Evening star., 1953-01-09
NCAA 10 Vote
Today 10 Keep
:Tv Controls
Opposition Wins
Scont Support
Among Delegates
By George Huber


letic Association decides today
whether the country's colleges
want another season Of con-
trolled football television -
supervision" is the word they
use-and it seems certain the
association will vote for it.
The NCAA convention at the
Mayf1ower Hotel has before it
a board outline for supervising
football telecasts similar to the
program in effect last year. No
details were spelled out in the
suggestions presented yesterday
by the NCAA Television Com
mittee, but they can be inter-
preted as allowing not much
more than last year.
The expected opposition from
Notre Dame and Pennsylvania
came yesterday when the COM
mittee report was filed. Ed
(Moose) Krause, athletic di-
rector at Notre Dame, and
Francis Murray, who holds the
same position at Pennsylvania.
were heard politely and even
drew a smattering of applause
for the manner in which they
presented their arguments. But
it was apparent they made few
converts.
Delegates to Vote.
The delegates to the 47th an
nual convention will vote on ac-
cepting the committee report
and recommendations either late
this afternoon or tomorrow
morning. Hugh c. Willett of
Southern California. the NCAA
president, promises to get the
vote out of the way today If at
all possible.
Meanwhile, DR.. Cloyd Heck
Marvin, president of George
Washington University, told the
convention today that competi-
tive athletics have an important
role in developing character.
Speaking before a joint meet
ing Of the NCAA and the Amer
ican Football Coaches Associa-
ton at the Mayf1ower Hotel, DR..
Marvin said that athletic COM
petition in grade schools, sec
ondary schools and colleges "has
come to.have a very real part in
the development Of our physical
and moral life.
Our function is to teach
youth to play any game that is
undertaken to the fullness of
his capacity; anything less is
cowardly or sluggish. It Is in
how the game is played that we
find the discipline which de-
velops callow youth into men of
social WORTH" he said. IF such
objectives are sponsored our
youth will learn that the score
board does not always announce
the winner"
Douglas and Snavely Speak.
Other speakers were Senator
Douglas of Illinois, Willett and
Carl Snavely, president of the
coaches.
Some delegates seemed disap-
pointed that the Television Com
mittee was not more specific in
its recommendations. It pre-
sented a very broad program for
continued supervision" that
could be achieved by:
Cd A plan which recognizes
regional problems and distinc-
tions;
(2) A middle course of mod
Grafton" between the extremes
for a complete ban or completely
unlimited television;
90 Continuation Of the rule
allowing a team to appear on
the network only once a season.
New Committee to Be Named.
A new Television Committee
will be appointed to draw up
specific proposals, and the NCAA
membership will vote by mail
on accepting that new plan. A
two-thirds vote will be needed
for acceptance. the same as last
year when about 90 per cent of
the votes favored the game-of-
the-week program.
Pennsylvania's Murray was the
first to oppose the report yes
terday afternoon. He said he
believes each school should be
free to make its own decision.
He argued that the public does
have an unrestricted right to
see football television" because
Of its contributions to the col
leges through taxes, fund rais-
ing drives, and the like.
He opposed the NCAA conten-
(See FOOTBALL-TV. Page C-3.)