Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-09
NCAA Not 10 CurtaiI
Bowl Games Before
Further Study
By the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8.-Post-
season football bowl games came
under the scrutiny of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association to-
day. But contrary to expectations,
the executive committee report
made no specific recommendations
to curtail the number of these
games.
The committee, however. left the
way open for action on this subject
at the 1850 convention.
The bowl committee, consisting of
Victor o. Schmidt, commissioner of
the Pacific Coast Conference, as
chairman; Bernie MOORE, commits
sioner of the Southeastern Confer
ence, and Horace Renegar, Tulane,
presented its report after sending
out questionnaires to so bowl game
sponsors.
1t received replies from only IT.
These were the Rose. Orange, Sugar,
Cotton, Sun, Junior Rose, East
West Shrine game, Gator, Glass,
Pear, Salad, Raisin, Tangerine,
Great Lakes, Gold Dust, Alamo and
Burley Bowls.
The Aloha Bowl, Honolulu, said it
had sent in its reply, but the COM
mittee said it hadn't found it.
Sponsorship Probed.
Additional study of the many
bowls was recommended by the
committee, which urged that tex
cept for games in November or De-
cember, 1919, and January, 1850,
this ASSOCIATION request its
member institutions and confer
ences to make or renew no commit
ments to engage in any bowl games
between the date OF this convention
and the date of any action on these
subjects at the 1850 convention, that
if the next convention should legis-
late upon this subject so as to ex-
clude prior commitments, that it
attach requirement of good faith
and consider any failure to honor
this request as a breach of good
faith"
The report added lone of the OBJ
Jectlons made to bowl games is
/ their post season character. The
existence of this subject requires
neither study nor examination, as
all so-called bowl games are post
! season games.
Other possible characteristics of
bowl games which the NCAA might
wish to be informed upon are the
sponsorship of the games "a matter
inquired into and reported by the
previous committee), the manage
ment of the games. and the distri-
button of the receipts of the games.
More Facts Desired.
AFTER study of the report of
the original committee it is felt by
the present committee that a fur
ther study could we'll be made to
attempt to ascertain: I. The actual
game management-that Is, whether
it was collegiate or otherwise; 2. The
actual breakdown of receipts to de-
termine what participation there
may have been in receipts by others
than the competing institutions: 3.
The amounts spent on promotion
and publicity: 4. Some information
concerning the stadia in which the
games were played"
The committee said it had sent
missionaries to fifty bowls, in
Guiding all those mentioned in the
report Of the Bowl Committee a
year ago. Eight of these were re-
turned by the post Office.
OF the rest, II, including the S
reputed as the largest in point OF
income and attendance, filled in the
forms and sent them back.
The others have not been heard
FROM" the report said, lin spite of
follow-up letter sent them on
December IA. Whether any infer
ence is to be drawn from this fact
is matter for your consideration. ="