Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-26
ARMv|Llt TO EXPAND
ITS ATHLETIC PROGRAM
Intercollegiate Basketball One
of Features of Normal
Schools Sports.

Special to Tho Times-Dlspatch
|fAkMV1LLE. Nov. .5.-Athletics
Farmvillo State Normal School ~
''ied Into two large groups. inter
H. contcsts and iuter-coilcriatc
a""tbail. Both Of these are syn
!mous with school spirit. for attn
tcs at tho Farmv!lle Normal ~
pported wholchcartcdly, financial
ana IN every way by the entire
nicnt body.
ne organization OF athletics here
Il stnden, body AFFAIR with Il facul-
committee. as an advisory board.
he 'nanagcincnt Of ali athletics Is
II q by an athletic council. which IS
imposed or three officers elected by
o entire student body. nve class
representatives. aud twu eN-oliicio
embers.
There liz an athletic cup" which is
'hrd"d each year TO the class win
ng tho highest number Of points In
tercluss contests. These contests
. tournaments for championship in
skcthali. tennis and baseball Then
ere is the annual Held day. with
program Of regular AcId-d
eng. Here Farmvillc TX hoping to
nhl "inthrop's present record by
,'ucinS AN Olympic victor.
tarinN.lle Is very much Interested
, int"r"Oll"Gi basketball init.
really tho biggest thing I'm Ath-
los here II, present. Last Year wng
'HWNill"'s Hrst rcIl venture. Ia this
pc of athletics, and althoulh not
victorious ~ We would like 20
"" h".ii. tn" other results wrrr sat-
'NirE. We played eight int.rcol!o-
~" games Inst year and won four
mes We wore the 0uIv Normal
'"NI - play every other Normal
moor IN til" STATE, losing to Fred
rksburg. hut d!vidiuY tho honors
~ iia'iforh ana IIarr.souburg.
F'tcr1ol'" giatpt BASKETBALL is taken
|"ry seriously here ana everything lis
'nc TO saf"gu#rd the players from
ny harm thereof. Tho players must
physically iit ana must come up
a. nlsE academic standard sct by
faculty. They mus, MAX. an
'"ra@c o! 20 pcr c"tIt ON all classcY.
failure. even temporary. being Al
wed iu amy subject. Also. thoy must
mo NJ TO the social siandurds se.
", y student standards committee.
~ thc end Of ,hs le.x haskctb,ll
AEON letters ~. ~ Wcr. prescrtod
p tiIps" players who had played in
. per cont of tho 1922 rnIneS
ia" l.'tcr"d players wh" returned
ms year hay" formed MONOGRAM
lub. which TX too oming enc Of tn.
'"ht popular things Ni school. as
ell - on" Of tho MOB, potent fac
'rs va Increasing school suirit and
ihl"i'o interest. The meIubcrs az
n" Monogram cub are as follows:
lan''" S"Nt"n. Louis" Pa-sprs. kitty
organ. EcOccca AmrS Sell MuArdIo.
Isle Roll MarGHrc, Matthews. .,nn
cise Tr,aklc.
some authorities claim tina, inter
o!Iegihtc haSkotban IS detrimental
, tho academic work and physical
being Of the players. We aid
OF nj this 30 be- IN. case hero 1T
armvi!i". Last year we had =,
'srslty squad OF fifteen player. and
- a single on" failed on any sub
- during Tho entire year. Seven
iaTsi,y players ro,trncd this ycn.
'ad were given thorough physical
NHnl!nntlou, rad fvr out ~ thu
oven We're given ~" Or perfect
sslth cards and Other two az"
ards. due not 80 basketball! playing.
Y 10 too much 'Tonsiis"
r,ry},o's 1929 varsity f. manning
, nay ~" "'nnr normal schools. ~
i',.' aud also hupcs TO be
no 81" games With some Of
- 1T TIA" state.
IN roo future Farmvlle hopas 10
Ntci"d her intercollegiate athletics
o iA'iuf" A-ld hockey az we'll as
asketball.