The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-25

III NASW OF the LdCI tG6L 1HlEdSQ
north of New York, and so ont
side the limits prescribed By the
agreement between the service
'choois, 1t was also necessary to
ct the consent Of General Sladen.
.per!ntcndent of the Military Aca.
len1y. and this was done. Chicago
therefore. was the choice Of both
branches of the service, as. repre-
scented by the heads of the Acad-
emies
Recognizing the objections TO
Chicago as the playing ground,
which include great loss OF time,
a large addition to the expense con-
with the game and inacces-
ibiiitv to q large proportion OF
Ulcers Of the Army and Navy,
ertain advantages from the game
Chicago are also seen.
The service and the service
3.adenljes belong, Of course, to
the nation and every part Of it,
and The playing Of the game at
Chicago will mean an opportunity
for tlI= people Of the Middle West
to see the Cadets and NIidship.
men, something which has never
happened I'm the history Of the
country. It viii, it is believed. be
q real benefit to the services in
this way.
The fact that the game will be
9. dedication OF the Soldiers Field,
dedicated to the service men Of the
World War, is another circumstances
which made the officials feel more
inclined to the proffer OF Chicago.
At the same time. 1t must be under
stood that the selection OF Chicago
must not to taken as precedent
for ever playing the game again
at such a distant point.
The next football season promises
to be the big money maker for the
Naval Academy in its athletic his
tory. This means much, as one or
more football games during tho
season bring the only funds into
the Naval Academy treasury except
voluntary contributions OF officers
and midshipmen.
Not only will the Naval Academy
receive half the profits Of the
Army game, but it will have half
the receipts Of the Princeton. game,
to be played at Princeton, and the
whole of the amount secured from
the game with the University of
Michigan, which is to be played in
Baltimore.
Thus the Naval Academy viii
almost certainly secure a larger
athletic revenue than I'm any pre-
vi0us year, and this means bet
ter facilities for all sports and
finer schedules. so that the whole
athletic situation will benefit.
The total receipts for athletics
at the Naval Academy last year
were about $4,000 while those
most double. The latter institution
games with Yale. Notre Dame and
vice game also charges for some
of the games at West Point.
Athletic receipts at Yale are in
excess of 100000, and those IT
Harvard were about $3.50 900, with
a deficit of more than 10000. The
Naval Academy maintains practi
cally all the sports in vogue at
those schools, yet it's receipts have
been but a fraction of the amounts
secured there.
The Naval Academy maintains
rowing, the most expensive OF
sports and one which does not
bring in a red penny. West Point
does not have rowing in its list
of sports, and there are several
others which are maintained on
considerbly smaller basis than at
the Naval Academy.
The financial arrangements made
as to the three games next year
assure the Naval Academy a. bet
ter stocked athletic treasury than
ever before. and will give an I'M
petus to every branch of sport.