The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-26
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COMMITTEE / l { | III: ]
Take 11nde consid ratlotiAst2l E!.
University Thanksgiving
Gai,1esss
ASKS rep En- d. EsTlolNsI
Solution Reached But .4 ~
Anxious to Settle Matter Sat at
isfactorilya to Richlnold.

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UNIVERSITY or vtIsG1 jan 1iL,,
"A meeting 81 tho rnculty committee y g,
81 tho University of Virginia ietlc AS 81
socat Ion was held n The presidents ~ 50
flcc &c the administration building, at
noon TODD " &
There werc present esidcnt$ Ed q y, An
derso,l Alderman, DR.. Christian, Professor
S IIchols and Or. Lambert. 81 i5 h si
rho matter under discussion was he 81 ~
y ture of the Thanksgiving t-bnll games
ia regard To tho question Of ''
TO be offered Or not offered to Ricl1nona.
Tho representative OF The Times patch
was invited to be present md was I g YES
toned regarding the tltudo Of the loc :ia
Il a1umri$nnd the Richmond public generally
towards athletics at the I'm iycrsit 81
SsaI 5,A (! proposition VII. DO made Richmond.
i,$ what the nature OF this PROPOSE ion Will
Be lis not known even to the mem berg o.
&the committee themselves. " is AZ the
minds ofSnll hoWeVe tha q 5solu tions q
the mat ter, agreeable to all parties con.
Scerncd 6 will be reached and tina v -oo,
N within the next two W zee ks. 53s
3 Every member 81 the comni tce5 cxpres So
ed regret that II ichmonds felt ngrlc
Il and they were aniinouH III, saying that
4 they would do all In their 5poWcrst 2 a trlng
II about an ending to the urhnpp \ 1'1s',n-
38derstanding. i3& iii
81 Richmond Closed III
III II was pointed out to tie committee that
Richmond was clo scdt 10 tho Tn ivteelrslt Y
OF Virginia, ,lE legs q new park were erect
~ cd. Is AS III III now, ". 7. have the Broau
+ street Park & Of. any other park owned or
Generated by the Broad Street mana enlen +,
y for three years to come. II the u diversity
9lof Virginia desires to play foot ball I'm
Richmond. silo cannot do, ri tlnde r the
N prevailing circumstances r ichrno nd.
Unlexs therefore,. an CHE tic n Field SSls
II CONSTRUCTED BY the local y niversit " lumni
ana a heir friends Richmond is q Closed
q bo ok as far as the University Of Virginia
athletics lis concerne ed ~ .,s
III such guarantees OF games are offered
as Will induce tho loca alumni AT build
" d new park. the fact remains thnt there
will $be two r han ksgl wing games played
\ In richmond; of col rse, on the same day,
\ proba bly, neither one OF which will prove
& as grcat success as In bygone years. Al.
together, the athletic sltnati ion 4 Is In q
8sll1uddle. ana It wi III take very great wis
"a dom on tho part &c all ncerned 4 q bring
q about 81 happy solution OF the diff icult;'..
President Alderman.
President u ldernan who was \ not !$sat.
X the University when the game wa given
Sgbya tho a thietlcs Committee to n rfolk,
spoke earnestly for5th ending OF the nut.
81 ter.S4 H o repeated what lie had said so MA
weeks ago, namely. tlint he and everyone
Y had Richmond g and 5a the q Thanksgiving
ii game closely associated in + their minds,
and tina 1t seemed hard to separate them.
III has no desire, he 80 Id. to- act other
wise than for tho good Of the University
If In tho matter. 5
n It IS the fixed opinion Of bot students
4 and faculty that h Q will find "a way out
Of tthe8unfortunatc misfortune III 3 5S8
y All the students Will whom * hc matter
/ was discussed, spoke in behalf OF Rich-,
mond. 3{ ,5S3 Il
I'll Is a n1atterSot self-lnterest with them.
3a for. no InntterFwhat the committee may
Y say to tho contrary, these boys will no..
FL be- bio to witness I he great Thanksgiv-5
Il Ing ga me when tina t game is played as
a far a way as Norfolk sss AN
Citizens indignant. 55It
Even tho ci tizens OF Charlottesville are
indignant and do not hesitate to sta q.
x in no uncertain terms. what hey think OF
IL the decision OF the al hletic Committee.
,5S3 Tho heart OF the mat ter IL this: Unless
IL Richmond comes to tho front now and
builds q park exclusively for the Unlyer-
Il sity Of Virginia. tho team from Char,ottes-
Vile will mot be seen In Richmond fos