Evening star., 1952-12-12
Maryland and CIV
To Resume Football
Series in s. and 81
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lOl business was CQe TeGuTH O1
Maryland and Clemson to good
standing and the ending of their
years football suspension because
they played bowl games without
permission The vote, on a mo-
|tion by The Citadel, was unani-
nous, and the two were welcomed
back with applause.
Player Limit Lifted.
Other action removed the limit
of 40 uniformed football players
for a conference game. There
was q move afoot to raise the
limit to A, but a substitute motion
lifting the lid entirely was brought
up first and passed. The confer
ence also voted to continue the
SIS a month laundry money al
lowance for those on athletic
scholarships.
The conference also is well off
financially. It was reported that
it has assets of $123,854.02.
Several executives of the South
ern Conference. speaking off the
record last night on the eve
i of the annual meeting of
the II member schools, pre-
dicted that it would be some time,
possibly several years. before the
larger colleges in Maryland, Vir-
ginia. West Virginia, the District
of Columbia and the Carolinas
split from the smaller ones and
formed a separate conference.
From early indications, the
meeting here at the Clemson
house was to be devoid of the big
news that was expected either
from a threatened division of the
conference. or heated action on
the bowl game question.
Everybody was being coy and
the scene was comparable to a
political convention. with most of
the activity IN what has been re-
ferred to as smoke-fille rooms.
The password was, Don't Quote
Me-" and whispered conferences
were dime a dozen. =:
Byrd Absence Disappointing.
The unexpected absence of the
University of Maryland president,
DR.. H. c. Byrd, was a disappoint-
ment to the press. as he was
expected to be the ringleader of
the insurgents.
The official reason for his alb
sence was pressure of business at
College Park, but college execu-
tive who long has been friendly
with DR.. Byrd guessed he did not
make the trip because he had
advance notice that several other
presidents would not be here,
among them Gordon Gray of
North Carolina and Hollis of
Duke. Both had been prominent
in last years bowl opposition.
Coaches Meet for 2 Hours.
The football coaches met for
two hours last night and then
moved to the next room for an
other long session with the ath-
letic directors. Meanwhile. the
conference Executive Committee
was meeting in still another room
in the modernistic 250-room
hotel in this tiny college town.
| 1t was learned the football
coaches would appeal today for
80 days of spring practice. in
stead of the 20 granted at the
meeting last year in Richmond.
Suppose the NCAA in January
votes for 30 days of spring prac-
tice at it's meeting in Washing
) ton" one of the coaches said.
Wouldn't we be suckers if we
were stuck with the 20-day rule
and no way of changing it until
our spring meeting in May, when
it would be too late"
None Asks Bowl Action.
The bowl question was not ex-
pected to be discussed today. Far
rington, who probably will be re-
elected president of the confer
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requesting a stand on the bowl
question. Any changes in the
constitution must be submitted
three weeks in advance of a meet
ing.
eff anybody was interested, all
they had to do was to sit down
and give us notice." harrington
said. Nobody did. So draw your
own conclusions as to whether
anybody wants the bowl ban
changed"
On the subject of a split be-
tween the conferences large and
small schools, big wheel among
the athletic directors said last
night. that will never happen
here. If at all. it will come from
the presidents who will tell the
atnletic directors to get together
with the faculty chairman and