The Washington times., 1930-11-17
Today's
Sportorial
BY KIRK MILLER

this mid-November morning In
behalf of Washington's two ap-
preaching football games which
are being staged for purely
altruistic pnrposes.
One Of these viii be played
at Central Stadium tomorrow
afternoon between Tech and
Eastern, and the other will be
played at Clark Griffith Sta
diun, December s, between the
All;Marines and Coast Guard
elevens. In the former the To-
cal high school title Is at
stake; attractive enough to
pack the arena. In the Decem-
Der 8 game, which win no doubt
be shifted to night to permit
a larger attendance, the PreSi-
dents Cup will be at stake.
So, besides their distinctive
humanitarian characteristics,
both of these games have
sportive fascination enough to
command q respectable attend
ance.
We noted in the census Of
unemployed taken at the local
schools last Saturday morning,
in the neighborhood of 1000
here are in need Of jobs. As
Stunning each of these 1000 is
responsible for family Of
five, that means 35 900 mouths
win need TO be fed in Wash
ington over the winter-if win.
ter comes, and it always has
and that $1,000 bodies will
need warmth and shelter.
Folks, that means we here
In Washington must turn out
in strong numbers at tOmor-
rows high school game as well
as that Marine-C Coast Guard
game early next month. Wash
ington will no doubt receive
some help through the Army
Navy game, too, on December
13, but in the two local char.
ity games we have an oppor.
tunity to prove that we wish
to take care Of our own needy.
This unemployment specter
that is staring 1000 souls in
the face at q time Of year
when one likes to think Of
warm homes and full larderS.
is distinctly a local problem
and there are enough more
fortunate people here in the
National Capital to put these
two football games over with
a bang.
From other sections of the
country we have all been read
ing of proposed charity games
and much Of what we have
read has resulted in just so
much talk-or type. Here in
Washington we are going
through with our benefit games
and it should be a privilege for
WaShingto1ianS to see that
neither of the is a financial
flop.
From a purely Showman's
standpoint, we should have liked
to see more time intervene be-
tween the announcement of the
Tech Eastern charity game and
the actual playing thereof.
Any public benefit like this
needs q week or ten days for
building up, as it were, but we
suppose that sufficient an
nouncements have been made in
the school assembly halls from
day to day to make up for the
lack of time for greater outside
promotion.
Possibly you have noticed that
: the officials who customarily
handle these school football
games have donated their SER
vices. They have, and it is q
splendid gesture. So also Is
everything else being donated
for 1t, not on cent Of revenue
to be taken out for any. item OF
overhead which usually sur
rounds any football game.
Washington this game is
only tomorrow! There hasn't
been much time to spread the
word, but let us pack Central
Stadium and prove the Ma
tion's Capital has a heart and
feels this an opportunity to
prove It'll
Furthermore, start making
your plans now to patronize
that Marines Coast Guard game
at Griffith Stadium December
s. Besides a rip.Snorting foot
ball game, you'll see a 1nassed
band Of several hundred pieces,
all the color and glalnor Of
two great military organiza-
tions joining each other In an
evening Of sport. Possibly the
President Of the United States
and the First Lady Of the Land
will be there. They will Ger.
tainly want to show their SYM
pathy with the general idea Of
charity football and In that
the President has q Washing
ton appointment on the night
Of the Army-Navy game in
New York, we may not be
speaking out of turn In specu-
lating on their presence ct
the local service gamefor