The Washington times., 1933-06-28

tions for the football game,
played in Griffith Stadium Octo-
ber 8, 1882, before a crowd Of
$4,000.
In 1881 officials of the Univer-
Sity of Alabama expressed a de-
sire to play football game in
the District of Columbia in 1882.
Conference schools in this vicin-
ity did not care to meet the Grim
son Tides request as to money
guarantee, or were unable to see
their way clear to do so. Alabama
authorities turned to George
Washington University and the
Colonials booked Alabama.
Shortly after publication of the
news that Alabama had agreed to
play the Colonials in Griffith
Stadium, a movement was in
augurated and vigorously prose-
cuted within the conference to
make available to conference Of
ficials terms of the Alabama-G.
w. contract. Alabama opened her
files to conference officials.
''Do This, Or Else"
When it was revealed to confer
ence officials that the basis of the
Alabama-G. w. contract was re-
Spective institutional equire-
ments, as to scholastic eligibility,
guerilla warfare, verbal and
written, broke out. Alabama Of
ficials were notified in several
do this or else" communica-
tions to eliminate the contract al
ready signed by Alabama officials
and substitute therefor a contract
on Southern Conference contract
form. Alabama officials were del
uged, they said, with letters and
kilograms demanding Gin effect)
cancellation of the game.
Alabama informed G. w. Of
Alabama's embarrassing situation
in the conference and sought Sug-
gestions as to a solution of the
problem. G.. w. accommodated
by voiding the existing contract
and signing another on Southern
Conference contract form.
This did not stop the warfare.
Another storm of communications
hit Tuscaloosa, seat of the Univer-
sity of Alabama, apparently
I-ompting the president of Ala
bama to take heroic measures, for
Alabama's prexy contacted the
president of G. w. and informed
the latter of the sources of pres
sure and the contents of the vari-
GUS communications received at
Tuscaloosa.
According to Alabama's presi-
dent, the communications he re-
ceived constituted a determined
effort to prevent the playing OF
the contest.
They're in Again
The pressure on Alabama was
not relieved until after the Grim
son Tide president had furnished
G. WIS prexy with certain COM
munications which permitted the
latter to deal directly with the
complainantS in the case.
Out of the unwarranted un-
pleasantneSs arising in the Ala
bama-G. W. episode grew
determination by the George
Washington University officials
to limit G. w. intercollegiate
teams to contests with teams
outside the Southern Conference
and representing those colleges
who follow the policy Of inter
collegiate competition on basis
of respective institutional Scholas-
tic requirements.
However, strong pleas of mem
ber colleges of the Southern Con-
ference for games with G. W., TO
be played in Washington, together
with the appealing intercession of
mutual friends, succeeded in win
ming G. W., out Of friendship,
again to accommodate Southern
Conference college and the re-
suit was a contract calling for
a gam between G. w. and
North Carolina State College.
(The fourth article in this
series will appear in tomorrow's
Times. 1t will deal with the in
side story of the George Wash
ington University-North Caro-
lima State College negotiations