Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-04


as it certainly will, this woult
take time-perhaps as much a
five years.
1--WE can't afford a war lik
this" says Art Lentz, asSistan
director of the United State
Olympic Committee, a worried
bystander in the squabbles
Our Olympic teams would G,
to pot, our international sport
prestige would be irreparabl,
damaged"
The fact that the college
cannot quickly get this inter
national generalization is tn,
main drawback in their younl
revolution. They are outspokel
and have put the AAU on tn
defensive, but for all thei
brash "we've-reached-t he-end
of-our-rope" statements, the,
apparently will have to accep
a compromise.
Issues Recalled
What are the issues to b.
compromised? What are tn
NCAA complaints? Where ha
the AAU been remiss in it
responsibilities?
Frankly, we don't know wha
they want" says Louis J
Fisher, prosecuting attorne,
from High Point, N. c., VIII
is the newly-elected presiden
of the AAU. I'VE have aske,
the colleges to specify thei
complaints. We're willing tt
listen and we're willing to max
reasonable adjustments. Blu
they talk in generalities. W.
don't intend to let anyone com
in and push us out of ou
own house. It looks like a shee
power grab"
Walter Byers, executive di
rector of the NCAA, denie
this.
1.-THE colleges have neve
asked for control of amateu
sports-they don't want it," h
says. 1--WE are committed to tn
proposition of a federation il
which no one GROUPING, no
even two groups could gail
control. We want a fair voic
in the treatment of athlete
we produce"
The colleges main complain
has been against what the
call "autocratic rule" self
perpetuating hierarchy" an
absence of democratic processe
in the AAU operations.
Ferris is Raped
"In a nutshell, it's this" sal
!, one college spokesman who de
clined to be identified. "Da
; Ferris has been running tn
, AAU out of his inside Goa
, pocket for years. No matte
how wellmeaning the commit
tee members may have beer
Dan has been boss. And we'v
had an autocratic, archaic, out
. NODDED administration"
Ferris has been a stron
and valuable administrator,
Fisher counters. But this is
: strange complaint, coming as
does at this time with Da
just a few weeks away fror
retirement"
) Ferris, 70, has been tn
: AAU's administrative chic
since 1927. An indefatigabl
worker and a stickler for tn
5 rules, he has received man
decorations and citations fror
/ foreign countries. However, h
: is stepping out, effective Marc
/ l. His job is being taken Owe
/, by Col. Donald F. Hull, 48,
West Point graduate.
Hull is supposed to bring tn
S AAU "a new look" Some in
terested parties are urging ths
the NCAA give the new organ
} cation a chance before applyin
S the screws.
S Byers says the colleges al
willing to submit the disput
: to arbitation but they wal
S hard, fast assurances - "An
1 in writing"-that their Ions
S time grievances will be settle,
Werner Disputes Charge
S Fisher says he believes mo
: of the present fuss is raise
r by a handful of hot-headed IL
i surgents who have person
4 axes to grind.
: Chick Werner, president
the National Collegiate TraC
Coaches Association, diSput,
this allegation.
t I'm our poll asking about IL
d formation of a new federation
: we had $50 coaches to vo
), for the move and only nil
r against" Werner says. DO
= that look like a handful?"
). The coaches not only wro
= a blueprint for a rival feder;
d ton but announced they woul
d hold a championship meet
= competition with the AAU me
e June 1928, which is suppose
d to select the United Stat
= team for the dual battle wit
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