Evening star., 1952-01-09
Program Awaits
Report 10 NCAA
Committee
Convention Sentiment
Strongly Supports
Continued Controls
BY the Asseeio.ed Press

SViltttluSQ SU1VTOIS
BY the Asseeioted Press
CINCINNATI, Jan. 9.-Live tel.
coasts of college football game.
are almost certain to be restrictet
again next fall, despite the Gov.
ernment antitrust suit agains
the National Football League.
A spokesman for the NCAL
Television Committee said TO-DAY
the college program will not b.
influenced by the action of Fed.
Ieral judge in Philadelphia yester.
lday ordering the suit to trial.
! Federal Judge Alan Grim de.
lnied an NFL motion for dismissa.
OF the Government case attackins
the leagues restriction of tele-
vision and radio broadcasts. He
ordered a full trial.
Case Different, Colleges Feel.
Our case and that of the pro-
fessionals are entirely different
land this action won't sway oul
thinking on the matter" BOZ
Hall, Yale University athletic di-
rector. said. He is the lawyer
member of the NCAA committee
IF the suit comes out in favor
of the professional league then
we will feel we are given a free
hand on our program since they
are far more restrictive than we
IF the NFL is found wrong
then our case, which is different
will have to be tried on it's own
merits. We have not yet been
told by the Government we are
in violation of any laws"
The 1852 college television pro-
gram will not be known until the
committees report is received and
acted upon at the National Col
legiate Athletic Association busi-
ness meeting this week end.
Right now the committee
headed by Columbia's S Ralph Furey
is poring over voluminous reports
presented by the National Opinion
Research Center of the University
of Chicago.
Attendance Studied.
The research body made an ex-
haustive survey of attendance fig
ures during the last season based
on restricted television program.
AS an experiment, live television
was limited to a few games with
blackoutS in some sectors.
Two of the Nations strongest
conference.-the Big Ten and
EaStern-already have come out
for continued television restric-
t1ons next fall. Lobby sentiment
here is strongly for it.
The NCAA Television Commit
tee held an all-day session yester-
day and has another on tap today,
1t will present its stand at a round
table meeting tomorrow.
Football rules were discussed on
the second day of the convention
yesterday as delegates anxiously
awaited the arrival of representa-
tlves OF the special Presidents
committee seeking drastic reforms
Free Substitution Favored.
The Coaches Rules Committee
headed by Lou Little of Columbia
recommended retention of the
present free substitution rule and
urged at the same time that il
not be identified with two-platoou
football.
very few coaches using the
substitution rule are able to sub
st1tute II men at a time and hire
separate offensive and defensive
coaches" Little said. "The wore
two-platoon is a misnomner."
MiSnomer or not. Little said his
associates voted for it. Ala, con-
tending the rule makes for more
spectacular football, permits more
boys to get in the game and cuts
down injuries. Under the regula-
ton, any number of men may be
substituted when the clock is
stopped.
This Recommendation. plus a
few of lesser Importance. now goes
to the rules-making body for final
action. The rules-makers convene
next Monday at White Sulphur
Springs. West Va.
The coaches suggested slight
changes in the clipping and fair
catch rules. They also urged Off
clals to enforce the Disqualified
tion and 15-yard penalty for flag
rant roughneSs.
Baseball Coaches Oppose Curbs.
i On the clipping rule, they want
it to be violation if a player
is struck anywhere on the back
instead of just below the waist,
ION the fair catch. they want the
arm-waving motion removed and
the return of the old signal on
which a player simply raises his
arm at full length above his head.
/ The American Association OF
college Baseball Coaches gave a
statement taking issue with the
special College Presidents Com
!, mittee which outlined a severe de-
emphasis program Monday in
Washington.
i The baseball men contended the
playing season should be deter
mined by the individual college OF
conference instead of being. re-
'Istricted as the presidents urged
i They declared they felt baseball
was being de-emphasized rather
than over-emphasized in most col
lleges and added: 'The associa-
'ltion believes that there has been
undue stress placed on the sup
.lpoSedly over-emphasis of the col
llege athletic program since inter-
collegiate athletic competition
serves as the stimulant for the en-
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