Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
Proposed to Have the Contest
Played in New York.
TROUBLE OVER TICKETS
Attell Favorite in the Fight With
Owen Moran.
BLANKENsHIP WILL NOT COME
George Washington University
Basket Ball Team Suspended.
Krauss' Great Task.

NEW YORK. January There are
.h. hest prospects for the playing of the
Army and Navy foot ball game this year
in Neu York CITY at one of the base ball
parks. The Army officials are solidly Tor
the prospect. and a good percentage OF the
Navy sympathizers are with them
Tho games were played at Philadelphia
for a period of years to the satisfaction
of all parties concerned, until the de-
mands made upon the Army and Navy
associations for tickets became SO extern
siye that it was necessary for them to
secure a larger allotment than had been
accorded them. Pennsylvania. which re-
ceived the major portion OF the uckets'
had also a big clientele which must be
taken care of. and Franklin Fleid couio
not accommodate all the people who de-
manded to go.
The Princeton Experiment.
After a long discussion to try to ar
range the difYiculty. It was decided to move
away from Franklin Field. and two years
ago the game was taken to Princeton
Here all the tickets that were desired
were given to both the Army and Navy.
hut the transportation facilities were so
wretehed that it was impossible to trans
port the crowd to and from the game.
Trains were stalled for hours on the in
adequate tracks leaulng into princeton.
and many did not get to see the game at
all after making the long journeys to
get there 1t was impossible to house
the two cadet corps in the college town.
and the undertaking proved a complete
failure.
AS a result the game was returned to
Philadelphia. and for the past two years
has been played again on Franklin Field.
By a readjustment of the ticket distrteu-
ton both the Army and Navy received
an additional thousand tickets over their
old allotment, and were able to get
through with these. though the limits
were very narrow. Now it appears that
even this cannot be continued. and the
allotment must be cut down again II the
game Is to be played at Philadelphia.
New York offers the facility which the
teams lack.
Schedules May Be Changed.
Besides the change of site. 1t is also
possible that the game may be moved for
ward in the schedules Of the two teams
to an earlier date. Instead of coming,
then. on the Saturday after Thanksgiving
bay It would come on the Saturday be-
fore 1t would lose its peculiar signifi-
canoe as the grand finale Of the season.
and it would have to conflict with the
the change are considered sufficient by
those who favor it.
West Point wants the earlier date for
the double reason that the present date
brings the game within the examination
period at the Point and interferes with
the work there. 1t also objects to the
present conditions. because at the later
date the weather conditions on the plains
are unsGited to practice. Through the
combination Of these two conditions the
West Point team last fall had but one
practice in ten days preceding the Army
and Navy game. and many attribute the
defeat of the team to this lack of prac-
tice.
The Navy would rather that the pres
ent date be retained, but the only reason
urged is that the cadets who are away
Ao1Ntheir annual cruise do not return to
tAgHapolis until September IL. and they
>sxe in consequence compelled to start
TN season later than West Point. This
NAL ter might be arranged. however, on
fquaIt y by an agreement between the