The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-12
Or. Phillips
 Is Reelected
 S.LA.A.Head

Gainesville, December II. Dr. Henry Phillips of the Uni versity of the South, at Se- vance, was reelected presi- dent, and Birmingham was selected for the next annual meeting at the closing session of the convention of the South ern Intercollegiate Athletic as- sociation here today.
 Other officers named were: E. IT. Holme, Gordon institute, secretary and treasurer; district vice presidents J. B Coleman. South Carolina; S. V. San ford, Georgia; Thomas W. Atkinson. Louisiana State, and J. J. Tygert, Ken lucky State
 Resolutions were adopted pledging the association to stand by Dr. Phillips in the future in the enforcement by faculty athletic chairmen in spirit and letter of all s. I. A. A. rules and the upbuild- ing of clean sport throughout the south ; the elimination of ringers from all teams and to raise funds among the uni versailles to send Dr. Phillips on a speak- ing tour throughout the southern schools in the interest of clean athletics.
 CRITICISM UNJUST
 That Georgia Tech did not violate it's contract in the recent Pittsburg- Tech football game. and that newspaper stories emanating from Pittsburg were unfounded and unjust, was the essence of an executive committee resolution adopted by the association.
 The report of the committee stated:
 "At a special meeting of the execu- tive committee of the s. l. A. A. to hear from Dr. Crenshaw of Georgia Tech with reference to charges that Tech had violated her contract entered into for the game this year, the following find- ings were made, towit: Dr. Crenshaw exhibited the contract under which the two teams were to meet; the terms Of this contract were clear and explicit, and showed conclusive1y that newspaper stories emanating from Pittsburg were unfounded; that Tech had compiled in letter and spirit with the terms of the contract"
 PAINTERS ADMITTED
 The association voted to hold the s. I. IA. A. basketball tournament in At- 1anta March 2 to March 5. and Coach Stegman of Georgia was appointed chair man of the committee on arrangements. Birmngham-Sou college of Bir- mingham was admitted to membership in the association.
 On motion of Professor Beaucock Louisiana State, the association voted to exclude all men from college football who played in organized baseball under national baseball commission rules.
 motion by Dr. Sanford of Georgia also was adopted prohibiting college men from playing on teams playing profess sional men from classes A, B, c, D, A or major leagues. It was decided that this baseball legislation should not be retroactive.
 INTERPRETATION OF RULE
 A motion was adopted to interpret the four-year rule as meaning four actual college years in athletics eliminating the clause providing for successive years of playing" The provision that all men must pass F hours work to play was amended to stipulate 75 per cent of the work taken for medical students.
 The formation of the Southern Uni- versailles conference will not mean the withdrawal of the state universities from the S. l. A. A., or a change in playing schedules, according to statement to- day by Prof S. V. Sanford of Georgia, leader in the conference movement.
 ''It merely means" he said, that these P schools are taking a step ahead and inviting the other institutions to join the conference as they are ready. 1t means the schools in the conference will play under conference rules, leaving out freshmen, and when they play S. I. A. A. schools not. in the conference, fresh- men will be permitted to participate''