The Washington times., 1936-02-05
Expansion
Promised
In Sport
BY KIRK MILLER
Times Sports Editor

II you can believe all you
hear, Washington is in for a
sports Renaissance which will
turn the old town into a play.
land second to none in n Q
country.
:, And while I am no one to
sit In the scoffer's seat, I do
want to see a spade Of earth
or two turned before waxing
too enthusiastic about some Of
the glowing promises held
forth in the past couple Of
months for an expansion in the
oity's sports industry.
For instance, since the turn
OF the year, we have been prom.
ised an indoor sports arena which
viii provide ice hockey, big time
basketball, indoor track meets
and major fight attractions.
As If that were not enough
impetus to lend to the blood pres
sure Of your ordinary athletic ad
dict, Mrs. Mary Norton this
q week checks in with the promise
she will do everything within her
power as chairman Of the House
District Committee to provide q
municipal stadium, or even ma.
tional stadium, if you please, for
Washington.
:; stadium Most Needed
Before January there was
considerable in the prints about q
race track for Benning. However,
/ can assure you this is q very
i remote possibility and always has
: been. The D. c. Commissioners
Z yesterday went on record against
I revival of racing for Washing
ton. s,.-
= With racing In the surrounding
territory of Maryland and the
likelihood Of it cropping up in
Virginia, WaShingtonianS can sat
.iSfy their yearnings for thorough
bred Improvement without their
-. own borders and ct no great In
=, convenience, either.
However, Of all these three gilt
tering promises, some Of which Of
course are idle chatter and others
having some substance behind
them, the stadium Is the project
which deserves the backing OF
both the city and the Federal
! forces.
I As pointed out herein many
times, washington Is the only lead
ing world Capital without an edi-
flee dedicated to competitive
sports.
That Missing Link
While the section Of the city ad'
, iacent 10 the Potomac River Is
6 being beautified and dignified
with impressive structures calcu.
lated to become q world Showplace,
4 most certainly the scheme viii not
be carried out fittingly and COM
pletely without q coliseum typify-
:, ing the strong young American
b manhood and womanhood who are
x the sports entity Of the nation.
1e The future holds definite pur-
pose for some such q stadium in
: washington as Soldier Field, Chi
cago, or what was the Sesqu1cen-
:, tennial Stadium In adelphla.
= At this moment with practical,
. p9ar-seeine minds like Mrs. Norton's
% interested In WaShington'S welfare
and when our Government Is lend
i i ing 30 much financial help to
s: worthy civic projects, certainly Sc
!: SiouB thought should be given to
:; add this final link to q chain Of
+, classic architectural achievements
In the Mall, many Of which are
already completed and occupied.
Why, If my own imagination
isn't running away with me, I'd
even be In favor Of calling such .
2! sports center the Mary Norton
=. Stadium, as o monument to the
lady who would breathe breath
!, into an idea which should appeal
\ TO every lover Of sport, not only
:, In Washington, but the country
$. over.
Tidbits En- Passant
Z Lou Little,s scores upon scores
: of friends in Washington win be
b glad to know the former George.
town coach who became nation.
{ ally known later when he worked
=, miracles ct Columbia University,
8 Is making q remarkable recovery
& after an operation a week ago for
) . hip ailment from which he
8 suffered tortureS throughout the
q recent football season.
G Lou Is now sitting UP. Soon he
& will get his crutches and shortly
Z Afterwards he hopes to, throw
& them away. He is at the Colum'
= bia Medical Center, New York.
q Little was on the operating
& table more than two hours. three
y growthS being removed from q
& hip. bone and q twisted muscle
S straightened.
8 Bill Terry is talking again. He
s recently consigned the BoStor
Z Bees and Brooklyn Dodgers tc
& sixth place or worse.
4 Clipper Smith, who has beer
& Christy Flannigan's assistant al
= Duquesne University, has sue
J ceeded to the job ChriSty vacatec
z when he resigned to enter the oi
s business. Smith was Tomm!
9 Mills assistant one year a.
) Georgetown and was a star undel
q Knute Rockne at Notre Dame.
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