Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-21
PREP SCHOOLS To
FIGHT FOR TITLE.
Richmond Will Compete for
State Championship in
Baseball.
LOCAL SCHOOLS IN THE RACE
University Inaugurates New
Plan for Conducting Contests,
and Many Enter.
LOCAL SCHOOLS IN THE RACE


tho prep school baseball cham pionship
OF tho State this year-and have a clear
title. The opportunity is given under
plan inaugurated by tho Virginia
High School Literary and Athletic
League, operating under the auspices OF
the University OF Virginia Several OF
tho local secondary schools have prac-
tlcally decided to get into the raoe.
among them being McGuire's University
School and John Marshall High School
The others have a like opportunity.
The contest Is open to any secondary
school In Virginia. and is without cost.
For the purpose OF deciding the cham
ptonship. the State has been divided into
five sections, and tho leaders In each
section will be pitted against each other
in an elimination confess. The two
winners OF this contest Will be taken 70
Charlottesville to play a series OF
games. All expenses will be paid for
eleven players on each team, includ-
ing transportation and entertainments.
Any secondary school which shall
have defeated prior to May rs MANY
as four other secondary schools located
In its section and of equal rank and
standing, Will qualify to enter the state
contest. provided the principal notify
the secretary by May 3 OF the desire OF
his team to enter the said contests 1t
is not the purpose OF the committee to
prohibit the playing OF any games n
school may desire. Yet only games with
other secondary schools within the same
section will determine eligibility to the
State contest.
PLAYERS CANNOT HE
MORE THAN TNVENTY-ONE
Each member OF team must be a
bona fde regular student less than
twenty-one years OF age. and must have
been In regular attendance at the school
he represents for at least sixty days
before tho game In which he plays, and
shall have made passing grades on
majority OF his subjects In the monthly
report issued last before the game. Fur
thermore no student who receives any
financial inducement or concession OF
any kind to attend n school on account
OF his athletic service may take part In
this contest.
The principal OF each school entering
the contest shall on or before May 3
send to the secretary complete record
OF the games played with other schools
within the Same section and also n rec
ord OF the individual players therein.
Blanks will be furnished for this pur-
pose.
The committee reserves the right to
review the record of all games and of
the individual players. The purpose of
this Is to encourage clean athletics and
prevent the playing or coaches, teach
ers, professionals, etc
Not later than May the committee
will arrange n schedule Of preliminary
games In order to select two teams that
shall come to the university for the final
contest.
All transportation expenses OF the
two teams coming to the university will
be paid by the General Athletic Associa-
ton and entertainment will be provided
for the players while at the university.
However IL either of the teams includ-
Ing escorts, managers. etc. Is composed
| OF more than eleven persons the trans
portation expenses of the additional
! members must be borne by the school
that the team represents.
PROFESSOR MAPHIs Is AT
HEAD OF COMMITTEE
Professor Charles g. Maphis is chair
man OF the committee on high school
athletics. and NIL correspondence should
be addressed TO him. The section as
signments for counties follow:
Section First Congressional Dis
trict: Accomac, Caroline, Elizabeth
City, Essex, Gloucester, King and
Queen. Lancaster Mathews. Middlesex,
Northampton. Northumberland. Rich
mond. Spotsylvania. Warwick. West
NOR Gland, York.
Second Congressional District: Isle
OF Wight. Nansemond. Norfolk, Princess
Anne. Southampton.
Section Third Congressional Dis
trict: Charles City. Chesterfield, Gooch-
land. Hanover. Henrico. James City,
King William. New Kent.
Fourth Congressional District:
Amelia. Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Green's
VILE, Lunenburs, Mecklenburg. Motto
way. Powhatan. Prince Edward. Prince
George. Surry, Sussex.
Section 3--Fifth Congressional Dis
trict: Carroll, Charlotte. Franklin,
Grayson, Halifax, Henry. Patrick.
Pittsylvania.
Sixth Congregational District: Bed
ford Campbell, Floyd Montgomery.
Roanoke.
Section 4-seventh Congressional
District: Albemnrle. Clarke, Frederick.
Greene. Madison. Page. Rappaha mock,
Rockingham. Shenandoah, Warren.
Eighth Congressional District: Alex
nndria. Culpeper. Fairfax, Fauquier.
King George. Loudoun, Louisa, Orange,
Prince william, Stafford
Section 6-Ninth Congressional Dis
| trict: Bland. Buchanan. Dickinson,
Giles. Leo. Pulaski. Russell, Scott.
smyth. Taxewell. Washington. Wise.
Wythe.
Tenth Congregational District: Allie
ghany. Amherst Appomattox. Augusta,
Bath. Botetourt. Buckingham, Craig.
Cumberland. Fluvanna, Highland. Nell
son. Rockbridge.