The Washington times., 1930-11-06
Today's
Sportorial
BY KIRK MILLER

ture the All-Marines made In
offering to transfer the Ma
rine Coast Guard game from
washington to one Of the big
arenas In New York for the
relief of the unemployment
situation. It was typical Of the
Marines to wish to do some
thing In q tough situation. The
Marines have ever taken care o.
hard problems, not only at
home, but abroad, and . mon
ster like a joblesS winter tor
many civilians Is none too
great q task for the willing
Marines to handle. But we be-
lieve they are going too far .
abroad In wanting to transfer
this game the 225 miles from
here to New York.
Since the game was originally
scheduled for Washington and
since other agencies in Wash
ington are cooperating to re-
lieve matters here, wouldn't it
be q better idea to let the
game rest where 1t was orr
Einally scheduled, right here
in Clark Griffith Stadium, the
benefits to go to Washington's
own jobless problem2
without wishing to take
bread out of the mouths Of
New Yorkers where 1t is now
proposed to play q Marine
Coast Guard game, we hasten
to suggest that If this contest
were kept here in the District
of Columbia and ballyhooed as
a charity affair, Clark Griffith
Stadium would be well nigh
filled for an occasion that
would be not only brilliant
from a military and Sportive
st andpoint but would be worthy
from an humanitarian view
point as well.
We therefore humbly and re-
spectively recommended to the
Coast Guard and Marines that
they convert their scheduled
meeting into just such an al
fair as football teams through
out the country are now direct
ing themselves that OF arrang-
ing benefit games to relieve .
very sorry economic situation
which has come over practically
every community in the coun:
try-an unemployment crisis.
we further recommend that the
game be kept where it belongs,
at Clark Griffith Stadium, and
that the receipts be devoted 70
WaShington's needs instead OF
New York's.
Certainly some such football
game should be played here in
washington as sports contri-
button to a movement which
now seems to be nationwide,
and If the Marines and Coast
Guard cannot see their way fit
to do so, two other equally
qualified teams should make 1t
their business to not let the Ma
tional Capital fall behind IN an
effort which has swept the coun-
try-that of shouldering q very
serious national plague Of idle
ness.
We hope that something OF
this kind will be done here Ia
Washington. It should not be
too much to expect alumni OF
the various colleges to bend
their efforts toward arranging
some sort Of a big football game
here.
Others are active. The mer-
chants have banded together
to sell more goods and there
fore give more employment. A
big benefit is being arranged
by theatrical talent for next
Wednesday night. Who will
step forth with a sporting prop
oSition back of which the news
papers and public might band
with a view to registering some
thing big and constructive for
sweet charity?
There is a very active organi'
Zation in he downown, Seciot1
Of washington called he Down
town Coaches Association. Witt
their contacts and associations
they should be able to bring
two teams together which would
fill the local stadium.
It wouldn't be surprising II
they are already doing some
hard thinking along this line
They are favorably known and
liked among all the local in
institutions of learning and
their wishes carry much
weight In high schools, prepare
tory schools, colleges and uni
versities.
And the part sports and
sportsmen are. to play iIi
Shouldering Washington's 1n
employment burden shouldn't
necessarily stop with football
which happens to be the sea
Sonable sport at the moment
Joe Turner could put on q
wrestling show at the Audi
torium for bare expenses and
washington would support it tt
the rafters. A bowling sweep