Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-01
REJOICING SHORT L|VED|
SPORTING CIRCLES HEAR
QUlNT GAMES ARRANGED
Director Myers Statement Tint No
Permission Granted to Use
trmOry Brings Gloom.
Today the sole topic of conversation

Today the sole topic of conversation
in Richmoni sportdom is the an
will meet two crack university basket
ball iivcs in the Richmond Blues
Armory ia Acc cord to reports the
OF Virginia here Friday night, Fcbru-
airy -. and Bucknen University on
Friday night. January 30.
Raymond ElcvcSahl, chairman of the
committee appointed by the Sports
Corporation to arrange various ath-
l%i Gor cGH'e id for this city was the
the armory is available for the games.
klevesahl stated last night that he
mad ,;;1, been zee gwen assurance that there
VIII DE no trouble in securing the
floor, Having been given this assur-
amce me chairman communicated with
n Richmond College, and tho authori
ties q, the University OF Virginia and
arransed the game between the Char
lotiesrillc and Richmond teams.
Coach Knows Nothing: of Permission.
Coach Dobson stated last night that
he ,R Rmew nothing about permission
mory' but hoped that it was true. lie
was not the authority for the an
m2nncement that the floor was avail
he.n IN communication with the bas-
kctoaiI authorities, ut tho University
% "a Nhlrg,nia. and that arrangements
his team and the Orange and Blue ag-
ErShation, provided that the contest
"b %TT n no Way nayf to to be played in the
Einia or Richmond College is willing
=" Play the contest at Westhampton
ana the coach stated that the Virginia
armory floor is available. '"'
Arrangements for the contest with
unless the Northerners can make ar
IT,nHemen rs to meet the, Spiders on
lDODSOn hat
unable to give any assurance that
bu Hy,,.G would be met.
games had been arranged and the floor
secured brought rejoicing TO the
m msnT's S S( sp "on f0l1W9rs here state
Director of Public Safety. caused the
cloud Of gloom to assemble once more,
, INC colonel came forth with the an
the use of the armory to any organi-
Iation on the above mentioned dates
re further stated that the matter OF
using the armory for other than mill
tarN purposes was left 10 the "city
coillciais' the Department of Public
Military Made objection.
.ppJectlons TO using the armory for
nthiet.a games aud contests we're made
l,rsi ny local military authorities. ac-
corHinE 9 Colonel Myers. In giving his
! SIDE OF the issue the director made it
ctear that the military had made the
Their sus"sst"s W'S y GGmp siatel W ,ho
he and Major Clarence WYATT OF the
| Richmond Light Infantry Blue Rat
| talon, had held one conference rclat-
! ING TO opcninS Of 'hc armories for va
/ rtous organizations, but that no def.
! hite decision nal Dccn reached. How
| ever. another meeting will be he
within ~" neN. few days and the mat
tor VIII be thrcshod ont and a definite
decision announced Major Wyatt de /.
c!incd to give statement to the pa :
pcrs saving tina: he preferred not to
give out any information or to dis
cuSS the natter in any way
WhiIe the contest with Virginia. If
played, viii have 10 take place on Feb
runry =. further investigation last
night disclosed that confusion has
arisen as TO the date the local college
i spiders coach was under the impression
that the Virginia date is February *.
Whiie reports say that the Red and
| Blue team has been given February DC
/ In event the latter date is correct il
| VIII be impossible for the game be-
F., tween Richmond College and Virginia
! TO be played. Efforts 10 locate Dirk A.
| kuyk, manager OF the Virginia basket
! hail team. who is spending the holidays
| in This city failed last night.
Chnmpionship Games Here.
| is unsettled this city will be the scene
of the championship games of the East
7 crn Virginia lnter-Collegiatc Athletic
| Association These affairs Will be
/ staged in the barn" at Westhampton,
unless more suitable place can be To-
! Gated. The armory contention has
| caused the Spiders TO be reticent in ar
ranging contests With out of State
! teams.