The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-16
Coaching System Is Given Attention At Conference Of Southern Colleges At At- Ianta

ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. f5.-Decision to allow freshmen members of this seasons varsity squads three more years of football was announced to- day by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic association in annual session here. The organiza tion voted to hold it's next annual meeting in Charles ton with the Citadel as host.
 Applications for admission by Centenary, Loyola, Louisiana Poly technic and Carson-Newman were tabled by the executive committee at the morning session, but it was de- cided to reconsider this action dur ing the noon recess and report again at the afternoon session. Represen- tatives of Maryville, Southwestern and Southern Presbyterian colleges present at the meeting announced that they would, hold up submission of their applications for admission to the association pending the &C., tion of the committee on the other petitions.
 The reason giveii by pr. J. W. Provine, president of the association for the failure to act fayorably on the petitions with the exception of that of Louisiana college, was that the colleges affected, had not con formed strictly with the rules of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic as- sociation during the past season. The chief point at issue was the insist ence of the association upon strict faculty control of athletics in all member colleges, it being stated that other agencies than the faculty to greater or less degree had hand in control of athletics. in the colleges affected.
 With reference to Centenary col lege. pr. Provine said conditions were "by no means as bad as had been reported" He said antiquities Of the college had admitted that the salary of Coach .'Bo" McMillin was sS,O00 -s year. while the average sal ary of professors of the college was s3,6e0. This was declared by the ex- ecutive committee not to be in con formity. with the ideals of the asso- ciation.
 officers Elected.
 officers were elected at<the morn ing session as follows: J. w. Pro- vine, Mississippi college. president; B. T. Hinton, Georgetown (ky.) col lege, secretary treasurer, and, the Following revional vice presidents: II. F. Raines, the Citadel; J. Clay Walker, Mercer; E. M. Key, Millsaps. and J. w. Edwards, University of Chattanooga.
 Coach Robinson of Mercer uni yersity wassnamed head of a commit tee to arrange details of an annual baske tball tournament. Iacon, Ga', has ask ed for the eNtournament, ana IL is expected to go oethat city,.
 The resolution waving the playing of freshmen in 1923 and permitting them to play three more years was passed with the provision that they do not play on the varsity basKetoali and track teams this season. seven of the colleges repreesnted played freshmen during the past season, ana 1t was explained that they understood these men would be eligible for three more years.
 The infantry school at Fort Ben- ming was invited to become an asso- ciate member of the $. l. A. A.
 A new bylaw limited eligibles for freshmen teams to men who are spending their first year at college and who have entered from prep or high schools for the first time. Amendments to the bylaws change the date when football teams may begin practice from September 10 to the first Monday in September, changed the date of the annual asso- ciation meeting to the Friday and Saturday of tire second week follow ing Thanksgiving and increased the number of games freshmen teams may play from four to five, two of which may be away from home.
 Louisiana college was admitted to membership at the session this morn ing. Applications from the others will be acted on at another meeting this afternoon. Tho resignation of, the University of Louisville was also received and acted on at the morning sessions meeting.
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 The association late today decided 10 hold it's first annual basketball tournament at Macon, Ga. February at Birmingham May 10. Applica- tons of Centenary. Loyola. Louisi- ana Polytechnic and Carson Newman for admission to membership wero tabled for one year. Maryville col loge had a representative present but did not make application for membership.
 The summer baseball rule was strengthened, as were regulations of the association in<reference to Fresh man migratory players.
 tives of 19 colleges present at the meeting before adjournment this afternoon was to adopt to summer baseball rule" conforming to that adopted at the recent meeting Of the southern conference and in effect in eastern colleges. It provides that no student participating in college ath- letics may play summer baseball in league which schedules more than three games a week. The S. I. A. A. rule which was abrogated by this section permitted college athletes to play on any professional league. This was declared by Dr. w. H. McKellar. of the University of South, Sewanee.
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