The Washington times., 1920-11-27
SERVICE GAME
TABOO TO NY.
Gotham Can't Get Tickets, But
Practically "AII Washing
ton" Is There.
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ball game. He said that a brother-tu
law OF his had heard that fellow
who worked in the same store with
MS cousin knew man who had
promise of ticket. Would he get
t.? Well, come to think of IL, on
econd thought. and everything. that
ticket he was talk ing about was FOR
Inc Hale-Princeton game, and didn't
they play that game? We have said
he was a bright young man. wrong
ne does not read the papers, ana NO
young man rs being hit these days
who doesn't read the papers.
DIFFERENT AT COMMODORE.
But over at the Hotel Commodore
folks know about the Army-Navy
game. The lobby is Jammed with
white-haired men In long dark blue
overcoats. They have splashes of
gold on their shoulders and at their
collars. They speak in low tones.
They attract just as little attention
as possible. And every now and
then, as they see some huge young
ster in midshipman's uniform
atriding across the lobby, twinkle
comes in their eyes. The youngster
DtlonBS 10 lll' NdNS Si""N' N'"N . "''i
and the Navy battles its ancient foe,
rhe Army. today at the Polo Grounds.
The Hotel Astoria. Army headquar'
iers, is sheltering host of others,
rom the provinces. each gripping his
precious ticket for today'S contest.
indeed, here and there are oldsters
in coloners uniforms or even those OF
prigadiers who have come clear
across the country just TO see this
gamc, No "all New Workers. at the
.Astor. either.
So We strolled along Forty-second
street back to the Commodore, elbow
ng our provincial way through the
big crowd. Nowhere could We catch
a glimpse of a friend. All we could
sec were "all New Workers" each
rushing along as if driven by nitro.
Not one seemed on a holiday, not one
appeared to realize that the biggest
service game in years was booked for
his town within a few hours.
CITY GETS SQUEEZED.
As a matter of fact--and 1t is
GoubIy heard this year with promise
Of such a good game-Ncw Workers
have been sadly squeezed in the
matter OF service game tickets. Gut
of some $4,000 tickets, the army
wanted merely 5000 The navy could
handle. say. something like '3.'o2 or
them, thank you. Not in years had
so much interest been shown in the
Army-Navy game by the followers
of both academies.
The New York National League
"lub. up to this year, has been sell
ing to New Workers some 10000 o'
-, 900 tickets. but this year that al
lotment went by the board and it's
yinch that when the elcvens trot out
upon the gridiron at the foio
Grounds "all New York. won't be
there.
Rut "all Washington" will come
Iosc to being there. Every tram
from the South pulling into the
PENNSYLVANIA station. beginning with
Yesterday afternoon. dropped It's
quota of Government officials, army
officers, navy officers. and the friends
" the officers and officials. IL there
is any of officialdom left back in
Washington. the hospitals must
have it,
.ALL NEW YORK" TAKES NOTICE.
This morning "alI New Workers"
arc beginning to note the great num-
Der of uniforms on Broadway in the
vicinity Of Forty-second street The
1eep blue OF Uncle Sans sailor men
is seer Oltenef tnan the army UNI
form, but there are plenty of both.
Their bearers strolling along killing time
before going out 10 see the game.
Tonight will be the big night for
the cadets and the midshipmen. Both
contingents arrive here but a brief
time before tho game is called Each
regiment will stage a close order drill
on the gridiron before the teams ap-
pear. The reserved stands will then
he filled and the game played before
liberty is given those young soldiers
and sailors.
Every theater in tho tende rloin dis
trict Is sold out for tonight Maybe
all New York" with money in its
purse, hopes to get a peek al the cel".
bration by watching the youngsters
and the oldsters of the service schools
enjoy musical shows. If it succeeds.
IL will be the first thing "all New
York" will get out of this 1920 SER
vice contest, for this football game
is taboo TO New Workers.