The Washington times., 1933-01-14
0. K. ATHLETES
SUMMER
BASEBALL
By HARRY COSTELLO

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. IL.
College athletes in the southern
conference may play summer
| baseball, and receive money FOR
their services. providing they do
not ally themselves with teams
OF the National Association Of
Baseball Clubs, otherwise organ.
lied baseball.
This was decided last night
here In an important and inter.
esting meeting Of the conference
the first held since the old South
ern was split up In Knoxville,
/ Tenn, recently, leaving Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina,
washington and Lee, Duke. "
M. l., v. p. l., North Carolina
State, Maryland and Clemson
comprising the present confer.
ence.
Furthermore, for the first time
In the history Of the Southern
Conference, established ~ years
ago, there is today q scholastic
requirement for athletes within
the conference. Prior TO last
nights meeting IL was practically
impossible to pass q bylaw re-
ouiriftg scholastic rating for an
athlete, due to opposition by the
schools which recently withdrew
from the Southern Conference.
Under the new ruling an athlete
must pass "a semester hours.
". M. I. Loses Point
Representatives Of ". M. I.
struggled valiantly to make the
new bylaw require the passing by
an athlete Of a. semester "credit"
hours Of educational work, but
v. M. I. lost out In its contention.
It is necessary to understand
that passing" 24 semester hours
is not ct salI like passing "a
"credit" semester hours. The for
naer do not help Q student 70
graduate; the latter do, and are
required Of q student: before he Re.
ceives Q degree.
Last nights meeting marked the
elimination oR numerous bylaws
of the old Southern Conference
which were declared unnecessary
by the new body. 1t was pointed
out that these various bylaws
which were eliminated last night
were put into operation In the old
conference BY the 13 teams which
recently Withdrew and for the pClr.
pose Of covering individual cases
In the Southern half Of that old
conference.
CIear.Cut Rules
The executive committee sramed
the an1endments which went into
effect at last nights meeting with
the thought IN mind Of having a
constitution and bylaws clear,
concise, reasonable, brief and
logical.
The only amendment offered
by the executive COMMITTEES, which
was defeated on the floor Of the
convention was one offered and
supported by II. @. Byrd, Of Mary.
land. This amendment would
have abolished freshman inter.
collegiate competition for one
year.
After q long discussion Of the
Byrd amendment, Dick Smith, Of
washington and Lee. arose and
asked the chair II the passage Of
the proposed amendment would
not preclude playing George
Washington, Georgetown, Catho-
lie University and other schools
outside the conference. After the
chair informed Mr.. Smith that it
could not answer, the question
was put to the conference and
was defeated.
George washington University
is scheduled to play Clemson and
North Carolina State In 1888, and
anticipates O fotball series over
q period Of years with both these
members Of the present confer
ences
Stronger Body. They Say
Except in the matter Of aboli-
ton of intercollegiate freshman
games, Representatives ct last
nights melting had q regular love
feast, leaders stating at the con-
clusion Of the meeting that the
Southern Conference today stands
out clearly as q much stronger
body than 1t was before the with
drawal Of the Is teams now com.
prising the Southeastern Confer
ence. ~