The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16
JOHNSON, Q. D. I.
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By ERNEST BARCELLA United Press Stan COrrespOndent)

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 Washington, Nov. IS = CUP) ~ A now or never" move by Pres ident Roosevelt himself appeared to- day to be the only hope for transfer of the Army-Navy game from Anna polls, Md, to a large eastern city, in the climax to the most involved sports controversy since the nation went to war.
 The chief executive, who once des- cribed himself as quarterback" directing the nations destiny, was called upon to settle an issue which developed beyond the realm of sports and involved three of his cab inet members along with the head of an important war time agency, the Office of Defense Transporta- tion.
 Representative Samuel A. Weiss, D., Pa., National League profess sional football referee, who led year-long fight against isolation of the colorful game, said last night after telephone. conversation with the White House that 'in my hum ble opinion" it will be transferred either to Maltimore or Philadelphia
 He said the White House informed him 8 statement would be forth coming shortly.
 Favorable
 Reportedly favoring transfer of the game from the Navy Acadeny's Thompson Stadium, which seats only 18,756 persons to Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium, which can hold 102,000, were Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau and Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal, who originally opposed it. The Treasury Department proposed the switch as an impetus to the sale of bonds for the Sixth War Loan, with estimates that approximately half a billion dollars might be raised
 In the opposite camp were Secre- tary of War Henry L. Stimson and J. Monroe Johnson, chief of the ODT.
 Johnson, the only official to speak openly on the subject, said that it would be an outrage" if the game were moved from Annapolis.
 we cannot put an extra car or an extra train on, for people all over would want them," he said at Chicago. "The railroads are crowded to capacity and this would crowd them further. have been opposed to the idea and I lalways will, since transportation is in on condition to entertain such a plan"
 However, Mayor Bernard Samuel of Philadelphia, said that there would be no transportation problem involved, because we can fill up with Philadelphians."
 Mayor Theodore B. McKelden of Baltimore, citing the popularity of the Navy team there, urged in tele- grams to MT. Roosevelt, Stimson, Forrestal and Morgenthau that the game be transferred to the Balti- more Municipal Stadium which seats 63, ,000. Navy will play it's fourth game of the season there Saturday against Purdue.
 Stimson Refuses
 Weiss said he understood Forrestal and Stimson met yesterday and that Forrestal withdrew original objec- tions to the switch because of the chance for sale of war bonds. Stim- son, however, refused to alter his opposition Weiss said.
 The Pennsylvania congressman, former Duquesne football star, recommended that if the switch is made, customers be charged the reg ular admission price in addition to the purchase of 8 $10 war bond. The money for the regular admis- Sions could be used for war relief or for similar purposes.
 Since 1922, the first year after Pearl Harbor, the game was alter mated between Annapolis and West Point, with not even the academy students prrnitted to travel with their teams.