The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-08
University of Virginia
Had Chance, But Did
Not Accept.
NORTH CAROLINA
WAS WILLING
University Of Virginia Given
Every Opportunity to Renew
Thanksgiving Game With
Carolina, but Did Not
Even Answer In
quiries Thereon.

The management Of the Broad Street
Park, the only well-equipped football
ground in this city or vicinity. Will
this week renew the lease Of the Park
FOR Thanksgiving Day for a term of
three years with the Virginia Poly.
technic Institute. This means that tho
Tech eleven will play game here on
the November holiday for the next
three years, and that IL is now too late
for the University OF Virginia to SEE
cure the grounds for a renewal of the
annual holiday game with North Caro-
lima.
The information leaked out yester
Gay that the park would be leased to
VI P. T. II Is Understood that the man
agenent of che park held tile matter
OF lease open until Thanksgiving Day
III order that the university might
have every opportunity to make a bid
for II for Thanksgiving Day. AL
though duly notified, 1t is reliably
stated that the university management
failed to indicate in any way whether
they would consider the matter or not
Virginia Given Every Show.
Assuming that Virginia would like
I TO renew the old holiday game with
North Carolina and knowing that North
Carolina was willing and even de-
Hirous of such renewal, the mana ge-
ment of the park deferred signii s u
lease with anybody. although the v. p.
]. was eager to secure the park. and
gave the university ten days within to
which to make Il bid for 1t. The ten
days expired yesterday, but no word
was received from the university. and
the matter is closed. so far as that
team Is concerned. The V.'P 1. man
agement. which has just ended a three
year term in control OF the park, will
now be given another lease for the
same period.
One thing has been made clear. This
IL, that IL the University OF Virginia
desires to renew the Thanksgiving
game here with Richmond. II has had
every opportunity and even indul-
gence.
The fact that no answer of any sort
was returned Is taken to mean that
Virginia does not care to resume I'll.
Richmond at all, 1t will be at some
earlier date.
Will Have Great Game.
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute
has one of the greatest football teams
in the South. and IL will undoubtedly
schedule game for. next year which
will be the greatest iii point of public
interest that will be played in the
state during the season. While nothing
definite has been done. 1t Is not at al
Improbable that the Techs will en-
deavorJ to arrange game for the holt
day with Vanderbilt University OF
sewanee, or IL those teams are sche.
dulcd to play each other that day, ther
with the Virginia Military Institute
the University of Virginia. Carlisle o.
Georgetown, or possibly with Carolin;
A. and NJ. 1t may be depended upor
that a good game Will be secured Il
possible.
1t would be the feature of the foot
ball season II Y. p. /. and Nirgini,
should should renew their athletic re
atons. and can be gotten together II
this city. The two elevens have no
met since 1905, when the v. p. l. de
teated Virginia on Lambeth field in
great game. No question of eligibilit
could be raised now, and there is n
reason why two of the strongest team
of the State can not be brought to
yether here. 1t is hoped that tn
friends of tho two institutions vii
endeavor to bring about such renewa
Of games in order that the relativ
merits Of the best teams may be de
termined in the only possible way.