Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
HOUSE TOMORROW
GETS STADIUM BILL
Elliott Will Offer Measure
Authorizing Selection of
Site in D. c.

A definite step in the 25-yearold
campaign of pubiic-spirited Washing
tonians to have erected here the
finest stadium in the country suitable
for national and international athletic
contests will be taken tomorrow
when Representative Elliott of In
diana, chairman of the House COM
mittee on public buildings and
grounds, introduces a bill authorizing
the selection of an appropriate Fed
eral site for the project.
Mr.. Elliott announced last night he
is introducing the bill as one of the
final requests of Col. c. o. Sheriff.,
former director of public buildings
and public parks. who during his
term of Office consistently worked to
give substance to a need which was
felt in 1901 and contained in a plan
adopted at that time for the CONVEX
sion of East Potomac Park into a
huge playground and improved by a
stadium"
The bill provides that the enter
prise would receive no financial aid
from the Government and would be
directed by the Washington Stadium
Association under the supervision of
the director Of public buildings and
public parks.
Maj. Grant a Booster.
Maj. Ulysses S. Grant. Sd, who sue
ceeded Col. Sheriff., declared last
night that he is determined the i'm
petus recently given the construction
of the model stadium. when Col. Sher-
rill formerly obtained the support of
representatives of leading business
and civic organizations, will not lose
momentum through his regime IL he
can help it.
There is no doubt that good site
can be found Maj. Grant asserted
IF the bill is passed, as l believe it
will be, my office can be relied on to
aid the citizens behind it to the fullest
extent"
Stadium committees from the Cha M
Der of Commerce, the Board of Trade
the Merchants and Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION and the Federation of Citi-
zenS' Associations were appointed two
months ago at the suggestion of Col
Sheriff. They conferred with Col
Sheriff. in his office at the Navy Build
ing and voiced approval of the bill
which Mr.. Elliott Will introduce to-
morrow.
1t was pointed out last night that
actual formation of the Washington
Stadium Association and determina-
ton of the manner of financing it
must await passage Of the Elliott bill
Public Is Encouraged.
Introduction of the Elliott measure
and assurances made by Maj. Grant
last night have set aside the fears
felt by many that erection of the sta
dunn would be seriously handicapped
through Col. Sherrills absence. That
the project was one close to the heart
Of the former public parks director
is we'll known and best evidenced by
the fact he requested that the bill be
sent on its legislative journey on the
eve of his departure for Cincinnati
Ambitious plans are held by the
supporters Of the stadium. and they
visualize it as the destined scene of
the Army and Navy foot ball games
and perhaps the Olympic games.
While the site has not been select
ed. one said to be favored by Col
Sheriff. was what is known as section
ID of Anacostia Park across the Penn
sylvania Avenue Bridge.
The problem in the selection of the
site is to obtain land yielding abundant
parking space, as well as railroad
sidings and bus terminals 10 accom-
modate the huge throngs which would
attend games played at the stadium.
In the plan of 1901 it was sug-
gested that the stadium be erected on
the site now occupied by the tourists
camp in Potomac Park, but the fact
that considerable money would be
necessary for treating the foundation,