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State Contest in Basketball.

(Under the direction of the General Athletic Association.)

REGULATIONS.

1914-1915.

I. The contest is open to any secondary school in Virginia whether
public or private.

II. Any secondary school, which shall have defeated prior to February
7 as many as four other secondary schools of equal rank and
standing and located in the State of Virginia, will qualify to enter
the State contest provided the principal by February 8 give the
secretary notice of the desire of his school to enter said contest.

III. It is not the purpose of the committee to prevent the playing
of any games a school may desire. Yet only games with other secondary
schools within the state will determine eligibility to the state
contest.

IV. Each member of a team must be a bona fide regular student
less than 21 years of age, 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 the contest.

V. The principal of each school entering the contest shall on or
before February 8 send to the secretary a complete record of the
games played with other secondary schools in Virginia, and also a
record of the individual players therein. Blanks will be furnished for
this purpose.

VI. The committee reserves the right to review the records of all
games and players. The purpose of this is to encourage clean athletics
and to prevent the playing of coaches, teachers, professionals,
etc.

VII. Not later than February 9 the committee will arrange a schedule
of preliminary games in order to select two teams that shall
come to the University for the final contest.

VIII. All transportation expenses of the two teams coming to the
University will be paid by the General Athletic Association and entertainment
will be provided for the players while at the University.
However, if either of these teams including escorts, managers, etc.,
is composed of more than seven persons, the transportation expenses
of the additional members must be borne by the school that
the team represents.

IX. All correspondence should be addressed to the Secretary of
the Virginia High School Literary and Athletic League, University,
Virginia.