Evening star., 1924-09-28
STADIUM MAGNET
FOR STAR GAMES
Capital Likely to Get Foot
Ball Classics at c. U. Field
to Seat 10000.

With the opening on October at
the Catholic University of the new
stadium that will have an ultimate
seating capacity of $4,000 persons. 1t
is hoped by those interested that
Washington will take its place among
the other large cities of the East as
d site for great athletic contests, and
that it will eventually be the means
of helping to make Washington a
national athletic center.
The new stadium will be officially
dedicated by Secretary Of the Navy
Wilbur and Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune,
Commandant of the United States Ma
rine Corps.
The three commissioners of the
District made an inspection tour of
the stadium the latter part OF the
week and were so enthusiastic over
it that they declared that they would
make every effort to have the foot
ball classic of the year, the Army
Navy game, played there next year.
They pointed out the fact that the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad station
was but a. short distance from the
stadium, and that the structure was
a civic Improvement to the National
Capital.
May Be Enlarged Later.
Situated in the rear of the gym
nasium at the university the stadium
is 440 feet long and 2S0 feet wide.
Constructed in a U shape, it provides
for any extensions and enlargements
that may be necessary. The present
seating capacity is $4,000 with stand
ing room for 10000. When finally
completed the capacity of the stadium
will be $4,000. The structure is of
reinforced concrete with storage
SPACE for 500 automobiles
OF anII
attraction to the various foot ball
classics, but provisions have been
made for base ball diamonds, running
tracks, etc. 1t is the plan of officers
OF the university to complete one of
the best stadiumS in the country.
Next Saturday afternoon Secretary
of the Navy Wilbur will make the
dedication address and Maj. Gen.
Lejeune will hoist the Stars and
Stripes over the new field. Besides
many officials of the National Govern
1nent. Army, Navy and local govern
ment citizens committee of $50,
representing practically all of the
civic organizations of the city will
attend the ceremonies and the open
ing game. Thousands of seats have
already been taken for the affair.
Erected By Alumni.
One of the advantages of the new
stadium, it is pointed out, is the ex-
cellent drainage acquired by reason
of its position on the summit of a
hill. The alumni association of the
university is responsible for the erec-
tion of the stadium and many of
them will come from all parts of the
country to attend the opening cere-
monies.
The officers of the dedication COM
mittee in charge of the opening
are Vincent L. Toomey, president of
the university alumni association,
chairman; Clarence F. Martin, presi-
dent Of the West Virginia Bar Asso-
citation, first vice chairman; Joseph
H. Gamer, mayor of Providence, R. l.,
vice chairman; Francis P. Guilfoyle,
mayor of Waterbury, Conn, vice
chairman; Judge William Walsh of
the fifth judicial district, vice chair
man: Prof. Louis H. Crook, vice
chairman; Eugene c. Edwards, sec
retary.
Besides the increased accommoda-
tions for athletics at the university,
ground is being broken for new
library-the John X. Mullen Memo
rial Library-presented to the uni
Versity by the late John X. Mullen
of Denver, a prominent Catholic lay
man of that city. The new library
will accommodate a collection of
100000 books, and will serve as
means of centralizing the various
valuable collections now located IN
all parts of the university.
Near NatiOna Shrine.
The library is directly across the
campus from the National Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception, the S.
100000 bascillica now in course of
erection. The library will be of Ital-
Ian RomaneSque style and will con-
tain large reading rooms and facili-
ties for study. It's dimensions will
be 207 by 80 feet.
Besides the new foreign mission
seminary of the Holy Cross, which
was dedicated last week, work i'm
mediately will be begun on a resi-
dence hall for members of the fac
ulty. This project will take the form
of enlarging Caldwell Hall. The new
building will contain 80 suites of rooms
especially arranged for the members of
the faculty or visiting clergy. This will
almost double the size of the present
Caldwell Hall.