The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-23
A NE|:.|N|&ATHlET|CI....
ORGANIZATION
I1tE Seems Necessary to- Hari,llto1it,'.si
lie Matters 8iti8SThis n
l83 Section. I,
FOUR COLL les / SUGGESTED .
Georgetown, Virginia, North
Carolina and the Polytccf-- y
4 3s5 s3 mic Institute. $5 AZ

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Especial to me Tlmes-D ispat ch.) W. IL
s C,1IARLC LIE. S VA, u Feb. % --
,rhe recent ACKNOWLEDGEMENT i hat !Georgetowfi
a and Virginia have practl ca11y tiled their
athletic differences, coming ns It does
upon the heels OF vlrglnla's wlthdrawal
from tho virgininS 1ntercolle giate Athletic
Association, points toward II the orga1izaL'--3
Stioti Of AN association among tho Estron ser
institutions OF this section OF the South.
AT all events, this looks to be the most -,
practical Eslution Of the present condition
OF a fairs. sast II. 3 5a 5s 81 4
SS4 Both from O geographic l standpoint
and for the welfare OF athletics. such l IN
organization seems necessary. "a div 3
line Is already closely drawn n between
the stronger athletic tcunis socttto o
and those furt her SOUTH This is illustrntetd
ny tho fact thut estimating TIE I s1 ~
}teanls> In this section are not. 81 yen tile
e5cunaidcrntio by. either Northern Or
Southerr tiers as those 81 the l en- -
composing the Southern slntcrcoiiesllsalltoo
ssosu FEW sTR oNH TEAMS.
This gap has cd since th ;e fo snnae
Years ago. The territory embrn ced y q
large one. and comprises g great ma ,lii
colleges, but there are few tea ms Wnc Y
stand oft CnnsequenL,y,,,tds
h get togetherEa and formulate an organic "a
$tion, Under equita BILE playing rules, su 9,
as prevail among the larger ga stern m
fs'A An associate "a z opposed Of q georgetown,
North Carolina Virginia and the 2aYl r.
GINA olytcchnic Inst t,tte or instance;
you'd be formidable one c@I3e nle
World sI This 'Big Fur" 81 the South.
east would be to Its sect ion what o. ale.
Haryard and penns s 3 a ape
to and WISCONSIN to the lest. and what q
Vanderbilt, Sewanee,3 Clemson and Au-
burn aTs t. I the g fa Z, seat1
III Aside from the irter-asso ciation contests
which would settle the cha .ea 2,
season, these teams would still! remain.
Georgetown has shown ma rked. strength
sln8 her foot bal ! games witt Princeton,
sBucknell, Lefgi1a and Holy Cross, not g
ill., sfi liz baseball a world. North Carolina
has proven that she is stronE g actor e.
both Ifn base-bal and ot-ba1l 2 hat VII.
ginia lis holding D her place Is shown e, !, 7, by
dams and the Naval ca d cts. gain few
teams have come Into prom! nenceT as "a p.
Idly as the iVirg inia Poly chnic institute.
has natural advantage which win enable
her to maintain the POSI- Ion " hit h sne
has already a ttalned. Among the numbel
OF. stars Sne mas Ouuceu IS t!ts
s's's ...'s1.t MOVE FOR IIAFaslo
5 It Il s2 a fact to Il b.. regretted that the
university OF Virginia ~ has seen n al tc
withdrawn from the State Associat ion, but
such action seemed almost guhavo ldable
For some time there have been dissensions
In the assocla ton. VIII ich ha We led to con.
siderable ssatisfactionfan and L even bitter
feeling. Since q X rup ture seemed inevi:
table, and now that | t. has come, the or:
ganiza ton .of the associa ton naentionet
above would be n decided step towards
9harlno nizing at hletic Int eTests, a nd would
do much toward elimlnating such mlsun.
derstandngs as have occurred in the past
5s "a Istro 8, /, well conducted organization
with proper eligl biltt " rules, ould unite
these instit utions on q satisfactory basis
where "a the greatest mount n OF rivalry
talready exists. w & II " g84
his organization should in.no way W 7 Y, IN;
collegiate "a thletic Association and with
the good work It is dotng 8. x 5s III