The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-20
YALE AMONG IVY LEAGUE PROTESTANTS
By CARL LUNDQUIsT

New York, Nov. 20.-(UP)-Eight eastern schools, paving the way for establishment of a formal intercol- legiate Ivy league. laid down hard and fast regulations for athletic eligibility today, making it plain that they want no part of an expect ed gigantic commercial football boom.
 The schools, Brown, Columbia, Cornell. Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn sylvania, Princeton, and Yale through the years have been the dominant forces in eastern intercol- legiate football and their emphatic disapproval of proselyting, athletic scholarships, long distance travelling and post-season games was expected to have widespread repercussions.
 In jointly adopted formal agree ment the schools re-affirned their intention of continuing intercol- legiate football, but in such a way "as to maintain the value of the game while keeping it in fitting pro- portion to the main purposes of academic life"
 There was no indication that the agreement was intended to deem- phasize football, however.
 Instead. the plan calls for stricter control over the sport in an effort to avoid the "well-re cognized ex- cesses of intercollegiate football while retaining and enchancing the values which are known to lie in the sport"
 All of the schools involved have in the past maintained regulations against commercialization of foot ball. but this marked the first time that any joint action had been taken to enforce the individual poll- cies previously set forth.
 The agreement specifically frown- ed upon athletic scholarships, use of freshmen on varsity teams, laxity in scholastic eligibility, and made provision for eventual establishment of length of playing season and the extent of spring practice.
 It also stipulated that football schedules shall not be arranged for more than two years in advance , and that they shall not engage in post-season contests or any contests designed to settle sectional or other championships
 Other Phases Expected Inasmuch as the agreement goes into effect immediately. it precludes the possibility of such standout teams as Columbia or Pennsylvania accepting invitations for New Years Day bowl games.
 Other phases of football including scouting of opponents, operating budgets and ticket prices, and oft- the-campus activity of coaches such as broadcasting, writing for publiea- tion and endorsement of commer- cial products will be dealt with in later recommendations, the agree ment committee stated.
 Although several Of the schools have favored establishment Of a formal Ivy council for some time which would provide for round robin schedules in which each team play ed all others, the agreement stated that "tne participating institutions are completely free to arrange their own schedules and are not obliged to play each other"
 However, the schools agreed to es- taolish committees on administra- ton and eligibility, definitely indi- eating that the league may be formed within a year or two.
 Mutual respect and good faith among the subscribing institutions should produce results of great hene- fit to the game as well as to the institutions participating" the agree ment stated in conclusion.
 The announcement oyersladoWed all other football news in the east which reaches the climax Of an eyentful season in Saturday games
 The schedule features traditional renewals between Brown-colgate Columbia-D Dartmouth, Pittsburgh Penn State Lehigh Lafayette and Pennsylvania Cornell Other games include Harvard Boston University and Kings Point Brooklyn College