The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-21
THHRE WIS No APOLOGf.
So Says Manager Bowers OF tho hien"
mond Football Team.

Richmond College. October 25th.
Editor Times: The telegram III ne
Times of this morning from MI -
Penton. captain Of the UNIVERSITY VI ~,
ginia football team, does lnJuSlce 10 M
as well as to the members OF the 'ol-
Iege team. | have made no sl3tchithC
that ! intended as an apology LOT an!
college man connected with thI loot
haii came of Thursday. When | went
10 MurphyS Hotel Thursday hbul' ulu
not expect 10 meet any JhlFeISiy mn
there. as they were stopping AT lhe (dIIS
House. and as Mr.. POLK Miller hdd IN
yited them 10 his entertainment, winch
took place that night, ] supposed tHeE
were at the Theatre. However dId ui-
e..Itctedly, Get Mr.. Johnson, between
whom and myself our relations as mana
r,rs q. Tho RESPECTIVE" teams nave been
of a most pleasant nature, ana III the
course Of a casual coHNclSdllun N
pressed regret that there mao L',h d,iSG
unpleasant occurrences connected WIN
the game. and the hope that they "ouIh
not produce any bad feeling between tne
two institutions. ] made no special rel
errpce TO either side. and am surprised
that Mr.. johnson misconstrued my re-,
marks In making the statement / an
/ believe | represented the sentiment OF
every Richmond College man, not only
mate ball. but because they are anxious
as they were all Of last season, 10 meet
the Varsity in baseball.
l was not in a position TO )udSe aCeuC
Thursdays game, being busy at the ticket
window, but 50 far as my knowledge ana
belief so, there was absolutely nothing
for me 10 apologize for. on me other
hand | think that whatever sluggtng was
INDUCED i'm by the College men was done
under provocatiOn and on the defensive
and the plucky and highly courageous
and creditable way in when IRE
heavy Varsity men excited my
admiration, and, believe. enlisted
the sympathy Of every unpreJudiced spec
tator Of the game.
regret tuat there were any uhpitasah{
features connected with the zane aHI
hope the Varsity and the CCleG" VII
often meet in friendly contest IN t IiS,,, nSId
Richmond College
Richmond. Va. October ~ 1874.
Editor Times: The report which APP
peared in your paper this morning OF
the indignation meeting held In this city
yesterday afternoon by the alumni Of
the University Of Virginia, states that
! acknowledged that my tackle on Mr..
Mudd was foul one. This Is a mistake.
| was misunderstood.
Friday morning Mr.. Ainslie, accom-
panied by our manager Mr.. \. VI.
Bowers. visited me In my room.
Mr.. Ainsle mentioned The Times az
count of Thursdays game, and spoke
of the criticism on him for calling the
tackle In question foul one. He asked
me what | tnOuEnt OF tle Jackie.
| replied that | thought he tried 10
be fair. and that ] was perfectly salts
fed with his umpiring. BY this | ala
not saw that my tackle was foul one.
| simply said that believed Mr. Anslie
thought 1t was. and l sim believe lie
The truth of the matter is this: Mr..
Alnslie claims that | made two distinct
tackles at MIR. Mudd. He says that my
first tackle was a fair one, but that my
hold was knocked loose before Mr.. Mudd
was Fairly held" He says that |
again tackled Mr.. Mudd below the knees"
while I was lying on the ground, which
is very dangerous and Is q foul tackle.
/ claim that when l struck Mr.. Aludd
I struck him fairly, which Mr.. Ainslie
admits, but almost simultaneously my
body fell TO the ground. and Mr.. Mudd.
I'm turning to free himself from my grasp,
fell and caught himself on his hand
My hold was not firm one. for I only
had one hand a little above each knee
When he turned my LEFT hand slipped
off Of his right knee and struck his left
leg below the knee. stll had hold Of
his left LEG with my right hand. BY
this time Mr.. Mudd had turned around
was. up on his feet. and ready 10 run.
As he ATTEMPTED 10 move off my right
hand also slipped below his knee. This
is when Mr.. Ainslie claims made nv
second tackle, which he called foul.
tackle. for at no time after I first struck
Mr.. Mudd was | entirely knocked loose
from him until the referees whistle
blew for the down, and then turned
him loose
a foul tackle Is when n man IntA,-
tionaiiv tackles man hollow the knees
or around the neck nd not intan-
fionallv tackle Mr. Mudh hollow. r.
knees. but tackled him above tho lnaes
was knocked down by the Interference
lost my hold with one hand. as evpIoined
above ard my other hand sllppAd down
This Is stu fair tackle. for n fo,iI bo,d
started fair on a down Is NOT a fo,'i
tackle. JACOB SAT- 49,
7 was present when tho conyor.a
took place between MAssrs Ains,fe anI
SalIade. and. as far as NV racoIIac,iar
goes, the above Is a correct vo-sior '''
A. n DOUrpc