The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-15
ELECTION IS HIGH
SPOT OF MEETING
Routine Reports Heard, Sites
Set For Conference
Tournaments
BY ROBERT

ID AVO1OAIAe4 O1OEA1NI UNI
CHARLOTTE, Dec. 14.-R-The
Southern conference elected
George Washington university of
Washington its 18th member today
at the annual meeting here.
Geary Epley, OF the University
of Maryland, proposed G o G e
Washington for membership, and
election was by a unanimous roll
call vote.
Membership becomes effective
September l, 1871.
High Spet
That was the high spot of the an
ual business session, which includ-
ed consideration of routine reports,
setting of sites for conference
tournament dates for which gen.
orally are fixed in the bylaws,
election of officers and selection of
the 194l meeting place.
DR.. A. w. Hobbs of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina was elected
president succeeding DR.. w. H.
Wannamaker of Duke university.
DR.. Lee Milford of Clemson, was
elected vice president, and Col.
William Copper of V. M. L. was
reelected secretary-treasurer.
Richmond was chosen as the
site of next years meeting. Invi-
tations were extended by Charlotte,
Greensboro, and Roanoke, Va.
A movement reported underway
to have each conference school pay
a Lake Wales (Fla.) agency $3.50
instead of $1OO a season for book
ing football officials failed to ma
terialize when Rex Enright, chair
man of the football committee,
merely announced that the COM
mlttee had submitted a report for
study until next year. The COM
also reported that it felt no
code of ethics in football was nee
essary due to the high ethical stand
ards now in force among confer
football teams.
The conference voted to hold the
l941 basketball tournament in Raj
elgh Feb. % to March 1; the in
track meet at the University
OF North Carolina (date set by by
laws as last Saturday in Febru-
ary), the cross country meet at
Maryland the third Monday in No.
vember, and the outdoor tr a
meet at William and Mary (third
Saturday in May); boxing tourna-
ment at 1.-THE University of South
Carolina in February, the date to
be set by the boxing committee:
wrestling meet at MARYLAND
1; the swimming meet at
'. P. L., March l; the golf tourna-
nent at Hot Springs, Va, Second
saturday in May; and the tennis
at Duke the second or
.hlrd Saturday in May, the date to
oe decided later.
The conference adopted promo.
ais to increase the eligibility pc
'lod o students called to military
service from five to as many as
even years; to change the date of
ne conference cross country meet
the Saturday before Thanks.
sivlng day to the third Monday in
november; and to apply the con-
erence rule limiting participation
n collegiate athletics to one fresh.
nan and three varsity years to
all competition after registration
n any Institution above SECONDARY
'anks'. This, it was explained,
would limit to two years in confer
nee competition junior college
rans1er students who had partici. :
'ated in junior college sports two
ears before transferring to a on.
erence school. :
Dr. Wannamaker said in his re-.
'ort that II don't think there is !
DOM for criticism to any extent in
conference with regard to sub
ldlzatlon of athletes" He said {
nat While some instances perhans :
night evoke criticism, compara-e
lively speaking and Gin the mainn +
conference was "going along ,
cry WE'LL He reported cooper. +
'lon n pleasant relations among
nemoers during the last year. III