Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
THE following communica-

~HE following communica-
ton, dated February Is,
and signed John Or
L losky," is presented here
with in the hope it may further
the movement to have the
Georgetown Navy foot ball
game next Fall played at Clark
Griffith Stadium, which was
the reason for presenting other
letters on the subject in this
column:
Dear Sir:
Relative to the correspondence
which has been recently received in
your mail bag anent the George
town-Navy game, scheduled for
November 9, 1929, may not add
that men of Georgetown and the
Navy, and thousands of foot ball
enthusiasts in Washington as we'll,
are grateful for the space which you
have devoted to the cause of secur-
ing for Washington this game. Our
Joy would be complete If you would
but add your personal and favorable
comment, which would materially
assist in rolling up a demand not
to be lightly denied.
IF the hopes of the fans could
but be given expression, 1t is be-
lieved that the officials of the Naval
Academy would feel warranted in
transferring the game to the Grit
fifth Stadium. There has been a
noticeable absence of comment on
your part. 1t is hoped that in flu
ture references to this subject in
your editorials that the same will be
accompanied by your appropriate
comment, which will be of meal
culable value to the cause and be
immensely appreciated by your many
friends among foot ball enthusiasts
in this territory"
Being duly sworn, this de-
ponent hereby doth aSSeverate,
affirm and aver Solemnly and
emphatically that he approves
and sanctions the efforts being
made to bring this game to
Washington. Modesty forbids
more than grateful acknowl-
edgment of the bouquet incor-
porated in the foregoing, but
does not prevent hearty in
dorsement of the remainder of
the "OrloSky" miSsive, which
reads as follows:
"The merit of a game between
the Navy and Georgetown needs no
defense, and. as said by Mr.. Greene,
these contests compare favorably
with any in Footballdom. There
fore, in the interests of the follow
ing of both institutions and in recog-
milton of the assurance of an in
tensely interesting contest, which
fact admits of a large crowd, it is
believed that the powers at the Naval
Academy will feel properly justified
in relaxing the rule and making an
exception in the case Of the George
town-Navy game as to the number
of games that may be played away
from the Naval Academy.
''Mr Harley P. Greene, in his let
ter of February Is, recently appear
ing in your column. states that he
has been informed by friend that
already requests are being received
by athletic officials at the Naval
Academy for tickets for this game.
1 have no doubt that the demand
will increase and the game will be
sell-out many months before 1t Is
played. AS matter of fact, there
is a great ground swell of enthusiast
tic anticipation of this contest far
beyond anything which 1 have yet
encountered in my many years as
a devoted follower of the pigskin.
IT believe. and my belief Is shared
by thousands, that an annual contest
between Georgetown and the Navy
can be developed into foot ball
classic unsurpassed by any game
which Washington has yet known.
Even now when the games are
played under the most adverse con-
ditions, the drawing power is appar-
ent as manifested by the demand for