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Coaches Study Code
'AsInvestigating Body
|0f NCAA Meets
(Schedule on Page A-15.)
By George Huber


been overshadowed by all the
football television talk at the
National Collegiate Athletic AS
sociation convention here will be
up for. consideration today at
meetings at the Mayfiower and
Statler Hotels.
Teleyision still holds the CEN
ter stage at the 47th NCAA ses-
sion, with the Television Com
mittee holding the first of two
all-day sessions at the Mayfiow-
er today. But it likely will be
Saturday before the full con-
vention gets to vote on the sub
ject.
Meanwhile. such groups as
the football coaches, baseball
coaches and college sports public
relations men are holding their
meetings and clinics.
Another big meeting today is
that Of the Membership Commit
tee, which does not, as the name
implies, have to do with gather
ing new members. It is the in
vestigating arm of the NCAA
which processes complaints of
rules infractions and recon-
mends to the convention such
punitive action as seems to f1t
individual cases. It was the
Membership Committee which
put up resolutions suspending
the University of Kentucky from
basketball competition this sea-
son, keeping Bradley from the
NCAA basketball tournament
and reprimanding MidweStern
University.
Bowl Issue Comes Up.
The business of post-season
contests, which means mostly
football bowl games, comes up
tomorrow at a meeting Of the
Extra Events Committee. AS of
last Friday, NCAA members can't
compete in bowl games because
OF a resolution passed at the last
convention. That was pending a
study and recommendation by
this committee. It is highly
probable that the NCAA again
will approve bowl participation.
College business managers also
hold a meeting tomorrow. One
of their big problems is finding
more seats on the 50-yard line.
The football coaches are con-
sidering a code of ethics which
already has been approved by
the trustees of the coaches asso-
citation. 1t is designed to prevent
coaches from popping of" with
criticism Of officials or other
coaches. One item in the code,
keeping reporters out of dressing
rooms for Is minutes after games
to give coaches a cooling of
period lis being protested by
Football Writers Association.
Other Provisions of Code.
The code also provides that
coaches must never take unfair
advantage of opponents, never
apply pressure to get students
admitted to school because of
athletic ability. take no part in
polls and make no predictions of
game outcomes. and other items
along the same line.
Carl Snavely, who recently
resigned as coach at North Caro-
lima, is president of the coaches
association. He predicts adop-
ton Of the code, with possibly
few changes.
Problems of baseball coaches
and public relations men are
being aired at meetings both
today and tomorrow. The base
ball men want a bigger share
of the college sports budget.
Although the NCAA conven-
ton officially opened yesterday,
it will be Thursday before a
real open session is held. There
will be round-table meetings and
general discussions Thursday at
which the items to be voted on
Friday and Saturday will be
presented. In the meantime, the
spadework is being done by the
vorioI,c corouniftoas
Tournament Dates Set.
The Executive Committee was
the first to meet as the conven-
ton opened yesterday. It ap-
proved dates and sites for vari-
Gus NCAA championship tourna-
ments. They must be approved
by the full convention later this
week. but that is almost auto
matte.
Tournaments announced were:
Fencing, at University of Penn
sylvania, March 27. %. Wrestling
at Penn State. March 27, %.
Gymnastics at Syracuse, March
27, %. Ice hockey at Colorado
College, March IL, 13. IA. Ten
mis- at Syracuse. June 22-27. Golf
at Colorado College. June 21-27.
Cross-country at Michigan State,
November %.
Previously okayed were dates
and sites for the basketball
tournament.
The Executive Committee ,also
took preliminary steps toward
having an NCAA skiing cham
pionship meet. It also planned
to contact the United States
Olympic Committee to see if the
qualifying tournament to find