The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-10

Of agreements under date OF November
=, 1913, which set Of agreements in
GUIDED the following provisions, in I'd
dltlOn to regulations concerning the
1 eligibility OF players. exc:
The annual game shall be played OF
GATE subsequent 10 November IA OF
each year, arranged by the managers
OF the respective teams
The agreement dated the third day
OF November. 1905. between The George
Washington Athletic Association AID
the Georgetown University Athletic As
sOClaJtOn. and signed ~ Roy 9 Hede-
bower, manager football team. for The
George Washington University Athletic
Association and II. A flanagan mana
ger football team for Georgetown Uni
FcTSliy Athletic Association of which q
copy Is appended 10 this agreement
shall govern the business arrangements
ana details for the succeeding games OF
me series IN 80 Tar as the same NAV
be applicable by its general terms"
Thus. as regards the business ar
Tangements and details, the agreement
OF November B. 1SJ5. became igso facto
the basis for the business arrangements
for the subsequent two games 10 be
played after that Of 1916. for which pro-
vision had already been made. The
Joint agreement from which / have
quoted verbatim above stated in its in
troductOry paragraph. however, that
the rules and regulations laid down In
said agreement should govern all the
SAID contests. unless modified hereafter
by unanimous consent" Now. mas
much IS the previously made contract
Of November 8 was practically incOr-
porated into this joint agreement as a
part thereof, 10 govern the game not
only Of 1895. but likewise Of 1906 and
1871. IL follows that the business ar
engagements and details OF the games, as
there laid down. can likewise be changed
only by unanimous consent
This brings us 10 the question: What
were the terms OF that business agree
ment Of 1895. which was thus made the
model for subsequent games, only to be
changed by unanimous consent?
1 quote from the contract itself.
Section 2 Said game shall be played
on Saturday, November %, 1905 at
Georgetown University Football Field -
Section 6. From the total receipts
the total expenses Except expenses for
Cfhcials) Of the game shall be deducted
and paid, and thes remainder shall be
divided equally among the parties here
Section 8. All arrangements for said
game, such as advertising, printing,
license, etc, shall be attended to by a
committee Of two, composed Of one rep
Te 5I11Illt IT. from each party to this
agreement the expenses Of such work
10 be paid out OF the receipts as pro-
vided for in Section of this agreement
II IL further agreed that no printing or
other work shall be done. or any eX-
pcnse incurred, without the consent Of
both members Of said committee
Now, in accordance with this agree
ment, the first game Of the series OF
three was played on Saturday. NOvem-
Der 3. 1866. on Georgetown Field. But
the succeeding year the date was
changed, at the suggestion Of the
Georgetown representative, and after
unanimous agreement, from Saturday 10
Thanksgiving Day. Therefore. until this
date is again changed BY unanimous
consent, It must remain the date for the
game until the present contract expires
Not only has there been no agreement
charging the date from that agreed
upon last year, but there is abundant
evidence that by both parties Thanks
giving Day has been regarded as the
date for the game. We have so an
nounced il repeatedly. The newspapers
of the city have so announced il re-
peatedly The authorities of George
town University have so announced Il
several times officially. The public has
october 3, 1907. in a letter to the man
& ger of our football team you. yourself
as manager of the Georgetown foot
ball team, use the definite expression
the terms of our game on Thanksgiv-
ing Day, the 18th prOxinnO. subse-
quently suggesting in that same letter
that the net receipts be so divided that
we shall get 40 per cent and you 50 per
cent thereof.
From the above contractual stipula-
tons no doubt seems possible but that
everything under dlscussion-the game
itself, the date of the game, and the
viIed for by contracts which are still
valid Very truly yours.
EDWARD c. WILSON,
Graduate Manager