Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-12-06

time Franklin Field seated less than
10000.
From 1889 10 1904. inclusive the
Arzay-Nayy football game was played
on Franklin Field II having assumed
such Importance that one-third Of the
| tickets-those allotted to Pennsyl-
sania we're sold This was at Or
Whites sugg estIon. anu also his ha'
the proceeds lie divided equally
tween the Navy Relief Society and he
Army Relief Society. Ii is estimated
1 that more than i quarter of a million
doliars haze heen turned over TO these
societies from proceeds OF games from
Il90S 10 date.
After playing ne 9o4 game. both
Annapolis AMI West POINT asked
Pennsylvania to reIinquish a portion
lof their onG-third IF the tickets IN or-
der that both might satisfy their eyer-
increasing demands from the two
branches Of tho service This the
Pennsylvania management could nor
Reli do. as the fields third eapae-
lily failed to meet its demands. FIN
ally. West Point and Annapolis de-
eidea to play the 1896 game III Prince
son.
1905 Gane Played II PRINCETON
The game was played Oh Osborn
Fold. and no one who attended ii Mill
ever forget his or her experience. The
extent Of the seating capacity Mas
ample for both academies. but this II KS
she extont OF their satisfaction. Ii
was i rainy. raw disagreeaBle day
Al that time there was emily a single
track leading from the junction into
Princeton Ii was totally inadequate
to handle the numerous special trains
from Washington, Baltimore and New
York Special trains we're piled up
from Princeton junction almos; to
Trenton on the south and Monmouth
junction on the n orth Thousands
walked, the writer among the num-
Der. from the junction INTO Princeton.
about three miles. ii mud and water
in places up 10 tie ankle Other
thousands never lift the trans.
the Princeton experiment was
never repeated, although annually the
Pennsylvania Railroad now handles
quickly and in comfort football
crowd at Tigertovn almost as large as
that which witnessed the game at the
Polo Grounds last Saturday The
game was resumed in this city in 1906
and played hero annually thereafter
until 1913. with The exception OF 1909
when the death OF a member of the
West Point eleven caused the aulhor;-
ties To cancel the game
Game Played In New York In 1913
The seating problem for both Army
an dNayy became so acute that ii was
decided to play the 1919 game in New
York. although Annapolis did not give
its consent TO the change till the very
last Philadelphia. being about mid
distance between annapolis and West
Point. always has been highly favored
by the Navy. 50 loash was Annapolis
10 forsake Franklin Field that the
Navy made an agreement with the
Army to play the g4ne on alternate
years in this city, Iii accordance with
the terms Of this pac. The 1914 game
was staged on Franhlin Field, while
the following year il took place on the
Polo Grounds
II subsequently, proved that the
1o14 oama ,vs1r tba Jlsf far this ai4,.
Although TIC agreement was 70 alfer-
nate was sor period of four years.
long before time for the 1916 game Ar
napolis waived its right TO insist that
i be played here for the more import
ant question of obtaining sufficient
tickets TO meet its eger-increasing de-
manis Tllerosore, the 1916 battle
vas fought in New Yorh as we'll as
ast yeSr and this sea>on. Due TO the
MI there were no games in 1917 and
1918.