The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-10
Local Boy Who Grapples We.terner Tonight.
Most Comprehensive Program for
High School Athletes Ever Adopted

phis. chairman OF the executive com
mittee of the Virginia High School
Literary and Athletic league. The
members Of these district cirnmittees
will probably have three year ten
ure OF office, except the first commit
tees in each district. which gill be
appointed for terms of one. two and
three years, respectively, to permit OF
rotation In office, and representation
of all the schools in the district.
The members of the district com
Tnittees will act, as q chairman. one
ss secretary and one as treasurer. In
addition to arranging the rwo-year
schedule OF games. the COMMITTEES,
will collect the annual membership
dues OF ten dollars. which are due
on or before May LIST. Of each year,
this date being the beginning of the
fiscal year.
1t shall also be the duty OF the dis
trict committees to settle all disputes
and to handle protests. Any school
may appeal to the athletic and exc
cutive committees of the Virginia
High School Literary and and Attn
letic league In case there is dissats-
faction with the decision of u dis
trict committee.
The first league games will hi.
played next fall at the opening of the
football season. Schedules for foot
ball, basketball and baseball will be
arranged by the district committees
at the same meeting, which will be
held during April of each year.
schools may ask consideration of their
schedules when the district commit
tees meet.
The district football schedules will
not end later than Thanksgiving Day,
and the preliminaries tn determine
the state championship will he played
as soon thereafter as possible. AS
there are Eve districts. the executive
committee at the University shall
draw the team winning the Bye in
the drst preliminaries. and then
match the other four teams accord
ing to the geographical advantage.
This same course shall be pursued
In the second round.
The championship game will he
played at the University Of Virginia.
All games will he played under the
regulations OF the Virginia High
School Literary and Athletic league,
and contracted for under the stand
ara agreement adopted by the con-
ference at the University In the
preliminary rounds and in the cham
pionship games the balance or de-
nctt shall be divided equally by the
schools playing. after provision for
FUNDS necessary for all legitimate
expenses OF both teams.
One new activity undertaken by
the league ~ = result of the con-
ference. was the fostering Of girls
haakcthall. It was decided that all
teams should submit their claims to
the championship TO the executive
committee OF the Virginia High School
Literary and Athletic league on or
before q specified date. This COM
mittee shall then ARRANGE a sched-
uie OF games to determine the cham
pionship. or else shaile recognize
An important change was made in
the regulations for the annual inter-
scholastic track and field meet which
VIII pc held this year on May 18th,
ia addition 70 the usual events,
there will be quite a number or events
open only to high school athletes.
MS measure Il is expected, will lead
20 ruler participation by tie high
schools within the state.
The number Of contestants has in
creased so rapidly within tha two
or three Years that 1t will be neces-
sary this year to run on most Of the
ieats IN the morning. leaving only
the nnaas. with possibly "a few semi.
nnaA for tho Afternoon sThls Will
greatly tncrNASe the interest in the
meet. and will ~ M marked advnn-
tage to the athletes.
lf Will ~ the policy OF the district
committees to encourage district
track meets prior to the Interscholas-
TIC meet n the University. the tact
being recognized Mat within a short
time district ~ well as state meets
WIN be necessary.
The contest In bask etbaii will be
held this year under the regulations
IN force Ia previous years, with 4
few minor changes Any secondary
scnooL which shall have defeated
four other secondary schools 81 @eouai
rank and standing. ana Iocatcd in the
state Of virginia. win qualify TO en-