The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
NATION MAY STAGE
BIC ARMY -NAvY GAME
BiiI Before Congress TO Have Service
Football Contest Played In
Washington.
POLO FIELD FOR GtIDiRON
War Department to Handle Details
and Avoid Scandal Of Ticket Scalp
crs-4Bill for Necessary Authority
Introduced by Senator Swanson.

football game viii he staged in Wash
ington. and it will be made u strictly
service affair. Not only that. Uncle
Sam will finance the big game for his
military and naval cadets. put up the
money for building stands. and act ar
ticket taker at The gate
Congress itself is Interested in tho
plan. the mi'lshipmor and tho cadets
arc clat"d "a, Tho prospect and tho
merchants Of the capital are dreaming
~ flood Of dollars by tho football
crowd.
Ever since tho Army NAY. game i'm
New York Last fall tho athletic boards
Of West Point and Annapolis hav,
maintained al attitude Of GOODNESS To-
ward each other. Tho navy went TO
New York because the Army wanted
the game played there and after Il
wns over the Navy said. I'VE told you
so.
Both teams refuse to play a, Frank.
lin Field, In Philadelphia. for year.
the scene Of tho big game Franklin
Field. they cay. is not large enough.
mai the University 81 PENNSYLVANIA
owner Of tho field takes too many
tickets For q time II looked like a
deadlock. bur tho prospect Of tho game
a Washington j. approved by both
sides
Tried {" Get Grinith's Park.
1t Ito very Grrt su@reytiun % pla,
iuCtor ChHnb"i OF Commerce began
I" smooth tho "u,. Ncgutiutious were
rut"red INTO with tho owners of ,bn
Wa shinstru baseball club and a plan
wrr submitted 10 hav" Tho local la II
park enlarged FROM It's present "a,
rn"!tN 81 loo" HeatF H. $4,000 The
piap. which provided for the double
d'"'ting OF several uf tho present
ingi"-derked stands called for 2:
inrI" OUTLAY Of money and. while the
club directors were willing 10 make
the improvements with reasonable
where the ruarantec was coming
from
Here was where the negotiations
fcii Nat Gloom fell over the pro
motors Of the idea and then il nas
ihat Senator Swanson OF Virginia.
ca're 10 the rescu". The Senator in
trodnced bill In the Sona,, proyiu.
ins til" Wa Department Win tho
necessary authority TO select 4 place
IN Potomac PARK. i'm Washington. pre-.
pare the grounds. build Stancy and
make other necessary expenditures
without cost TO the United states"
This meant that any flnds cxpend.
od by the Wa Department would have
to 40 back Into tho Trcaeury in the
shape Of proceeds from tho game
me War Department felt that the
plan "as feasible. As soon as the bill
was !ntroduccd u Was sent to commit =
tee. and General ilIngman, chief ei
army engineers. and Colonel ". W.
harts. superintendent Of public build
,nEs aud grounds, were asked TO look
over Tho ground and pass upon the pro
jcct The other day the two officers re-
ported 10 tho War DeIa rtnent that the
plan looked good. and this information
VAS sent to Congress
Polo Field just the P1ncr
- - gt n.
Neid. section Of Potomac Park facing
on the main channel OF the Potomac. is
the best place in the park TO stage the
game. The polo field is bounded or
the cas-, by tho Pennsylvania Railroad.
aud is also reached easily by line of
electric cars II would he possible TO
bring Visitors straight from New York.
Boston. Philadelphia. Baltimore and
points East and West straight from
their home towns direct to the polo
Held without transfer across the city.
If Congress passes tho bill and pro-
Nides for the game i; will be ncces-
sarN 10 erect gigantic tempora ~
stands. Tor the War Depa rtment does
not plan at this time to erect q per-
manent stadium. This is due TO
Federal Law forhiddinE tho erection Of
such buildings in public parks with
out special AZ; OF Congress After the
game the War Department, would be
put TO the expense Of tearing down the
stands.
The War Department viii also as
sumo complete financial charge Of the
game. and army officers will he In
charsc OF the tickets rs we'll as the
seating arrangements. This provision
rs necessary TO insure the War De-
partHient coming out whole on the
ueai. ana 1t would also have the effect
OF making the game an almost cxciu-
- ~aNn
the faults found at New York II was
discovered nj the New York game that
army and navy society had been out
ranked BY the sporting element of New
York. who regarded the game more in
the light OF speculation than n ira
niuonai combat between the two
branches OF Uncle Sans fighting men