The Washington herald., 1914-01-19
Eligibility Code Chief Factor
In Orange and Blues Ac-
tion-Wll Play Games
Scheduled. I
CLAIM MEN WERE PAID

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Charlottesville, Va, Jan. 1S.-At a, meet
ing Of the faculty committee on athletics
ut Virginia last Thursday night. reso-
luton was adopted the effect Of which
was to break Off all further relations with
Georgetown University. This matter has
been before the board for consideration
for quite a while. but was settled finally
last night when a copy of the resolutions
and an accompanying letter were for
waried to Mr.. Anglin, the director OF
athletics at the Hilltop institution.
The breach applies to all branches of
sport, but does not affect games which
have already been scheduled for the COM
ing season, including the relay race which
will take place at the Blue and Gray
meet in March. Basketball games and a
series of baseball games in the spring
have also been scheduled, and these will
take place unless further action is taken
on the matter.
Letter to Anglin.
The letter forwarded Mr.. Anglin states
in detail the reasons which prompted
Virginia to take such action and they
were in the man based ON the fact that
Virginia was not satisfied with the eligi-
bility requirements at Georgetown. Sew
eral letters have been received by MEM
bers Of the faculty here lately to the ef-
feet that some of the members of the
Georgetown team for the past few years
have received inducements to play on the
Blue and Gray eleven, and these added
to the already unsatisfactory condition
of affairs, brought the matter to a head.
1t is impossible to ascertain the atti-
tude of the student body on the question
because Of the fact that the decision of
the faculty was not made public until
this morning. but although they were in
favor of disseminating relations at some
time in the future, the general impress
sion was that to do so at this date, after
Virginia had lest the annual football
game four times in succession, would call
forth a great deal Of criticism. However.
the faculty in considering that argument
decided there wpuld be just as much crit
icism IL Virginia merely waited until she
won the game and severed relations q
winner instead Of a loser.
The Resolutions.
Resolutions unanimously adopted by the
general faculty of the University of Vir-
ginia, January Is, 1914:
whereas the faculty committee on
athletics at the University Of Virginia
believes that the law Of the general
faculty, which permits the playing OF
intercollegiate games with such colleges
only as express a general conformity with
the code of rules adopted by the Vir-
ginia faculty. refers not only to the
athletic codes of other institutions, but
likewise to the practical and efficient ad-
ministration thereof; and
Whereas the faculty committee on
athletics at the University of Virginia
has from year to year officially informed
the successive faculty athletic directors
sf Georgetown University that permanent
athletic relations between the two in
stitutions could not be maintained. un-
less a thorough and an authoritative in
vestigation was made of the sources
mittee to be thwarting the avowed prin-
ciples Of the Georgetown code Of athletic
eligibility; and
Whereas as the successive faculty ath-
letic directors Of Georgetown Univer-
sity have been Furthermore informed that
the disqualification of individual players
upon the occasion of the presentation by
the Virginia representatives, Of indubit-
able proof of the ineligibility Of such
participants could not constitute salts
factory basis for continued intercollegiate
athletic relationship; and
Whereas, finally, the faculty commit
tee on athletics at the University of Vir-
ginia lacks confidence in the practicality
and efficiency of the requisite reforms.
and believe that the virtue of patience
has recognizable limits;
Therefore, be II resolved that the gen.
eral faculty o. the University of Virginia |
hereby prohibits the continuance Of in
tercollegiate athletic relations with the
teams representing Georgetown Unfver- |
sity."