Evening star., 1949-12-25
Cavaliers Can't Abide
By 'SanityCode Want
Workable Set-Up
By the Assoeiotsd Press

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Association that a record vote
member by member-be taken
when the organization meets next
month to consider the possible
expulsion of seven schools for
SANITY Code" violations.
NCAA Secretary-Treasurer K,
L. (Tug) Wilson recently recon-
mended that seven "active men,
bers" be expelled at the annual
meeting in New York January 13
and IA. Wilson did not identify
the schools, but three of them are
known to be Virginia. Virginia
Tech and The Citadel.
Virginia has also requested that
the NCAA permit its president,
Colgate w. Darden, jr.. to present
the schools position on the floor
Of the convention.
A source close to Virginia who
asked he not be identified said
today that it is impossible for the
school to abide by the CODE"
Honor System Followed.
"A student cannot enroll" he
said, turn out for major sports
and hold enough of a job to put
himself through school without
sacrificing his academic career
the very thing he came here to
get in the first place. We main
tain high academic standards.
Students cannot take a bunch Of
assorted courses that lead no.
where. And the school insists that
they pass their work"
The source pointed to Virginia's
honor system under which stu
dent must say exactly under what
conditions he is able to attend.
1--WE consider our honor sys-
tem," he said. more important
than the NCCA CODE"
In brief. Virginia wants to do
this:
Pay an athlete enough money
to attend school so that he can
devote his time to study and
athletics.
The Virginia source made it
clear that if the Sanity Code"
were a workable plan," then the
school would be entirely in favor
of it.
Liberalized Code Wanted.
"There must be a code" he said.
IF it is a Sanity CODE, it must
be a realistic code. Say what
you're doing and do what you're
saying. The present code. under
which members have been given
until January, 1850, to put their
houses in order or face expulsion
and schedule boycott, will have to
be liberalized to be workable"
Virginia has only "a football
players who are attending the
school on whole or partial scholar
ships. Some of its best players,
including 1s49 Capt. Johnny
Thomas, have no scholarship and
pay one of the highest out-of-
State tuitions charged by any
school in the country.
Virginia has asked for the NCAA
record vote on the expulsion ques-
ton because it believes a member
wouldn't publicly vote to expell
somebody for something it. too.
practices.
The university source said that
zone school we know about claims
1t has no scholarships to Of
fer. Yet, they go out after STU
dents. And we know they don't
break their necks running after
a particular student merely be-
cause he's a grade A Latin stu
dent"
Would Play If Expelled.
What will Virginia do If the
NcAA votes it from membership?
The schools officials have
framed the answer to this ques-
ton this way:
Other schools are certain to be
expelled also. Some institutions
have already indicated that if Vir-
ginia, Virginia Tech and The
Citadel are kicked out, they will
continue to maintain athletic re-
lations with them, just the same.
Too. the expelled schools could
schedule each other on a home
and-home basis for major sports.
Virginia Tech already has indi-
Gated it will ''go down the line"
with Virginia at the NCAA parley.
Like Darden, Techs president. DR..
Walter s. Newman, also plans to
tell the association it is impossi-
BILE for the school to abide by
the codes provisions.
A year-round training table
could solve the troubles of both
Virginia Tech and The Citadel.
The re-establishment of this pro-
gram has the Joint support of
the Southern, Southeastern and
Southwest Conferences and will
be presented to the NCAA meet
ing.
Expulsions Doubtful.
An official Of one Southern
Conference school said the ex-
pulsion hearings will result in
absolutely nothing"
"They won't kick anybody out,
he said. How could a member
vote to expel another member
when he knows in his heart his
school is paying athletes thou
sands of dollars a year to partici-
pate in athletics? How could he?
In addition to Darden, Virginia
will be represented at the
meeting by it's athletic director.
Norton G. Pritchett. Virginia
Tech will send DR.. Newman,
Athletic Director w. L. Younger,
Head Football Coach Robert Nc
Neish and Athletic Faculty Chair
man c. p. Miles.
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