The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-18
TRINITY BELIEVES
IN HOME GAMES
arrHETARY FLOWERS TELLS WHY
DURHAM COLLEGE QUITS
y. L. A. A.
Is OUT FOR 8 YEARS
looks ron ALLIANCES WITH COL
LEGES IN IMMEDIATE TER
arroRy AND WILL DEAL
DIRECT WITH THEM.

fsneeial to The Richmond Firginian.)
DURHAM. n. C.. Dec i7.-Trinity's
withdrawal from the Southern inter-
cpalegtase Athletic association mas
hronxht out this statement from FRO
fesor r. /. Flowers, secretary of the
college:
AS announced in the press as
PATCHES from New Orleans, where the
southern intercollegiate Athletic as
scciation In holding its annual meet
snr. the request of Trinity college TO
~ allowed to withdraw from the =
i. A. A. for. a period Of three years
was granted. .
The following resolutions, pro-
posed by the faculty, adopted by Inc
Athletic council and approved by the
PRESIDENT. now become the law gov
~rninx intercollegiate athleucs at
Trinity college:
-ti5 We ask for withdrawal from
the Southern intercollegiate Athietic
association for a period Of three years
10 Improve our general athletic situ-
atom nv making alliances with col
,rs~s In our own immediate territory.
sst21 That the eligibility of players
who represent the college be deter
mined by the rules governing the B.
j. A. A. as printed in the catalogue
Of Trinity college for 1sll-l2.
.fs1 That the Interpretation ana
enforcement Of these rules be placed
IN. the hands OF the faculty commit
tee on athletics.
Athletes and Students.
"t4) We urge the athletic man
agement In all its departments 10
use the utmost endeavor to promote
the physical we'll being Of all the stu
dents, hut at the same time to keep
athletics duly suhordinatea TO the
4 main concerns of collage life. ana, in
the internal administration of athletics
and in forming alliances with other
colleges to take all possible precau-
lions TO protect arid foster the ideals
and traditions concerning amateur
athletics that have becomes establish
"a at Trinity college during the past
ffteen years.
saTherc win be no change in the
athletic policy at Trinity except that
Arrangements with other colleges may
be made direct rather than through
the 8. I. A. a"
This action taken by the college u
the elimination of an agitation thai
has been going on here for the pas
from the g. l. A. A. The student bod,
has for a long time been heartily II
favor of the move that has just beer
taken. and the action of the associa
Nion now in session in New Orleans
brings genuine good pleasure to tn
hearts of all lovers of baseball a
Trinity college. as well as in the cit,
OF Durham.
Out For Three Years
AS is stated In the above regulation
X III q limit Of three years is placed
apon the period for withdrawal In or
3 der that the college may in that TIM
have an opportunity to improve tn
rereraI athletic situation by making
Alta nces In this Immediate territory
II has long been the opinion of man.
here that the athletic business OF tn
college would be placed upon muci
fIrmer basis IL colleges nearer at nom
yrtre played, as they would be bette
drawing cards from the stahapol'i
~ attendance. Then, too, the rlVaif
befweeu t1e teams would he create
and the interest keener than has beer
the case In the majority of games ina
have been played In recent years
The rules governing the y. l. A n
viii still, as under the old form, ae
termine the eligibility Of the player
who represent the college on the va
rfous athletic teams, Breaking ava
Tor xven three years only does no
mean that the college will indulge u
any such practices as Ia common y
some in ,t!tutions of the state ana II
the South, nor does II mean that play
ers will herceforth be bought am
sold. It will he left 10 the facuit'
committee on athletics TO say whethe
Or not n man is debarred from fakln
part In any game. according to IN
y rules OF the S. +. A. A. and the as
eociation itself will have nothing V
do with II. Trinity Is now free y
schedule games with teams anywher
In the State. and 1t Is very likely tina
some very interesting contests will b.
H seen on the local diamond next spring