Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-12-21
WHERE TO PLAY GAME
This Is The Big Question Re-
garding Army And Navy
Next Football Struggle
NOT LIKELY
Too Far From West Point And Officers
Fear Temporary SEATS Would Not
Be Safe

That Washington will not get the
big Army. Navy football game for
next fall, and that this contest will
once more 90 to Philadelphia. now
seems assured, according to those
in position to best judge the pros
poets.
Although it is stated positively by
officials of the Navy Athletic Asso-
ction that the two service Academies
have not yet received an invitation
from the University of Pennsylva
MIA, one of the to probabilities under
consideration contemplate the play
ing of the game in Quakertown.
These two propositions are the
scheme to play on temporary field
surrounded by temporarily erected
stands on the White House oval at
Washington, and an offer of the
National League Baseball Park, in
Philadelphia.
The baseball park in Philadel-
phia is the most likely according
to we'll informed persons, because
of one very serious objection to the
Washington proposition. The oppo-
sition to Washington as the scene of
the big game lies in its great distance
from West Point. Navy, under GER
tain circumstances. strongly favors
Washington, but the representatives
of the Chamber of Commerce of
that city have in every instance
been referred to West Point
The greatest opposition to Wash
ington is the long running time over
railroads from West Point to that
city. 1t is figured here that with
the rush of traffic congestion on the
day of the Army-Navy game, it would
be impossible for the West Point
battalion of cadets to Washington to
see the contest in less than fourteen
to fifteen hours for the round trip.
This would necessitate the cadets re-
manning in Washington over night or
reaching West Point after midnight,
and, it is understood here unofficial
ly that herein lies West Points
big kick against the plan. If a
suitable arrangement could be
made, however, lit would be just
nuts for the Navy" as one officer
expressed the matter. could the
contest be played in Washington
Even in Annapolis, however, there
is opposition to the plan under the
proposed arrangements. The great
demand both here and West Point is
for more tickets for distribution to
the members of both athletic asso-
Citations. The arena at Franklin
Field, seating practically $4,000
persons and has thirty tiers of seats
and to get the desired increase at
Washington would, it is estimated,
necessitate building up the stands to
at least fifty tiers. That this can be
done safely with temporary stands
no one here believes. : Even though
they would guarantee damages for
any injuries, this would not make any
better the injuries should an acci-
dent mar the big game, ;" said ma
val officer today.
A committee of officers has been
appointed at the Academy to confer
with a similar committee from West
Point on the matters involved, and
this committee will take up the ques-
tion of the Washington offer and
the probabilities of making q suit
able dicker with the owners of the
big Philadelphia baseball park, as
Philadelphia is really considered the
logical halfway" meeting point
| for the two academies.