The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-17

Sfore nyftri cans of tIcconlpl tits de-
silallc Ind Should Gbe snurtured ms sfaraa1s
i
strel,gt acting once r s g. I, ~
A i Case sc Undue ernents.
no tho 1Sdi tore The lspalt ch
sir.-41 Il & common wi Til 5ina,lys cit IONS q 5
IfRichtr1ond iiit ercsted In
5WusSnot aslittlo surprised read IN Your
|Srape3 that the ylrglll1!ls y
pl,lY ho next rhanksg wing Da foot-bnll
n tnn etw Cen 1 lid Universi ties OF Viz
isginln ana North Carolina ssSss In orfolk;
With All " !, reasl
ata cement rv io executive Commit
Sa SI Il forsgtvIng N oIfolk the 90
cislva9inducemcnt appnrcntl belrg III
ancial otle O.
Fbi1t5I#have ilway VS. take great interest," y
sports ool-
bal !. II II J, 4, ii,
aof sef, u,
cl elaine Of Hsordid motives commit
lStuein its statement admits to
1.
eralS business PROPOSE ions IN assuming az
expenses connected 5Sgit hotels and rail
l$road fares and tho ernen ~ to ded uct
the 1O@per cent TIC net
fufter$all EEK pellses of every peeIl
paid, coupled with the offer 70 give " =
Itnparls free, " We lnsis upol,.,i Was
II very attractive Undue cement. ~ Pc
sclfc inducenent offered MORT olkS ~ are
also tated iii your paper.
Viewing tho situation as fairly as p !. can.
|sit&Appears to me That the Ixecrt iveS Com
|mlttec las tuated 5p.lrcly re.3
gar oilerea 3 .,tI
stea,:l, and hat tile OF he, sly;
dent bod OF the, unYersl " " flose oval
|gfdjpportS fSitleti makes n tea M posi-
Ctble have been rely ndn,o
event would tho nj embers of ne 9 loot BAL
tea ia Il ilaVe@sto pay q their own xpenses5i
Ire III nsstlryS IA being ed FROM
1.-the receipts Of the senso gu mes, s.
Una tor of fact [ he a TOO "A tudcnts Of the
must pa corsld eraplys more q
land travel 200 les ther " order \, e
$wltnesn the game. nm d In der hut the
Executive Commi ttcc may Ssec urc the pa
j;mcnt3 OF the hotel gbtlls and rail- Eex-F
penses of the tWeilt or mo re men CON.
posing the team, coachc and players !.
hours for he grea sttdent5
l$body, and sull for whit ord thai the
Universal y;inigi eelye M he form q q
bonus ~ hat twotd 70 ferwls !, receive
anyhow. Tho bonus ffered & by Tie a Or
folk Association iii going to come out 81,
l8tto receipts or the gam Of curse, On y
Norfolk friends are no II 50 hilantl'rop PIC
as 1t appear on rgt blush, ~ Ttheiri
tho ExecutlV I've Commit ec seems
lFto5illaVe discarded tho Il sen timent W hey
profess ind yielded Il dlcen nts. 4 IN
other words. tlle&spirit 3of commercial ism
i atfi'tir pot,leiala ot the Uniyerslty
Nov as Il o a. fowr fl CURES: he game o.
4. ronT. Park last November must
{ have welded the University abou 81 IVY
|!ingrrpss receipts OF that handsome sum
ths park rffeiweai ahs na
therefore. that the 9loyal Norfolk alumni,
arc getting u much bet positlfg,n
thnnfwas given the lessees OF the park N y
|2lhis city That sum Would not nays phla
less hotel s. expenses. III ord or that inc
responsibility for the insufficient accom- !,
|3,lodltions then may be place d %h 1el.a
belongs should be state ma " does
mot properly attach eithery to he park
owners Or to tho city, both Of which have
suffered 1, but 8toHtho mana gemen Y 81 me
game, (the Executive Commute " you
WILLY which lid mot e. e,
| had every opportunity to sknoW The seat "
ing capucity OF tho park, yet no Sc fort
SO far as known, was ma DC TO- proVsl ~
greater Facilities. ~ ,$s.s Vii,
inittee resolution that bu t one, IN orfolk
game. work ng under a-disad van &c, has,
turned into our treasury as many u doll
az Richmond. B etc, It would y aye 1enn
Interesting had the committee made Its
meaning Clearer, TO who game did the
committee refer, and what does3lt mean
;by 3"as many dollars as n Richmond,a a? III i
LII is meant that one Nor follS game In q
series of several be se e, tFe e rs
receipts OF which exceeded ~ hose Of the the
+ least attended Rlchmond. game, the asser-
$tion@ can be tcceptod. Y hero ca II % no
doubt, and lit has never been sc rlously 90
il,Ied that the Thanksgiv ing ga me of 1904
Yielded a larger sum than any game ever
4nayetls In this State by the two teams
iPhe writer has attended soyera u UniYel'-i
s!tS "a MOS In Norfolk including the Car-s
stllse games, and, blsing his belle Y pom
the seating capaci ty OF yett g lark
and lthe crowd $S hen ii present 3A IL VI con-3
strained to think the COMMIT tee ~ mis-
taken. r. 43Sst
I5ycn With fits .'libcrality" Norfolk Is
got Ing n very good thing out OF g the
game, scyeltll hundred pcp! cent. be tier,
5thanidId Richmond out CT tho. 1904 game,
With It's record breaking al tendance, f ri
NJ Mr.. Tunstall S who argued III n or folk IS
claim. $ quoted ms saying: he fact
that Richmond lad the Carolina game for!
four consecutive years. Mr. install Sis.
mistaken II he means forsGthe " last 4 ON
conse cutiye years. As u mat ter OF fact,
Itheil 1902, 1903 and 1901 ga mes We're " ayel
Fin Richnaond bit that or 1901 was played
al Norfolk, resulting in ~ score OF % to ..
/ iii favor OF Virginia, This 1901 game was
e