 | University of Virginia record October 1, 1915 |  |
Contests in Baseball.
DISTRICT CONTESTS IN BASEBALL.
(Under the direction of the General Athletic Association.)
REGULATIONS.
1915-1916.
I. The contest is open to any secondary school in Virginia whether
public or private.
II. For the purposes of this contest the State of Virginia shall be
divided into five sections as follows:—First Section comprising the
first and second congressional districts; Second Section comprising
the third and fourth congressional districts; Third Section comprising
the fifth and sixth congressional districts; Fourth Section comprising
the seventh and eighth congressional districts; Fifth Section
comprising the ninth and tenth congressional districts. (A
list of the counties in each congressional district will be found following
these regulations.)
III. Any secondary school which shall have defeated prior to
May 2 as many as four other secondary schools located in its section
(see regulation II) and of equal rank and standing, will qualify to
enter the district contest, provided the principal notify the secretary
by May 3 of the desire of his team to enter the said contests.
IV. It is not the purpose of the committee to prohibit the playing
of any games a school may desire. Yet only games with other secondary
schools within the same section will determine eligibility to
the district contest.
V. Each member of a team must be a bona fide regular student
less than 21 years of age, at the beginning of the season and must
have been in regular attendance at the school he represents for at
least sixty days before the game in which he plays, and shall have
made passing grades on a majority of his subjects in the monthly
report issued last before the game. Furthermore no student, who
receives any financial inducement or concession of any kind to attend
a school on account of his athletic service, may take part in this contest.
VI. The principal of each school entering the contest shall on or
before May 2 send to the secretary a complete record of the games
played with other schools within the same section and also a record
of the individual players therein. Blanks will be furnished for this
purpose.
VII. The committee reserves the right to review the record of all
games and of the individual players. The purpose of this is to encourage
clean athletics and prevent the playing of coaches, teachers,
professionals, etc.
VIII. Not later than May 3 the committee will arrange a schedule
of preliminary games in each district in order to select two teams
that shall contest for the cup offered by the General Athletic Association
to the winner in each district.
IX. It was not found feasible last year to play off the preliminary
contests among the winners in each section, and so the contest for
the State championship to be played at the University has been
omitted, and instead a cup to the winner in each district will be
awarded by the General Athletic Association.
In addition to the central committee at the University, a district
committee will be appointed in each district to coöperate with the
contests. An admission fee of twenty-five cents should be charged
at each elimination contest and at the final contest. The visiting
team receiving 75 per cent of the receipts if played on the home
grounds of one of the teams, or share equally if played on neutral
grounds.
The time and place for the elimination contests must be agreed
upon within five days after teams have been paired, otherwise the
district committee will decide them and each team must abide by
the decision or forfeit the contest.
X. All correspondence should be addressed to the Secretary of the
Virginia High School Literary and Athletic League, University, Virginia.
Committee on High School Athletics,
Prof. Chas. G. Maphis,
Chairman,
E. E. Neff.
SECTION 1.
COUNTIES.
First Congressional District: Accomac, Caroline, Elizabeth City,
Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Matthews, Middlesex,
Northampton, Northumberland, Richmond, Spottsylvania, Warwick,
Westmoreland, York.
Second Congressional District: Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Norfolk,
Princess Anne, Southampton.
SECTION 2.
COUNTIES.
Third Congressional District: Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland,
Hanover, Henrico, James City, King William, New Kent.
Fourth Congressional District: Amelia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie,
Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince
Edward, Prince George, Surry, Sussex.
SECTION 3.
COUNTIES.
Fifth Congressional District: Carroll, Charlotte, Franklin, Grayson,
Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania.
Sixth Congressional District: Bedford, Campbell, Floyd, Montgomery,
Roanoke.
SECTION 4.
COUNTIES.
Seventh Congressional District: Albemarle, Clarke, Frederick,
Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah,
Warren.
Eighth Congressional District: Alexandria, Culpeper, Fairfax,
Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Louisa, Orange, Prince William,
Stafford.
SECTION 5.
COUNTIES.
Ninth Congressional District: Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Giles,
Lee, Pulaski, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise,
Wythe.
Tenth Congressional District: Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox,
Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Buckingham, Craig, Cumberland, Fluvanna,
Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge.
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