The Washington times., 1904-07-31
WILL GEORGETOWN
PLAY VIRGINIA
Athletic Relations Between
Them May Be Resumed.
GREATEST RIVALRY PREVAILS
Games Prove of Great Benefit Finan-
cially to Both Uni
versIties.

''Win Georgetown and Virginia play
next fair
This is the question which the alumni
and students Of the universities are ask
ing themselves. For some time there
has been a rumor about town that the
two leading athletic Institutions OF the
South would resume relations in the
near future and meet on the gridirOn,
diamond, and track. While nothing Off
cial has emanated from the officers of
either Of the athletic associations IL is
well known that the men of both uni
ver5ities are most anxious 10 end the
present feud.
AT Georgetown there is no question but
that the undergraduates are willing and
anxious 70 have the present difficulties
patched up IL Il can be done hOnorably.
A special from Virginia says that men
Of the Old Dominion are most hopeful
for a resumption OF relations. and at the
last election Of athletic officers there
was a strong clique whose chief object
was to arrange a game with the Blue
and Gray.
IT is now three years since the Orange
and Blue and the Blue and Gray
clashed In the fall OF 1901. after the
most exciting football game ever wit
messed in Washington, the men from
across Rock Creek won from the Vir-
ginians in the last forty-five seconds Of
play. the final score being II to Is.
Shortly after the contest rumOrs were
set afoat that there was TO be a rup-
ture. Malcontents started stories that
there were men on both teams who were
being played without any regard for col
lege ethics
Charges Untrue.
From Charlottesville came a charge
that Given, the star Georgetown center,
was az. importation from Texas who
had been brought 10 Washington for
the sole object OF helping TO beat Vir-
ginia. and that Hub Hart. before he
entered Georgetown. was a member OF
the Duquesne Athletic Club of Pitts
burg, professional team. Given is a
Washington man who never played be-
fore the fall of 1901. He entered the
West End institution that fall and il was
not until the latter part Of the season
that he made the team Hart came &c
Georgetown from Boston College where
he played one year. For two seasons
previous 10 that he was a member or the
Everett High School eleven.
Charges Not Considered.
Besides these there were several other
charges, but they were not considered
mittee. In connection with the account
of the now famous game. which ap
peared in the Virginia student publica
ton. there We're several illusions TO tn,
religious tenets of the Georgetown men
These reflections were of such natur'
that the local executive committee viii
the consent OF the advisory board, de
cided 70 sever all relations Win VT
ginia until reparation was made 70
the article. Virginia thought that III
TeparatiOn was necessary, so the mat
ter was allowed TO rest.
il Is evident now. that IL IS only
matter Of a short time when the uni
Versities must come together. IN
breach has meant the loss OF thousand
of dollars to both athletic associations
With the exception OF the old George
toWn-COlumbia Athletic Club games or
decade ago. no athletic contests eve
held IN this city drew like the gam
between the two Southern universities
The feeling of rivalry between the uni
Versities was always most intense ant
at both the baseball and football game
practically the whole student body iron
Charlottesville would be on the cas-
stands Of Georgetown Field 10 chez
their team, victorious or defeated, he
sides the undergraduates great as
semblage Of alumni would gather I
watch the contests Whlch We're AWAY
OF the hardest sort. While the football
game was the biggest affair OF the sea
son rle annual baseball contests De
W. ne TWAS hDulu alfffAfS AAelM
1a4gar cIOWd than would witness IN
Harvard. Yale or Princeton games q
Georgetown Field which was auOthe
evidence Of the great feeling Of rivalry
As IL has now been three years sine
The last contest the breach has resulte,
In great financial loss. Philadelphia IA
her Pennsylvauia-Harv contest, Ne'
York her COrnell-COlumDia games. Bos
ton her Yale-PTincetOu annual battle
but at present WASHINGTON IS withou
any annual big game which coul
be looked forward 10 by all interestc
in college sport. and the result is tina
Interest is on the wane.
Should Get Together.
All the large universities which NEE
annually have common eligibility codes
and unless such a set Of rules can b
mutually agreed upon by GeOrgetOw
and Virginia, IL would be only shoI
time before another break would TAX
place The whole code IN effect at n
leading universities Is covered by IOl
general rules. and II these are conform
I'd 10 by Georgetown and virginia,
would undoubtedly be some time befol
there would be any trouble over cllg
bility The four rules are. That n
student who has received any emo!J
ment either before or since entering co
lcge for participation IN athletics sha
play, any student entering from anOth,
college shall be ineligible until he Ia
resided one year. no student shall hay
more than four years In intercollegiai
athletics and that all athletes SHAH a
tain the scholarship averages require