Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
ADOPT ATHLETIC PROGRAM
PREP SCHOOL DELEGATES
MEET IN CHARLOTTESVILLE
PROPOSE 70 Inaugurate' Permanent
Policy to Decide ChampIonsbin
in Secondary SCHOOLS.

cHAnLo1TGsViLLE, S va. FEB D.
In In response to the Invitation extended
ginia High School Literary and Athie.
tic League. representatives from varl.
9 0as sscon ne SCHOOLS met at the Uni
most progressive and compre hsnsive
program for high school athiotics
since lno organization OF the Virginia
iaags sf itsslf Literary and Athletic
Tho situation. which had become
more, ana more intolerablc in recent
y f6atba Teeeaea climax ip the chaotic
sIty Tor Standard eligibility rules,
SLID nir, contests, and. above all, an
e eesnnI.sGd schedule aSo was generally re-
init it's action to eon deniins ala no.
football Situation. S An orea AMI inS
was perfected which would care for
looapaii. BASKETBALL and baseball. and
eiris basketball. and TO tract athletics.
Among those present Mt the con-
sHs creme were: Professor Charles 6.
ton at the University OF Virginia.. and
Chairman OF the league; s. 6. McsTan-
nfway. secretary of the League: Ellis
News; e. r. Warti,en, p.lysieal (,ireefor
Of the Lynchburg Schools; Norman G.
k Is7SIo sIIaaary High school. Norfolk;
II. Patterson aFT panv miifswpHrt SeTs; G.
r: s. Phelps. Roa heyet'e. john mn"s seosi
n Mig nrno WoSS.dsb by Forest school; G.
e. +. Pennington, virginia Episcopai
Seloot p. 5. Lyon, Blackstone Milf.
u eary academy; ]. L: White. Chairman
and a. R.. Stands and G. J. CSmreh,
fessor W.. II. Echois, and Dr.
LUCK, OF the faculty OF the university.
connaittees TO Arrange Canes.
schools entering the league will play
peIssssa & prafssye som1chs asfss, a. e.
e asphis e "a tns Of the sseeu,xe
Literary and Athletic League.
First league games will be played
next fal! at the opening of the foot
basketball and baseball viii, be ear ar.
ranged by the. district committees at
inc same meeting, which will be held
may ask Np eonst 81 eash SeaTi sehoolE
duies, when the district committees
meet. District football schedules viii
enc not later than Thanksgiving Day,
the State championship will be PLAYED
as soon thereafter as possible. The
th haam,pqiiG1,n,sshiP game Will be played at
One new activity undertaken by tn.
was the fostering of girls basketbaII.
IT was decided that all teams should
submit their claims TO the cham pion-
ship TO the executive committee OF the
virginia High School Literary and
Athletic League on or before a speoi-
ned date. This committee shall then
arrange a schedule of games to deter.
mine the championship. or else shall
recognize q winner
Track Regulations Changed.
An important change was made IN
the regulations for the annual inter.
scholastic track and field meet, which
VIII DO held this year on May Is. IL
ADDITION to the usual events. there
to hislI school athletes. This measure
II IL expected. will lead to fuller par
ticipation by tho high schools of the
State. 'e
The. contest In basketball will be
held this year under the regulations
in force in previous years. with a few
minor changes. Any secondary school
which shall have defeated prior to
February 1e, as many as four other
standing. and located in the State of
virginia, will qualify to enter the