Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-08-28
mo CANCELLAT|ONOF
THE ARMY NAVY GAME
At Least Academy Authorities
Know Nothing Of Latest Report.
STILL In A DEADLOCK.
Committees in Long Disagreement Over
Date and Place West Point
Would Substitute Indians.

| Ii the football game between West
Point and Annapolis for this year has
been called off, naval officers on duty
at the Naval Academy know nothing
about it.
A definite statement as to con-
diti ms existing at present could
not be obtaine6 today, because of the
absence of Lieut. Commander Arthur
p. Fairfield, the athletic officer, who
directs all branches of athletics at
the naval school, He is on his vaca-
tion and will not return for about
two weeks, Ihaving left here for Saco.
Me.
Lieut.. A. w. Fitch, the chief as
sistant in matters athletic. however.
said this morning that as far as he
knew, the game has not been cancel
ed. Il know nothing about it except
what was rerorted in the papers this
morning" he said.
Nor has Superintendent Gibbons,
or Commaniant of Midshipmen Logan
any information to the effect that
the big service contest has been
abandoned. In fact, little credence
is given here to the report from Carl
isle that the West Point athletic au-
thorities have arranged game with
the Indians for November 29, which
is the Saturday following Thanks
giving Day, and the date that Army
Navy games have been played in tn
past.
But there has been much conten
tion between the athletic officials of
the rival academies. both as TO the
place and date for staging the battle
is well known fact, but it is not
believed here that the situation has
developed into anything like rup-
ture West Point is favorable to
playing the game on the Polo
Grounds, New York, and has gener-
ally contended that the time should
be the Saturday prior to Thanksgiv-
ing. On the other hand Annapolis
desire to hold on to Franklin Field,
Philadelphia, and has stoutly stood
out for the Saturday after the holi-
day.
The dispute as to the scene of the
battle is due entirely to the matter
of accommodations. The Polo Grounds
will seat some 10, 600 more persons
than will Franklin Field, but the
Navy people have objected to the
change because of the long tiresome
journey that would result. Here is
the story emanating from Carlisle,
where the Indian School is located:
The Army-Navy football game,
the most notable outdoor event that
appears on the yearly Anne rican
sporting schedul ,, may not be played
this year, according to reports here.
This battle between the cadets OF
Annapolis and West Point, which
draws annually to Franklin Field,
Philadelphia an attendance of 30,-
600 persons, including high officials
from Washington past and present
army and navy officers and the flower
of society, has been called off this
year, it is calined. owing to a dis
pute over tickets.
Instead OF meeting Annapolis this
year, so the story goes. West Point
will play Carlisle at West Point.
The contract ioi game was signed i
here today and the date said to
have been picked November 2e is
the last Saturday of November,
which is always selected for their
meeting. The contract for the game
is said to be in the possession Of
Coach Glenn Warner, the noted tac-
tician of the redskin eleven, who is
in such large measure responsible
for their gridiron success, and re-
ports in connection with the arrang-
ing of the game and the signing of
the agreement come from a foot
ballman who has knowledge of Carl
isle football affairs.
A repre- sentative of West Point
went to Carlisle, it is reported, and
arranged the game. 1t was felt that
Carlisle, being like West Point. a
Government institution. was proper
opr onent for the Army. In consid-
Grafton for making the trip to West
Point, Carlisle will get liberal sum
in cash and large block of seats.
The diffe rences referred to here be-
tween West Point and Annapolis are
said to have grown entirely out of
the question cf providing enough
tickets. The Army delegation has
yearly had serious trouble because
the supply of 5000 tickets. made
possible by the seating arrangements,
is not big enough to meet all the de-
mands.
West Point has been in favor Of
shifting the game to the Polo
Grounds, New York, where enough
additional seating room could be OBJ
| tanned so that each of the schools
could get IL; 900 seats. Annapolis is
declared to have steadily declined to
forsake the Franklin Field or play
the game elsewhere. The expe rience
of 1905, when the game was taken
TO Princeton with rather unfortunate
results in the matter of getting the
| spectators to the field on time and
caring for them in the matter Of
| food, is quoted as q reason why il
would be misfortune TO move from
place where the game has always
been played with such success.
4 1t is recognized. of course. that