The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-31
TRINITY STRONG
FOR BASKETBALL
Newly Formed Organization of
Carolina Colleges Starts With
Good Prospects.
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TRINITY College. Durham. n. &. Octo-
Der So.-A, the Marlborough Hotel. in
Raleigh. last Saturday night. repre-
senlativcs OF six North Carolina col
leges-Wake Forest, Trinity, Eion'
University Of North Carolina. AGricui-
tu-al and Mechanical and Guiiford-
me. In conference for the purp, se OF
perfectins an organization OF the North
Carolina colleges to play basketball.
1t was the first meeting OF tho KIND
that has been held In this state IN
many. many years. and optimistic low
ers OF athletic sports here say that II
Is a good omen OF better times TO come
within the very near future. No ar
rangements were made and no plan
was agreed upon in regard to games
between the colleges represented ctner
than to play basketball. After going
over the situation thoroughly the or
sanization If the North Carolina Inter-
collegiate Bas., all Association was
formed. and the following officers were
chosen for the present year: president
II. o. Hoffman. University OF North
Carolina: secretary and treasurer, Z. u.
Doak. Guilford.
A decision was reached that each
college in the associate IN would play
each other college two games during
the coming season. One game OF the
two is to be played on the home moor
of the colleges taking part in the
games. The championship OF the State
is TO be won by the team having the
highest percentage at the close OF the
season. The season is to begin jan
uary !, 1918. and will close on Marcn J.
II there is tie for the championship.
the two teams tied will play series
of games in the city auditorium In
Raleigh to decide the tie. The Raleigh
Chamber of Commerce has generously
offered the association the use OF the
auditorium for the games in case there
be a tie.
All eligibility rules regulating the
class of players that may take part IN
the games were discussed and prac.'-
calIy agreed upon. Trinity was the
most exacting as to the men VINO Will
take part in the games because OF her
membership in the Southern 1ntercol-
leeiate Athletic Association. which Is
an organization Of Southern colleges
whose aim is to preserve the purity OF
the athletics Of the colleges who hoid
membership in the organization. me
rules are very strict az to who shaii
and who shall not take part in the
college games. II they have played
professional baseball or other Sports
during their summer vacation. canoi-
dates are barred. and no player Is al
lowed t, take part i'm any game wao
has been in college more than FOUR
years.
II was due to her membership In this
organization that Trinity was SO ex-
acting in the standard that Is to De set
for the basketball association "hiic
the other colleges had to come up TO
the proposals made By Trinity uhder
these circumstances, it Is known iast
here that Trinity is seriously CONSIDER
ing Withdrawing from the southern
association. 1t has interfered much
with baseball here during the past TWO
or three seasons. and the student body
is beginning to tire OF membership in
the organization. Trinity's action as
to whether or not sh> will come gut
Of the association will be determined
largely by the stability of the newly
organized North Carolina 1ntercoiie-
ria.e Basketball Association.
II is understood that Davidson Col
Ieee is not anxious to join the assoc'a-
ton. and TO representative Of the Pres
byterian institute was present at the
meeting in Raleigh Saturday night
All action taken at the meetig Is bind
ing upon all colleges represented WIN
the execution of the schedule which Is
only tentative. College basketball IS
very popular in Eorti, Carolina. and the
new association starts off with every
promise Of immediate success.
<Th ,se who attended the meeting sat
urdav night were: Elon. r S. Doak;
Trinity. Professor r. y. Wilson ard
Julian A. Rand. manager Of the basket
bail team: Guilford. Charles c. Doak:
Agricultural and Mechanical. w.
Honkirs: Wake Forest W. c. Dowd and
p. Henry: University Of North Car
olina. Athletic Director Cartmen and
r. o. Hoffman