Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-25
WAR ON FOOTBALL.
,,yc.s DAUGHTERS WILL APPEAL
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
LAW TO MAKE THE GAME 4 CRIME.
THIS Is what They VIII Try to Sc
cure--Obiect 10 tho sport ms Now
playcd--Mccting with FIattering
support. T'..,ftI

The Kings Daughters have declared
orcn and relentless war on football as
nov played. They declare that Il Is
brutal ant that under its name precious
and promising life has been sacrificed.
The Daughters will carry the warfare
into the halls Of the General Assembly.
and fight il out there. aided by the in
agencc OF some OF the best people and
s~lest thinkers in the state.
For some time public sent:ment-a
hisher authority and more potent N.
fuence than law-has been leaning more
and more. a veritable leaning tower"
o. strength. against this sport. 1t has
been manifest in the whole country: has
expressed itself in law prohibiting the
present game in Georgia. and here in
virginia and Richmond following closely
upon Georgia. the knife is raised.
TWO weeks ago yesterday a meeting OF
the city Union Of Kings Daughters was
held in the rooms OF the Woman's Chris
tian Association. The unfortunate death
of the Georgia student and the action OF
the Georgia Legislature was fresh in their
minds Mrs. Malvern G. Patterson. chair
man Of that union. then made the sug-
gestion which voiced the uppermost senti-
inent in the minds OF those gathered
there-thRt there and then their influence
DE- thrown against the game. This de-
termination shaped itself finally into a
petition asking the General Assembly of
the state to put its foot upon it.
THE PETITION.
The petition reads as follows:
TO the General Assembly of Virginia:
we. the undersigned, do hereby re-
quest your honorable body to enact a
law for the suppression of the game
known as football. We respectfully sub
nit that. as now played, this game should
be discountenanced by every civilized
community, and in passing an act TO pro-
hibit the game the Legislature of this
state will be only following the example
Of Georgia. and endorsing the sentiment
OF prominent colleges, which have taken
action In the matter.
Below this petition. which has been
drawn up in a neatly printed form, is
sIaca provided for the signatures of
those who are willing TO array them
selves against the sport. The petition
viii be given TO the Daughters I'm all
sections Of the State. and an effort will
De made TO give all persons an oppor-
tunity TO sign it who will. Accompany
ing the petition is the following adj
dressed 10 every Kings Daughter in the
state:
The City Union Of the Kings Daugh-
tiers Of Virginia, presents this petition
10 the Legislature, which convenes in
December. Each Kings Daughter is
requested to get the signature Of as
many influential and prominent people
in the State as is possible in this week,
and at the end of that time send them
20 the chairman of the City Union.
Mrs MALVERN c. PATTERSON,
81 south Third street, Richmond, Va.
Ii is greatly TO be desired by these
ladies' that no one will lose sight of the
fact that they are not opposed 10
athletics in the universities and colleges
Of the state, but the fight is only this
against football as IL Is now played.
There IS no objection made TO the game
as played a decade ago under the Rugby
rules, only as conducted in much later
years They ask no legislation against
the game Of Rugby, but Of America, OF
GEORGETOWN College, OF the University OF
Georgia, and of the University of Nir-
ginia.
MEETING FLATTERING SUPPORT.
Though. in its inception. the movement
has received most fattering support, and,
II heart do not hesitate 10 predict Tor
Il an unqualified success. Since 1t has
been instituted the chairman OF the
Kings Daughters Union has received
letters from some of the most prominent
people OF the State assuring her OF their
Iyarmest sympathy, and Offering the use
Of their names and influence In behalf OF
the measure. She modestly said, in speak
inc Of II. that 1t was not her night at
All but that Of the Kings Daughters
and while this is true, in measure,
~ tho General Assembly should pass a
law in respect to which game VIII
no, he played and a life saved, mOther
somewhere. and sisters, VIII owe her
debt OF gratitude, indeed.
Rut the Kings Daughters VIII not
wait until December LIST TO begin their
war. II began yesterday, and Will De
renewed AT the game to-day. Nheh
Virginia and North Carolina meet on
the arena. many a fair Daughter VINO
lae, YEAR wore the white and blue or
toIned her musical voice 10 swell the
shouts when the orange and blue waved
trf,npbantly over the field VIII not De
there. ia,
The KEYNOTE was struck by laoy
continent in the move yesterday she
was asked II she would attend the game
ard rephed with a smile, mo, l cannot
lend nv presence to-day to what To-
1900, would nut down