Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-20

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town and Virginia seems to be at an end
for all time to come. Virginia's announce
ment of severance of athletic relations
has been answered by a strong statement
from F. X Anglim, faculty director of
athletics at Georgetown, which makes 1t
plain that it is the desire Of the local
! institution to cancel all engagements
which may be in existence with the Char
lottesville school.
! This applies to every form of athletic
contests While it is possible that the
broad chasm now existing may be
| bridged at some future date. there are
reasons for believing that such steps will
not be taken in the near future.
Georgetown does not believe that the
dropping of all games with Virginia VIII
have any effect on its athletic standing.
While it is true that the annual srlolIoi
clash between these two schools was inc
banner event of the season in this secuoil'
GEORGETOWN is satisfied that it can sub
stitute an opponent for Virginia whleh
will create just as much interest. Vahaer-
bilt is one of the teams mentioned 10 sue
coed the Virginia eleven on the george
town schedule.
Mr.. Anglim's statement makes no at
tempt to refute any of the charges maze
by Virginia. He is content to ap1oe ny
Georgetowns policy of refrainlns iron n
entering into Wrangles of any nature. WI
Anglim has been in charge of athlelcs at
Georgetown since the start of the 1854
collegiate year.
1t is pointed out that Georgetown's ath-
letic policy is supervised not only py
faculty director. but by an advisory com,
mittee composed of leading professional
and business men of Washington. This
body is composed of J. Frank Hogan,
Lawrence o. Murray, Joseph l. Welier,
Hugh ]. Fegan and Charles j. Roach
May Substitute Gallaudet.
The breaking of relations with Virginia
has not caused much anxiety at the hill
top school James Walsh and Edmund
O'Boyle. managers of foot ball, insist that
the dropping of Virginia from the grid
iron schedule will not be a hardship
Competition of the right caliber will be
substituted. and the outlook for the next
season is by no means impaired, they
claim.
Gallaudet. a local team which displayed
splendid form during the last season. Is
apt to get date with Georgetown. while
the principal attraction next season Will
very likely be the Carlisle Indians.
The present breach is the second ono
that has existed between Virginia and
Georgetown. Several years ago dispute
arose over a decision in a foot ball game
and relations were severed for two or
three seasons as a result. This difficulty,
however, was eventually patched up ana
the annual contests resumed.
Virginia was scheduled on next season $
Georgetown base ball schedule and its
basket ball team was to have played sew
eral games against the Blue and Gray
uuint this winter. These games, how
ever have all been Cancelled as result
of Mr. Anglims reply to Virginia.
Goth lie mi
yesterday started a movement to have
Virginia placed on it's foot ball schedule.
1t is doubtful whether the authorities at
the Brookland institution will sanction
such game. though those interested IN
athletics. believe that u iss possible to
of the split between Virginia and. George
town relations with ;Catho ie. Upiver-
sity and Georgetown Will be re1estaptish-
ed Contests between the two local insti-
tutions it is believed, would create a deal
of interest because of the rivalry which
formerly existed between the two schools.
i;Catholic Univedsity athletic officials say
that Georgetown must make the adj
vances if relations are to be resumed,
and it is not unlikely that the hilltop
school will take such steps
Affects Colleges Revenue.
1t is generally admitted that the
Georgetown-Virgin game has for
years been the principal source of rev.
enue for the athletic departments of
both institutions. The financial reports
of both colleges have shown this for
years and it is not going to be an easy
matter to find substitute for the
schedule which will bring such satisfac-
tory financial results.
That there have been times when in
their anxiety to have a strong team some
of those identified with foot bail have
violated the eligibility rules is admitted
| but of late the game has been conducted
along absolutely clean lines.
Il don't think that there is any doubt
| that there have been times when the
eligibility rules have been violated. said
| a Georgetown man this morning, hut or
| late such conditions have not existed.
| fear that athletic relations between the
two colleges are permanently severed 1t
| will prove a blow to us both for a while
perhaps, but Georgetown Will not lose
| any prestige and will be just as promi-
nent in foot ball as 1t has always been =
Reply of Georgetown.
When asked today for statement re-
garding the attitude of the faculty ath-
letic director of Georgetown University,
as a result of letter received from the
chairman of Virginia's faculty committee
on athletics, Francis X Ang!im said:
| "Infortunately in the past all branches
of athletics have been demeaned by I'M
seemly wrangling. GEORGETOWN University
does not consider it helpful to athletics
or promotive of college sport to indulge
in such a practice. We have never. under
A M AM TINT