Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-11-22

Both Sides Win in the T. w. c. and
West Side Contest.


Seventeen pretty, brighteyed. rosy
checked little ladies' came tripping in
to The Eagle office yesterday morn
ing about 10 O'Clock, to tell all abou
the basketball game with T. w. C.
which didn't happen. A game of bal
between the T. w. c. students and the
West side girls hade been announced
for 9 o'clock In the morning. TO be
played on the T. w. G. grounds. Ac-
cording to the statement of one little
miss, the T. w. c. club was dissatis-
fled with the choice of referee and
refused to play. The West side girls
went out to T. w. c. in the morning,
took their respective positions. for the
game. and were ready to play ball; but
it is stated the T. w. c. girls wouldn't
come out.
With his forces martialed in line
of battle, the referee issued his ulti-
matum to the effect that II the T. w.
c. girls didn't play ball within three
minutes he would declare the West
side girls the victors by a score Of
to 0. The arbitration board was evil
IDENTIFY on vacation, no peace commits
sioners were appointed to argue the
reduction of the irreducible minimum
to to 2 or even for tie, and SO, at
the expiration of the time allowance,
the T. w. c. girls still refusing to
come out to battle. the referee de-
clared the West side girls winners
by the clean score of 2 to 0. The girls
marched back to town victorious and
happy, believing that, while the en-
gagement had been merely tentative
insofar as hard work and muscular
exercise were concerned, the resul.
was quite decisive.
Later in the day the following COM
munication was handed into the Of
flee, with the request that 1t be print
ed.
II is unsigned, but the Eagle makes
an exception on this occasion in pub
fishing an unsigned communication,
and gives space to same We print
1t as nearly verbatim as possible, but
didn't have quite enough italics in the
MergenthaIer to italicize all the under
scored words. The freedom OF en-
phasis We should say indicates that
the T. w. C. girls are real angry
To the Eagle Press
Please print this just as written
West Side Forfeits Game to T. w.
c.
Page 10 Rule G. Sections Nos ! to
III.
Spauding Official Guide" Section /.
The Referee in all cases must be thor
oughly competent and an impartial
person and shall not be a member of
either competing organization"
Section II. In all but championship
games, the visiting team shall choose
, the Referee, but shall notify the home
team before the day of the game.
Any team neglecting to send such
notification within the limit specified,
shall forfeit the right to appoint the
Referee.
T. w. c. was no notified about the
Referee until the morning of the game
and in choosing a member of the
school, which they represent, for ref
cree. they forfeited. on two points, the
right to choose the Referee to T. w. c..
!, But the West Side claimed to be an
independent organization, so would not
consent to this Rule. But the team
all wore the school suits and school
colors and every member of the team
belong to that School. Therefore West
Side forfeits game to T. w. C.
This seems to be quite clear and
should act ssf stay of proceedings
at least untn Tire matter can be adju-
Gated before the Mothers club or car
ried to The Hague tribunal.