Evening star., 1940-12-15
Election Makes
Ca apita| School
10Th in Loop
Circuit Fixes Slate;
Mat, Horrier Meets
Go to Maryland
BY ROBERT CRAWFORD,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

BY ROBERT CRAWFORD,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., Dec. a.
The Southern Conference elected
George Washington University of
Washington its 18th member today
at the annual meeting here.
Geary Eppley of the University
of Maryland proposed George Wash
ington for membership and election
was by unanimous roll call vote.
Membership becomes effective
September l, 194l.
This action was the high spot OF
the annual business session, which
included consideration of routine
reports, setting of sites for con-
ference tournaments, dates for which
generally are fixed in the bylaws;
election of officers and selection of
the 1941 meeting place
G. w. Quickly Admitted.
The George Washington proposal
was the first item on the business
docket after the routine business of
appointment of nominating and au-
diting committees and hearing Of
f1cers' reports.
Max Harrington, George WASH
ington director of athletics, ap-
peared before the conference to
answer questions concerning his in
stitution, its student body and ath-
letic setup.
He then retired and the vote was
taken.
Afterward, he told the conference
that he appreciated the invitation
and that I'VE sincerely hope that we
will be good member and valu-
able addition to the conference"
DR.. A. w. Hobbs of the University
of North Carolina was elected presi-
dent succeeding DR.. w. H. Wanna
maker of Duke University. DR.. Lee
Milford of Clemson was elected
vice president and Col. William
Couper of v. M. +. was reelected
secretary-treasurer.
Meet in Richmond Next Year.
Richmond was chosen as the site
of next years meeting. Invitations
were extended by Charlotte, Green's
boro, and Roanoke, Va.
A movement reported under way
to have each conference school pay
a Lake Wales (Fla.) agency $3.50 in
stead of 500 a season for booking
football officials failed to material
ize when Rex Enright, chairman of
the Football Committee, merely an
nounced that the committee had
submitted q report for study until
next year.
The committee also reported that
1t felt no code of ethics in football
was necessary due to the high
standards now in force among con-
ference football teams.
The conference voted to hold the
194l basket ball tournament in Ra-
leigh February 28-March l; the in
door track meet at the University
of North Carolina (date set by by
laws as last Saturday in February
the cross country meet at Maryland
the third Monday in November, and
the outdoor track meet at William
and Mary (third Saturday in May) :
boxing tournament at the Univer-
slty OF South Carolina in February
the date to be set by the Boxing
Committee.
Mat Matches at Maryland.
The wrestling meet will be held
at Maryland March l.; the SWIM
ming meet at v. P. I. March l: the
golf tournament at Hot Springs
Va. Second Saturday in May, and
the tennis tournament at Duke the
second or third Saturday in May
the date to be decided later.
The conference adopted proposals
to increase the eligibility period for
students called to military service
from five to as many as seven years;
to change the date of the confer
ence cross country meet from the
Saturday before Thanksgiving Day
to the third Monday in November;
and to apply the conference rule
limiting participation in collegiate
athletics to one freshman and three
varsity years to "all competition
after registration in any institu-
ton above secondary rank" This
it was explained, would limit to two
years in conference competition
Junior college transfer students who
had participated in junior college
sports two years before transferring
to conference school.
Conferences Year Smooth.
DR.. Wannamaker said in his re-
port that Il don't think there is
room for criticism to any extent in
our conference with regard to SUBJ
Sidization of athletes" He said that
while some instances perhaps might
evoke criticism m, comparatively
speaking and lin the main" the con.
ference was going along very well.
He reported cooperation and pleas
ant relations among members dur.
ing the last year.
The conference voted 5000 to each
member from the general fund ano
decided to send the secretary-treas-
urer to the National Collegiate Ath-
letic Association meeting in New
York.
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