The Washington times., 1938-01-18
May Bring
Henie to
Capital
PLAN HOCKEY
Five D. c. Businessmen
Head Indoor Arena
Corporation
By CHICK KENNY

Washington is expected to go
winter sports-minded now follow
ing the announcement that a
group of Washington business
men, civic leaders and sportSmen
have filed plans for the construc-
ton of a 100000 indoor sports
arena.
Those thrilling hockey games,
spectacular ice carnivals with the
glittering feats of Sonia Henie
and Bess Erhardt, high-powered
intersectional college basketball
games, and a thousand and one
similar gigantic spectacles which
the city of washington has been
deprived of, except when it lays
66 cents on the line to witness
short flashes of such scenes in the
news reel flashes of the motion
picture houses here, loom now as
a reality.
PLANS SUBMITTED
Plans for the construction Of
such a mammoth need, together
with facilities for staging conven-
tions, have been submitted to the
Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion for consideration.
The project is being backed by
leading business men of the Dis
trict and is known as the Capital
Garden Company, Inc, with
Michael J. Uline, president; Fred
Buchholz, vice president; James
E. Colliflower, secretary and
reasurer and Cornelius H.
Doherty and Thomas r. Cowhead
listed as members of the board of
directors.
The company, which was in
corporated under the laws Of the
State of Delaware, November 10,
1887, plans to issue stock to the
amount of 1928 900, which repre-
sents enough to purchase property
and erect the building.
HOLDINGS TOTAL 100000
It is stated that the entire hold,
ings will amount to approx.
mately 100000.
Six thousand shares of pre-.
ferred stock at $50 par a share
and 10000 shares of common
stock will be issued.
According to the plans pre-
sented the SEC, the company has
an option on property located at
Second and M Streets Northeast.
Building plans provide for an
ice hockey arena to seat 5000, and
enlarged to $500 for basketball
and 10000 for boxing and wres-
tling exhibitions. The hockey rink
will be of standard size, measuring
200 feet by IS feet.
Total cost of the building will
be about $4,000 with $4,000 ex-
penditureS for equipment.
ULINE PRESIDENT
Officers of the Capital Garden
Company, Inc, are well-knoWn
civic-minded sportsmen. Uline is
president of the ice company here,
and is we'll known in local sport
dom; Fred BuchholZ, proprietor of
the Occidental Hotel, is a former
member of the District Boxing
Commission, while James E. Coli
flower heads a coal concern here
and is interested mainly in college
sports.
Others affiliated with the or
ganization include Freddy Mesmer.
Georgetown University basketball
coach and a member of the law
firm of Cornelius Doherty. Stan
ley j. Wilson, civil engineer, has
worked out plans for the build
ing.
G. w. GOES AHEAD
George Washington University
which is making preliminary plans
for the construction of field
house for basketball and other
branches Of indoor winter sports
will not curtail its plans following
the announcement of the new en-
terpriSe.
James e. Pixlee, head Of the
athletic department at G.. w. and
currently working out details fol
the Colonial plant. stated today
that George WaShington's athletic
needs could not be met by pri
i, vately financed corporation.
( The reason cived by Pixlee was
( that G. w. is in need of facilities
: Of its own for its physical educa
!, ton program.
The G. w. plans call for fielc
f house much larger than that un
3 der consideration by the Capita
!. Garden Company.