The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-03

VIRGINIA Also
Claims HONOR.
Victory Oyer Y MI / Tuesday,
Night Make Them State
Champions.
PLAY GEORGETOWN AGAIN
University Enters Claim 70 Same
title as v. p, |. in Basket
ball.
PLAY GEORGETOWN AGAIN

In opposition to the recently pub
!. lishsd claim OF the Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute for the State champions
ship II basketball, the following dis
patch from the University OF virginia
will indicate that they also claim the
highest honors:
As charlottesville, Va, March 3D.
with Tuesday nights victory over "
~. |. came to an end last night what
was probably the most successful sea-
ron ever had by a Virginia basket
hall team. with but two OF last
years stars back at the beginning
Of the season, prospects were nome tou
good when the first game OF the
schedule was played with Jefferson
School But with Cecil and Captain
Nay ~ nucleus and Ashby. who
Was not . regular candidate. Pop"
-IAnnisan got together what Is be-
fieved to have been the fastest team
In the State. Kearns. Jones. III. E.,
and Spratt were all finds There Ia
tho RosStbinty OF Third game being
nTfanged with Georgetown, In order
( 20 break the tie, but with the stride
the team has acquired during the
paxt few weeks there Is little chance
OF Georgetown regaining her lost lau-
reis. In the case OF the game being
arranged. 1t will be played at Wash
inkton. where a large attendance can
be guaranteed.
Out Of fourteen games this year.
the Virginia quint won ten, which Is
considered q pretty good record with
basketball such an Infant SPORT here.
Three Of these games were lost on
the disastrous trip TO Lexington and
Warrington and the other was drop
ped during the Christmas holidays be-
cAslse the gymnasium was way too
small for 4 team unaccustomed to X.
Not q single game was lost In Fayer-
weather gymnasium. In every home
game. except the one with George
town. Virginia had 1t a hundred ways
over her opponents, Every home con-
test with this exception was a slaugh-
ter OF the visitors, while on the road
the Navy quint was the only team
To run away with Captain Mays band.
This tends 10 prove that nm q nea-
trai door, the Virginia team could
HEX any bunch II has gone up against.
with the ptssfbfe exception of the
! Navy. The team was going at any
thing but its natural gait when II
played the atmirais. and II the sailors
were to be played new there would
r. no Wafknfef.
This 10 the first year In the history
! ~ basketball at Virginia that the
sport has not been a severe financial
drain on the q. A. A.. and while the
Georgetown game Saturday night was
the only one that showed q prepon-
d&fance of gate receipts over expen-
dttures. only small amounts were lost
~ ether times With the prospect
Il Of putting the game on paying basis
next year. IL Is certain that the en-
batragsment of the athletic associa-
ton Will not force the adjustment
Of the sport.
members Of his boxing class spar dur
Ing the tntermixxion was mainly re-
sponssble for the increase In attend
anee. as q number or people went
especially to see the pugilistic en-
counters, This innovation suggested
-xhe- Idea at having the Zig athletic
contest, TO be given soon in the gym
uasiuIn for the benefit of the @. A. A.
IT is not believed that any team
Will contest yirginia's claim to the
State championship. although v. r.
T. has had good season. Their chief
claim will lie in having beaten Wash
layton and Lee twice. but both games
were close, while the singing defeat
Of 81 to administered to the latter
team by Virginia preciudes II from
being placed In the same company.
IN basketball. As well as In football.
virginia may easily claim State su-
premacy.