Evening star., 1953-01-05
Decision Not Likely
Before End Of Week.;
Coaches Meet Today
By MerreII WhittIesey

By MerreII WhittIesey
The National Collegiate Ath-
letic Association opened its 47th
annual convention here today
faced with a full Six-day sched-
ule of problems pertaining to
the collegiate sports programs.
The public, however. is primarily
interested in what the NCAA is
going to do about televising OF
college football games.
The convention. which is
bringing more than $500 sports
figures here, got under way at
the Statler and the Mayflower
as preliminary sessions were held
by the NCAA's executive COM
mittee, and football and base
ball coaches.
1t probably will be Saturday
morning before a vote is taken
on the television question. BY
that time Penn and Notre Dame,
leading opponents of controlled
television, will have had their
say.
Issue Gets Thorough Study.
The Television Committee will
meet eight hours tomorrow,
eight more Wednesday and on
Thursday morning will make a
report on how the TV program
affects smaller colleges. Thurs
day afternoon at a general round
table meeting there will be a re-
port by the TV Committee and
remarks by industry representa-
tives, followed by reports of
NCAA districts and then TV
Committee recommendations.
Friday afternoon the Tv
Committee will make its report.
but a resolution, probably will not
be passed until Saturday at a
continuation Of the business
session.
DePaul University of Chicago
has requested that the Tele-
vision Committee consider the
effect of basketball television.
Snavely Heads Coaches Meeting.
The football and baseball
coaches opened their sessions
today. with the former group
presided over by a man without
a Job. Carl Snavely of North
Carolina. The directors of the
Football Hall Of Fame met to
discuss building program at
Rutgers. site of the first college
game. A plot has been donated.
The principal business before
the NCAA's Executive Commit
tee today was to approve dates
for all 1858 events except bas-
ketball. The revised program
Of basketball playoffs, adding
eight teams, already has been
released.
The football coaches have the
controversial Sucker shift" to
discuss this week but they
merely will make recon-
mendation to present to the
NCAA's Football Rules Com
mittee meeting next week at ST.
Petersburg, Fla. It is likely.
however, that any recommended
ton they make will be ap-
proved.
ReapprOval of Bowls Seen.
Bowl games are outlawed as of
last Friday and whether they
will be reapproved probably will
be the No. 2 topic of the week.
The NCAA's Extra Events CONF
mittee has released a 63-page
report of post-season athletic
events, with all but college presi-
dents heavily in favor of bowl
games. 1t is likely that all the
major bowl games will receive
the NCAA's blessings.
There is a touchy problem as
to whether the NCAA Council
will have the power to take ac-
ton against schools that violate
the working code. Kentucky.
Bradley and Midwestern Uni
versity were cited for violations
in the past year. Kentucky
voluntarily dropped basketball
competition for 1952-53, but If
the council gets further powers
it would have the authority to
suspend a school cited under
similar circumstances.
Advance reservations point to
a record turnout of college
coaches, faculty advisers. pub
licity men and business man
ayers of athletics, plus a few
college presidents. In addition to
the business meetings there will
be clinics by the football and
baseball coaches and a full pro-
gram of luncheons and dinners.
There are so many commit
tees that the, NCAA even has q
Committee on Committees.
Heavy Program Tomorrow.
Tomorrow's program calls for
meetings of the Membership and
Post-Season Committees. in adj
dition to the television group.
plus an afternoon session of the
council and registration.
The baseball coaches, headed
by Max Bishop, hold registration.
a clinic and an executive COM
mittee session tomorrow, while
the football coaches have regis
tration, a rules committee meet
ing and trustees dinner. The
press agents have a general ses-
sion and round table tomorrow.
The NCAA has 385 member
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