The Washington times., 1922-12-20

"Givs u more basskstball eou
the cry.
Athletic sport, great buildsr Of
to mould, young Washington with
The necessary instruments-bssl
letic fields-are all too few for th
Today there u . scramble for bas-'
ketball courts. During the last
baseball season II was for baseball
fields. Football gIidirons have been
scarce.
Every obtainabls place In the city
with siseabls floor has been ssised
by basketball teams. Virtually
every open lot wus worked to full
capacity last summer By baseball
teams. 1st
Far moro boys and young men
want to play basketbaIl and baseball
than can. Baseball and baskethall
teams organize and then disband.
disheartensd by lack Of field or
court. =
Those who would make young
Washington q better man might
well turn to the development Of
sports. but particularly baseball and
basketball.
There are not msre than twen.
ty-flve places 70 paay haslEetbau,
Il b estimated. and . majority Of
these could not b called besket
ball courts. They are over-sised
rooms.
In the last, three years spcrts
have Increased hero almost phe-
nomenally. There Ia little or no
reom left for more participants.
with baseball fields. baskstball
courts. tennis courts and golf
courses already crowded.
Sports have reached the stage IN
Washington whore further growth
u throttled uniess more accommo-
dations are created. To those who
proving the citys youth physicaily.
mentally and morally. the condition
Now 10 the time. II would appear.
whom enterprising business men
should step in and do the city .
service a. weii a. make themselves
some easy coin.
Athletic fields In Washlngtsn
today would be profitable invest.
least one in each Of the four scc-
tions. They need be littls moro
than large ficads With fences
around them and wooden STANDS.
Such = Union Park. At T,fssseth
and H streets northeast. ana Union
Park 10 . money maker. II 70 IN
high demand during the baseball
and football seasonA
Its business would suffer none.
II II believed. BY the advent Of
moro new business would b crs-
ated.
This theory has been proved b.
yond doubt by the bowling busi-
ness. Every new establishment
brings . stimulus to the game.
More people take up bowling - ac-
commodations are increased.
The greatest spur that golf has
'eceived In the Capital came when
he public courses wero opened In
otornac Park. New golfers sprout-
d up in hundreds.
Any real estate owner with .
sixeable hunk Of Land lying idle
can. mako it turn out eonle cold
cash with little or no risk. Bust
ness men Leasing said Land can Do
tho same.
| z. lawrence Phillips. proprietor
Of Union Park during the football
season just ending. has rAked In
33 per cent of the gate receipts for
his share and the crowds have aver
aged . couple Of thousand people st
| 80 cents q head. ...,
! Drawing Attractions In sandlo<
football and baseball are speedily in
cressins az interest grows In leaps
and bounds. All records for attend
year.
Baltimore h alive . tie grsa4
future Of sports. While washing.
ton talked and talked and talked
Of building IN honest-to-g goodness
stadium, baltimore, with httle ado,
went ahead and erected one. It
has . seating capacity q close -
moro than pay for itselk.
Washington IN SAID to b oastins
q Jealous eye on BaltimorO bscaueS
Of the huge success Of the Army.
Marine game this year, whlch
jammed Baltimore's new stadium ID
overflowing with . crowd Of S0.o00
1t is said. too. that American
League Park may b. enlarged In
hope Of attracting the Army-Marins
game to the Capital, but while thia
belated enterprise II being thought
Of, Baltimore has made SECURE the
service classic for at least 6ne more
year and is preparing to give Wash.
ington q run for the Penn STATE
Navy contest.
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