The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-14
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MORE u X ALUMNI
They Had Been Loyal ass Well,
III as as 4 chtnond Friends and and \ Had 4 n '
Already Built Their 81 t:@i ! Park. 4 Iss
Many Overtrres Made I,
Il! 8sf3 p Alderman Will III 4 Il IS
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s5GUNlVLItLSIIa4E iObi5GNLRtlElAs Januaf3355 355ss
BID ii. \. Alderman, president 81 tho Uni.ys
3versity, was asked toni ishts 70 make n
statement In regard to the ci,arg 5in
ats Thanks givitl 8 game |! from q lchInond toys
Norfolk. nr. All errnan II il confined sto N
shiss shome and has Ii ots been ab le to ,corl
gfei.s with the Athletic Commit 40, and 80 y
declined. to make ch q, statement II satigS
g.thisst Inc. A ten, Expressing HIS estce elIls
for, tllc8people of Richmond ana his g f.S}
sfectionS tor tho Il Richmond Az ID lumriis he n
Sstated that lie would writ Ell q etter
$pub at no distant II NJ
VI Thoros seems Ito be no d doub that a fully
seventy five per cent Of ithS est en- body
Rof. tho University OF rginiag are in aYorS
$of Richmond d for II he iksgvitsa il
Athletic Commit n who claim that their
position in the ma tier has 5 not bee
clearly ltlincd to- the stud rat
and " thatsswhe t heir reas ons Tor gy gs
the game $t 81 Mort FOLK nr mad know WI .3fs
adverse sentiment wi lss a isappea u, II hovs8
ever, at this time here u VII card S1 othllg "a
Bbut regrets that Richtno lid II mot have
the game. III
Ia nlbot N hp has rrac teal
charge Of athletics, sal n was heartily
IN favor Of Richmoiid
Full J Exp planat on.
A $meeting Of ID the thlatic n Commit tee s
was III held 8t his ID q fternoori at hich
mem hers were pre- sent except Joseph
she ton. y he res lit lions pa ssed thass
Richmond Alumni gon Thursd la ere read 4;
and diso i ssed ter: Mi Icil the thlestsSl
Committee decide u Il to a ma akas forinal lst
statelnent Of Its n post ionS and to& publish
tho stint Times Dispat i&3
laThis Is the a state ss ES
In ,,st a gal III REM nd st Ri hFlGnS
IgAluinnil sof that COMMIT ttGa
WAS @not
tionsswa owe hem n t#
us Nc did between two cor tend ding pa ticsF
each refuslng 8, to- soma tent8 q ok atysi
ledge lcI rlgh he ot her,
lscould lie rendered without creating d ,y-$
appointment; and bitterness, III Yet t.as de-:
sc!slon8 had TO be- arrY ed at nd our cons
Ifmlttce accepts 81 the re esp on sibil o.
may say further tha while we did notSf
shlrk the resp bllity; there IS no "a a55
member Of the commit tee who would mo- t$
gladly hayoa a surrendered $3s his office 5S to-
others more competant to deal wit h the Y
situatlono Pr or toSt thes meeting tliesc COM
nlittee had formed no$d flniteS opinion rs
They heard tile claims Bof fT the a two cit lesE
and the Inducements ffered. ndeavoring n
Fat all times to be just, hey fel t that
they could not decide diff ferenty And L
|8yet tho Richmond Alumni. while conced-S
5in&that the committee acted A conscienti-g
3ously and according to- their best judg-9
Bment, cannot understand what reasons u.
actuatedS them in arriving q i their deci.S
sion. They strongy cond demn us before 4
|reccivngfor even demanding n explaEa.s
tion. AS briefly as posslble. we vii ! Sstatas s
some Of the reasons, which + are as fol..iS
lows AK 5s$s ss
Some Of the Reasons
s First THAT there still existed an Oh vi
|sllgatlon upon tho Athletic Association Sto II
give Norfolk "a holiday game and ia Caro-
llna game, provide TINT game be Spla YET, ,2i3
This legation has rested upon Sus since d
tho building the 4. fayett to Par s
believed thu t hey had Il In q measure
ALREADY! fulfilled d5such obllga ions to Rlch.8
mond.'s ge3 33
Second 81 That for tfreeS years ne have 4
declined to consider Norfolls's inportpnl-$s
Stes} for this game, With the promise that
they. would have future considera tlons,.s2s N
Third-.rhe AlumnI Associations Of
4 Norfolk and djacent cit les and towns t
earnestly petitioned that we give them III
the game ss t}f 8
#llourth--"rhat # tho following business I'll
organizations Of Norfolk petitioned for Il
the game; Tho Chamber Of Commerce,
$the Roal Elstat e and u DealerS Stock Icx.
change. the Retail Arercha nts' -Associa-
ton the Board OF Trade and Business VI
EMcn's Associate @ n s .. Il 39s Sff "A
S.'rfese cinbrac ace a large ma jortys Of the
business men Of Norfolk. and some off,
these petitions pledged us their 4 heary
corporations. ll5 81 sssf ss \ l,ss ,8
S.S Iiftll--'Hrhat In accepting the Norfolls@ @
g.proposl lon we only involved the Athletic
Association for b q sing year, and our
tn ,,ff Han
selves, since Norfolk graciousl " relieved 4
us 8of all past 5or6 present ntions ~ NJ
consideration OF this game. & 3'fs a 81
a5 Saw the Inconsistency, III
55E ESlXtll--'rrhat while SIT was the earnest
hope ofithis committees that u mark might III
he built In Richmond by our friends We II.
could not but see the eSlnconsistencyf{p pf. *
aiding one group OF nlunMi for promising 3
to do aSthlng and refusing 10 I'D another "a
Ewho8had accomplished the same thlng.
Seyenth--,'phat for this mast three q
years. hut one n Norfolk gllr,e, working
{pnderla disadvantage gel has y turned INTO s
our treasury as many dollars ~ 3 has s.
Richmond, and gives good assl,r ra \ sc that s
they will exceed Richmond; hat our
alumni therG haYa always been ae I've 5iilS
regard TO athletic interests. and llsiya
encouraged and constantly increased 81 tlle n
attendance upon the University from that
section. White this commit ttes does not ~
overlook the general Welfare ps the BUni-
Sverslty, Ats particular duties arc those
connected With tho welfare Of St he fs
Athletic Association and aside from NJ NJ
financial considerations they felt tina Tn bs ga
sentimental factors operating IN favor y.
&of Richmond were fully Offset BY our
Obligations TO Norfolk. 1
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the meeting, AT Which
this q,,estnp was discussed, was held, gs
after due notica TO our Richmond friends;