Evening star., 1953-01-27

exceed
The point is, what Army driving at?
They rivalry 1947 season. pleading
that it had become "too big" They worried about
gamblers and ticket SPECTATORS rumored and
New YorkS subway alumni" making too much hoop
tedo about mere contest involving college boys
South Bend and West Point locales isn't quite clear 1t
isn't likely the game be contained on the campus,
especially at West Point although there always is the posi-
bity that Army may be planning to enlarge Niche Sta
dium. After ALL Michigan State built its stadium to seat
$1,000 the strength of lucrative relationship with the
Irish. barring a move, Notre Army
running smack into bigger ticket headache than
ArmyNotre Dame became too big for West Point far
back 1922 when the Four HorSmen who to make
the Irish famous only sophomores This the
last the Cadets and the Irish met campus The
last, that is, until 1947 when the modern series
cluded with the only contest at South Bend.
They forced to the Army-Notre Dame battle
to EbbetS Field in Brooklyn in 1923 and the next year it
staged at the Polo Grounds From 1925 played in
Yankee Stadium with two exceptions. Once in $780, it
staged in Soldier Field Chicago and finally at South Bend
1t follows that interest in the Cadets the Irish is
much too intense to play game in the modest
stadium high over the Hudson And why the insstence
puzzing, too especially
when Notre Danes rivalry with Navy is considered.
Navy is national academy too, and in recent has
been handling Army with comparative the
DameNavy game isn't booked for small campus battle
ground Most Of the time-next fall in South Bend will be
excepton-its held in Cleveland Baltimore the
stadums big but the ITSELF for
has grown "too big"
FOR THE FIRST TIME in American racing history there's
to be 100000 event for heS and This comes of
July at Delaware Park, according to announcement
from the enterprising outside Wilmington.
Up to this time there have been only four really big
money stakes for ieS and marehe $50 OOOadded Santa
Margarta Handicap at Santa Anita, the $4,000 Beldame
Handicap at Aqueduc the $4,000 New Castle Delaware
Park and the 1000 Modesy Stakes at Arlington Park Each
worth net Of well 900 t the and each
crossed anywhere from SAG 600 to nearly $4,000.
Our 100000 New Castle ought to be the to
horSemen who have been saying that es and mares
drugs the market Delaware Park spokesman commented
today They've long been saying you can't sell les Now
there shouldn't be much for looking down lly
or mare-not with this kind of money at stake"
SPEAKING OF HORSES Philadelphia reporter has
with the latest report Your Host toast Of California
few years ago. It the blazingy fast colt is
start stud career.
when he broke his right front leg in four places in nasty
spill at Santa Anita One break considered fatal but the
horse insured for $2ooO by Loyd of London and the
firm reluctant of the without trying to retrieve
something.
Lloyds paid full amount William Goetz the owner
and last April sold the horse to group of New Jersey and
Pennsylvania horsemen for $15000 Your Host very
alive but he will be lifetime cripple with his right leg
inches longer than the others
strange end a brief but spectacular the
turf although Your Hosts life isn't any Start
ing next month he begins his stud service and If his
offspring show anything like papas old speed the exCali
fornian well be remembered Of the good sires