Evening star., 1924-06-25
ARMY: GAME
DECISION LIKELY SOON
Maj. Gen. Muir Expected to Set
tie Location of Match
by July 10.
WASHINGTON IS FAVORED
Playing of West Point-Navy Game
in Baltimore Aids Capital Plea.

BY July 10 it is expected that Wash
ington will know the decision of the
army as to whether or not the Army
here December g. The decision this
year rests with the Army and the
man to decide is Maj. Gen. Charles A.
Muir, commandant of the Army Third
Corps area with headquarters in
Baltimore. Gen. Muir will retire on
July 10 and his decision will be made
prior to that date. Because of his
knowledge of the situation in respect
to the game, he has been urged to
decide before he retires than have
someone who is not so familiar with
the situation make a decision later.
Baltimore. the home town of the
Sd Corps Area, is waging a hot fight
to get the foot ball classic this year.
A number of derogatory statements
in regard to the way the game was
handled in Washington last year are
being made in the Baltimore press.
Contrary to these statements, nothing
but the utmost satisfaction has been
expressed by officials.
Both Make Money.
Contrary to many statements. the
Army Sd Corps Area made enough
money out of the game last year to
run the athletics for the ensuing
year and Maj. Gen. Lejeune, COM
mandant. of the Marine Corps, has
declared that the Marine Corps did
very well financially. Maj Cen Muir
denied this morning, over the tele-
phone. to Star representative that
faction over the way the game was
run in Washington. Il feel that
washington did all II possibly could
for the promotion of the game and
the entertainment of the visitors" he
stated.
Last year the Marines chose Wash
ington because they refused to play
second fiddle" to the Army-Navy
game played prior to their contest
in Baltimore, and because of that
same situation exists this year. The
Army-Navy game will be played in
Baltimore on November 80.
Argue Crowd Issue.
Baltimoreans contend that 10000
WaShfngtonians will go to see the
Army Marine game if played in Bal
timore. Those interested in bringing
the game to the Nations Capital point
out that many WashingtonianS, Off
Gals. cabinet officers and, most likely,
the President, will go to Baltimore to
see the Army-Navy contest Novem-
Der 81. and II is very improbable that
they would make the same trip to
Baltimore a week later to see the
Army-Marine game in any large num-
bers. The presence OF the President.
cabinet and other officials would be
much more likely assured at the
Clark Griffith Stadium than if they
had to take another trip to Balti-
more.
Secretary Seymour Of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce, ac-
companied by Martin Leese, Clark
Griffith and j. Dreyfus, visited the
Sd Corps Area Office in Baltimore last
week and saw Col. Cocheu, chief of
staff to Maj. Gen. Muir, and laid before
him Washin gton's arguments for the
game. Col. Cocheu did not give any
intimation as to what the outcome
would be, as Baltimore is to be given
hearing, but, in response to in
quiries, he declared that he knew of
no objection to the game being play
ed in Washington"
Revised seating arrangements, it is
declared. will provide many more
seats If the game is played in Wash
ington. The entertainments and other
promote features will be carried
even further this year if the contest
is brought to the Capital, according
to Isaac Cans, president Of the Wash
ington Chamber Of Commerce.