Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-03
ARMY-NAW GAME
NOW IS ASSURED
Foot Ball Teams Will Clash on
Polo Field in New
York City.
AGREEMENT REACHED
AT CONFERENCE HERE
Naval Authorities Give In as to
Scene of Classic, Thereby
Ending Strife.

The foot ball game between the West
Point and Annapolis teams will be held
this fall at the polo field in New York
city, November 90 next. provided salts
factory arrangements can be made with
the managers of those grounds.
A decision to that effect was reached
today, as result of a prolonged con-
ference between Secretary Daniels of the
Navy Department and Acting Secretary
Breckenridge of the War Department and
representatives of the athletic associa-
| tions of the Military and Naval acad-
emies. Although not present Secretary
Garrison of the War Department, who is
in New York city today, indicated his
strong personal desire that the game be
held this year as usual.
Breckinridge's Statement.
Following the conference Acting Secre-
tary Breckenridge issued the following
statement:
II am very glad to say that the diff
Guilty in the way of the annual army
and navy game has been obviated,
through the generosity of the navy in
yielding to the desire of the army to
hold the game this year at the Polo
Grounds in New York. For eleven out of
thirteen years the teams have been play
ing at Franklin Field, in Philadelphia,
which has necessitated a somewhat long
er trip for the army team than for the
navy team. But this is not the main
reason for desiring any change at this
time. The reason for the desire Of the
army to play the game at the Polo
Grounds Is the superior seating capacity
and arrangement Of the Polo Grounds for
such a competition. Despite the fact that
the navy will have to take three times
as much OF a trip this year to play the
game, 1t has most generously conceded
its willingness to yield its objections and
play the game in New York.
Difficulty Not Expected.
"Of course, the decision to play the
game at the polo grounds is dependent
upon obtaining a satisfactory arrange
ment from the management of that
field but 1t is not thought that there
VIII be any difficulty about this mat
ter.
Il am most heartily pleased that the
cordial athletic relations of the army
and navy are not to be discontinued
even by the omission of single an
nual game, Such generosity as the
navy has displayed in the present ne
gotiations is bound to create an even
more cordial feeling and cement more
firmly that comradeship and friendship
which ever should and will exist be-
IWScu TIC tWO 0cIVACc6
Those In Conference.
The Military Academy was represented
at the conferences by Capt. Herman j.
Koehler master Of the sword, and First
Lieut.. Philip Mathews, Coast Artillery
Corps, instructors of military gymnastics
and physical culture members Of the West
Point Athletic Association. Through some
misunderstanding the Naval Academy au-
thorities failed to receive notice Of the
Washington conference. That institution
was represented at today's meeting. how
ever, by Lieut. Arthur p. Fairfield, United
states Navy, Secretary and treasurer of
the Naval Athletic Association. He was
on leave of absence and came to Wash
ington because Of his personal interest in
the matter in order to investigate the
newspaper statements that such con-
ference was to be held.
Prior to the joint conference between
the representatives of the army and
naval establishments, which was held
in the office of Secretary Daniels, the
West Point committee had a separate
conference with Acting Secretary
and Lieut.. Fairfield, the Naval Academy
representative, conferred with Secre-
tary Daniels
These preliminary conferences were
designed to enlighten the war and navy
heads as to all the essential details of
the negotiations between the managers
of the two foot ball teams which had
resulted In the decision of the West
Point committee to abandon it's game
with the Annapolis team this year in
favor Of a game with the Indian team
from the Carlisle Academy.
1t Is understood that the management
of the polo grounds will provide IL, 500
seats for both the Army and Navy, with
the privilege for each of them to pur-
chase. in case of need, an additional
5000. In case the two branches of the
service should use only 5000 seats the
sum Of $4,000 would be given toward
the Army and Navy relief fund. That
gives the Army and Navy the benefit Of
81 600 seats, which Is more than the en-
tire seating capacity at Franklin Field
where they received 10000, the balance
going to the University of Pennsylvania