The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-08
s. I. A. A. IS SLOWLY NEARING END OF ITS
 GOVERNING POWER
Fate of Once Famous Organization Rests On Decision Regarding One Year Rule and Sum- mer Baseball Question President Riggs Will Offer Amendments Meeting Will Be On Friday
By FRED BoDEKER

| dent shall be permitted to participate in l has played baseball on any team under
 the national association or in any out l law organization recognized by the na- | tional association
 l An amendment will also be suggested that will prohibit any team that is a l member of the s. I. A. A. from playing any team that is not q member of the l S. l. A. A. unless the one-year rule and l the baseball rule were in effect This would eliminate the Sewanee-Texas game and the Alabama-Texas game. It vance and Alabama will balk on this l move as it is one of the biggest paying games on either college schedule. The
 protest of either of these members would cause this amendment to fail Georgia and Auburn, who resigned in 1 the spring of 1915 but whose resignation | was never officially acted on, will return l to the association provided that the one year rule is abolished. This is all that Auburn wants but Georgia will ask for | more. The Red and Black representa- | tlves will ask that Captain-eect Thomp- ! son, who has already played four years l on the Georgia team, be allowed another l year in the S. 1. A. A. athletics. To l grant this wish seems almost impossible I if this Is the claim of the Georgia au- thorities
 | It is understood that the majority of l the southern colleges favor the abolish ment of the summer baseball rule. Van derbilt especially wants her athletes ai- lowed to earn extra money during the idle months. The authority of this state 1 ment comes from Coach Daniel McGuCin, who is strong supporter of the abolish ment of the summer baseball ties. Of the 25 southern colleges that are
 members of the association, only five are recorded as favoring the one-year rule at the last meeting in 1914 Clemson, Auburn, Mississippi A. and NJ; Tennes- see and Georgia. However, two of these changed their opinion shortly which was followed by their withdrawal from the withdrew. Auburn however, requested that it's resignation be held up until the coming meeting.
 If any big college does ravor the one year rule and the summer baseball rule, it has not announced it. Several colleges, in fact all of the small colleges, have expressed their approval but since the big fish rule the pond, their approval will not stand very far in support of the association.
 It is then practically assured that the fate of the s. I. A. A. rests on the meet ing Friday in New Orleans. If the as sociation removes the rule that prohibits freshmen from playing in intercollegiat te sports and cut loose the shaclSles of sum mer baseball, it is certainty that the organization will remain intact and re- turn to it's former power. To summarize what appears to be the more important issues of the coming meeting are as follows:
 The One-year rule-should freshmen be
 eligible to compete in Intercollegiate ath-
 letics?
 Summer baseball-should man who
 plays with a league team which is not recognized by the national commission
 be declared a professional?
 Thompson's case-will the majority de-
 eide to allow Georgia's captain to lead
 the Red and Black another session?
 What action will be taken regarding
 Auburn's resignation?
 If the one-year rule is barred, will
 Georgia and Auburn fall back in line
 and become active members of the S..
 I. A. A.?
 Will South Atlantic Athletic association
 will it draw any members from the
 folds of the present Southern Athletic association?