Evening star., 1952-01-12
Spring Grid Practice
Is Retained by NCAA,
Bowl Study Planned
BY the Associated Press

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BY the Associated Press
CINCINNATI, Jan. 12.-The
National Collegiate Association
beat down an attempt to elirni-
nate spring football practice to-
day and voted for a years study
of bowl games and other post
season tournaments.
Delegates to the annual con-
vention voted overwhelmingly for
a resolution that no legal COM
mitments for bowl games be made
carrying beyond January 2, 1858.
During this time an exhaustive
survey, similar to the television
study completed this past year,
will be made with the idea Of
making a recommendation to the
1858 convention.
No move to eliminate bowls, as
suggested by a committee OF col
lege presidents, had been made,
as the last days meeting moved
near a conclusion.
The delegates rebuffed the pres
idents' group by voting down a
constitutional amendment to con-
fine practice in basketball and
football to the season, and &C
cepted instead a plan for re-
stricted out-of-season workouts.
Practice Rules Changed.
They passed a constitutional
amendment which reads:
/. Organized post-season prac-
tice in football shall be limited to
20 sessions in period of 80 cal
|endar days; 2. Organized post
season practice in basketball
shall be limited to 20 sessions in a
period Of "a calendar days.
Earlier today, the NCAA took
steps to raise scholastic require
ments of athletes and to place
financial assistance more firmly
in the hands of the individual in
|stitutions.
Delegates unanimously adopted
a constitutional amendment spe-
cifying that any college athlete
who received financial aid other
than that administered by his
institution is ineligible. J.,
Athletes Must Study.
They passed another amend
ment specifying that an athlete
must meet regular entrance re-
lquirements of his institution and
must maintain satisfactory prog
ress toward degree.
Both moves, following closely
Recommendations of the 11-man
Presidents Committee, were
adopted by unanimous vote.
The first point means that out
side organizations cannot finance
assistance to athletes, but must
channel the money through the
college.
The second point is designed to
|eleminate "crip courses" for ath-
letes and force them, in effect,
Ito get through school in the nor
NAL four years.
Session Opens Quietly.
The final days session opened
without any fireworks and with
mo drastic action.
The controversial television is
sue was settled yesterday with
the NCAA adopting a controlled
program such as that conducted
| in 1851.
The most important of the de-
velopments was q move by the
coaches themselves to get their
own house in order. Goaded
about the state Of their affairs,
they joined in setting UP a code
of ethics and putting in machinery
to make the code work.
Coaches Want Standard Set.
They also came out for a pro-
posal that there be a universal
standard Of entrance require
Iments and strict university en-
lforcement of all athletics policies
This followed very closely the
lines already drawn by the col
Ilege presidents and the NCAA
The coaches contended these
points were the heart Of athletic
Iabuses and, once cured, would
solve lot Of problems.
These were the big develop
Iments on the next-to-last day OF
the convention:
4 !. The convention adopted by
10 vote Of 1856 to 8 the NCAA Tele-
vision Committees recommends
Ition for controlled program In
1852. This means q limited num-
Iber Of games for viewers, the
lexact amount to be determined By
Ia special committee.
| 2. Pennsylvania and Notrt
Dame. contendinF restricted Ty
tcosts them half q million dollar
'la year. led an unsuccessful figh
alagainst the controlled program
Francis Murray. Penn's athleti'
y lee NCAA, Page A-11.)