Evening star., 1951-08-15
0usfed Cadet Gridmer
Find Most Colleges
Are Stunning Them
BY the Asseeiated Press

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NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Most OF
the Nations colleges have no stric
rules that would prevent then
from admitting West Points GUST
ed football players, but many o.
them today assumed a wary
"hands-off" policy.
This was particularly true in the
conservative Ivy League and in
the not-so- conservative Dixie belt,
where open grid scholarships long
have been advocated.
Columbia University said today
it normally does not take in trans
fer students and would mot even
consider" accepting students from
another institution.
This appeared to be a rather
common attitude in the Ivy
League. Army cadets, facing dis
missal for violation of the Mill
tary Academy's honor code, said
p they were getting cold shoul-
der" in the East.
Rule Bars Them at Virginia.
An official of the University of
Virginia, to which number OF
the Army gridders were pointing,
said the institutions catalogue car
ries the announcement that a
student suspended or dropped
from another college =. will not
be admitted"
The Southeastern Conference
has the normal years residence
rule, but Sports Editor Zipp New
man of the Birmingham News
wrote:
Its firmly believed that none
of the West Point players will ever
play for Southeastern Conference
teams. Most of the college presi-
dents are against it."
Only the Southwest Conference
is bound by rules not to let trans
fers play. football,
The other conferences have a
years residence rule. meaning a
transfer must be in school year
before he can go out for the team.
Members, of these conferences,
however, pass on admissions indi-
vidually.
Little Chance in Pro Game.
The professional picture also
darkened today for the 40-odd
athletes whose careers were in
terrupted by the exam-cribbing
scandal at West Point.
Bert Bell, commissioner of the
National Football League, said the
players would not be eligible for
pro teams until their class grad
yates. In some cases this would
be two years. Only Fullback Al
Pollard would qualify in this re-
spect.
William and Mary announced it
would review each case individ-
ually while Washington and Lee
said, acceptance of cadets re-
quired to withdraw from West
Point would constitute complete
reversal of the institutions policy"
Notre Dame has a policy, but
no rigid rule against accepting
transfers. The West Point cases
would have to be reviewed by
authorities.
Big Ten, Coast Uncertain.
Kenneth (Tug) Wilson, COM
missioner of the Western Con-
ference. said the matter would be
left up to individual schools. Some
Big Ten members are reported
looking favorably on accepting the
Army athletes.
On the Pacific Coast, Stanford
Athletic Director Al Masters said
he personally" would have no
objections to taking in the West
Pointers, but the university would
have to decide. UCLA said it has
accepted students expelled else
where.
Many of the players may wind
up at smaller, independent schools.
That would be all right with
u.s." one spokesman for the group
said. Our main thought is to
finish our education and return
to a normal life"
Hollis Edens, president of Duke
University, said "the question
hasn't come up. Until 1t does. l
have no statement to make. All
cases are handled on individual
merit"
At The Citadel, Col. L. A. Prouty
registrar, said that past policy
would bar students desiring ad-
mission if they were barred from
re-entering the school from which
they wished to transfer. He added
that each case would be con-
sidered individually. however.