Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-01
Big Ten Official,
Blast Magazine
Article on Aid

CHICAGO. Aug. l (P).-Big
Ten officials today termed a
National magazines assertions
of full ride" football scholar
ships in the Conference as exag-
gerated and an attempt at sen
sationalism."
The story. appearing in to-
days issue of the bi-weekly pub
llcation Look. came just before
IA Big Ten meeting scheduled
several months ago for Saturday
and Sunday.
Look stated all Big Ten schools
except Illinois gave full ride"
scholarships to one or more
football players last fall and that
some athletes, namely Ron
Kramer of Michigan, received
aid through ar escape" clause
in the Big Ten code.
Kenneth L. Tug Wilson, Big
Ten commissioner, said yester-
day, Looks headline bark. which
says, Football Scandal Hits the
Big Ten is worse than its re-
lpcrtorial bite. On fair reading
the article does no more than
report that we have problems in
our honest efforts to keep ath-
fletics within their educational
framework. And that we frankly
acknowledge, as evidenced by the
appointment and work of our
special committee which will
make ITS report this week"
Help Based on Need
The special committee which
'haS been engaged for the past
seven months in making a crit
ical self-appraisal of conference
affairs" was appointed follow
ing the winter meetings and this
weeks reporting date was set at
conference meetings last May,
Wilson said.
Looks story said in addition
to Kramer. other Michigan
players received financial help
though they did not make quail
flying grades in university
courses. Kramer, the magazine
said, received a $500 grant from
the school.
Michigan's dean of men.
Walter 3. Rea, said assistance
to Kramer was based on need.
which Look called a "loophole"
in the Big Ten code.
Rea, however, denied Looks
claim that Kramer had a below
&C" average.
Wilson said the magazine
strove for "sensationalism" in
its article.
Ike Armstrong, Minnesota ath-
letic director, said the Big Ten
has known "for three or four"
years of Minnesota's off-campus
work program without challeng-
ing its legality. III short, the
Gopher work -for-pay program is
split up with athletes doing most
of their off-campus chores dur
ing the off season. =
Hits Poor Technology"
Stu Holcomb. former Purdue
football coach and now athletic
director at Northwestern. said
the magazine article contained
poor Technology"
There's no such thing as an
athletic scholarship in the Big
Ten" Holcomb said. Conference
athletes get their financial help
on grants-in-aid. based on
scholarship and need. 1 don't
know what Look means by full
scholarship"
Athletic Director Dick Larkins
gave his views on the Look ar
ticle at Ohio State where the
Buckeyes were put on probation
for a year and banned from the
1857 Rose Bowl football game
because Coach Woody Hayes adj
helped his football
players with loans" Larkins
said Ohio State stayed within
the limits imposed by the Big
Ten in granting aid to It's foot
ball players last year.
Athletic Director Ivy William
son said Wisconsin had made
available to Look the university's
report to the Big Ten
Conference. If what the story
said came from that report" Will
hanson said, then it's true"
Williamson, however. said he
hadn't read the article.