The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-13
Colonel Boyd Would Not Per- mil Dismissal of the
 
 Charges
DUDLEY PAID COMPLIM ENTS
 ID HIS SEVERAL CRITICS
The 14-Unit-Rule Stands-Home Team Is Any Team In Students County. The Old Officers Are
 Reelected.

Knoxville, December 12.-(Special.)- With but three of the colleges not repre- sented, the Southern Intercollegiate as- sociation met this morning at the Uni versity of Tennessee. pr. Dudley of Van derbilt, the president, presiding. The | morning session was followed by ses- sion this afternoon and considerable bus mess was transacted, followed by the reelection of all of the present oft cers.
 The Louisiana State university matter was gone Into very freely and resulted in the appointment of a committee of three, Dr. Wiggins of Sewanee, Dr. Barn well of Alabama, and Professor Walker of the Mississippi Agriculture and Me chaincal college. to investigate thoroughly. The association was ready to go ahead and adopt the report as offered by Colonel Boyd, president of Louisiana, but at his request in order, as he stated, to let the outer world know the facts, the committee was named to prove the charges of Auburn. While the matter was up pr. Dudley made a warm speech in which he said things about his New Orleans critics He said they had been roasting him for the past ten years and he has never taken any notice of them. He declared that some of the critics from that section would much prefer witnessing 0 prize fight or baseball game which would end in a delightful row or riot than. to see clean amateur sport between college teams.
 Dr. Dudley, referring to criticisms from New Orleans and that section, said that President Halsley of Tulane had written him requesting copy of the contract between Michigan and Vanderbilt for their football games. He had not noticed the letter and was surprised later on, he said to see a criticism from Pres ident Halsley to the effect that he was keeping something under cover. He said he had no desire to suppress anything and that he could have furnished the con tract. Michigan, he said had refused to play under s. |. A. A. rules bur played the game under the Northwest association rules which are much strict CT than S. l. A. A. rules. There was good deal of "steaming off and sew eral speeches were made.
 The association determined to keep in force the 14-point rule. The one-year rule plan was defeated. It was support ed only by Georgia Tech and Howard college of Birmingham, through Prof. c. W. Dawson. Dr. Wiggins, author of the 14-point rule, strongly opposed the one year rule.
 The case of Myers, the Sewanee play CT under investigation, was referred, fi- nally to the executive committee which decided to reinstate him September. 1909.
 As to summer baseball playing by students it was decided that members of the association. could, not play ball on any team except their town team or some team in their county and then not for perquisites
 The association meets next year at Ok ford Miss Coach Whitney of Georgia, suspended year ago. was reinstated. Dahlonega withdrew from the association and the South Carolina Military college was elected to membership. The officers chosen follow: President, pr. Dudley, Vanderbilt. Vice president for North and South Carolina, Professor Riggs of Clemson
 Vice president for Tennessee and Ken lucky, Chancellor Wiggins, Sewanee.
  and Florida, Professor Smelling of Geor- gia.
 Vice president for Louisiana and Mis- sissippi, Col. T. D. Boyd of Louisiana
 Knoxville December 12-The Southern Inter- Collegiate Athletic association helds It's fifteenth annual session here today, concluding work and adjourning to hold its next annual meeting at the University of Mississippi at Oxford The most im- portant action taken by the association was to defeat the proposed one-year eligibility rule by very decisive vote, only two institutions out of II repre- scented voting for it.
 Coach Whitney of Georgia, suspended D year ago, was reinstated.
 The association ruled that students may play summer baseball with teams in their home town or county, but without compensation. It also ruled that S. l. A. A. teams in playing with teams out of the association must obtain certificates from such Institutions that their rules cover the eligibility points governing the s. I. A. A.
 Dahlonega withdraw from the associa- ton, and the University of Nashville attempted to do so, but was not per mitted because of non-payment of dues.
 The old officers were reelected as fol- lows:
 President Dr. Dudley of Vanderbilt.
 Vice presidents for North and South Carolina, w. M. Riggs of Clemson; Ten nessee and Kentucky, Dr. Wiggins of Se- vance; Louisiana and Mississippi, Colonel Boyd of Louisiana State university; Geor- gia, Alabama and Florida, c. J. Smelling of Georgia; secretary y-treasurer. F. T. Holmes.
 These officers comprise the executive council.
 The amendment offered by Sewanee was adopted with the amendment of the Geor- gia Tech to define .home teams as any team in the players home county. It was necessary for roll call on the latter which resulted g to 5 in favor of the amendment. Those opposing it were Mis- sissippi Agricultural and Mechanical, Auburn. Clemson Sewanee and Howard.
 All other amendments except as to the time a student should be in school before being placed on college teams was de- feated
 Woman Found Murdered.
 Pottsville, Pa, December 12.-(Spe- cial .)-With a bloody butcher knife