New-York tribune., 1910-11-28
Officers of Both Branches Start
Movement to Leave
Franklin Field.
TENTATIVE PLANS OFFERED
Lease Of Local Baseball Grounds
Most Favored Scheme, but
All Agree That Some
Change Is Necessary.

movement has been started in the Army
and Navy Club at Washington to ar
range for the playing CT all future ath-
Ieric contests between the government
naval and military academies here in
New York
Several tentative plans have been pro-
posed 10 bring this about, and while
none Of them has as Yet been selected
L the exclusion Of the others. the gen
era proposal has met with the enthusi-
sst5c support Of members Of the Army
Athletic Association and the Navy Ath-
letic Association
These are the plans under considera-
ZION. First. for the athletic associations
o< the TWO branches Of the service TO
purchase q park in or near New York
and build on II stands capable Of holding
from forty TO fifty thousand persons;
second. 70 acquire long term lease on
E piece Of ground suitable for athletic
competitions and build stands upon il,
erd. third. 70 lease either the Polo
grounds Or the grounds Of the New York
American League Baseball Club and
play the annual Army-Navy football
games OF one or the other Of these. In
case the last plan is adopted. officers Of
the associations VIII attempt TO lease
TIE grounds for q comparatively short
tine. say, three 10 five years.
Officers Prefer New York.
Ever since the renewal OF the Army
Nav matches men in the service have
been anxious 10 obtain some park Of
their OWL. and from time to time Wash
iazton mas been suggested as 2 suitable
situation. But New York. being more
easily accessible 10 army and navy off,
GERS generally, and because Of its SD
rerior transit facilities, is more favored
by them.
Byron Long. who played brilliant foot
bail when he was a midshipman, has
made 4 thorough study Of the situation,
and believes that one Of the three plans
mentioned VIII prove practicable Other
officers who have talked over the ques-
ten believe there is q strong chance OF
ire two service elevens lining up against
zach other in or near New York in 1911
The plan that has met the strongest
spr-oval is that Of purchasing outright
E mark here and building stands on IL
IN favor Of this Il is pointed out that the
amy and nay would have absolute
control Ct II. and that every ticket
could be allotted 10 army and navy
men.
r7---r7e-r7ore. the park could be used
ror only for the annual football game
between the two academies, but, Win
lie anprovaI Of the War and Navy de-
-a~-manrs. for other dual competitions.
srr- as baseball and track meets II
vru7d have an even greater value IN
that II would afford q feld'for the ath-
1e:fe teams of visiting battleships and
adjacent forts 70 practice on and TO hold
their match games.
May Request Appropriation.
The trouble, however, is the question
oe z,-,a,se- There is serious doubt as
% The ability Of army and navy officers
L. raise sufficient funds 70 pay for land
and stands. To meet this objection 1t is
suggested that z bill could be introduced
IN Congress asking for an appropriation
II this were done, and the bill passed
the new athletic park would Of course
be the property OF the government
In regard 10 the second plan, the main
d5%=cuItv seems 70 lie in being able to get
: long enough lease on suitable park
T. warrant building stands Advocates
II mis- plan urge in its favor that the
rark could be rented for athletic con-
tests when il was not needed for army
erd navy teams, and that the rental thus
derived would 20 far toward paying the
lease. money. But this would be more or
less subject 10 governmental approval
The third plan is generally CONSIDERED
the most practicable. in that II does hoI
tr.5lve an expenditure beyond the pres
.nt means Of the Army Athletic Assocl-
t5s9n and the Navy Athletic Association
Us advocates urge its immediate adop-
ton. both on the ground that Il WolIo
give immediate relief 10y placing neaTly
a-esre more tickets at the disposal OF
army and navy people and because they
believe II sound business Judgment 70 go
into the PROPOSITIONS Of buying outright
and long leases with more deiloeratioh'
and not until a careful estimate can be
made OF The funds which the two as
seciarfons can be sure OF raising
Not enough Seats to Go Around
IN recent years applications for uckels
1o the A-my-H,avy football game have
Increased so enormously that those III
charge of The distribution Of the tickets
lave been utterly unable to meet the
demand and have been greatly enloar-
ra--sed in aIlotting the tickets at their
DISPOSAL. Franklin Field has capacity
of onlv $500. willie the Polo Grounds
can scar 4n8roxinately 5000 persons
Moreover. students Of the University
CT Pennsylvania. under the existing ar
rangemerr. have the privilege o. pur-
chasing tickets - the game up 10 the
number = eight thousand, the proceeds
going 10 charity. So at present the
army and navy have 10 be eontented
with twenty thousand tickets for the
game
i the game were played on field
leased or purchased by the Army Ath-
letic Association and the Navy Attn
letic Association every ticket would be
e the disposal Of the two associations
snd TINS IS What their officers want 70
bring about. although they DO not under
value or fail 70 appreciate the courtesy
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