The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-22
MAXI. CHANGES
A THLET|C RULES.
Virginia intercollegiate Athletic
Association Holds Important
Meeting.
NO FOOTBALL CUP AWARDED
Washington and Lee and V. M. /.
Withdraw-Honor DIR. Wight
mans Memory.

The annual session OF Virginia Inter-
Collegiate Athletic Association was held
in Lynchburg. at tho Hotel Carroll. on
Friday afternoon last. and was in ses-
sion several hours. The members of the
association are Richmond College. Ran
dolph-Macon College, Washington and
Lee University. Virginia Military Inst.-
tute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute. W.
liam and Mary College and championships
ney College. All these were represents
ed by delegates except v. NJ I. and VII
liam and Mary. the delegatesbeing DR.. J.
III. I1atone, of Lexington. DIR. w. Il.
Foushee. of Richmond; DR.. j. II. Win
ston. of Hampden- Sidney; Dr.tJ. E. "..-
liams, of Blacksburg; Dr. Hall Carter, OF
Ashland. President j IL. Gibbony, OF
V. P. L., was in the chair.
In the awarding of the championship
cups for the year 1905 the chief interest
conferred in the question as to whether
Richmond College should be awarded the
cup for football in the eastern division.
Richmond College, it Is remembered, when
the score in the game With Randolph
Macon was is to IS. employed the famous
Carlisle Indian trick and made a touch
down and claimed a score of % to is,
which the referee refused to allow. Tho
delegates at Lynchhurg. on the ground
that the referee was supreme authority
as to score of a game, declared the game
to have been a tie. Therefore no cup
was awarded.
The cup in the western division went
to " F. L. In baseball no cups were
awarded. as in neither division had each I
team played every other team, which, by
the constitution, must happen before any
cup can be given.
After the awards were made. bot
Washington and Lee and Wan. l. on
ed their resignation as members of I d.
association. The assigned reasons wers
dissatisfaction with existing conditions
of athletics in the western division With
many expressions of regret at this aGtien
OF the two institutions, the RESERVATIONS
were accepted. This leaves vet Inc east
ern division intact. which includes Hamp-
eden-Sidney. William and Mary, Richmond
and Randolph Macon Colleges. while in
the western division only the V. p. Il.
remains.
Changes in Constitution
The changes in the constitution mani
Tested decided advance. Hereafter no
student can play on any football team
OF a college member unless he has ma 4
circulated within thirty days after the :
opening day of the session. and cannot I
matriculated by February 18th of that
year. There was some disposition to 4
adopt the so-called one-year rule, by !
which a student may not play at all /,
in intercollegiate games his first year
: in college, but this was laidion the table i
until the next year.
Another important rule adopted was 1
that no player ineligible to play in assoc 4
citation games shall take part In ANY I
contest as a member OF any team in the !
association.
Honor DR., Wightman.
EARLY In the proceeding committee, (.
consisting OF DR., ]. ii, Latone and Or.
j. III. O. Winston. were appointed to
draw up resolutions OF respect to the
memory OF DIR. a. c. Wightman. who, at !.
the time of his death. was president OF
the association. DIR. Wightman was :
greatly loved and was known TO he un-
ceasing in il efforts to secursHpure ath-
letics in the colleges OF the State.
The officers OF association for next 4
year We're elected to be as follows: Presi-
dent. DIR. j. II, G. Winston. OF HaEapden- I.
Sidney; vice-presldent. Mr.. ]. A. Carson,
OF William and Mary: secretary and treas
urer. DIM, H., Foushee. of Richmond
The executive committee will he Mesars
III. n, Smith, Jr.,5 W. l., Fcnshee. GeorEai
Fitzgerald, of Richmond: Or, Hall Carter. 4
OF Ashland. and Dy. j. y. Spencer. ot4
Xviii In m, xb11rs.