Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-27
By Louis Graves.

a. ensure tne case OF the recent sen
sational football dispute--a dispute
that threatened to cause the cancella-
ton OF the Carolina Virginia game on
THANKSGIVING Day, to disarranEc the
p!ans OF 10000 spectators, many OF
whom were coming from a great dis
lance TO witness the event, and to
/ wreck Tor years to come. perhaps for
! ever. the historic athletic competition
| between the universities of the two
! states.
Save Athletic Calamity.
| About the whole AFFAIR here ix tho
ono outstanding and important fact :
fhe football team and students and
| alumni of the University of Virginia.
by their sportsmanlike action in de-
| mandinE that the decision OF their
faculty committee to cancel the game
should not stand, saved the situation.
| lhcy prevented an athletic calamity.
| Not only did the Virginia team.
coaches. and student body demand to
come and play the gamc,-the team
even declaring. in its favor, that IL
was coming. faculty permitting or
not!-but the alumni Mt Richmond
passed resolutions demanding tina,
inc game be played and the president
or the university, who happened to be
IN Richmond the day before the game.
decided that 1t should be played
y striking result of the episode.
which might easily have led to ereat
bitterness between the institutions.
is that never before has the spirit cS-
isting between the student bodies
been so cordial as il is now. The Car
"iiha students appointed reception
Gun',l,tee to go out and meet the
virginia team half way to Durham
and the automobile of visitors and
"e.comers formed a parade up the
main street. Practically the entire
student body was waiting for them
/ IN front OF the post-office and rnvc
the virginia team just such II noisy
oNat'oh as II might have given it's
own team returning from victory.
There should he no misunderstand-
ing on one point. The Virginia tea M.
students and alumni. in taking their
! stand. did not thereby surrender or
| change their opinion on the original
point at issue. Most Of them consider
their Interpretation of the contract
between thee universities the correct
Interpretation. just as Carolina con-
slderS its own INTERPRETATION tb,
right one. But they have absolutely
repudiatcd the dominating persons on
thcir faculty committee on the qucs-
ton that. as far as the public is CON
cerncd. was the main question, TINT
is. the calling of Of the game at tho
last minute because Carolina de-
ciined to take the Virginia view of
the contract and disqualify one of IL.
/ players.
! Explnina Both Sides.
am not giving here merely the
'hapel I'M point Of view on this mat
! Vt mere were many hundreds of
| NirEinians here Thursday, and they
talked with the utmost freedom obou,
the episode. Almost with one ac-
cord they agreed that the original
argument about the meaning OF ;,
ccrtain clause in the contract had
been made a secondary matter by IN,
action OF the Virginia committee In
cahceiling the game because Caro-
INA would not rule johnson off Re-
S"rdiess or which side was right I'M
| interpreting the agreement thcy
branded the cancellation as indie
tensihlc. | talked with a number of
virginia students about the affair.
| ana friends OF mine have told ME IL
thctr conversations with Virginia
alumni. some fof these being proml-
! nent citizens Of Virginia and intiu
! entail in their alumni organization.
Among them ALL students and alumni.
| opinion on this point was just abou,
/ solid
1t is not the part of North Caro-.
iinians To fix the individual RESPONSE
| bility for the Virginia committees.
action We here would not undertakes
/ 10 do so. not having complete knowl-
| euGc OF what goes on At Charlottes-
vile. But we don't have to. The
! Nlrsinians do IL for us. and do no,
! mind doing it openly. They charge
/ the cancellation of the gamc-or. as
! ~ happily. has TO be described now
.he attempted cancellation--to the
leadership OF Doctors Lambeth ana
! I.cfevre.
Defense Gives Point of View.
/ ohe point put forward with much
| emphasis by Lcfevrc, in the discus.
slons here on Tuesday. was that lie
was not acting as an individual In
I ms purpose TO consider the gam.
cancelled II North Carolina refused TO
take his View of the meaning OF the
contract, but as trustee for others
| whose interests he was bound TO pro-
tect-meaning the Virginia students
! and alumni.
lie was asked: Suppose YOU are
right in Your Interpretation of what
we should do" We don't admi, lha,
you are hut suppose that you were-
DO you not think that IL would be
mo sporismanlike thing to do. con.
slucrinS that You did not lodge vuur
protest until such short time be-
iOFc the game. and CONSIDERING tina,
rect good faith, and in view of III,
tact mat the established agrcemcn,
| between the two institutions is tina,
The faculty Of each institution should
have the ANAL word as 10 the eligibil-
ny of the players. don't you think
II would be the sportsmanlii;e thing
70 DO 20 allow uS to play Johnson and
go ahead and play the game under
that circumstance"
To this he replied, in effect: IF /.
were only case Of me as an in.
dividual, would bc inclined Ia IA
what You suggest. But I an acting
ior others, and ] must consider their
interests. For me to follow tho
course you suggest would he 10 do
those whom l represent grave In.
jury"
Appeal TO Alderman.
Now we have. from those whom he
ana Dr. Lambeth represented. thci,
judgment as 10 whether he reDre.
s"nted them as they would have mir
DO 1t is plain that he put a ia,
lower estimate upon their spirit thar
they were willing to accept. for nc
sooner had his decision been mad,
IMAM the student body at Chariottes,
ville held mass meeting and yotct
that the game be playable PLAYED
In the words Of the telegram sent II
captain Lowe, of Carolina hv c,,