The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-18
Both Big Colleges Withdraw From, the
Pennsylvania-West Virginia
Athletic Association.

opsciai 1rnatch TO thu intcli'Rencsr,
WASHINGTON. Pa. Jan. IL
washington & Jefferson College and
Yves; virginia University arrived Mt n
clearer understanding In athletics IA
result OF a conference held IN Wash
ing;on yeNerday. attended by Prof.
=. ii. Waggonor. president OF the ath-
letIc board CT control az tho. Moreau-
town institution. and the entire attn.
ietic committee OF Wash. IL JET. to-
gether with Manager Murphy. o. the
tod and Black foot ball eleven.
DIR. Waggoner was IN Washington
to attend the dedication OF tho new
physical laboratory at W. & J., he be-
ing instructor OF physics NJ West Viz
ginia. Manager Murphy. OF the foot
Dali team. had long conference with
the West Virginia athletic head early
IN me h!terncon and discussed ethlet-
les In general and foot ball in particu-
lar with satisfactory results. Later.
Pror Waggoner and Manager Murphy
met with the Washington & jefferson
committee and the general college ath.
!etic situation IN the Tr.-State dis.
;rict was gono into.
Result Of Conference.
The results OF yesterdays confer.
ence are bcIad 70 be far.rpach,ne In
their effect. for not only were conclu.
slons arrived at regarding contests for
the immediate coming summer. but
the foundation fer a much more agree
able general competition in the future
oetween the two institutions was laid.
W. & j.. as the leading opponent OF
the rules laid down by the Intercolle-
gate Association OF Western Penneyl-
vania and West Virginia. which organ
ization the local institution has re-
FUSED 10 Join, Is and has besn thor
oughly familiar with the tactics and
policies OF the members OF this league.
Prof Wageoner YVES Given ali the IN.
formation in the hands OF the W G. ].
authorities. and he frankly stated that
no was considerably surprised al what
he learned.
The claims OF the w. & J men
We're backed up with documentary ev-
idence, which d!d not ;lace several
OF the inst Tticns holding member
snip IN this league ma very favorable
ligh'. Incidentally. DR. Waegoner was
informed while here OF the action
taken yesterday morning by the West
Nlr2'nid .udc- Graduates. demanding
mat -" Mo9gan'own institution wi h
draw from the league.
w. v. U. TO Play w. 81.
The West Virginia professor IN.
FORMED W. & !. that the representa-
tiyes Of tina institution ~ the league
nesting which passed tho ruiing for.
bidding its members from arranging
games with non-members did not s,lp.
port the resolution. ana that they
have been heartily opposed 10 IL Ac-
cord;nc 10 DIR. Wagponer. Wcstmin.
STEERS representatives. were almost yio-
lent IN support Of such ruling. ana
the West Nirsinian could hardly he
convinced thar The New Wilmington
baS" h2ll manager. not three weeks
later. had written 20 W. 4 J. asking
Tor base ball games in Washington.
u" vas astOnished when shown tho
Westminster managers letter 10 Man
aE'r NoD.ngcr. of III. ". * J. base
bali team. 8
I'r. Nagconer stated that there was
practically no doubt about tho Wcst
virginia athletic board OF control rafi.
iylng the action Of the student body
Withdrawing from the league. thus in
surfing both base bali and foot ban
games during tho present year with
Washington x jefferson. Prof NaF.
Soner expressed the hope here thar
%" two institutions would meet each
year IN all branches ~ sport. and Tho
good feeling cngendcred by his visit
ana the clearer understanding q
sports generally brought about byL YES
terday's conference IS expected 70
ben"hcially Influence athletics AZ both
institutions.
Manager Murphy. ~ the w Y
root ball team. end Manager Morning.
er' or Tho base ball team. assured az
hn rUF Ff.rsF 49,.
students. action by the faculty. an.
hounce mat they have definitely r.
served the dates previously hold Ton
'afiv"iy for tho MorRantown cor.nsts
The Rod and Hack base halI saa,
VIII play nj Murrantown on Thursday
Friday and Saturday. MAY -. % and
-, and IN" foot ball eleven will On.