Evening star., 1951-01-07
Question Of POLICING
Members Conduct
May Stir Bitter Fight
By the Associated Press

StrlctlOnS, the National COllegiati
Athletic Association, divided rul
ing house of collegiate athletics
meets next week to work out it
future course.
Whether the NCAA will cortinu,
to police the conduct of it's mem.
bers under the sanity code o.
some variation thereof, or re.
turn to its former status is tn,
most controversial subject TO b.
discussed. And because of di.
vergent opinions, political maneu.
vering and personal feelings, il
could be a meeting of peaceful
compromises or a bitter fight.
The sanity code, briefly, limits
the activities of NCAA members
in recruiting athletes and in pro-
viding financial aid beyond the
limits of tuition and specified Incl
dental fees. A good many mem
bers claim it won't work in its
present form. They say varying
conditions at different schools
make enforcement of one national
code impossible. Others are
equally determined that it should
be carried on in its present form
Other Problems Cause Concern.
OF almost equal concern to the
representatives of some 300 edu-
cational institutions are the pos
sible effects of military mobiliza-
tion on sports programs and the
influence of television on football
attendance.
Dissatisfaction with operation
of the sanity code, first adopted
In 1947. reached a peak last year
when an unsuccessful effort was
made to oust seven colleges for
noncompliance.
The NCAA Constitutional Com
pliance Committee already has
said 1t will ask for suspension of
six non-complying members this
year and that four others are in
danger unless they mend their
ways.
Easy to Guess Identities.
None of the 10 institutions has
been identified, but it isn't hard
to guess who they are. Last years
original seven sinners were The
Citadel, Boston College, Maryland,
Villanova, Virginia, Virginia Mil
ttary Institute and Virginia Tech.
The Citadel resigned from the
NCAA. B. C. and Maryland sub
sequently were cleared and the
other four have said they couldn't
comply with the code without
adopting "hypocritical" attitudes.
Apparently the University of
North Carolina and North Caro-
lima State. which announced their
noncompliance last summer, are
among the others. The University
of Richmond made a similar state
ment after the September l dead
line for action at this meeting.
Unconfirmed reports also list three
other Southern institutions and
one from the West Coast.
The television question is to be
thrashed out at a round table
session next Thursday, when Tom
Hamilton, Pittsburgh athletic di-
rector, reports the findings of a
study committee. Already four
major conferences are on record
as opposing live" television of
football games.
Gen. Eaker to Speak.
Some light may be thrown on
the war situation Friday when
Gen. Ira c. Eaker addresses a
Joint meeting of the NCAA and
the American Football Coaches
Association. But already many
collegiate leaders have indicated
their belief that intercollegiate
sports may be sharply curtailed
or completely abandoned within
the next year.
The football coaches, as usual,
will hold their convention in con-
junction with the NCAA gather
ing, as will the American Associ-
alton of College Baseball Coaches,
the National Collegiate Track
Coaches Association and the sport
section of the American College
Public Relations Association.
The baseball coaches, who meet
first. again will seek an agree
ment with professional baseball
to prevent "raiding" by scouts.
Grid Rules to Be Proposed.
The Influential Football Coaches
Rules Committee will decide on
its recommendations to the Ma
tional Rules Committee In this
case it seems likely that the resto-
ration of the old fair catch rule
and possibly something concern
ing free substitution and uniform
starting of the clock after all
plays will be its only sugges-
tions.
In addition, a number of con-
ference caucuses are on the week.
schedule with the controversial
question of to subsidize or not tt
subsidize as their principal sub.
tect of discussion. The Southern
bloc, including the Southern
Southeastern and Southwest Con
ferences, have invited various
other groups to join them in ;
preliminary meeting. The Mis-
souri, Valley Conference, which
meets separately Monday ant
Tuesday; the Big Seven, the Sky
line Conference and the Borde
Conference may join this session
Two-Thirds Vote Necessary.
Until a constitutional revision
which is ready for presentation
actually is passed, it will requir
a two-thirds vote of the convention
to change the code or to disciplin
recalcitrant members.
Whether the constitutions
change, the proposed amendmen
or the disciplinary move will com
before the convention first appear
tc be a matter to be settled in pre-
liminary hotel-room discussion
The NCAA Executive Committe
has scheduled meetings for Tues