The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-16
TRINITY IS OUT
Of The S. |. A. A.
Withdraws for Period of Three
Years in Hopes of Improving
Athletic Conditions.
rspecial TO The Times Dispatch.l

q,rlnitv college. Durham. y. G, De-
cember I5-W hen approached to-u"S
IN regard TO Trinity's withdrawal from
thc southern intercollegiate A:hleu'
Association. Professor r l. Flowers
secretary Of the college gave oG' the
following Interview
As announced in the press dls-
matches from New Orleans. where IN"
southern intercollegiate Athletic Ass"-
citation is holding its annual mee'iis'
m. request Of Hr.n.-F Coilosc 10 p'
allowed to Withdraw from the SCUM
ern Interc olle-iat- Athletic Assoc d'l't'
for a period OF three Years was S'"h'e'',
..-Ths following resolutions, proposed
a., ~ fac,ltv. adopted by the Athletic
Council and Approved by the president.
~, become the law governing inter-
collegate Athletics AZ Trinity COLLEGE
~r, We ask for withdrawal from
,,e southern intercollegiate Assocln-
ion for a period OF three years 10 I'M
nrove our general athletic situation DY
making alliances with colleges IN our
own immediate territory.
80, That the eligibility Of PLAYERS
who represcnt the college b. deter
mined by the rules governing the
southern intercollegiate Athletic Asso-
citation. AS printed in the catalogue
Of Trinity College for lell-lst2-
"(s) That the Interpretation ana en-
torcernent OF these rules be placed IN
~. hands @. the faculty committee on
athletics.
90 We urge the athletic manage
mont in all its departments. u use
the utmost endeavor TO promote the
nbvsfcal yvell-being e all the students
IN, AZ III. same time TO keep athlcucs
duly subordinated To the man concerns
~ college life. and in the Internal al
ruiuistration Of athletics and III i>:tH-
ing alliances with other colleges 70
take ali possible precautions 10 pro-
tect and foster the ideals and tradi-
,ions concerning amateur athletics that
have become established at Trinity COL
leee during the past fifteen years.
There Will be no change in the
athletic policy at Trinity eNcep- that
ARRANGEMENTS with other COLLEGES ma.
he made direct rather than through
the southern intercollegiate Athletic
Association.
This action taken By the college IS
the elimination of an agitation that
has been going on here for the past
several years in favor OF withdrawal
from the southern intercollegiate
Athletic Association The STUDENT
body has Tor : long time been heart
ily in favor Of the move that has just
been taken. and the action of the
association uow in session at New
Orleans. brings genuine pleasure -
the hearts Of all lovers of baseball
at Trinity college. as well as in the
city of Durham.
As is stated in the above regulation.
a limit OF three years is placed upon
the period OF withdrawal. in order that
the college may IN that time have an
opportunity to improve the eeneral
athletic situation by making alliances
in this immediate territory II mas
long been the opinion of many mere
that the athletic business of the col
lege would be placed upon much
firrner basis if colleges nearer at nome
were played. as they would be better
drawing cards from the standpoint u
attendance. Then. too. the rivalry be-
tween the teams would b. greater and
the interest keener than has been the
case in the majority OF games that
have been played IN recent years.