The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-14
Army-Navy Contest Con-
tract Is DiStaSteful TO
Red and Blue.
MAY MEAN CHANGE
IN SCENE OF EVENT
Poor Athletic Finances at Quaker
School Said to Be Responsible
for Feeling.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec 14--ACCOTdinZ
70 persons nigh in authority at Pennsyl-
vania. the dire straits into which athletics
have been plunged at the Red and Blue
institution by the falling of OF the at
tendance during the past football season
IS likely to cause the discontinuance of
the annual ATmy-Navy game on Frank
lin Field, unless the Two academies con
sent 10 the drawing Of a new contract
with terms Tar more advantageous to
pennsylvania than those OF the one
which has Just expired
In the past Pennsylvania has always
been the host in every sense Of the
Word-ha-5 supplied the field, gone to
great expense, and in return has re-
ceived not one penny One-third Of the
tickets have gone to each Of the acade-
mics and One-thIrd 10 Pennsylvania: but
the proceeds Of the sale OF the latter
have been turned over TO the fund for
the widows and orphans Of soldiers and
sailors
This ~as all very well when football
showed big surplus at Pennsylvania,
but now that the revenue has fallen OF,
steps must be taken toward economy,
and IL is highly probable that the direc-
tors Of the athletic association viii re-
fuse 10 sanction the signing Of a new
Receipts Fall Low.
Under the old contract about 900
seats came to Pennsylvania each year.
which would net about $3.50 income
The falling OF II the football revenue
at Pennsylvania this year was about
$4,000. It IS pointed out that If the
money for which the Pennsylvania tick
cts were sold were turned over to the
fund Tor the widows and orphans. the
Red and Blue athletics would be put
on their feet again, and when IL comes
70 the question OF arranging for the
game next season this is what the Red
and Blue VIII probably demand
one Of the board Of directors Of the
Athletic Association said today. some
scheme must be devised for overcoming
the deficit revealed by the report OF
Treasurer Gilpin- II the money secured
oy the sale Of PENIS share OF the
Army-Navy tickets were taken. this re-
suit would be accomplished.
4 Just Return
This money all comes from PennsyI-
vanIans and would be only a just return
for all the trouble and expense we are
put to each year in preparation for this
game As long as enough money was
corning in each year We could afford TO
give this money 10 charity, but now It
Is a question of dollars and cents with
us, and We cannot afford to have that
game on Franklin Field unless we get
money for our third Of the tickets
This attitude Of the Red and Blue is
apt to come as surprise to the two
academies who have been announcing
that they could go elsewhere unless a
better contract than the last one was
offered In the past they have year
after year demanded more seats and
more concessions, and Pennsylvania has
always yielded
PENIS Concession
Three years ago. when the last con-
tract was entered into. Pennsylvania
agreed 10 erect low. temporary stands
al around the field In order TO afford
the extra tickets demanded.
This year the academies have again
been threatening 10 leave unless bet
ter terms We're given, probably think
Ing that Pennsylvania would yield
again. Probably they would have were
il not for the financial crisis into
which the football slump has plunged
the association but now II looks as II
the academies would have 10 be the
ones TO WELD II the game is 10 he