The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-20
Charlottesville Students Approve
Action of Faculty in Severing
Athletic Relations.
KENTUCKY GETS VACANT DATE

! Charlottesville. Va. January 19.-The
action OF tho Virginia faculty in pro-
hibiting the continuance OF intcrcol-
! legiate athletic relations with the
teams representing Georgetown Uni
versity, has met with almost the
unanimous approval of the Virginia
student body. Judging from the opin-
ions expressed to-day, following tho
reading of the letter from DIR. Albert
Lefevrc, chairman of the faculty COM
mitteo on athletics, to Father Anglim,
faculty athletic director at George
town.
The opinion had prevailed that the
sentiment in college regarding a break
with Georgetown was pretty evenly
divided, but hardly an undergraduate
could be found to-day who favored Il
continuance of athletic relations. Tho
statements in the Lefevre letter were
n revelation to many who had not fol-
lowed the progress Of athletics at
Virginia closely.
There Is, OF course, general regret
that existing conditions made 1t neces-
snry to cancel all athletic relations.
The annual griGiron baltic between the
two institutions had. certainly up to
last year, been regarded as the big
UeSt game on the schedule. and no
other contest could begin to arouse
nalf the enthusiasm Tho big game
however,. was tho ono with Wander
hiit. AS n result, tho crowd of stu
dents that usually goes to Washington
to witness the Georgetown game was
cut in hale and very little enthusiasm
could DO aroused either among the
players or their follow students.
The statement in Washington
morning paper that Georgctown's ex-
PLANTATION Of the charges was expected
ar To-
little interest. but lator information to
tho effect that no reply direct to Vir-
giria would DO forthcoming, did not
occasion much surprise.
The further news that Georgetown
had cancelled the basketball and base
ball games already scheduled, and for
which contracts were presumably
signed. was nothing more than expect
ed. Little, difficulty will be found in
filling these vacant dates, il it is found
desirable.
Kentucky Gets Georgetown Dnte.
Tho Georgetown date on tho Vir-
S!nia schedule will be taken by the
University OF Kentucky. The contest
Will be staged on Lambeth Field, thus
giving two big games on the home
grounds, tho other being with the Uni
rersity of Georgia. These two games,
together with those arranged with
Yale. Vanderbilt and the University OF
North Carolina on foreign fields. makes
the Orange and Blue schedule quito
pretcntious.
The date usually given the Virginia
Military Institute has been awarded
the Norris Harvey College, of West
Virginia. Last fall the West Vir-
ginians held the Virginia Military In
stitute eleven to n to 0 score, and also
met the team from the Virginia Poly
tcchnic Institute.
The preliminary games on the Vir-
ginia schedule will be with Richmond
College and Randolph Macon. both CON
tests. OF course, to take place on Lam
beth Field. Nirginia's schedule, as far
as completed. is as follows:
October gale, at New Haven.
October 10--Richmond College, at
Charlottesville.
October 17-Randolph Macon, at
Charlottesville.
October 24-GeorGia. at Charlottes-
Vile.
October 31-Vanderbilt. ut Nashville
November morris Harvey College
ut Charlottesville.
November 1A-University of Ken
lucky, at Charlottesville
November 2G-North Carolina, at
Richmond.
The University Of Kentucky" basket
ball Quint makes its initial appearance
at Virginia on Thursday night OF this
week.