Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-07
FIRST GAME SINCE
STRUGGLE IN 1907
Washington and Lee and
Orange and Blue Battle i'll
Charlottesville.
DATE SET FOR NOV. 4
News Received by Both Uni.
vcrsitics With Great En-.
thusiasm.
DATE SET FOR NOV. 4
tcon,inucd From rage une.)

tCon,inucd From rage one.)
prise, but several We're "dcliyhtfully
Eurrrsod' To learn that two Of tho
leading institutions In Virginia woro
sure OK meeting on the football field
for tho next two years.
Statement Create. Sensation.
While the announcement created n
sensation In loca! sporting circles,
& Is sure to ho just rs warmly re-
ccived throughout Virginia and the
South Atlantic section. Virginia and
Washington and Loo have not mot
ON tho Gridiron since 1907, when the
annual struggle between tho two
was discontinued The Lexington
Generals defeated the Orange and
Blue by the score OF to 0. at Char
lotesvillc. Since that time every
graduate. Eraduate-managrr, student
manager and student body OF Wash
ington and Lee and Virginia have at
tempted TO have the two schools meet
on the Gridron. ], WAS not until yes
tcrday that the management Of I'll.
two athletic associations finally
reached an agreement.
While the Generals and the Orange
and Blue have not played a football
game for fifteen years, there never
has been severance OF athletic re-
iauons between Virginia and Wash
inSton and Lee. Branch Johnson.
prominent aiumnuS OF tho University
OF Virginia. and who attended the In
s;itution close TO tho time OF tho
last game, stated last night, II Was
iis opinion relations were not sew
cred.
Help Roth Institutions.
1T appears that after NaSninEton
and lee defeated Virginia, She asked
that Virginia meet her in Lexington
the following yca.. This Virginia
declined TO do. because her out-of-
LOWE engagements during 1905 were
iHh''et by the faculty. and all had
been filled. Mir. Johnson declared he
h"!!eNoT the resumption OF the an
h'!a! game between his institution
ana washington and Lee would help
b"th seats OF learning,
ORA from Charlottesville and
l'Nlngton last nigh. was that the
news had been received AZ both places
/! The faculty and student bodies
WIN the greatest enthusiasm. Will,
VI contract ha. been signed FOR only
TWO contests--ona IN Charlott.svill..
ara The other in LeAington--it Is CON
suffered certainty thut the gam.
VIII lie made 3n ANNA! one.
mat the athletic authorities OF the
n.".nH"hS have not selected a i!uce
''' 'hc third encounter IS regarded
rs an indication the third ra.>. viii
q IN, tr,r ,,,g.
'i'h' Is regarded as the logical
Placc tor the battle and loca! Alumni
81 tach OF the institutions Will u.s..
Their Influence To -A.INe H.. contest
piaFed here in lat4. .Roanokc, Nor
i"lh' and l.ynchhurG also are sure
% make lid for The game. which
was afc!ared 10 be he "gridIron
classic OF Virginia" b. a prominent
'ocaI sport Smun last night
Ma! Finh Place for Y. r.I.
SOW that N!rs!uin and Washing
ION ana Leo have adjusted thr.- dic.
i.rtncts' there Is strong prob
"hiHiN OF Y. H. ]. finding IL place on
the schedules OF both universities
certainly not later than iy95 FL
i"r's nov arc being made t. arrange
games between Trcus AMI Generals
and orarSc and Blue forces
Entrance ~ Virginia ana Washing
ton and Lee into The southern Inter-
collegiate conference. composed of
fourteen other colleges iu the terri
'9ry from Maryland to Mississ!ppi.
ara rrcsr; activity at afrnni of
Washington tuh Lee ana Virginia arc
r"gaTdcd as Significant in view %:
the game being urr;,nsca
ia'hm""d Alumni of Virginia
voiced loudly their protests ~ re-
''ui m"rtH. over the fact that Nir-
E'iia dia Not meet icare represents
ns other big institutions IN TIA. OLD
i'rninion. They adopted q Icsolu-
ti"u which was sent 10 the athletic
authorities az Iharlut,osyiilc No
specific game or $40 p.rtitu'ar incl.
dent Was pointed out m th, r.solu
tion. tut ao"lren:ly il has hll ,he
de~I-cd effect.