The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-02
SOUTHERN LOOP FACES RULE VOTE
TO BID
FOR LEAGUE BERTH
State Asks Eligibility Rule Be
Extended To Seven Years
For Athletes In Army
Bv BARTON PATTIE

The Southern conference Will dc
on a proposal at its annual meeting
next week to extend the loops five
year eligibility span to a maximum
of seven a for athletes engaged
in emergency military service"
The circuits bylaws now limi'
participation in intercollegiate attn
letcs to one freshman and three
varsity seasons over a period of five
consecutive years counting from the
date of first naturalization.
The addition to the regulation. as
recommended by North Caroline
State college, reads. Except in the
case of a student engaged in emer
gency military service, in which
case the period of participation shall
be extended an amount equal to the
time spent in military service, pro-
vided this extension shall not ex'
coed two years. Under such an ex'
ception that part of rule 4 which
requires attendance of n semester
or two quarters in the next AGA
demic year shall not apply"
Another highlight of the loops
session at Charlotte, N. c., on Dec.
1914 will be the nomination OF
George Washington university for
membership by the University OF
lEo-xl,.J Tf admitted Gonr0e
Washington would fill the vacancy
left by the resignation of the Uni
versity of Virginia during the anti
subsidization furore four yeals ago
There are now Is members Of the
circuit embracing leading schools Of
North and South Carolina, Virginia
and Maryland. Colonel William Coup
er of Virginia Military Institute, the
conference secretary-treasurer, sale
today that George Washington had
been requiring it's athletes to meet
regulations Of the loop for some
time and that the Washington school
had submitted a petition for mem
bership and placed other documents
on file.
George Washington met two con
ference members on the gridiron
during the eason just ended and
defeated Washington and Lee 2O-14
but lost to Wake Forest 1870. II
their application is approved, the
Colonials would be eligible to com.
pete in the various winter sport
tournaments sponsored by the con
ference. With a student body OF
1900, CIV would be the loops
largest member.
The track committee Of the con.
ference, headed by R. A. Fetzer
North Carolina coach, will ask the
loop to amend the five-year eligi
bility rule by the addition of the
sentence, this rule shall apply te
all competition after registration In
any institution above secondary
rank" This presumably is directed
at junior college transfers.
The University of Maryland will
propose that the date of the annua.
cross country meet be changed from
the Saturday before Thanksgiving
to the third Monday in November
Colonel Copper said that the
Southern conference had no prob
lens like those of the Pacific coast
circuit and that there had been nc
proposal for the establishment Of a
commissioner. Loop regulations now
are administered by DR.. William II.
Wannamaker, Duke university dean
who is the non-salaried president
of the conference. Member schools
certify the eligibility of their ath-
letes to him and he acts on any
complaints.
Of the latter, Colonel Copper sale
there had been fewer than usual
during the past year and that all
were settled without friction.
The conference executive commit.
tee composed of DR.. Wannamaker
Col. Copper, A. w. Hobbs of the
University of North Carolina and
Forest Fletcher of Washington and
Lee, will meet Friday afternoon
Dec. 10, while the general confer.
ence session will be held at 9 a. m,
on Saturday.