The Washington herald., 1913-12-02
GRIFF BIDS FOR
ARMY-NAVY GAME
Pilot Of Nationals VIII Confer
with Service Leaders in
Near Future.
USE TEMPORARY STANDS
Crowd Could Be Taken Care Of, Say,
"0h Fox"-Middies Not
Satisfied.
BY g. w. SWAN.

Manager Grifith, OF the Washington
baseball club. win make a bid for the
Army-Navy game next fall. Last night,
In an interview, the boss Of the Nationals
stated that as soon as he had conferred
with President Minor, Of the ball club,
he would get in touch with the heads
Of the Naval Academy and West Point
athletic associations.
With Manager Grifith issuing this
statement, and with the plans he has
already made. Washington at last has
q real chance to secure the big gridiron
battle. When Grin says he will make a
bid for the game. that goes, and the Old
Fox will work every wire to have the big
contest staged here next fall
Speaking OF the game. Manager Grifith
said last night: I'VE would have 70
erect temporary. stands, holding, say 20,-
900. but this could be done by putting
the stands on line with the playing
field, and by erecting double deckers on
the present fifty cent seats. In this way
seats could be made for as large a crowd
as would attend the game.
1T would cost lot of money, but the
ball club would be glad to undertake the
proposition, without a cent of compensa-
tion- All We would want would be to
break even. Washington is the place to
hold the game. that is admitted on all
sides. and I think that after have had
talk with Mr.. Minor and with the
Naval Academy and West Point officials.
everything can be arranged"
That the Naval Academy officials would
welcome a change to Washington Is
well-known fact. The writer. In con-
yersation with ceveral members of the
squad in New York Saturday night after
the game. heard quite a few kicks on
playing in New York again. 1--WE had
to give in to West Point this year to
have the game played" said one mid
shipman. but next year we can do a
little talking ourselves. I think WASH
ington appeals to all the middies. and
hope the cadets will see il the same way.
We made a long journey this year. and
it is up to them to make the trip in
1914"
This is the feeling of practically every
student at the Naval Academy. They
feel that the Navy should do the die
tating next fall. and that Army should
consent to a shift in the playing field.
Navy will not play in New York. That
much is settled fact; and while the
middies will agree TO Philadelphia. It
Is not unlikely that the cadets will agree
to play in the Quaker City.
The sentiment among the West Point
players is for New York. The victory
makes them look upon Gotham as q lucky
place to stage the game. but still there Is
a feeling among the cadets that New
York Is not the place
The cadets-that is, the men actually
studying at the Point. admit that the
Polo Grounds proved less pleasing than
they had reason to expect, and they add
that they were deceived as to the number
Of tickets to come to them through the
staging Of the game in an arena larger
than that at Franklin Field.
Washington, although not mentioned
as yet, IL not looked upon with
any great enthusiasm. and would not be
ndorsed without earnest solicitation from
the heads Of the different departments
here. This may be the turning point in
case West Point balks at coming here
FOR the game and the middies agree