach OF
any one not on the complimentary list OF
one or the other Of the two government
institutions, and the tickets that are act
ually sold are first offered 10 the UEiver-
sity of Pennsylvania people, the general
public getting only what they pass up.
To Build More seats.
1T is given out now that the Pennsyl-
yania management will refuse to again
allow the temporary west stand to be
erected, thus cutting down the seating
capacity of the grounds by more than
1900 This is given as the reason why
the big game may not be played IN Phila-
delphia next fan. but this is not the
cause. That the game is as good as lost
TO Philadelphia is shown by the fact
that negotiations are already under way
for building gigantic stands in another
tAAe tN sA'NtAll4tibtAtAt TIE great tEQWN
that is expected to witness the game"
The New York Polo Grounds will likely
be the scene Of the Army and Navy foot
ball game. If # ever does leave Phila-
delphia. 1t is known that negotiations
have been opened looking to playing the
game there, and If the deal goes through
there Will be a number of other big
football matches arranged for the same
field in order 10 help pay .he cost of
erecting stands.
1t has already been announced that the
University Of Michigan viii play the
Carlisle Indians at New York, and it
is not improbable that the Princeton
Tigers, who last year beat the Redmen
on the Polo Grounds, will again seek this
money-winner as New York attrac-
ton. Three big games. such as the Army
and Navy. Michigan and Carlisle, Prince
ton and Carlisle. would make building
stands a paying Investment.
Thirty thousand people are said to have
witnessed a baseball game on the Polo
Grounds and by extending the stands all
the way around the field seats could be
provided fer 4OoQO or 50,0GO football spec
tators.