Evening star., 1923-11-28

The largest crowd that has even
witnessed a sporting event in the
District of Columbia will be at the
ball park Saturday to witness the
annual service gridiron classic be-
tween the Army 3rd Corps Area. rep
resenting the Army forces in the east.
and the Marine Corps team from
Quantico, representing the marines in
the east, it was predicted by those
handling the arrangements for the
game. 1t Is the first time that the
two teams have played opposite each
other in the Capital city, and. 1t was
pointed out on the support given
this game will depend whether 1t
comes here again, or whether any
other large athletic event will come.
However, the Marines say that
there Is block OF 10000 seats yet
TO be sold. They are all declared
to be in n very desirable location
to view the game.
Statement From Marines.
Says a statement from the Marine
camp:
only a capacity house Saturday
afternoon can prove to the service
authorities that Washington is desir-
Gus of staging this annual drawing
card. and that the united support of
the city is squarely behind the prof.
ect. Otherwise, the greatest spec
tacle and gridiron battle OF the fall
outdoor season Will be held at Balti-
more or Philadelphia, incidentally
spelling doom to the manifest sport
OF them all in the Capital as re-
CARDS attractions of major value.
That the Marines are an attraction
has been proved by the fact that they
already have drawn the largest gath
er:ugs in this section of the country.
The rine-Georgetown game drew
the biggest gate of any opponent met
by til Hilltoppers this fall. Last year
the Devil Dogs outdrew any and all
of the college elevens playing in
Washington, with the exception OF the
Navy-Penn State contest. Three
weeks ago in the little town of Ann
Arbor, the hosts from Quantico at
tracted $1,000 gridiron enthusiasts to
their game with Michigan. This was
an even 10000 more than the big and
important conference game, Michigan
versus Minnesota, could boast of.
From a purely commercial view
point the game Is also desirable.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
were poured into the Golfers of Balti-
more merchants, restaurants and ho-
tells the past two years.
Look ON City as Home.
"The Devil Dogs look upon Wash.
ington as their home town. They
come to Washington on leave. the en-
tire corps. officers, enlisted men, their
wives and families do the greater
part of their shopping in Washington,
And the business men of the Capital
are making a grave mistake If this
golden opportunity to clinch the
Marine-3d Corps game annually Is
allowed to slip from their grasp.
1.-The Marines and Army will pros
vide the attraction. It is up to
Washington to provide the audience
The Doughboys and Leathernecks,
led by their commanding chiefs. Gems
Muir and Butler, respectively,
with the Marines dressed in blue and
both organizations headed by 200
piece bands, augmented by bugle and
drum corps, sQuadrons of planes fly
ing overhead, mascots, and an array
of stunts before the game and at in
termission that will startle those who
have never been fortunate enough to
witness an Army Navy game, all pro-
vide to make of this annual and grow
ing affair a spectacle that will long
linger in the minds of the throng
and bids fair to equal the Army
Navy contest both from a point OF
general interest and the brand of
foot ball exhibited by these arch
rivals on the gridiron.