The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-10
Advisory Board.

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on the trip to Charlottesville majority
or the members of our Advisory Board
accompanied the team In order that thcS
might be in q position TO act as auVlsors.
At an early hour Saturday morning a
member of our committee cai,eu upon ~, :
during an interview explained TO- MN
our position IN regard to the ellgipiiity
OF players whom they had protested. ~
was clearly pointed out that we nau ceft :. .
fled to the standing Of every member OF
our team. That they We're bona mae
students, and so far as we knew amateur
athletes II was also asserted that We
had in our possession statements l!o y,
both Mr. Carpenter and his father regard
Ing. the formers standing as an amateur
athlete. Our representative explained our
Willingness to examine any evidence thcv
cared to shbw us, stating that OUT con- s,tll I
mittec would give 1t careful consideration,
and that any player clearly shown TO DC
n professional would be at once removed
from our line UP. We refused to allow
any member of our team to submit 70
Our position and offer to consider any
evidence they had against Mr. Carpenter
or other member of ourtteam was com
municated to the University committee.
evidence they Gained to have against MT.
Carpenter. but finally agreed that ne
could pay in the game PROVIDED eltheI
he or our committee would present 10
his father TO the effect that they stated
upon their honor that the said Mr.. Car
pcnter was an amateur ana entitled 60
play as such. AS Nj. Carpenters stand
committee, this proceeding seemed to us
but 1t was agreed that VIC
should as an act of courtesy appear Pc.
fore the University committee and give
mitt ee repaired to the place of meeting as
soon as possible, but found the University
committee adjourned
Our representatives, thus left IN
University management. decided at once
to refuse to enter into any further dis
cussion md to present our team on the
field at the time agreed upon.
Would Not Sign.
When our party arrived on tho Held the
Virginia management, apparently play
Ing 10 the glnndsland, confronted oul
they demanded be put in the form OF alll-
davIts by Mr. Carpenter and Qua Manager.
and gave 1t rs their ultimAtunl that TINS
would have to be done or there would be
tiutc further and stated in positive terms
that no nitidayts would he signed either
by Carpenter CT any other member OF
our team Our team then appeared on
the field and the game began.
The press statements that Mr.. Carpcn-
ter refused TO sign any unldhvlLs alilrm-
Ing that he Is an amateur are raise. MI.
Carpenter was not presented with any
papers TO sign, our management declining
TO allow him TO appear In the discussion.
AS n matter Of fact. both Mr., Car
peter ana his father signed statements
Affirming the amateur standing OF the
former and these papers We're IN the
poss csSion or our manager. The exist
cnce Of these papers was well known to
the Virginia management and 1t was
the intention OF our committee TO present
them to the University committee. but
that body adjourned without giving our
representatives the opportunltS 70 meet
them.
In the press accounts OF tho game We
not rs names OF two players IN the
Virginia line-up-Krebbs and Hopkins.
These names We're not on The ORIGINAL
list Of players submitted 70 Us by the
Virginia management. They were sent
10 us a few days before the game and
We're a, once protested by US, Thcs.n
men were clearly iEAgibl nntlr
terms Of Tho contract, IN spite Of tl..s
tnGt ana IN SPITE OF our pr0,est they were
played In the game, We have not asked The
Virginia management for an explanation
OF presence OF these two players on tholr
onr. ntrun We merely siate ths fact
10 show the Inconsistency Of the Virginia
JAMES II. GIBBONEY,
Graduate Manager
Elacksbufg, Va. November ., 1903.
Umpire's Letter,
Baltimore, Nd, Soy, 3, 1905,