The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-12
COLLEGES LAUNCH
 NEW ASSOCIATION
FIVE TAKE MEMBERSHIP
Dr. Greene Secretary of New Bod, Formed Monday-May Play
 Non-Nember Colleges.

A new athletic association with Ouaehita, Henderson-B Brown. Hendrix. College of the Ozarks and Arkansas College holding membership was formed yesterday at Little Rock with the selection of Dr. J. M. Workman of Henderson-Brown as president. Dr. (, E. Dieken of Ouachita as vice president, Dr. C. J. Greene of Hen driX as secretary Presidents of the colleges holding membership will constitute the board of control for the new association and the executive committee will be composed of the three officers named above. Dr. Green announced the formation of the association in a statement given to the Log Cabin Democrat this after noon.
 The name of the new association has not been definitely decided Dr. Greene said. In the preliminary draft of the constitution, it is named "Tbe Athletic Association of the Arkansas Colleges The title may be changed later.
 Dr. Greene said it was the earnest wish of all members to have their purpose clearly understood. The new association is being launched without any reference to other athletic bodies. Dr. Greene said. Of the members, Hendrix, Ouachita and Henderson Brown have closely related interests and 1t was clearly realized by each of them that the best interests of sport could be served through an association Tn which the three would hold mem- oershlp. Arkansas College and the College of the Ozarks are also closely bound to the other members, and the ann of the association is for the ad- Vancement of their athletics along right lines.
 Draft of the constitution was made at the Little Rock meeting and will be published as soon as it is tran scribed by Dr. Greene from his min- utes. On the score of defining an amateur athlete, Dr. Greene said that the constitution uses different word- ing from the Arkansas Athletic Asso- ciation, but bars summer baseball. The emphasis, he said, is placed on scholarship qualifications and has in addition carefully selected safeguards against proselyting and other evils. For example, Dr. Greene said, a stu dent who plays football with a mem- Der team during the fall months and then withdraws from college, will be held ineligible for participation the following year. A student who re- moves from one member college to another must attend the new college one session before he is eligible to participate.
 Dr. Greene said that the question of relations with other associations was not discussed at length. However, it was agreed in general that members would be allowed to play non-mem- Der teams holding membership in recognized athletic associations or unions. Teams having standing as "outlaws" would be barred.
 Formation of the new association also made possible the annual Hen- dirk = Ouachita series of baseball games. Before the departure of the team last night to play Henderson Brown today and tomorrow, Prof M. J. Russell of the athletic committee booked games with Ouachita for Thursday and Friday.
 The association will endeavor in every way possible to maintain and protect wholesome athletics for it's members, Dr. Greene said. Hendrix as we'll as other members wish to avoid anything considered sensation al in the formation of the associa- tion, and it's work will proceed with out fluster. In general, the new body will stand for amateur standards and for scholarship qualifications before students are allowed participation and will maintain the safeguards estab- lished against proselyting and other auilc