Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-16
CONTROVERSY OVER
STATE BASKETBALL
Relative to tho Deciding Series
Between New Castle and
Dover Teams.


New Castle, March 18.--Much con-
troversy has taken place within tho
past two weeks. relative to the ar
rnngements madc by tho executive
committee OF tho Delaware Inter
scholastic Athletic Association for ono
game OF basketball to be played at
Dover on tho Armory floor. between
tho New Castle High School team.
champions OF New Castle county
and tho Dover High School team,
champion OF kont, on Saturday next
for the State championship. Profess
sor Henry IL. snavoly and tho local
members OF tho Board OF Education
have entered a protest OF such ar
rangemcnts and submitted n recent
communication desiring that n series
OF games be played in order TO es-
tablish tho State title. one game TO DO
played In Now Castle, ono Mt Dover
and, II necessary, the third on neu-
trail floor. Tho later arrangements do
not seem to meet with the approval OF
the ID. !. A. A. and yesterday after
noon Prof. Snavely received letter
and in tho evening another,
Tho afternoon letter follows:
Delaware Interscholastic Athletic As
ISOLATION,
March IA, 1929.
To Principals and superintendents:
The following Is n schedule OF tho
State basketball championship sories
Of games for both boys and girls. II
specifies the team who plays and the
time OF which they viii play:
Boys.
New Castle VI. Dover, Saturday
afternoon. 2 o'clock.
Laurel VS.. winners OF afternoon
game. Saturday evening, s o'clock.
Girls.
Frederick VS.. Middletown, Saturday
afternoon, 2.45.
Laurel VS.. winners of afternoon
game. Saturday evening. s.45.
The evening letter was as follows:
State Department OF Public Instruc-
ton. Dover. Delaware.
March Is. 1929.
Mr. ii. l.. Snavely.
New Castle, Del,
My dear Mr. Snavely--Your letter
of March l is received In my letter
OF February rs. | was not aware of
any conclusions that you were at
lacking the integrity OF any individual
or individuals. but | am aware OF the
conclusion that you have attacked the
decision made by the executive COM
mitteo and on that basis, | stated that
the executive committee would gladly
offer you the opportunity To sit in their
meeting to see how matters for their
consideration are dealt with, for the
executive committee very thoroughly
thrashed out the matter OF a series of
games versus single game.
My reference TO Bolsheyism ia
specifically as follows: After the
executive committee has very carefully
considered the problem at hand and
has rendered a decision, It Is decided
ly Bolshevism for the individuals I'm
the State TO grossly attack the de-
cision OF the executive committee
when that individual or individuals
know practically nothing relative to
the matter in which the problem was
considered.
Inc executive committee in nowise
mas the attitude OF autocracy, but de-
sTes very definitely TO deal out fair
pay ana develop cooperation Of all
organizations within the State. Bur
the executive committee cannot carry
out such problems unless the conf
dence OF the co-ordinating factors is
placed In that committee. and thai
when the committee was elected a.
mere was not confidence In IT that
WAS the liihe TO speak and act, and not
now.
IL you have had any experience In
the state matters, you will readily
appreciate that fact, that State af-
fairs held at either end of the state
are not fair 10 the State as n whole
IL Is the experience OF other Stateg
and when State affairs are conducted
that they should be conducted I'm tho
most central point in the State and
not at either end OF the State.
In consideration OF the State moe,
IN basketball. Dover will discontinue
insofar as 1t Is possible, to use In,
Afmory hoor until the date of tn,
game
III Dover is finally champion of Kent
county. II Will be necessary for Do.
yer TO defeat two teams in order 10 Sc.
cure the State championship. one gam,
In the afternoon and one game In tn,
evening. This decision was made b,
the executive committee ia considera
ton or the fact that the games would
Enthusiastically have TO be played (,
Dover and the Dover team would
therefore be given the disadvantag,
Of having TO play two games.
Furthermore, the crowd which vii
be In attendance will be so scattere,
from all over the State that II can
not BIO called a Dover crowd, nor vii
the sentiments Of the crowd be en-
tirely with Dover.
A decision Of the executive commit
tee, as you well know. win stand unit
, 1t is changed. II changed at all, an,
those teams that cannot co-ordinat
with those decisions will simply hay
TO lose by default.
Yours very truly.
l.. &. Armstrong,
Secretary Treasurer OF the ID. /. A, .