Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-26
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OF Grid Material
Nv EDWARD W. COCHRANE
international New, Srric, sports Writer

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CHICAGO. Dec. 26-There is
great rejoicing in collegiate ath-
letie circles Il is all settled There
VII be football in 1943 and every
other year during and after the
war.
The manpower commissions
plan 10 send army, navy and
marine corps men 10 colleges and
universities for technical training
assured rIc Big ZEN, BIZ SIX and
al other conferences and colleges
Of what We are pleased 20 term
major classification with plenty
Of materIal for foo1baEf-to
carry on
TT spite Of Commander Gene
TUnnCvS statement that football
is not good training for men GO
inc INTO the armed services, his
own branch Of the service. the
navy. riainly manifested it's inter
est n football as method OF
physically preparing its officers
by allowing the sport 10 take a
major place in the training AT
prc-flicht schools the past season.
HINT TO FUTURE
This was the tipoff as 10 the
future OF intercollegiate athletic
programs in schools that are to-
he added 10 the officer training
programs ,HFhe-tense- interestof
federal authorities in the equip
ment available for athletics in
collegiate institutions now being
accepted is another strong indi-
cation the war is not going to-
send collegiate athletics into total
eclipse.
There definitely will be foot
~baii at schools designated for
training Of service men. Just how
many universities will be desig-
mated and which ones, are still
matters TO be settled. II is likely
that most Big Ten schools will be
accepted. AT least. that is the con-
vietion Of authorities of the West
ern Conference.
II definitely has been learned
from Washington that football is
10 be open 10 men sent to desig-
rated universities for technical
training. II is also certain that
most Of these men will be able to
play for a full three-vear period
In most cases il will take that
much time for them to complete
their technical training.
PERMIT FRoSH
II Is expected almost every uni
verSity Of Importance will have
adopted the freshman rule by next
fall That is 10 say. they will
allow freshmen 10 play football
With the present restrictions, the
old evil Of migrating athletes can
be avoided and first year men
allowed to play.
Many eastern universities
abolished the non-freShman rule
last year and found it very salts
factory.
One question Is causing the
powers that be in collegiate ath-
lnticS some concern. 1t is whether
the government will wish TO put
army and navy men in charge of
athletics where they send men for
training. thus eliminating much
OF the coaching personnel al those
universities.
This is ret likely TO happen, but
y could. II would mean complete
reorganization of collegiate pro-
grams and might do away with
some very soft Jobs that have been
held for years by gents who have
been appearing as conference
heads with little 70 do.
II is not likely the veteran
coaches who have been successful
~ all universities in the Big Ten,
Fio Six and other conferences,
VIII be replaced. unless their
voluntary entry into military serv-
ice makes such replacement neces-
sary.