The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Tech, South Carolina, FIori- da and Louisiana State Leave Ranks of Association

GREENvILLE, s. C., Dec. 15.
 With the so-called one-year
 playing rule the rock upon which
 1t split, the Southern Intercol-
 legiate Athletic association, for
 30 years a powerful influence In
 Dixie athletics, today lost from
 it's ranks the members whose
 athletic teams have been the
 shining lights In southern sports.
 These teams, in the future. 1t
 was announced, will owe their
 new Southern Intercollegiate
 conference.
 Six members of the association
 at the afternoon session of the
 twenty eighth annual convention
 here, today announced their for
 nal withdrawal, in keeping, it
 was stated, with an agreement
 made at the recent meeting at
 Atlanta of the Southern Intercol-
 legiate conference. They were
 Georgia Tech, Clemson college.
 the University of Florida, Uni
 yersity of South Carolina, Uni-
 versitw of Alabama and Louisiana State university, Tennessee and Georgia withdraw tonight.
 Other members Of the confer
 ence, 1t was declared at tho meet
 ing, will withdraw, but not hay
 ing representative here at this session, the actual withdrawal
 procedure was deferred.
 The controversial one-year ruls
 was modified today by the as-
 sociation to permit the playing
 of freshmen by the mutual con
 sent of the opposing teams. This
 modification is to be in effect
 two years. Another rule adopt
 cd prohibits the playing of grad
 uate students, who are taking
 post graduate courses. exception
 being made for the graduates
 now in school.
 Others Expected to Ge
 The other members of the Southern intercollegiate association arc OK 'ected to announce their withdrawals tt once, 1t was said. These ar, Iuburn, Georgia, Kentucky, Missis ippi A. and NJ, Tennessee, Tulane at today's session.
 wat Ol In6 lOuItCCn oOuti' 'rn intercollegiate conference team caves sixteen of the smaller coilegei md universities of the south in th' Southern Intercollegiate Athleti association.
 In announcing the withdrawal iron he conference, Professor D. II Henry of Clemson. addressed th' just before the vote oi he modification of the one-year rul' vas taken. He said the action wa aken as result of an agreemen made at the recent conference meet ng in Atlanta. the larger institu ions feeling that membership in onl, ,nc association was advisable iron my economic, standpoint.
 Modif1cation In Rule
 pr. W. J. McGlothlin. president O curman university. and J. V. Fro inc, of Mississippi. expressed regre t the withdrawals. Representatives # Millsaps college. Jackson, Miss. ,roposed that tho one-year rule b. modified to permit playing of fresh nen in intercollegiate gAmes b, mutual consent of the opposing team! or the next three years.
 pr. McGlothlin of Furman univer Iity and some other members op osed the modification. A split be ween the remaining members of thu ssociation seemed in sight when Dr announced that Furmar ras willing to make concessions tt void complete breaking up of thu ssociation. The agreement reached inally was for modification to per lit playing of freshmen for the ext two years.
 That some of the colleges, however would continue to bar freshmen rom the first teams was indicated by made on the floor of ths Dr. McGlothlin of Fur aan and representatives of Presby- erian college of South Carolina and he Citadel asserted that tssy hac 'ound the one-year rule health, timulant for athletics. After dis 'osing of the one-year question tho