The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-24
RICHMOND ALUMNI
WILLIAM AND MARY
| ISSUE STATEMENT
bEPLORE INDIsC RETIoN OF
YOUTHFUL STUDENTS OF
ACADEMY.
porting Editor The Richmond vir

porting Editor The Richmond vir-
gilman.
On behalf of the Richmond Alumni
association OF the College of William
Ind Mary, an6 in fairness to them and
he other Alumni of the college, as
veil as the members of the 1913 foot
(all team AMI the student body, and in
he further interest OF fair play and
lean sport the following statements
re made.
l. We regret exceedingly the un-
(entlemanly and unsportsmanlike con-
(uct of the persons who attacked
Umpire Robertson after tho game In
William lsburg Saturday. Slch con-
(uct was entirely inexcusabie and re-
|eives as it deserves the condemnation
al William. and Mary men At the
ame time we wish to have ii known
hat the parties who addressed in
uiting remarks to Mr.. Robertson and
fterwards attacked him were students
IL William end Mary academy, and
ct students Of the college. Their
|outh probably accounts fer. but does
OF excuse their actions. The state
hen; IN Sundays Richmond Virpinian
hat Mr. Robertson was attacked in
he gymnasium by members Of the
William and Mary team Is erroneous.
(The sporting editor of The Nir-
(iniau received the information con-
Fcrning the place Of the fight In good
aith from informants whom he had
o reason TO suspect OF naisstatinS
sts.-~Ed)
2 IT Is to be regretted that tho
management OF both teams made
themselves parties to q violation %
he Eastern Virginia intercollegiate
thIetic associations rules by agreeing
10 have Mr., Goodwin. Of William and
iary, as hea6linesInan and MIR. Rob-
rtson. OF Richmond college. as am.
ire. AT the same time Ii may be sale
hat tho work ~ Mr., Robertson
throughout The game was unsatsfac-
Dry 10 William and Mary players and
pectators and we feel tina. he over
tepped the bounds of all M oprlety Ia
onaentlng To render a decision on an
lleged violation that occurred. II at
H. At the very feet, of the shadlines-
pam and many feet distant from
where the umpire then was.
SO far as the work Of the referee.
Mr.. Witt was concerned ii gave gem
raj satisfaction, except when in the
disputed puint he ignored the express
Id provision ot the rules that the head
snesman IS s1le judge Of out OF bound5
I'M his side Of the field and the umpire
Judge Of such !nfringemen1s or the
huuag4te sid TIE Jurisdiction If
heSe officials Is set forth clearly In
Epaidings official football guide, page
"a. line !. aud page las, !ne i.
8 The suggestion ~ a protest TO the
Executive committee Of tho Eastern
kirgsnia fntereo}ieg ate Athletic as
cciation NV the athletic ccanci AZ
William and Mary Is HEARTH endorsed
ma mrged as being the only thing fair
b the rlen OK the william and Mary
earn who. IN eur op' nton. @ere by the
|ersf4B decision II she referee deprived
sf we'll earned victory or AT least a
N score aud the team ~ Hampden-
Eisncy raileT~ who we're deprived Of a
is for The chalapia nship.
4 5he records Of rerent William
an3 Mary teams have tcn3ed 90 &c
selop game losers among The william
enA Mary students and alumni, but
~ nrt feei that VIZ ran do other
s@aan prt test aga INST he ward
7 81 aNera pienship 10 a team which
achieved victory - hy such "a qnes>
! aisle decision of an official As
turihtr evidence Of Mr. Wits IN
2ncision and ignorance Of the rpFes, il
(atga, he stated that when the opin-
ens " the headinesman and the UNI
IRE were rendered In the referee and
bound To be So much at variance Ref
pree Witt turned to Captain Wright, OF
he William ard Mary team. and asked
Il he would aggea "a accept the toss o
coin to decide which officials opin-
on should be taken Naturally Cap
Ihbn Wright declined, demendins thai
nc referee render n decision himself.
g. We believe that the executive
ronntttce uf the Eastern Virginia
tntcrccileglate Athletic association II
oapahte of hearing this case on its
merits ana rendering fair decision
ana we Viii caeerfuliy abide by their
deeiston IL, as we sincerely hope, a
nrotest is filed by the athletic council
NJ William ard Mary.
Respectfully,
ARTHUR p. WRIGHT.
President nirhmond Alumni Associ-
ation ot the College of William
and Mary,
John Anderson, once a noted major