The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-13
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WILL BE sD|E[;;'STRi ] !! &. DYED 7 81,
Plan for New Athletic Park at
an End ond Will y Vi Have lF1[E ,.,5i
a Game Thart, living Day. y
" y I : and Y 2 2 s1.5 .I|5.
Will III obably be s,
5s3 3ss335 81 # Select


letics, mot iii the charnbsr Of Commerce q, q
on Yesterday af Tern remained ~ I'M in8
session nearly two ours,S iaelissirg the 81
afrront that had placed upon them
ana upon the citizens q chn,ord u ny
tl,ei9 committee ofRtlle Athletic Association
OF Tho University of Virgil III
L Resolutions cond GINNING the committee
were al d doptctl sS
&rfe distinction wa 6 very q lea r1y@ drawn
between tho nut1iori Ties spf the University
ana tho student bod J, III one land, and
tbs flyc MEMBERS OF the Athletic commit
tee, onsthe other; who voted a gainstss Ri
molld for tho Misunderstanding game, and
gave that game to ryorfol X. Of the seven
gof ti1is8 commit ttee, Messrs. M. Y
M. AIcG Guire and Lee Marshall, !, graduate
members, K Yo ted A for richmond 81 the re-
naming i've -Dr.sW vs. sG.f Christian, cultys
member, ana u IN AIessrss sI I. r ate 81 Mason
Vivian Slaughter, Edward NJ. Daniel and 1
Joseph shelton, stud knt8 nletrlb T ": otedl
FOR n orfolk. vi sS
q Yesterday s meeting was cal led StoS order
b Rand olpfl yyellford. president
of#thek Richmond Chapter lot Il llnS Aumni,ff
wi,o stated that \ lie ting l,ad been
called forib$ the 4 pnrposs sof lpublicl v pex-
pressing the regret Fl felt by the alumni
al tho action or 4 he G,omni tee on th-J
letics a t the II niveraity of Virginia, inS
taking ~ the Bgs Thanks ksgtVing game from
Richmond and giving Il d n orfolk:
.s IA genera discussi lon 5pf the mat ter fol-
lowed
\ OneSSwell known Rentlenaa an, who takes
the lvelie fo Unlyerslty.
said MA 3 s s
a Tho acton of the Athletic Commit
sU1,iyersit is doing 4 tfe$ best she scanEdo
for herself II 5snnl are abott hurt ard
grleved a her atmens sssj "
draws sSJplp1No y
otlier Kelit tiemans a Al Of the uni-3
tverslty. who fold 5a Ugh posi- ton in tho
local chapter, asaid Il a5fs,
4Sit' 4it' for one will never raise my hand to-
help athletics at the University until
the2 athletic uthorities come to us. I. J.
don't believe in5 < holding out any olive
branch ID them. " They have slapped us IN
the face and y have rplainlyA showed that
they tnVe mo use for us.
will join hands with the other cit i.
izcns or Richmond to get some otler coll
,lege to play II ere on Than ksgiving$ days.
her alumnus n an old member of!
the team, said All isi Ri ~
nm am In favor of letting the uniVer-{
,slty N know. y ust what we think OF the
way we 1avo been treated. 4. We have
educated the people by long and ardu-s
Gus work, and now hen we have placed
the game on a # fine financial and social
basis the Athletic Association gives away
the result of ouralong years of labor"
Didn't Read Telegram.
N Alr. Joseph Bryan told the story of his
part In the fight. i 553f
M On the morning of tho final meeting
of M tile Athletic Committee, Mr. Bryan
sent the following telegram to DR.. Chris
tian, faculty lllembier: s.si
sl NJ RI edmond, January s. 1905.
Dr.. w. G., Christian, III 5;g "a
3$ Is III University of Virginia: :5
s II the Thanksgiving football game is}
taken from Richmond, in8tviow iof the
nmple provision now making TO. grounds
the effeot will certainly be most dis.
heartening to the friends Of the University
here probably frustrating all the plans
now on foot, Richmond WILL be praotl-i
ically lost to the University Athletic AS
sociat!on. NJ Your committee should undor-i
stand the seriousness Of tho situat ton. Il III
43 fslgnod) JOSEPH BRYAN III
y: ~ The elegranl was not road to the entire
committed. and no reply to 1t was re-
55tceived unit ilSh1r. Bryan had sent tho fol-
lowing letter to Dir. Christian; Sl5
& III University Of Virginia: ~ ~ Y. 4 II
SA Dear Sir, Ire eferring to my telegram to
you vest to-day concerning tho Thanks
giving Day foot-ball game and whether,
II would be held In Richmond or Nor
folk. 7 SEQ BY the papers this morning
that the next Thanksgiving gylme has
been granted to Norfolk but 1t iwa.s
stated that Norfolk vas only asking for
one game and that only one game was
pledged to Norfolk. 4. II 4
Il Please .let mo know whether the Ricll-
mond Alumni are 10 understand distinct
Is and af1irmatiycly that after tho next
THANKSGIVING game the game Will be
brought back to Richmond, IL this is
clearly understood. 1T may Dea possible to
srallygour forces and arrange for II lie spurr
chase OF tile necessary ground sSlnd tho
erection OF proper buildings. II this Is not
understood the matter Will simply be
dropped. 3t s. IA 5 Z.
Z i understand that already t hero Is dis
3Goulagement and loss OF interest. which
Il thought would be 4 he resu tlof u do
Ec!sion agnlnst Richmond. t IA
II Il would like to have an au uthOrl tai tive
and conclusive statement from the Com
mittee onta this question, MS IT ia nec-
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