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State Contest in Basketball.

(Under direction of the General Athletic Association.)

REGULATIONS.

1916-1917.

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
14th 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 19th 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 game 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 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 each game. 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 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.

VI. Not later than February 20th 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.

VII. A record, including line-up and tabulated scores of each game
which the school desires to be counted in the qualification for the
contest for state championship shall be forwarded to the secretary
within five days after date of each game. Information concerning
any player whose eligibility is in the least doubt must be supplied
in full.

VIII. All transportation expenses of the two teams coming to the
University will be paid by The Virginia High School Literary and
Athletic League 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.