The Washington times., 1922-11-19
FREE GATE IS
RECORD FOR
DEC. 2 GAME
Entire Allotment Is to Be Dis
tributed by Marines for Bal
timore Contest With Army.

UANTICO, Va, Nov. lS.-
- A football game, unique in
" the annals of present-day
commercialized sport, will be
played when the United States
Marine team of this post meets
the Third Army Corps Area team
in Baltimore, December 2. The
game will be unique because
$4,000 tickets, the entire number
in the Marine stands, will be
given to marines and their guests
absolutely without charge as an
exemplifieation of the sort of
amateur sport for which the
marine corps stands.
The decision of the Marine Corps
to give away It's entire allotment
of tickets was reached at a confer.
ence between Mat Gen. John A.
Lejeune, Commandant OF the Corps,
and Brig. Gen. Smedley d. Butler,
commanding general Of the marine
post at Quantico.
Both these officers are firm be-
levers in amateur sports accord.
ing to it's strictest definition and
they decided. In accordance with
marine corps traditions and the
highest ideals of amateur sport,
hat the big marine team should
pay its own way through the en-
tire season.
Accordingly, expenses have been
reduced almost to nothing and
those incurred have been met by ma.
: ne officers and men at Quantico.
There have been no gate receipts
md no huge financial budget.
Had Some Doubt.
At first, observers doubted the
possibility of maintaining a team
" first.class college caliber with
)ut huge receipts and expendi-
ares, but with the success of the
marine experiment these have been
most enthusiastic in their praise of
he spirit which made the success
possible.
In accordance with this policy the
unexampled step Of giving away
all tickets allotted to the marine
corps was determined upon. Even
the expense Of transporting the
Quantico team to Baltimore will be
paid by the officers and men them.
selves.
All those who accept marine
corps invitations to the game will
he the guests Of the marine corps,
from the President of the United
States to the friends Of the lowest.
'anking marine.
The game this year is the third
of the annual championship con.
tests played by the Quantico Ma
rine team against representative
teams OF the Army and Navy and
is rapidly coming to be recognized
as one of the classic social and
athletic events OF the season. II
is the ambition Of General Butler
20 gain for the contests national
recognition similar to that accorded
the Army and Navy football game.
Marines Are Strong.
BY It's exploits In defeating the
Georgetown University team and
the New London Submarine Base
with several former Naval Academy
stars, the big Marine team has
proved itself one Of the strongest
elevens in the United States, while
the Army team. with such stars as
French and Oliphant Of West Point,
es said to be equally strong.
Invitations to the game have
been sent to the President of the
United States, the Vice President,
members Of the Diplomatic Corps.
members Of the Cabinet, the Jus.
tices OF the Supreme Court. mem.
hers Of the Senate and House Of
Representatives, and ranking off,
GERS and department heads OF the
army and navy. and indications are
that one Of the most brilliant audi.
ences Of the season viii attend.
The governors Of Maryland, Penn.
sylvania and Virginia will occupy
boxes and the mayors OF Baltimore
and Philadelphia and the District
Commissioners OF Washington viii