The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-17

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N"Wen. if nothing is heard from
Baltimore between now and mid
night, Washington gets this years
game" continued General Butler.
Nothing was heard from Balti-
more and so Washington will have
an opportunity to play host to the
marines and the army next De-
cember.
The 1892 game between these two
elevens, admittedly ranking with
the strongest in the country, was
played in Baltimore's new munic-
ipal stadium, seating close to so 900.
The Leathernecks won, IS to IL, in
O contest STEALING with thrills.
More than 5000 football fans from
this city saw that game and more
would have done so could they have
obtained tickets.
While Baltimore showed great
enthusiasm over this game as the
result Of manufactured hurrahs,
Il Is beyond argument that
Washington has more natural
interest In both branches of the
service. The Capital has yearned
for the Army-Navy football game
for years and viii never rest
cantanr without it. This Marine
Army game win receive all the
natural enthusiasm saved M for
the Middies and the DoughbOys.
According to the arrangements
between the service heads, this
years site was to be chosen by the
Ma i,e., Gen raj Butler gaS willing
to have the 1929 game go to Balti-
more, provided he could receive
some assurance that the 1924 con-
test would be played somewhere
else. One hitch followed another
and finally an 1itrn9tanl 3
made, giving the Third Corps Area
until midnight of July Is TO make
some reply.
The Marines were of an opinion
that the army wanted to hog
all arrangements for these games.
which are likely to rank with the
West Point-Annapolis contests i'll
Q few years.
The Washington Chamber of
Commerce, wishing to obtain the
game for the Capital. got busy 1t
that the Washington ball club
would do anything in reasons to
bring the game to this city.
I'm a Washingtonian," Clark
Griffith told the Chamber of Com
merce. Whatever Washington
wants. so do /. I'd like nothing
better than to have that game In
my ball park. Whatever is need
3ul. count on me to provide it,"
Equipped with this assurance,
the committee swung into action
Yesterdays conference and last
nights decision resulted.
Rocking this big service game
will add to the attractiveness of
GeorgetOwn's football schedule
meet both the Third Corps Area
and the Marines at American
League Park earlier in the sea.
son. Thus Washington will see
the service eleVens battle the
Blue and Gray before facing each
other.
Last year the Marines came up
from Quantico and administered a
defeat to the Hilltoppers, greatly 10
the surprise of everybody, except |
the Leathernecks. This year the |
Marines expect to have an eleven
even stronger than that of 1922 and |
have added the University of Michi- |
gan to their schedule.
Obtaining this game for Washing |
ton is a signal triumph for the en-
thusiastic committee from the Cham |
Der of Commerce, Isaac Cans, |
Joseph B. Dreyfus and A. e. Sey-
mour. They never gave up hope of |
landing it and today they are re-
ceiving the congratulations of their
friends.
While details remain to be COM
pleted, it is certain that both |
branches of the service will stage |
parades to the ball park on the day |
Of the game and the Capital will de- |
clare q holiday.
1t ia expected that President Hard |
ing will be the most prominent guest |
of the day when the doughboys of |
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