The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-02
VIRGINIA CENTER
Of COLLEGE WAR
WRANGLING IN ATHLETICS DOES
HARM AND HINDERS COMPE-
Triton IN SOUTH.

WASHINGTON. Feb. THE Wash
ington Star today printed the follow
ing story relative to the position
which the University of Virginia and
Georgetown have taken in athletics
and the constant wransIing between
colleges. In the story II is claimed
that Virginia appears to be the storm
center OF great deal of the disturb
ance.
Wrangies between colleges are be-
ginning to destroy interest in football
in the South Atlantic section. AT
present there are six Of the best
elcvens embroiled in some kind of an
arrangement among themselves. aud
consequently do not nnterehange
games. North Carolina university will
not meet Tho North Carolina agiil.iil~-
turai and Mechanical college. Virginia
Will have nothing TO do with North
Carolina A. and NJ, Washington and
Lee, Georgetown nor Virginia Poly
technic institute. Virginia seems TO
be the storm center, as 1t Is the one
college which has caused more inter-
ruption of athletic relations than any.
other. So at variance with the other
South Atlantic institutions has Nir-
gina become that now ii Is only on
good terms with one---North Carolina
and refuses TO play football with any
of the other five. There have been
numerous instances whare the other
teams have broken relations for var.
ious reasons
This attitude among colleges is uri-
doubtedly wrong. and is certainly not
in accordance with the ethics Of coll
lege athletics The situation Is one
That calls forth more than passing in
terest Take the North Carolina
university and North Carolina \, and
NJ, for instance There are two coll
leges, both supported by the state,
which eannet mend differences which
have existed for som eeiehs years.
Their unseemiy sausebie for the past
two weeks has called for executive
action on the par, of the governor of
th,. State, That something ought TO he
done to rectify such conditions is true.
and yet ii liz the disposition of both
sides to sling as much mud as pos
sible and not to heal the breach. This
Is true and has been true at different
times during the past ten years OF
other institutions in the South.
Ridiculous Attitude.
II will be rather ridiculous II
Georgetown and Virginia persist in re-
fusing to enter their men in track
events In which the other is represent
ed. There Ere few open competitions
in which these two schools do not
have men. and IL they will not allow
their men to compete in the same
races 1t will be a very difiicuit 1prupo-
sition for them TO be represented in
any set of games held In this section.
The amount of competition allowed
teams in the South. especially during
the indoor season, is very limited with
the result that when two teams do
not take part they generally lose the
chance for tot of development TT
Georgetown will not allow it's men to
take part in races or field events In
the Hopkins meet or In Richmond or
ia its own games In which, Virginia
men may be entered. then 1t will have
to 60 out of this territory in order to
seek competition. or course. George
town may refuse Virginia representa-
ton In Its games March 7th. but It II
difficult to understand how 1t can DO
so legitimately when the meet is held \
under the sanction of the Amateur
Athletic union and any man who holds
an A, A. u. card is eligible to COM
pete. The entry blanks for all track
meets have a note on them which
states that the right to reject any entry
Is reserved, but Il Ia questionable II an
entry could be thrown out unless sur
facient reason could be shown why tho
man should not be allowed to conn
pete under The Amateur Athletic union
rules. And because there happened to 1
be breach between the athletic as
sociations Of Georgetown and Virginia
is no reason why q man could be kept
from taking part In events held under
the rules. Of the Amateur Athletic
union and open to any athlete thus
registered In good standing. While
Georgetown holds the meet, the open
events themselves and those who par
ticipate in them are governed entirely
by the A. A. y. code.