Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-31
Georgetown and Virginia Are
Still Squabbling.
NO GAME Is LIKELY
GRIDIRoN WORK LIGHT AMONG
THE LEADING TEAMS.
Western Turf War to Be Settled
Numerous Bowling Battles Last
Night-Jamaica Races.

The athletic authorities at Georgetown
University and of the University of Vir-
ginia are pulling in opposite directions
again, and probabilities are that the two
teams will not line up against one another
on Georgetown University field upon NO
vember IL. as scheduled. The point Of con-
tention Is that Georgetown University
wants another agreement drawn up to take
the place OF that drawn up during the past
spring between committees from the two
universities, and which was Endorsed by
Father Daugherty. then president OF
Georgetown University. The agreement
allows the University OF Virginia 90 per
cent of the gate receipts, and stipulates
that the expenses of the game will be paid
out of Georgetown Universitys portion.
Since the old agreement has been drawn
UP the control of the athletics of the Blue
and Gray has passed from the fac
ulty to the athletic committee OF the
students. When this paragraph OF the
agreement was first discussed some time
ago at Georgetown University those promt-
nent in athletics at the university, includ-
ing the members of the varsity team, i'm
mediately put their foot down upon the old
agreement. which, they declared, was not
as fair to Georgetown University as to
Virginia. They seemed to think that 1t
was unfair 10 depi StlOWH tHiNeiSIty "
pay all of Virginias expenses out of their
part of the gate receipts. The argument
kept up at Georgetown University until 1t
was decided by the athletic committee that
the only thing that could be done to appeaSe
the athletes and the student body of the
university was to send a committee to
Charlottesville with the request that
Georgetown desired to draw up another
agreement, under which the arrangements
for the foot ball game may be made. This
committee has addressed the athletic au-
thorites at Charlottesville upon the sub
ject. but as yet has received no reply.
Georgetown University's present commit
tee claims that the agreement was drawn
up by those who were formerly in control
of the athletics of the university. and
should not be binding upon the present
committee. Georgetown is ready and will
ing to divide the receipts equally and have
each team pay half of the expenses of the
game. The letter from the committee OF
Georgetown University has been received at
Charlottesville. and 1t IS stated that VIZ
ginia, while saying nothing in reply, IS firm
in her opinion that the game should be
played under the old agreement Virginia
does not believe that the old agreement
specifies other than what Georgetown Uni
versity should do in the matter of playing
the game and dividing the receipts of the
contest. Georgetown also insists that Viz
ginia should send It's committee to this
city If 1t desires to make new agree
ment. as the committee of the Blue and
Gray went to Charlottesville in the spring
and Georgetown claims that 1t is only COM
mon courtesy for the representatives of
Virginia to come to this city this time.
According to the word from those in
charge at Virginia. it Is the belief at the
university that Georgetown University does
not care TO play the game this year and Is
trying to start an argument, so that the
old agreement can be broken and the game
Cancelled. Virginia seems to think that this
year the foot ball team of the Blue and
Gray Is no match for its team upon the
gridiron. and for that reason Georgetown
University Is attempting to evade the con-
test. AS matters stand at the present time
at Charlottesville the athletic committee
Of the University of Virginia Is expecting
at any moment to receive a notice from the
athletic authorities at Georgetown Univer-
sity canceling the contest.
II is expected that there will be an effort
made to get the committees from the two
universities to meet some time soon, but
at the present 1t seems that Virginia is de-
termined to not agree to another agree
ment, and the athletic committee at George
town University seems thoroughly i'm
bued with the idea that the contest shall
not be played under the old agreement.
Thus It can plainly be seen that II Viz
ginia does not take the next step within a
few days the contest may not be called.
There are ten days In which to draw up
the new agreement, and II Virginia does
not come forward with her committee very
shortly it is more than probable that
Georgetown University will have to cancel
the game, so that the Blue and Gray will
have no contest scheduled for November IL.
From the standpoint of the local athletic
world. 1t is distressing that just at the mo-
ment the two big universities of the south
have about patched up their athletic agree
ment. which has been broken for four
years, another dispute Is to come up which
will cause the athletic relations to be sew
cred Many OF the alumni of the two col
leges who live in this city will be doubly
disappointed, the contest with Virginia
TOD 80 draw fI,a Iar
the foot ball season.
Easy Work for the Teams.
Practice as rule was light among the
foot bali elevens yesterday, the coaches
evidently being of the opinion that another
days rest after the hard struggles on Sat
urday would put the players In a better po-
sition to indulge In more strenuous work
for the games scheduled next Saturday. At
New Haven the Yale team showed the eff
fects of the game with West Point, and
consequently very little work was per-
formed. But beginning today the wearers
of the blue will be put in shape to make
their best stand against Columbia next Sat
urday. Princeton's practice was easy, and
the same may be said OF the work OF the
cadets at West Point and Annapolis At
Ithaca the Comedians had scrimmage
with the freshmen and were worsted. Wood
run had the Carlisle Indians the grid
iron and the redmen started their practice
for the game on Saturday In the liveliest
fashion.
Harvard's Captain Out Again.
After an absence from practice of nearly
a month and a half on account Of a bad
thigh. Dan Hurley. captain of the Harvard
foot ball eleven. yesterday returned to ac-
tive work on Soldiers Field. He took no
part in the scrimmage. but got into signal
practice and showed that he Is again in