The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-30
Conferences Main Source
of Trouble is Summer Ball
That and Jumping" Athlete Clause Provide
Biggest Cause for Dissension- Rules to
Take Effect January l.

ATLANTA. Ga. Nov. 20. - The
Southern intercollegiate Athletic
Conference will hold its second an
nual meeting in this city Friday and
Saturday of this week. Representa-
tives from all the major colleges In
the South Atlantic section will be
present, and 1t Is almost certainty
that before the meeting Is over
athletics In this part Of the South
will be put upon a frner founda-
ton than has been the case for the
last decade.
The aims of the Southern confer
ence are much the same in eject
as are those Of the Western confer
ence, better known as the big
Ten" The actual control Of COL
lege athletics in this section, how
ever, does not come under the regu-
lations of the conference until jan
uary 1, next year.
Though a strict code of eligibility
has already been decided upon ana
agreed to by members of the con-
ference, II is believed that at least
two sections of the code will be the
basis OF much discussion during the
coming meeting. .
Summer baseball and the Jump
ing" athlete, that is, one who plays
at one college and then jumps TO
another the following year, are the
two sections which, 1t Is believed.
viii cause the biggest connection
Two colleges have already signi-
fed their intention of fighting the
present rule which stipulates that
players on any college team which
is a member of the conference may
not participate in summer baseball
for a financial consideration OF any
kind. This rule, representatives OF
these two institutions claim, in ad-
dition to being too strict, Is also
one which it is almost impossible
to enforce. and for that reason is
virtually useless. Early reports say
that these two colleges will insist
upon a modification of the rule to
allow conference players to play
summer ball providing they follow
certain rules set down by the con-
ference.
These certain rules" are yet TO
be formulated. 1t Is thought that
IL those men intending to play
summer ball will signify their IN
tention before leaving college in
the spring and register with the
college authorities the place and
the team with which they intend to
play. then no charges of profess
Sionslism will be placed against
them
This idea. however. will certainly
be fought by the majority of the
conference members and IL Is
hardly possible that any rule of this
Kind will be passed even though
ore q the colleges. which has sig
--eed its intention Of quitting the
co1teTe-ce in case this Is not done.
carries cut its threat
i - almost standor as to
-esth=- the summer ball rule or
ne l--ping~ athlete section will
get tAe NEST attention at the COM
ing meeting
AZ least I'VE institutions are
coming here all prepped to in
sisI upon the latter rule This type
OF athlete, according to their rep
rsaentatiyes, must be barred IL the
conference is to be effective, and IL
is believed before the meeting ends
an iron-bound rule governing this
question will be passed
The committee appointed last
year to consider the institutions
outside the conference with which
conference teams may engage will
make its report Friday. The COM
nittee was named with the purpose
or suggesting a way whereby any
conference team may be prevented
from meeting any outside team
which does net have as strict elig-
ibility rules as do members of the
conference.
Naturally the report of this conn.,
nittee will cause more or less of
a mixup in conference ranks. as
will almost certainly break up
some Of the biggest games which
conference members have had in
the past However, virtually all
he members Of the conferences
seem to be agreed upon this SUBJ
ject and it is Lot thought that
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