Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-17
WILLIAM AND MARY MAY
PROTEST TIGER VICTORY
Eligibility of Hampden-Sidney Pitch.
er Is Questioned by Will
liamSburg.
WOULD GIVE LooNIEs CUP
Under Previous Ruling of Executive
Committee, Forfeited Game Goes
to Loser-Coach Draper Is Uncom-
municative.

Rumors to the effect that William and
Mary is preparing to lodge a protest
against member of the Hampden- Sid
neE team with the executive commit
tee Of the Eastern Virginia Intercolle-
giate association, were current in local
sport circles yesterday. The compla int
Is SAID TO be based on the allegation
that the Tiger player, pitcher, by the
way IL minus the requisite number of
carnegie units required of participants
In championship contests between the
association members.
While there is nothing definite
known about the alleged protest II
VIII create peculiar situation. II the
protest is allowed. II will mean, under
previous ruling of the executive COM
mlttee. that the Hampden- Sidney win
over william and Mary will he con-
Verted automatically into a Loonie vic
tory' thus giving the championship to
the Lemon and Black. If IL is over
ruled, the race will then remain hope
less tie. Hampden- Sidney last year
protested Richmond College football
man and the decisive Spider victory
was taken away from ii. and the game
awarded 10 the Tigers. although the
local college authorities persisted in
their stand that the man was eligible
to compete.
1t is not known Just when the execu-
tive committee will hold it's final SEES
sion, but IL Will he some time in the
near future Coach Draper of William
and Mary, when interviewed last night
said that it was not certain that he
would file the protest, hut that in view
OF the high feeling among the student
oody. he hought il highly probable that
such action would be taken. He de-
| clined to go into the accusations In de-
tail saying that all the evidence would
NJ ha hea i'm = = he
protest was entered
The present situation is different
from any that has ever existed in the
series before. The four teams have all
finished the season and played each
other two games apiece, making a total
Of six games for each team. And now
at the completion of the race. every
tea m is as high as the other, each hav-
ing a percentage of 500, having won
three contests and lost the same mum.
Der. Richmond College is very Elee-
full over the finish for it leaves it's team
with just as good 4 record as any Of
the other aEgrcgations. 1t so happens
that each team has beaten each other
team in the league one game and lost
one game to each of its opponents.
There is considera BILE talk about a
post season series to play off the tie.
Many are advocating that each team
play all its opponents one game and
that this will settle the race, for 1t is
very improbable that another ticup
would result. Another plan is being
put forward. that is, for he four teams
10 be matched by LOT against the 9th
ers, and that the winners of the two
preliminary matches play each other for
the championship. 1t is hardly proba-
bic that any post season games can he
played, however, because of the close
ness Of the final examinations in all
the colleges.