Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-10
POST SEASON
Tits BANNED
KingsvilIe IL Admitted To
II. !. A. A.; Formation
Of New Loop Seen

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 10.=FE
Virtual abolition OF p~ost-season
football and q sweeping investiga-
ton into athletic conditions In al
Texas colleges were called for in
resoltions passed by the faculty
committee OF the Southwest confer
ence at Its annual meeting here.
Hereafter no senior football play
er who Is eligible for other sports
baseball, basketball and track-will
be permitted to compete in a post
season grid game. In order not to
interfere with plans already made
for the Dixie classic here New
Years day between stars OF the
Southwest and Big Ten conferences
and the east-west clash on the
coast, the rule will rot be invoked
until next year. AS q majority OF
the gridiron greats desire also to
play one OF the other major sports
in their final year. 1t is believed
the regulation will prove an insur-
mountable obstacle to the post
season bouts.
To Probe
The Southwest conference resolv-
ed to cooperate with the Athletic
committee of the Association OF
Texas Colleges IN q thorough
going investigation into athletic
conditions In all Texas colleges"
Every school OF any consequence
In the state is a member Of the as
ISOLATION. The resolution followed
a lengthy discussion OF the famous
report OF the Carnegie foundation
on substituting OF athletes.
Officials Of the Texas conference
and Texas intercollegiate Athletic
association, which held their annu-
al meetings In adjoining rooms to
the Southwest conference. also gave
the Carnegie report much consid-
Grafton. Although both organiza-
tons reported they were "free OF
corruption" each passed a resolu-
ton calling for strict enforcement
Of eligibility rules and tightening
is supervision OF athletics. A fac
ulty committee hereafter must pass
upon all contracts, expenditures
and schedules In the Texas confer
ence. The T. I. A. A. voted to make
its rules and regulations exactly the
same as those Of the Southwest
conference.
Il. 4. A. A. Divided
The unwieldly r. i. A. A., whose
membership was brought to eleven
by admission Of the Texas College
Of Arts and Industries at Kingsville
decided to divide its races into two
sections in future, the winners To
clash In a play-off for the title. "A
committee was appointed to make
the division.
Rumors current for several weeks
that a number or schools contem-
plated formation of q conference ir
West Texas took definite shape
with announcement by w. a.. Jack
son, faculty representative OF Tex
as Tech, that a meeting had beer
called at Sweetwater Dec. 81 fol
that purpose.
Five schools. Texas Tech. Sim
mons University, Howard Payne
College. West Texas Teachers and
Texas College OF Mines. have prom
ised to send representatives to the
meeting, Mr.. Jackson said. Sim
mons and Howard Payne are men,
bers OF the Texas conference, while
the West Texas Teachers belong To
the T. I. A. A. Officials Of the two
organizations did not indicate their
reactions 70 the proposed split. The
new group, If formed, will be known
as the Staked Plains conference.
TO Pick Own Stars
The Southwest conference de-
cided hereafter to select its own all
conference football team. Each
coach will be required TO name his
choices for first and second team
after which they will be compared
and the official composite team
announced by the secretary. II
will take q load off the states
sports writer's. "A request by The
conferences basketball coaches tina
they be permitted TO practice then
teams through Christmas week wa:
turned dc7n.
Pete Cawthon was reelected
president Of the state board Of ap-
proved basketball officials. HapT
Morse was named vice-president
Coach Francis Schmidt OF L. g
u. led In an Interpretation Of the
| new rules.