Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-11-16
PALATKA IS GOING
AFTER GAINESVILLE
OUvAL GRID GAME
If Championship Is De
cided 1t Will Be on
Neutral Ground
GAINESVILLE IS WILLING
Motorcade to Jackson
vile Is to Secure
Duval's Consent

The object of the motorcade, leav-
ing Palatka at s o'clock Thursday
morning instead of 8, as originally
planned, is to bring back to Palatka
contract for the State High School
Championship football game between
Duval High and Gainesville High.
The parade will form between Reid
Street and the bridge, on First
| Street.
The two schools are recognized this
year, in high school football, as the
peers of all Florida. Last year the
Duval school won the championship
and as such they claim their right
TO name the place for this years cru
.cial contest There may be merit,
and probably is, in their contention.
Gainesville, however, claims that they
played Duval in Jacksonville last
year and that the 1921 contest should
be held on their grounds. Under
these conditions, it seems the only
satisfactory solution is to have the
contest held on neutral field. In
consequence Palatka is going to Jack
sonville Thursday, headed by the
band and monster motorcade, to
place the contest in Putnam County.
Professor Hathaway, Duval county
superintendent of schools, will be in
terviewed, as willb be Professor Will
bur, who gives close attention to ath-
letics in Duval High. Palatka's claims
to consideration have merit in view
of our transportation facilities and
the proximity to both Jacksonville and
Gainesville.
Almost every town in the state is
enthusiastic about football this year
and Deland, Sanford, Ocala, Orlando,
Kissimmee, Tampa, St.. Augustine,
Green Cove Springs, Lake City, Day
tona and other East Coast towns
are anxious to have the game played
as some point that is accessible. All
Of these cities can reach Palatka
without difficulty.
The success of the enterprise is
dependent largely on the number of
autos that will join in the motorcade.
Upon arrival in Jacksonville, the
parade will be met by two mounted
policemen and secorted through the
ioWn town streets with the band
eading the procession The party
will then proceed to the high school,
oay their respects to Professors
and Wilbur, obtain con-
ent for the game in Palatka, and
With this to cheer them on. drive to
he fair grounds, and there, to show
he assemblage that Palatka is the
'est county in the best state IN the
Union.
A generous supply of cards are
eing printed, on which are set forth
he attractiveness of Palatka for
manufacturers, distributors, agricul- ,
lrists and home folks. These cards ,
yill be given out to all participating
the motorcade and distributed by ,
hem when the parade reaches Jack
onville and also at the Fair grounds. !,
Word was received today that the
utnam County exhibit is being as ',
lvorably received this year as last, :
nd unquestionably the county will u
Ike more prizes than they did in d
go. 4
The full attendance of the band Il
rs been made possible through the
enerosity of the firms employing N
embers of the band, in excusing the H
en- for this day. The success of F
e venture is therefore, almost en- ia
rely question of the number who hi
Ill pay their respects to the school e,
ard at Jacksonville. &C
Jacksonville estimates that if the
ntest was held there not less than w
1000 would attend. 1t is con- te
rvatively estimated that at least in
If that number will come to Palatka c.
the game is held here Saturday, ra
ecember 3rd.. The game is being So M
ited on the basis that all moneys fo
ceived will be turned over to the m
70 teams to be divided as they see tn
=. So
Palatka was so thoroughly can co
ssed Monday that the number of NJ