The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-28

Will Doe ON hand to cheer their team on
THE vIRGINIANs.
The 'Varsitles have not been idle dur
ing the last two days. Ihey started 20
Ashland after the recent fatal accident
at the University, but were stopped az
GOrdOnsville by a telegram explaining
the action OF the faculty ana coroner
Jury. and returned TO the university
Yesterday they went down TO Louisa,
where they spent the tight I'm quiet
way. so as 10 rest mp and not nave
long trip to-day pentOn Is quite un-
well. and may not be able TO play. lie
was In bed yesterday but II Is hopeo
ne will be able TO appear on the siln
iron when the teams line up. eesl
was in Richmond yesterday win Man
ager Lambert 10 consult physician az
10 whether or not he could 20 INTO tne
game lie has been quite uh"en ,,io1 io1
several DAYS, and IL had not been decldeu
al a late hour last night whether or NOT
he would be able to play, Simms, the
centre rush. IS also unweN nut II Was
thought last night he would De in the
game. Should he be unable TO pay
kiflibrcw will take his place.
The fNarsities have been doing some
light practice work for the last two days
and n those on the sick list are ahie 10
anpear they Will show up III eNceheht
form They are sanguinc OF victory,
and believe firmly in their ability 10 "h'
Every man IS eager for the contest
Manager Lambert says his men are IN
fairly good condition, and VIII snow UP
veil He realizes the fact that me
team has "a hard battle to ighL but
thinks the North Carolinians VIII nave
OFFICIALLY DENIED.
The following communication 70 me
Times last night from the University
es4i,'Iils s'ro tbe EIitor Of The Times:
"Sir.-ln view of recent sensatlona'
statements appearing i'm the puDhc pfhsa'
emanating chiefly from our recently-de-
feefed adversary. Vanderbilt of Nash
Vile | deem il due the public, as wei
as ourselves. 10 make the following state
mcnt. , IL -. ,,,,,+,,t
~ afhlefics al the University OF Nir-
oinia. have been endeavOring for several
wears to eradicate every tinBc OF pfOies-
siOnalism from our athletic contests anu
are determined TO DO so. even az lhe tA~
uause OF defeat on every field of athletic
encounter III we shall put a single man
on the field in the game 10 be played IN
Richmond tomorrow afternoon VINO, ac-
cording 10 our agreement with Norm
Carolina, or under the rules usually pre-
Vaiiing in amateur sports, is disqualified,
IL will be because We are ignorant or
his disqualification, and he Will De prompt
iy taken off upon proof or the tact We
believe that we are freer to-day from
the charge Of professionalism than any
college OF standing In the South. The
charges made through the Nashville
American that Lang and West are not
bOna-fide matriculates. ana that they
foinpd our team al Atlanta, coming d.
rect from Philadelphia, IS absolutely un-
true. They came to the University OF
Virginia some days before the Atlanta
game. without any solicitation on our
part. without our ever having heard OF
them and absolutely without any prom
Use or hope Of reward, and regularly ma
circulated as medical students, with the
declared bOna-ilde intention Of remain
ing the session through, and are now
playing without compensation, direct or
Indirect.
Immediately uDon receiving a copy OF
the Nashville American OF the 23d in
stant. containing the charges referred
TO. our advisory board summoned before
II every member Of the team. the coach.
manager, assistant manager, and phy-
steal director. ana made full investiga-
tion of the charges. IL was asccrtaiaed
that not a single man on the team was
receiving compensation, directly or indi-
rectly or had been promised any reward
whatsoever for playing. <
Instead Of our declining 10 enter into
an agreement with North Carolina where
by any man who had ever received COM
pensation for athletic services should be
disqualified. the fact Is that the game
fixed for Tomorrow came near being
cancelled because North Carolina declined
10 enter into just such an agreement
with Virginia North Carolina proposed
such an arrangement in the early part
OF the season. but by some inadVertence
the proposition was not brought TO the
attention OF our advisory board until
October 2ith when il was Immediately
accepted. and North Carolina advised Of
the fact The latter thereupon replied
that we had delayed so long in accepting
the proposition that they had made uD
their team on other lines, and it was
too late for them 10 make change.
/ 10 not mention ihis to North Caro-
lina's dlscredit. but in vindicatiOn OF the
charge that Nirginia tavors, rather than
froWns upon. professionalism.
"WM. n. DABNEY,
President c. \. A."
This explodes the charges OF profess
slonallsm so far as the knowledge OF those
In a DOsition TO know goes and there IL
nothing to warrant the assertion that the
Nirginians are playing men who are COM
pensa.ed by anything besides the natural
pride which a student feels In his college.
VIRGINIA'S LINEUP.
The lineup Of the Virginians with their
weights and ages, unless sicknes shall