Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
DROP VIRGINIA TO
PLAY GEORGETOWN
VanderbiIt's Fast Ball Team
May Come Here in the
Fall of 1915.
CONTEST WITH SYRACUSE
Is ALSO BEING ARRANGED
Blue and Gray Is Making Prepare
tons for Games to Take Place
of Two Lost.
BY H. C. BYRD.

According TO plans now being
made. Vanderbilt University will
drop the University OF Virginia
IN foot ball after this year and will
begin a series OF contests with
Georgetown University in the
tall of 1915. Nothing definite has
been announced officially relative
to this, but information has been
obtained which verifies the runlor
almost to a certainty. The nego-
tlatlons are being worked through
two very prominent alumni OF
Georgetown and Vanderbilt. and
it IS stated that negotiations have
reached such d stage that unless
some unexpected hitch takes place
Vanderbilt will appear against
Georgetown after next fall instead
of scheduling another contest with
Virginia.
This proposed arrangement is
all aftermath of the Georgetown
Virginia break of some time ago.
The Virginia authorities left
Georgetown in the lurch, as far "a
ia big money-making game for
next year was concerned, and the
Blue and Gray authorities have
been casting about in order to find
another to take its place Not only
will that game be obtained pro-
vided the contests with Wander
bllt are arranged. but a blow will
be struck at Virginia as well.
Depends Upon Vanderbilt.
Virginia is now depending in a great
measure upon the contest with Wander
bilt to prove the main attraction of its
season. When the break was had with
Georgetown prominent officials at Vir-
ainia stated that they would much pre-
fer to have their big game with Wander
bilt and that it would be made the main
feature OF their season in the future
What will Virginia do when it learns
that Georgetown is on d fair way to
have transferred to its schedule that
game which is being depended upon TO
furnish the greatest attraction of the
year to followers of the Orange and
Blue?
That Vanderbilt would be big attrac-
ton here is certain 1t would probably
prove just as big a drawing card AS Nir-
ginia, though the expenses of such
contest would he greater owing to the
distance Vanderbilt would be compelled
to travel Ii the Vanderbilt game proved
such a big drawing card in d town the
size of Charlottesville for Virginia, IT
would most likely be an even greater
one for Georgetown in a city like Wash
ington. And that it would be rather
disconcerting. to say the least, from
Virginia standpoint is certain.
May Also Play Syracuse.
Georgetown is also contemplating the
arrangement of a contest with Syracuse
for 1915. If Syracuse is played, the
game will take place in that city, and
will be on Thanksgiving day. That, OF
course, would take the~ Blue and Gray
out of the city on a holiday, but with
one or two exceptions the date has not
been a big money-maker for the Hill
toppers.
Just exactly what will be the outcome
OF the arrangements is uncertain. Nir-
ginia will undoubtedly make a protest
over what it will consider as not being
the right kind of treatment, and whether
or not it would get influence enough To
bear on the situation to bring about such
ends as it might desire is something IN
known. 1t would probably put forth great
efforts to retain Vanderbilt on its sched-
ue, at any rate, though If the latter
arseed to play Georgetown that would be
we'll nigh impossible because of the great
er amount OF travel that would have to
be included. Two such trips would most
likely be out of the question. OF course,
there is the possibility that Vanderbilt
may not meet Georgetown, but the promi-
nence of the men through whom the ne
sotiations are being carried on makes it
seem almost a certainty. At any rate,
there is very confident air at George
town over the outcome.