The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-11
STATE SCHOOLS
LEAVE ST.. A.
Will Meet in Atlanta in Feb
ruary to Form New
Conference.
"ONE-YEAR" RULE CAUSE

Gainesville, Fla, Dec. t1.-TweIve
southern state universities and
branches OF universities will form
an athletic conference Of their own
with a one. year rule and q ban on
summer baseball, according to plans
made by their representatives at
the annual meeting Of the South
ern Intercollegiate Athletic sssocIa-
tion which entered It's second days
session here today.
The decision to take steps towards
forming a southern university CONFER
ence at meeting in Atlanta next
February was made late last night
after the association had voted down
bar summer baseball. The institutions
represented at the meeting Of the new
conference last night were:
Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Geor-
ola Tech. Georgia, Kentucky State,
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South Carolina university, Tennes.
see and Virginia universities.
All OF the twelve are members Of the
s. |. a. A. except Virginia and Mary
land, but whether the old dominions
entry into the proposed conference
would mean that other Virginia insti-
tutlons would leave the South Atlantic
conference and Join the new organiza-
ton was not known here.
AS 1t is the proposed conference
would be made up Of colleges that
normally turn out strong athletic teams,
but many other important colleges,
particularly in football, the major col
lege sport. have not yet signified their
intention of Joining. Centre college.
Vanderbilt and Sewanee, which voted
tho $. |. A. A. members who have
not signifed any intention of joining
he new conference. Virginia Military
institute, Washington and Lee. Vtr-
ginia Polytechnic institute, North Caro-
lima state, Furman, Tulane, Louisiana
strong football teams, also do not ap-
pear among the proponents Of he new
organization. II appeared to be the
plan to have only state institutions In
the new conference which would bar
several colleges.
sreak Predicted,
The break N the S. l. A. A, had been
predicted some time previous 10 the
annual meeting of the association and
came last night when the dozen dele
Georgia chairman, met in the rooms of
DR. Albert lie Fevre, OF Virginia. Prof
Sanford was empowered 20 cali an
othe, meeting in February at which
It was regarded as certain nna' organi-
cation would De completed.
What effect the action OF the twelve
would have on the session. Of the as
social lor which comes to an end to-
night we're awaited with much interest.
The action Of the executive commit
tee In permitting four members of the
Tulane university football team to play
under the four-year eligibility RUE was
upheld by the association Friday de-
spite the protest of Prof Branch
Rcaucock, OF Louisiana state, who
charged the committee with amending
the constitution instead of inter-
Prof. S, " Sanford. of Georgia, Fri
day in short speech, attacked the
summer baseball rule, which is ex-
pected to be one OF the topics of heated
discussion at this meeting He de-
clarcd a mistake was made last year
in adopting the rule and urged its re.
peal
In his annual address President
Henry Phillips, OF the University Of
tho South. at Sewanee, irged the as
ISOLATION to remain united In its fight
against professionalism in college foot
ball Unless radical steps are taken
concerning professionalism" he said.
"in three years not a college in the
association can say II Is playing only
bona tidc players"