The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-28
VARSITY SPORTS
ON HIGH PLANE
Present System of Athle-
tics at University of
Virginia
PURITY A FEATURE
IN ALL BRANCHES
Association Is Strongly Fortified
Against Professionalism Of
Any sort-Record for the
Past Year Brilliant.
Outlook for Future
Bright.
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by a. X. w. NiACKRE:TH.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, April IL
In speaking Of the position of ath
letics in the life at the University Of
Virginia. President Edwin A. Alder
man said last week that It was as.
sured az part of university life, with
notifications; that he was heartily in
favor of all forms of sports. and that
athletics now at tho University OF Vlr-
gin!a are absolutely clean and pure.
No student IL allowed to take part
in any form OF college sports WHO
has not the required class standing.
and there are certain eligibility rules
which govern and further regulate
athletics so as to keep them clean and
TO eliminate all possible charges OF
professionalism. DR.. Alderman cx-
presses himself az being eminently sat
tsded with the position of athletics now
established at the university, and he
IS a strong believer in their efficiency
as part Of every mans college train
Ing, when properly regulated, and, in
Cidentally, in that old and almost trite
maxim, Mems sana In corpore sano,
which has come down to US from the
days of gladitorial combats and bull
fights in the Coliseum at Rome.
The position of athletics at the uni
versity Is permanent and IL strongly
fortified. There is u large and flour
fishing athletic association. which. with
committee composed of members of
the faculty and alumni Jointly, has sole
charge and sees to the financial end
OF affairs, and there is a strong senti-
ment for all forms of sports and ath-
letic exhibitions among the students.
The University OF Virginia has. prob
ably. greater variety OF sports than
any other institution in the South. and
all OF them, from baseball and football
TO lacrosse, have a strong and enthu-
Eiastic following.
Sports Are Purely Amateur.
The new regulations governing
athletics adopted & year ago prescribe
that they must be genuinely amateur.
The player must be bona fde student,
and. II he be entered from any other
university or college, he must have
been matriculated at the University
of Virginia at least five months before
lie shall be allowed to represent the
institution In any branch. The player
must maintain his class standing. and
he is allowed to play only four years,
years played on teams at other COL
1eses to be counted
Such restrictions mean necessarily
that all college sports must be clean
and entirely amateur. 1t Is the natural
consequence OF u real cause.
Furthermore. the college committee
has done away with all professional
and paid coaching, except that the
baseball and football teams may en-
ploy paid coach for three weeks at the
beginning of the season. After that
time he can have no control whatever
over the team, or any voice in the
final selection OF the players. All other
coaching is to be done by graduates,
who receive no recompense whatever
for their services. and have only their
expenses paid. This system. sort Of
honor system for athletics. has been
found to answer very satisfactorily SO
far It was because North Carolina
failed to have like code of regula-
tions governing athletics that the re-
lations between these two institutions
were severed some time ago. They have
since been renewed on some mutual
grounds, and the usual game between
them will take place this year. The
powers that be, will see that strict
adherence is made to all the regula-
tions, and they have found such favor
among the student body that the latter
will be as stric tin their enforcement
as the faculty committee.
Ann1e Accommodations
Virginia has ample accommodations
80 1ar as GROUNDS are cohcerhea' Lam, :,
peth sie .,t,,, anat oa, uE.eo "n 20
E t.l enos W't dads N tbo sn"+h T. :.
Iii LIZ s,,nnliad with rrandstand and
hieacher room. and the nire acres in
tha field afford all necessary room
for the games played thereon. The
athletic association has recently pur-
chased two more acres adjoining Lam
beth Field from Mr.. Eugene c. Mas
events All the tennis courts are back