Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
ARMy-NAW GAME
IN [ADE[PH|A
Secretary Daniels Makes An
nouncement After Confer
ence With Garrison.
NOVEMBER % IS DATE SET
FOR GRIDIROM CLASH
Army Wanted to Alternate Games
in New York, But Finally Agreed
to Nays Terms.

There will be an Army-Navy
foot ball game this year between
teams representing the two fight
ing services from the academies
where the embryo officers are
educated 1t will be held prob
ably at Philadelphia. November
%. Like an aeropiane out of the
clouds came an announcement OF
the decision from Secretary Dan
iels shortly before last midnight.
The Secretary said that he and
Secretary Garrison of the War
Department had approved a plan
for the playing of the big game,
which is the big social event in
foot ball.
Even early in the evening it
was said that the Secretaries of
both departments, following the
uncompromising attitudes shown
by the representatives of the ath-
1etlc associations of both acade-
mics, had practically washed their
hands Of the matter, leaving it en-
tirely IN the hands of the academy
representatives. At any rate, it
was announced that nothing fur
ther would be done in the matter
until the return of Secretary Gar
rlson to his desk in the War De-
partment Monday morning.
Long Wrangle Ended.
The decision and announcement came
after weeks OF wrangling. during
which the representatives of the two
big teams were practically at a dead
JOCK, ana 1t seemed at periods that the
game. the big event in foot ball from
social standpoint, would not be play
ed this year, and even the Secretaries
OF War and Navy had become disgust
ed and had pushed it aside as not
worthy of further consideration in
view OF the fact that neither school
was willing to give in to the other.
The Army wanted the game played
alternately in New York and Philadel-
phia. and wanted ten-year contract
three-year contract providing for two
games, the one this year and the one
next in Philadelphia, and the third in
New York. Its argument was that
Philadelphia is midway between West
Point and Annapolis, and just as Access
sible from one point as the other.
During the controversy Washington
was suggested as the logical place for
these games, in view of the fact that
the War and Navy Departments are
In this city, that many officers from the
two services are on duty here. and
official Washington being principally
interested in this game, which par
takes of a semi-ofhcial aspect, but
there was objection to this on the
not be provided for the large crowds.
Only yesterday high ranking army
officers, commenting on this phase OF
the matter, said if less free tickets
were dispensed and the game reduced to
4 basis Of everybody paying dollar or
81 for seat there would not be
clamor for seats, and there would be
little trouble in finding seats enough
Tor all. It was the giving of free seats
that drew the crowds to these games,
IL was pointed out. Some members of
Congress, it is declared. are provided
with forty or fifty seats free. while the
army officers must subscribe their $40
for two seats, and when they ask for
couple more they are turned down.
The plan under which the game will
be played this year contemplates a
dye-year agreement, according to Sec
rotary Daniels. The Navy is given the
choice of Philadelphia as it's selection
be permitted to decide upon next
years site Selections will follow alter
nately, under the agreement, for a
period of FIVE years.