Evening star., 1952-01-08
By Arthur Edison

Assoeiuisd Press Sporis Writer
College sports as they are nov
conducted would be completely
changed under q far-reacRling plan
proposed by 10 college presidents
studying intercollegiate athletics.
The presidents came up with Q !
code that would rule out spring
football practice. forbid p0st-sea-
son games and wipe out athletic
scholarships.
The college heads. members of
q special committee set up by the
American Council on Education.
disclosed their plan at q news con-
ference yesterday. It recommend.
ed that:
!. Athletic scholarships should
be forbidden. All scholarships
should be given strictly on the
basis OF q Students educational
ability and his economic needs.
Would Curb Practice.
2. Each sport should be played
and practiced only In its season.
Under their plan, football would
be practiced and played only
from September / until the first
Saturday in December. Basketball
practice and games could not be-
gin until December and would
end by March Is. Baseball prac-
tice and games would be con.
fined to the period between March
l and spring graduations.
3. All post-season games would
be forbidden. In-season tourna-
ments would be limited to those
sponsored by the schools them.
selves and held on their own
campuses.
4. A scholarship. to be given
primarily on the basis Of educa-
tional ability, would be limited to
actual expenses while at school,.
tuition, books, board and room.
5. Any school which got out.
of-bounds athletically would have
to answer to its accrediting as
soc1ation. A fragrant violation
would endanger the schools aca-
demic standing.
6. No freshman should be ale
lowed on varsity teams. Junior
college transfers should wait a fun
year before being allowed to play.
Bushnell Halls Plan.
Although the proposals drew
quick criticism elsewhere, Asa
Bushnell. commissioner OF the
Eastern Collegiate Athletic Asso.
citation, hailed the move as ''reas.
suring." He said 1t showed CO.
operation between the NCAA and
college presidents.
The outline of the plan was
given to reporters by DR.. Hannah.
The actual writing job isn't quite
finished.
When 1t is. Hannah said, the
proposal will go to the Executive
Committee Of the American Coun-
ell on Education. The committee
has the power to approve or dis.
approve the plan.
If everything goes well, Hannah
said, 1t would be possible to be
working under the proposal next
fall.
What chance has the presidents
proposal Of being put into prac-
tice? so
DR.. Hannah stoutly maintains
the chances are good. He said:
1--WE hope that the schools, the
NCAA (the National Collegiate
Athletic Association which il
meeting In Cincinnati this week)
and the conference all bring them
selves in line so that this win
work"
Dr. Arthur s. Adams, president
OF the council, ctimed in:
Every one has to believe In this
or else 1t won't come off,"
The council is made I'D Of all
the leading educational associa.
tions in the country, plus 976 uni
versities, colleges and school sys.
TENS. It has no power, but Han.
nah said its influence is tremen.
dous.
Contracts to Be HOnored.
Even If the plan were to 70 into
effect fairly soon. Hannah said
all existing contracts would be
honored.. This would mean that
conferences which have bowl con-
tracts would complete them and
that any boy on an outright ath-
letic scholarship would be allowed
to finish his education.
The presidents agreed with
coaches who have argued that
they should have the same ten.
ure-of- office guarantee that a
regular professor has. In other
words, they don't feel the coaches
should be fired every time they
have a losing team.
But in agreeing with them. the
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