The Washington times., 1930-11-06
BALkS
At NAVY
OFFER

An unqualified refusal to play
any post-SeaSon football game
for charity Is said to be West
Points reply to the suggestion OF
Naval Academy officials that the
Army and Navy academies stage
q game at Chicago and devote
the gate receipts to charity.
The offer to resume football re-
lations with the Army was made
yesterday at Annapolis by Rear
Admiral s.. 8. Robson. superIn'
tendent of the Naval Academy.
Pointing out that q gate Of
$1,000, 900 could be expected from
such game. he declared:
sNayy. considers II privilege
to aid the suffering citizens Of
this country and II willing and
eager to assist in any way posi-
BILE. II . game with Army can
be arranged or is ordered NJ
ranged by President Hoover rs
Commander-in-C Chief, Navy win
be'pleased to play its traditional
rival"
Mai. Gen. William r. Smith,
superintendent Of the Military
Academy, is said to have declared
that he would not agree to such q
game. He pointed out that the
climatic conditions are undeSir-
able for a post-season game ana
that. any injury sustained by an
Army player would mean serious
loss to. his class work.
He is quoted as having added:
ssFOr . great many years the
Army gave 100 per cent OF its
receiptS to charity, but Of late
years this has been reduced 70
1Oxper cent. The money iS han
died through the Army and
local relief societies"
Major General Smith also
pointed out that the Army Is furn-
ishing work for men on buildings,
which are being constructed as
fast as funds become available. !.
While Admiral Robson did not
discuss the question Of eligibility
which caused the break between
the Army and Navy after the
game in New York in 1927, BIZ
ingram, head coach Of the Navy
team, said that he saw no bar
riers to the game.
Coach Ingram was enthusias.
tic at the prospect of q game
with the Army. Heartily pralsing
the Navy team, the coach de-
clared:
1--WE viii play the Army any
where, under any CONDITIONS
and be tickled to death to do IT..
we will beat the Army, too. We
win play the team as they are
They can use any players on
their squad, transfers or not.
wed give up half dozen sched-
uled games to make room for
the Army game"
According to the plans Of the
officials attempting to arrange
the game, the contest would be
PLAYED In New York on Saturday
late this month or early in Decem'
ber.
The proceeds, which are ex-
pected to reach as much as $780,
600, would be turned over to the
Salvation Army Emergency AID
Committee for unemployment re-
lief,
The Navy hasn't appeared be
fore a New York crowd since 1895.
and q battle between the colorfui
niddies and the unbeaten rams
would be almost certain to draw
q capacity crowd.
Col. Arthur Woods, chairman
Of the Presidents emergency EN-
ployment committee, returned to
his desk today after q trip to
New York to vote in the election,
and prepared to complete his job
finding organization.
He expected to be able shortly
to appoint regional directors Tor
New England. the southwest and
the Pacific Coast. and possibly for
smaller regions within the broader
areas, to harness the activities
now under way in the various
states and communities to help
the huge army Of unemployed find
work.
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