The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-07
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Great 'rllanksgivil Contest =t to.
be played on Lafayette 1.8
81 Field. 5s q
Tt,E TuATloN 5 E FORTH . I 7 4
M Christian Elected Interco]l-
egiate Representa- alive and W. M
& G. Cole Coach for Year. 5;ii
(special 10 ,rhe Times lspntcil.)

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5.8s University OF VIRGINIA. VA.
january 6-Thc next Thanksgiving Day
oot-bnll game between the universities
Of Virginia and North Carolina VIII be
y Mayed 1t Lafayette Field, Norfolk, IN
Y stead az Broad Street Park. Ilichmond.
+ as heretofore. 8 Sd
This decision was reached at a meeting
aof the advisory board OF the General al y
letic Associations. held this afternoon IN
the Old chulrman's Office. rho board,
consisting 4 Of DR.. william q Christian,
Dr.f illam a. Lambeth, J.iTate Mason
I Edward M. Daniel. Vivian Slaughter.
II. Shelton, j. B. Pollard, Hugh n. Page
\ Jr.,s and Murray NJ 5McGnire tthe last
named being the alumni member Of the
fboard), met ut 8 o'clock. For two hours
they listened to the claims presented h BY
Richmond II and Norfolk alumni, and
shortly afterward went into executive
4. session. n e 3}Ss5.S }5s3 I'd 535# s
rs AN gEXPLANA T1ON.
s$BG fters consdera bic discussion, the board
4 at $50 adopted the following resolu--
II ton: NJ 4 (. s Ss III 4. ~
Resolved, That, recognizing the strenu-
Gus and successful efforts for so many
years made BY the Norfolk alumni in the
interest Of the University Athletic AS
4 sociatton;asof the 4 fact, that they have,
" never had u holiday game, and that the.
" whole community earnestly wishes for
Z one game, and asks for but one, It Is the
I sense Of the executive committee that,
E the next Thanksgiving game November,i
1906 shall be played Al Lafayette l'ark:
i lii arriving ut this decision, the commit
Y tee Is fully conscious OF the heartiness,;
NJ loyalty anu warm support accorded us
&g BY the Richmond alumni, and trust that
thesa alumni will see that in arriving
4 at this conclusion we hive been infu-
enced solely by our desire to act With
fairness 10 both parties, and lin the best
q Interest Of tho University and off, the
alumni of8theE two cities. 53 "a #
ss549 We L are deeply gra tcful to the Rich
I mond alumni for their recent effort to
Il secure ali athletic park, and most earn
Scstly$ hope that 9theySWllla meet with COM
L nlcte success. w sincerely trust that in
4 future years arrangements may bc made
entirely satisfactory TO the two cities. s;4
& ai5 Dr. ". CT Christian was chosen ia to
represent the University at the next
meeting or the Virginia ntercolleg
Athletic Association, to be held ut this.
institution next month. ~ 81 *, "a Nj
S5S 5:$ n MEM COACH. FL S 3
W.. G. (Iling) Cole, assistant coach at
the University of Michigan during tho
4 past season. was elected head coach for
this years Virginia eleven.
Cole Weighs 100 pounds, is six feet in
height, and rs tWenty-tly We years old He
graduated from Marietta College (Ohio)
ain 1902, entering the law department. of.
Michigan that fall, from which hes grad
yates this spring. HcSplayed three years
at Marietta, and in 1902 on the Michigan
team at tackle and half back, and also
& on the baseball team the next spring.
3SSSSaH'There isslno better man to he had.'
is the way Yost puts it. He can play
anywhere on the team, and his general
Knowledge of the game on every position
makes him just the man for a successful
coach. He is an all-rouild4 athlete. n man
Eof fine appearance and excellent person
atty One@of the clcunest and best col
flege men il has been mS good fortune.
ito know. In tAct,yl know OF no one
whom I could. re"omniend more highly.
4 lie is Just the type.of man needed III
American colleges to-day to develop ath-:
5 letes along the right line" 5yssf3 Il.