The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-14
OFFICIALS GATHER
FOR ANNUAL meet
George Washington Al m 0
Certain To Gain Berth In
Circuit At Session
By ROBERT CRAWFORD


Scores Of coaches and faculty ad'
yisers on athletics representing the
Is schools in the Southern confer
ence came here today for tomorroW's
annual meeting, expected to be the
Quietest in many a day.
Topping the business docket is. a
proposal by the University of Mary
land that George Washington univer'
sity of Washington be admitted to
the conference to fill a vacancy
caused by the withdrawal of the Uni
versity of Virginia a couple of sea
sons ago when the Graham plan for
football de-emphasis was in, its
ascendency.
There was little expectation that
George Washington would fail of
admittance.
Conferees YER arriving until late
afternoon.
DR.. w. H. Wannamaker, dean Of
Duke university and conference
president, got here in mid-afternoon
and Immediately began rounding up
members of the executive committee
for a closed session to consider mat
tiers expected to come before it, most
of which were described as routine.
Other committees on football, bas.
ketban, boxing and the other sports
had meetings on tap, but chairmen
for the most part indicated that they
would not make public the commit
tee actions in advance Of the general
business session, set for tomorrow
morning.
Youthful appearing Max Earring
ton, director of athletics for George
Washington, was on hand In behalf
Of his school and was being greeted
warmly by representatives. Of the
other institutions.
For an hour or so, as delegates
struggled in, coaches and newsmen
gathered in little groups in the hotel
lobby and talked and laughed over
incidents in their experiences.
A dinner for the conferees tonight
was the principal event on the days
program, aside from the committee
meetings.
In addition to the George Wash
ington membership proposal, chief
items of business tomorrow are ex-
pected to be:
/ l.. Changing the date of the con.
ference cross country meet from t e
Saturday before Thanksgiving day
to the third. Monday in November.
2. Considering a proposal by the
University of Richmond to apply the
conference rule limiting participation
in collegiate athletics to fresh
man and three varsity years over
a five.year period to ''all competition
after registration in any institution
above secondary rank
3. Consideration of a proposal by
N. C. State that the eligibility period
be extended for students called to
military service from five to as many
as seven years.
A proposal also is expected that
the conference form it's own agency
for booking football officials rather
than pay a Lake Wales (Fla.)
agency that books for both the
Southern and Southeastern confer
ences a $3.50 fee instead of 800 as
heretofore. This proposal is expect
ed to be made in reply to a move to
hike the fee.
One member said the calibre of the
officiating was satisfactory but he
couldn't sec why the fee should be
raised $3.50.
Conference members are the Uni
versity of Maryland, Washington
and Lee university, Virginia Military
institute, Virginia Poly, University
of Richmond, : William and Mary,
North Carolina, N. C. State, Duke,
Wake Forest, Davidson, Furman,
Clemson, South Carolina, and The
Citadel. "' 80