The Washington herald., 1913-09-04

difference of opinion to stand in the
way of holding the annual contest. 1t
| is the one athletic event in which
! Washington is much interested each
year, and qualification was expressed
| by army and navy officers generally
| that an agreement had been reached
! to play in New York.
After the conference. Secretary OF the
/ Navy Daniels issued the following state
ment:
There was a conference today at the
office of the Secretary Of the Navy be-
tween the Acting Secretary Of War. Mr..
Breckenridge: Capt. H. X. Koehler, and
Lieut.. Philip Mathews. secretary of the
ARMY Athletic Association, and Mr.. DAN
iels and Lieut.. Fairfield. secretary Of the
Navy Athletic Association, representing
the navy, over the difference between the
athletic associations Of the two academies
with reference to the football game
played each fall by the two teams. 1t
recently was announced from West Point
that the Academy would this year play
Carlisle instead of the navy, whereupon
Secretary Garrison wircd from the West
to Secretary Daniels expressing his dis
approval of any disagreements between
the athletic associations Of the instltu-
tions. In pursuance Of this telegram
the conference was held this morning.
Representatives of both associations
expressed their earnest desire that the
annual game be continued, and, after
cousiderat ton, Lieut. Fairfield and Mr..
Daniels decided that, IN view OF the
earnest desire of the Army to play the
game this year at the Polo Grounds in
New York, they would extend the cour-
tesv of acceding to their wishes. This.
of course, is conditioned upon proper
contract being secured from the Polo
Grounds owners.
Acting Secretary Breckenridge, Capt
KoehIer. and Lieut.. Mathews expressed
their high appreciation of the courteous
and generous action OF the Secretary OF
the Navy and Lieut.. Fairfield.
Statement of Mr.. Breckenridge.
Acting Secretary of War Breckenridge
gave out the following:
L 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
Welding to the desire of the Army toI
hold the game this year at the Polo
Grounds in New York. For eleven out
of thirteen years the teams have been
playing at Franklin Field in Philadelphia,
which has necessitated somewhat long
er trip for the Army team than for the
Navy team"
But this is not the main reason for
desiring a change at this time. The rea-
son for the desire OF the Army to play
the game Ia the Polo Grounds is the su-
perior seating capacity and arrangement
of the Polo Grounds for such a compe-
tition. Despite the fact that the Navy
will have to take three times as much
of a trip this year TO play the game.
they most generously have conceded
their willingness to yield their objections
and play the game in New York.
"Of cour-e, 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 it is not thought there will be any |
difficulty about this matter.
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 a single annual
game. Such generosity as the Navy has |
displayed in the present negotiations is
Sound to create an even more cordial
feeling and cement more firmly that COM
radeship and friendship which ever
should and will exist between the twoi
services"