Evening star., 1938-12-11
Athletic Aid Code LiberoIized,
Spring Grid Drills Upheld
In Southern Loop Vote

fore adjournment to meet next year
at Roanoke and reelected DR.. w. H.
Wannamaker Of Duke president for
q third term. DR.. Allan w. Hobbs,
University Of North Carolina, again
was named vice president, and Col.
William Couper, v. M. l., was re-
turned to the secretary treasurer 8
post.
A move by Clemson to eliminate
the conference ban on post-season
games failed, but the bylaws were
amended to permit teams to partic-
ipate in bowl contests with consent
of the loop. Approval of Dukes ac-
ceptance Of a bid to meet Southern
California in the Rose Bowl was
unanimous.
Graham Plan About Gone.
The most significant action Of the
conference was the elimination Of
the scholarship clause, one of the
final remaining major planks in the
Graham plan for de-emphasis of
football adopted by the circuit in
1886. The measure was intended to
prevent faculty committees from
considering athletic ability in aiding
students, assuring non-athletes an
equal chance at all awards.
DR.. Hobbs was the only speaker in
behalf Of retention Of the clause. He
viewed its elimination as q bad
thing" which placed the conference
on record as admitting that "insti-
tutions are to help athletes more
than any other students"
G. P. Miles Of Virginia Tech, who
sponsored the change along with
Clemson, pointed out that conference
rules still provided that the awards
be made ION the basis of character,
scholarship, financial need, compe-
tence for any specific task, and gen.
eral merit"
-Four Oppose Spring Drills.
Raymond T. johnson of Washing
ton and Lee joined with Miles in
the battle for abandonment of on
season football training. johnson
said professionalism is not so much
q matter Of pay as Of emphasis" In
contending that spring practice
places too much emphasis on the
grid sport. Miles said it was unfair
to the players to demand so much of
their time for football and added
that It handicapped the regular
spring sports program in the smaller
colleges where material was scarce.
Richmond and William and Mary
cast their ballots with Tech and w.
81 L. for the spring football restric-
ton.
The basket ball tournament, the
loops only profitable enterprise
which netted $4,700 last year, was
returned to Raleigh and Committee
Chairman Eddie Cameron of Duke
received praise for successful han
ding OF the meet.
The University of South Carolina
was awarded the boxing tourna-
ment. which broke even in expenses
receipts at Maryland last winter
Outdoor and indoor track and the
cross-country meets will all be held
at Chapel Hill under the sponsor.
ship OF the University of North
Carolina. North Carolina State was
given the swimming meet, while
William and Mary was the success.
ful bidder on the tennis tourney.
Golf Goes to Pinehurst,
The golf meet, which was abbrevi-
ated by a rainstorn at Hot Springs
last May, will go to Pinehurst, N. C.,
IN 1889. The wrestling tournament
was abandoned because of lack of
interest.
The session had been mild with
little debate until the University of
Richmond presented a resolution
designed to lower fees for ofacials
working minor games between con-
terence and conference football
teams by permitting members to use
omcials not afniated with the
central booking Office.
The proposal was defeated. 9
to 6, after lengthy discussion and
the group then voted to continue to
get all officials through the central
booking Office for another year. The
Football Committee was DESIGNATED
10 meet with the officials, however,
IN an effort to work out a lower fee
scale Tor games which attract small
gates. Officials now are paid s62. so
and expenses.
Ihe Conference Executive Com
mittee took under advisement for
1urther study a proposal by Houston
a. Law1ng OF the Greensboro IN. C1
Record. that baseball tournament
oe held each year to determine a
tltleholder in that sport.