Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-23
DEFENDS BLhCKSBURC
REFEREE BOOSTS eleven
THAT DEFEATED ROANOKE
u. u. Denny Writes several Facts Con-
c"rnini: High school Title
Contra

The conirovcrsy. over the high school
rhamnionshir OF the state goes mcrr!ly
iehted lioanokr High school some time
az" BiackshurS al once ella imcd the
elimination of Roanoke as II contcnding
eleven, and demanded the right To meet
John Marshall or Maury Tor State
honora Then /; t. Marsna!i. athletic
director Of and head coach at Roanoke,
tense OF Roanoke with Il letter 10 the
sporting editor of This paper. His let
ter wa. publishes Ola Monday And
lary al III" Y. NJ &. A. at Y. =. l., with
u statement ~ defense OF the Blacks
hurS team.
IN his letter. Mi. Marshall stated ,ha,
'soanok. had not had it's goal line
crossed until !, met defeat 10y Blacks
,"rE hS hukr. suhstanti:'tinr this
10y the statement that four Of The i,oa-
h"ke regular players We're out OF tn.
gam" AT the time the battle was staged.
however Ire was OF III. opinion That
hia"l,s hura had played bui three -amcs
outsid, that with Roanoke.
tontrastcd With this is Mir. Drunl'S
statement To The effect that BlackSburs
mas played i've games in sll. II is 10
ht noted though: that TIA" eleven has
met but thrc" different teams. playing
i'uiaski and chrislianSburr twice aud
Roanoke once. EiaeHshurg los, one
S:mc TO GhriStIInsbur2. ana probably
played Iulaski the second tine last
saturday, after Mir. MarshaII's letter
haa been written.
iair*. Gretchen. hW the fmal say as
t" whether Maury or John Marshall
WI meet i.onn"kc Oh December = rests
win i;onmoke Definite information
cconccrntmg that game is expected in
Richmond Tonight. tnd no matter
which teams viii play the game. the
ruii {" settle from amy standpoint other
man mat Oh games won a. compared
cauS" difficulties M th:r several OF the
victories may have -yen earncrcd 1T
the expense e teams considered in
tho title
MI ni,maE ..h,, Is.'e: i" Ear' r!9IloMx
I" 'hc sporting Editor:
Sir,--As referee OF the football game
hc'w"en the Black shuIg ana Roanoke
i 1.-Two SHhG"'< n.Iird 10 state some
b"tch ana other agencies Interested in
II proper determination as to who's
Who Ia the present :fiate high school
conclusions arrived =. In q reading
81 the open letter addressed 10 The
Times lliSpatCh and signed hv r. G.
MARSHALL coach OF the Roanoke High
school athletic team:
The 20 I" - victory az Rlackshurg
was ass cIcun-crt .ta could possibly he
ihcj scored OF straight football! in
the h"St HUart"', and at half tim. ihe
score was " /" ia their fuVor. Eoa-
no"v tied the score in the third period
bUi lilackSbur2 mad" another touchdown
ia th' sam" quarter. Score, Is 10
Ii favor OF !'ia'k SbHfs at The enc q:
the period In the fourth Roanoke tied
ihc score. but the ii!aci sburG lads cuInc
through with another STRAIGHT football
touchdown. vaui sac how Mr.. Mar
Shal! can call ,&is u duke" victory
NOW may ! state, not as :, referee.
nul IN the name of common sense and
fair play. the inctS concerning the posi-
ton ~ the BiacEsburg High school
1901 ball team rs viewed from our
"hnciwo"ds' here ia this clear. umbc-
i"Eged mountain atmosphere.
The Black hurS High record 50 far Is
rs follows: Pulaski. .: Black Sburg IL
thriStinnsbuEg. :: Black sburc, q. Chris
ilAnShurg, t; 3lackshurG. H. Roanoke.
-; Black shur" 20. Pulaski 3 Blacks
burg. ~
\ -l,,ncc over the above shows that
the Biacn Shurc t"a-; Was shown a
propcr Improvement us all who would
TO champions should, aud. after licking
the hig boys from he city. showed that
ID WAS not an aCC' lent by piiine up "a
hiE score against II team they had
WHIPPED IN tho carly part OF the season
ny onit TWO toUChGOMns.
! snail not hgGi" ANY percentages. as
tins championship - not in 4 league.
The Black shurS manager tells me that
ne mas challenge from the contcndcrs
ia th. eastern part 81 the state
Yours truly,
r