The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-01-17
ATHLETICS
The Severance Of Relations with the
Unlvcr.ity os virginia

81 Inc AC-SELk%E.A I
Chapel Hill. January II
The University of North Carolina
and the University OF Virginia have
played their last game as opponents.
This university through its Athletic
Association has severed all athletic re-
lations between the two colleges Caro-
hna.s reason is because OF Virginia's
treatment of our foot ball eleven last
Thanksgiving day in Richmond; be-
cause of their repeated failures TO
keep up to the signed contract between
cthe two and because of their refusal to
enter into a new and more binding
contract. The committee appointed by
sIhe athletic association says: Under
4 existing circumstances the athletic as
| ISOLATION of the University Of North
| Carolina sewers all athletic relations
with the University Of Virginia This
| action was brought about by the con-
| duct of the latter at Richmond last
Thanksgiving day, and because they
lave subsequently ignored all proposals
for agreements governing future ath-
letic relations between the said uni
yeSrities."
(signed) ]. S. CARR. Jr.:
w. S. WILSON,
s. E. SKULL,
E. V. PATTERSON,
C. S. ASTON,
w. l.. KLETTZ, Jr,
r. A. WINSTON,
Authorized Committee.
Early in December last Mr.. j. S.
Carr, Ir., president of the athletic as
ISOLATION here, wrote under the direc-
ton of the advisory committee to Vir-
ginia, telling them that unless there
was some agreement as to players there
could be no further games.
Virginia has failed to show willing
ness for such an agreement and there
fore all athletic relations between the
two are severed and the base ball
games already scheduled for his spring
are cancelled.
While this severing of relations in
athletics etween the two greatest uni
versities in the south is to be deplored,
yet, knowing the facts throughout, it
was the only course left for Carolina
to pursue Virginia has always been
slow to enter contracts and has re-
peatedly broken them. Carolina has
done her best to wipe out the old
marks and to make entirely new agree
anents, but again Virginia has failed to
do her part. So the athletic associa-
ton, composed of all the students in
college, have decided it wise to sever
both foot ball and base bail relations
with them.
After this Carolina will likely give
more of her games to the southern col
leges. Georgia has already written fol-
next Thanksgiving's foot ball game
and it is highly probable that they
will get it. At the same meeting a
committee of seven was appointed tC
consider the a~dvisability of joining the
Southern intercollegiate Athletic AS
sociatisn, composed of most of the best
southern colleges and universities
While as yet hat committee has not
reported it is ruraored that Carolina
will join A series of base ball games
have already been arranged with prom,
anent southern colleges for this spring
The above action by this university
has stirred up the athletic world in the
South and hereafter Georgia will occu.
Ply the place in North Carolina athlet.
les formerly held by Virginia.
This intercollegiate Association
does not only encourage base ball and
foot ball, but also track athletics. THAI
il a feature which has not been develoI
ed here much, but perhaps if Caroline
Joined with her southern sisters track
teams would become a necessity and
hence, new athletics developed.
Whatever is one will be watched
with great interest, especially IN the
SOUTH, for if Carolina should join the
Southern intercollegiate Athletic AS
ISOLATION practically all the large south
ern colleges, except Virginia, would
i be members and athletics would grow
more than heretofore.