Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-04
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NO FOOTBALL GAME TOMORROW.
University OF Virginia Team VIII
Not Meet Hampton Here.

The game Of football TO have been
played here tomorrow by the cleyeas
from tho University Of Virginia aa1
Hampton has been declared of, ali lho
lovers Of the sport In THIS citN VIII Be-
denied the privilege Of witness what
promised % Dr. Il most exciting contest
The explanation Of The chang in the
plans IT, contained i'm the following ,eie-
grams received by the Dispatch last
n-ht:
FACULTY WOULD NOT CONSENT.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. Deem
Der 3-The faculty Of the University
have declined 10 allow the football team
any further absence from lectures this
year This viii. therefore prevent the
contest which had been arranged be-
tween tho Hampton Athletic Club and the
Varsity for Saturday next In Richmond
The reason given hy them for their OBJ
lection 70 the game IS that it IS eu-
tircly contrary 10 the rules of the Uni
versity governing athletics. which say
that the teams shall not engage I'm any
0f"'@f'' oor+oet on The college grounds
except with regular college clubs. The
lOrmer game iu Hampton was played
with the permission of the chairman. but
he refused to grant Ike privilege until
he had received the support of tin other
members of the faculty
While of course. the result n the game.
whatever X might have been. would nor
have affected Virginla's right 20 The
championship, since the HAMPTON team
IS an athletic club; yet n tho game had
been played the receipts Of the recent
Thanksgiving contest. together with what
might have been derived from this one
would have been more than sufficient TO
pay the present Indebtedness Of tho
association. and this facr makes every
one regret the action OF the faculty
There has been an effort made ny per-
sons not connected with the Varsity 10
procure four or iv. men from elsewhere.
ana play consolidated team. but this
has been given up, since the Hampton
management would not agree % play
thcir regular team, some OF the players
not being able 10 lose the time from
their business. Among those who were
expected TO play on the Virginia consol..
dated team were Collier ex-North Caro-
Ina; Church. the famous tackle or
Princeton this year; Bergen the 'Vars't
coach; and another former Princeton
player. Those interested I'M this enter
prise did not consider II safe to risk tho
expense ~ the trip and cost Of getting
the men from n distance when n would
Dee known that the Hampton team was
not the one they had been playing du-
ring -he season as whole. but con-
tanning several substitutes.
THE HAMPTON VERSION.
WILLIAMSBURG. Va. December g.
The Hampton football team. with their
manager and coacher. returned home this
morning The writer, IN conversation
with one ~ the team was Informed thar
every effort was made 10 arrange for
game with the Varsity boys. and their
failure 10 play at ny time IN the near
future was q square hlckdown on then.
part. He also said the entire CORE
spondence Oetters and telegramD that
had passed between the managers of the
respective teams would be- published IN
fu.I and that they Ohc Hampton boys)
would claim the championship of the
South
The Hampton team left here very much
provoked - not being able 20 arrange
for q game. as they state that they had
offered the University team almost every
in4ucement 20 play them.