The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
SUMMER BALL
is HIT BY DIXIE
INSTITUTIONS
College Players Must Obtain
Faculty Permission to Per.
form in Vacation Time.
OHARLoTT TEsvILLE, Va

~ n A h II y 1 TESNlLLE, Va,
Dec. 18.-Amateur athletics
~ in the South have been
strengthened as the result of the
meeting Of the Southern Intercol-
legiate Conference held in Allan
ia, according to DR.. George o.
Ferguson, jr., who attended the
sessions as representative of the
University Of Virginia.
DIR. Ferguson commented on the
fact that many newspapers had re-
ported the delegate from Virginia
as proposing to divide the confer
ence into sections and to play games
to decide championships. This re-
port was an error, he said.
The proposal came from the Uni
versity of Maryland. and while DIR.
Ferguson did report it to the con-
vention he did so only in his ca
pacity as chairman of the commit
tee on constitution and bylaws.
which reported all amendments to
the convention.
Virginia's delegate voted with the
majority of the college representa-
tives against playing for the cham
DEBATE LONG TINE.
Summer baseball and the migra-
tory law were most important among
the matters discussed. said DIR. Fer
guson upon his return. Much time
was spent in debate over these
questions. which were disposed of in
satisfactory manner before ad-
journment.
All Of the excellence of the mi
gratOry law in preventing the i'm
proper inducement of athletes to
leave one school and enter another
was retained, but an amendment
was adopted to lessen the unneces-
sary rigor of this law.
A student who goes from one
college to another is now barred
from participating in any branch
of athletics in which he took part
at his first school. He can, how
| ever. take part in any branch of
athletics in which he did not play
at the school he first attended.
MAY PLAY BASKETBALL.
After much discussion a regula-
ton was adopted which requires a
| student to obtain permission from
ms AoSeihy oh dth
letics before he plays on any sum-
mer baseball team. On his return
| to college in September a summer
| baseball player must submit an af-
fidavit that he did not receive any
pecuniary compensation whatever
for his playing.
his standing and yet play baseball
| for h1tcinGSS hn,Vca iy, iNh ho
| may be employed through the va
cation, he may do so provided that
he is not paid more than a man in
the same work who does not play
ball and that he is not paid for
overtime. No conference athlete
| may play with any league under
the national commission.
Virginia Military Institute was
| admitted to the conference and will
enter September 1, 1923. DR.. Fer,
guson was of the opinion that few
II any, other schools will be ad
mitted lest the organization grow
unwieldy.
WITHHOLD ACTION.
| For the present no Virginia col
leges were placed on the list OF
teams which conference members
may play only under conference
rules. 1t is likely, however. that
several colleges in this State will
be placed on the list at the nex'
meeting Of the conference. Until
such change is made such schools
as Richmond. William and Mary
and Randolph Macon may continue
to play freshmen in games with
conference members.
At the beginning of the second
year the conference faced several
dangers. but all of them were over
come. said DIR. Ferguson. who be
lieves that under its present regu
lations the organization will dc
more than ever to increase tn,
standard Of amateur athletics in