Evening star., 1950-01-16
|Leib S Successor SAYS
i RecaIcitrants Have
Not Been Vindicated
By the Associotad Press

NUI DeeIl vInuICdleQ
BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-The Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic Asso-
citation. rebuffed in its first ef-
forts to get tough, sought new
methods today for cracking down
on recalcitrants.
Prof. Hugh c. Willett of South
ern California, the NCAA's in
coming president. announced
violators of the sanity code would
still be sought out and punished.
He didn't say how.
1T is evident expulsion is felt
to be too severe a penalty for
such infractions," he said.
However, we have a peculiar
problem. We have these mem
bers who admit they are breaking
the rules. who have been found
guilty by the Compliance Com
mittee and who have been con-
victed by a majority vote of the
convention.
Rebels ''Not Vindicated."
Perhaps the new Executive
Committee, to be formed in the
next two weeks, will know what
to do with the situation. We
don't consider them vindicated." )"
He said it's possible that other
NCAA members would choose to
boycott them.
The NCAA executive referred to
seven institutions who won a bat
tie against expulsion Saturday in
a tense, seven-hour meeting OF
the convention.
Virginia, Virginia Tech, v. M. I.
The Citadel and Maryland stood
up and said out loud they were
not complying with the code and
didn't intend to. It is "unwork-
able and impractical" they
argued.
Boston College and Villanova
also charged with violations, said
they were singled out through
misunderstanding and are now
complying. They were called up
on violations cited last Septem-
ber /.
The Citadel quit the NCAA in
a huff and Col D. S. McAlister,
director of student activities, de-
clared, II doubt If We'll ever come
back"
The convention, using a single
ballot, voted Ill to SO to expel
the seven schools. This was Is
short of the two thirds majority
necessary.
The vote was followed by a pro-
posal, offered by DR.. H. c. (Curly)
Byrd of Maryland, to set up a
special committee to work on a
code that will suit the full men,
bership. The committee would re-
port to the convention in Dallas
next year. The resolution was
adopted.
The resolution which was quick
ly adopted stipulated that further
action "in regard to any specific
institution" be deferred until after
the report is made.
NCAA'S Hands Tied,
This would indicate the NCAA
now has its hands bound as a
policing agency until the code car
be rewritten. Under these cir
cumstances, college could go out
and sign up as many boys as il
wants on athletic scholarships
without fear of punishment.
Both Prof. Willett and DR.. Kar
Leib, outgoing president, warned
colleges against any such inter.
pretations.
THE Compliance Committee i.
still in business" Willett said
This committee is the NCAA,s
police force.
1--WE can't let down the bars
while this committee is working
on revised code," Leib said
That survey probably will take
five years."
The Southern, Southwest ano
Southeastern Conferences, which
waged the successful battle
against the expulsion move, are
seeking full athletic scholarships
under university supervision.
The present code limits scholar
ships to the needy and those o1
high scholarship. Under it, ar
athlete must work for his meals
and board. except during season
when he gets one meal a day.