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Porkers, Barnhill
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BY HABOLp V. RATLIFF
Dallas, Dec 11—(A*)—Dteclarinf
that “the coaches must assume re
sponsibility for preventing; dirty
play.” the Southwest Conference
faculty committee Saturday level
ed censure at coaches and players
of the University of Arkansas for
what occurred in the Arkansas-
T$xas Christian football game last
fall. i
Upholding the protest of Coach
Leo (Dutch) Meyer of Texas
Christian, who charged Arkansas
used illegal tactics and that his
players were “butchered” in the
27,-7 defeat, the governing body of
- the conference said it was “con
vinced that the charges are just
and warranted” and that the con
tention of Coach John Barnhill
of Arkansas that provocation'was
* involved "does not justify the ac
tion of the players.”
The faculty committee said* “it
is hoped .that the'censure will go
far to curb the evil not only as
it concerns the University of Ar
kansas but also where the evil
may tend to occur in the future."
Then it issued this warning: "If
not, more drastic action will have
to be taken.” \ s
: UU _ "Gag Rule”
The conference fathers also in-
, ( Htituted a "gag rule" against the
coaches to prevent public state
ments concerning the officiating
and took steps tjo remove objections
raised by the football Officials
* Association that a "blackball" was
voted last spring by the coaches.
1115 conches, in a secret meeting,
decided that no officials falling of
unanimous vote from them could
work conference football games.
This brought Strong criticism from
*. tlic officials who pointed out that
1 a number of well known, men in
: the profession were excluded from
* officiating in conference games
although they may have received
| only one negative vote.
The faculty committee decided
that in the future one vote by the
coaches Would not exclude an of-
, licial from working a conference
game provided that vote was not
. from the coach whose team was
playing in the game.
, Supervisor of Officials
It also was voted to create the
position of "supervisor of offi-
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conference executive
nes Hi. Stewart to ob-
the job. Spi
arose that
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upervisor of officials , in
if it Coast Conference,
would be sodght to fill the posi
tion here. The supervisor of offi
cials will serve as an assistant to
Stewart in addition to naming offi
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Stewart had no comment regard
ing Curtis. “L haven't had time to
think about it yet,” he said.
The coaches and athletic directors
of the conference, in a meeting
Friday, voted to meet with a com
mittee from the Officials Associa
tion to discuss recommendations
from that group.
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SPORTS
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EASY TERMS
Texas
| Waco, Tex., Dec. 12 OPl-r-Ralph
V| f olfe resigned Saturday as Baylor
University athletic director—only
a day after Bob Woodruff resigned
at head football coach.
It climaxed three days of tur-
njoil at .tbie;Baptist school during
which the Athletic Committee held
a| meeting to,define “more clearly
the duties" of Woodruff and Wolf
ajid ended Up by continuing Wolf as
athletic director but with the de
signation of stadium director when
hp accepted that job.
Woodruff Resigns Friday Night
Woodruff resigned Friday night
a is the result of friction with Wolf
er ccfndiict. of the Athletic De**
rtment. He said the situation Was
intolerable. He intfmated h2"
of Ar
ansas where Athletic Director
|nd Coach John Barnhill has an-
ounced he will make some chang-
in the athletic department.
I Woodruff said he jwas going to
Dallas Saturday to | attend the
Southwest? Conference meeting and
U conferehce there with Barnhill
was anticipated. Woodruff, how
ever, nevCr arrived.
Wolf served more than a quar
ter cehtuiiy connection with Baylor
by anhourtcing he was quitting ef
fective next June 1 “to clear the
itmosphefc for Dr. White and the
boaid of; trustees to reorganize
the athletic department."
Dr. W. R. White is president of
the Southwest Conference school.
He has out of town today—it was
not learnbd where— and tins un
available ;for comment.
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Most i Magnanimous Thing
However, Wolf told reportefs
that Dr. White hud told him his
resignation was *‘a most magnan
imous thing" to do.
In apparent reference to report
ed fricitibn between himself and
Woodruff, Wolf said:
"It i)i regrettable that imagined
difficulties have been intimated at
such a pritical time for Baylor
University and Waco, when the
stadiuip drive should have the con
certed j backing of Baylor ex-stu
dents (arid friends. Controversies
do not make for team play and suc
cess."
(Wolf referred to a new stadium
to seat 110,000 that it being built
by the University).
"I am; sure all Baylor’s friends
will continue to support the new
stadium ! drive to its successful
conchiifioin, and assist - those re
sponsible for its completion," Wolf:
said.
Dr. White, who is expected back
in Waco Monday, has not called,
anothejr meeting of the trustees.
Basketball Rule Alterations Aid
Offense, Require Orange Rims
| Fish Open Tonig
In Lon Mqrris Til
m .mr lw ' • Am ‘ M M i
basketball squad
this afternoon fc
Coach Leslie Peden’i
from DeWare Field house <*v*. p. »*». V4*» »w» -......
aonville where they will tangle with Lon Morris Junior Col-
eg Peden, who is coaching the freshman team this year for
]U" '"' I .'[i fihat time, reporta that Lon
Morris will field a fast, aggressive
quintet that has already proved
to be a strong team. Lon Morris
has played the Tyler Jui
lege Apaches, last year's
tional junior college ch
twice this year, winning on*
J Succeeding Taylor Wilkins, as the
freshman cage mentor, Fed fen will
floor some of:the best talent that
has been assembled at A&M as first
year men.
PrObaMe Startfers Narted
South
Hafdi
Highlights
TCU’s Brats—Brannon's - Brats
being the term coined by tl« Frog-
gie supporters to glfeambe . the
sophomore-paced cage team from
Cowtown— continued undefeated
through the second wuald] of the
Southwest; Conference’s still young
hardwood ’season, j;
^ Baylor, which did hot open pi
until last; Monday, Was the only
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Other unbeaten quintet among the
SWC teams. A&M wps yet to wife,
ve that has
flight com-
BnsketbaH's rule mnkers insti
tuted several changes at a meet
ing in Seattle last spring.
From now on each foul com
mitted in the final 120 seconds
will be charged to the offending
player as a technical foul. The
ball will be dead after the free
Students Meet
A mass meeting of Baylor stu
dents was held Saturday in the
auditorium. About 1,200 students th»ow attempt and the offended
heard a 15-minute address by Ben j team then will take it out of
Ferrell, senior law student from ; bounds at center court.
•jfykjr t,, i. . 1 1 j . t. This was the main rule change
Ferrell, president of the stu-1 ado P L ted ^ 18 of the 19 votiri *
dent council, said: /
| "The time is at hand for the
students to sit tighp. not to get
stirred up. ! It is in the hands of i
the proper authorities with
welfare of Baylor at heart.”
members of the National Basketball
Committee of the United States
and Canada.
Previously the team fouled had
the i ^ 0 P t ' 0n ot taking the ball out
e j of bounds or shooting the free
throw.
Charity Tosses Remain
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Adrian Burk, Baylor’s all-South-
west Conference quarterback, told
the meeting. ^ 1 . j Two chairity tosses still will be
'“On behalf of myself and the 1 given if a player is fouleo in the
OOtball team, I’m sorry this ever act of shooting, but not for ih-
appened. Mainly I’m sorry to see tentional fouling—as at present—
a guy like Woodruff. leave - unless unnecessary roughness is
lor and I hate to see Baylor’s name involved.
dragged through the mud.” 1 To provide compensation for
He told the students to “wait j the team trailing, the committee-
and see, let it ride and as in other men voted to rewrite the rule
cases, right will win.” i governing withholding of the ball
from play to make it u little cu»-
ier to tie up the ball.
Neither playois nor spectators
will be notified when the techni
cal four rule becomes effective.
The official will be expected to
watch the timer for a signal as
to whether the two-minute period
is underway when a foul is cotn-
mitted.
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Orange Rims Required
Four more rule changes AVere
adopted. These include:
No substitute will be allowed
to' replace a jumper after a held
ball has been called. The jumper
may be replaced after the jump.
Color of rim and ring braces
of basket i will be painted bright
orange and the rectangular target
and the three inch border of the
target whall be white.
Effective in 1950-51, a mould
ed ball without laces or seams will
replace the mqdel being used Blow.
The rule Yiill not become effeptive
until 1950 to allow colleges to use
up lace balls. . ' 'ji 1
Class backboards are made man
datory for collegiate games.
but was the only
faced exclusively
petition.
The Homed Frogs added victorias
tiumber three and four to their
fetring as they downed Howard
Payne, 61-31, in a Monday night
game in Fort Worth and thumped
Abilene Christian, 65-57, on tHe
Abilene school’s court
Baylor Start* Fast
Baylor’s defending tri-champ
ions took: North Teijas into camp
l»y a 60-37 score Monday night at
Waco. Thursday night, again on
the Baptists’ homo court , the
Bruins b«|it Texas Tech, 58-37.
Stephen F. Austin's Lumber
jacks were the thlnf Boar victims
ns they fell, 45-57, to the »ll-vle-,
trfrlous Bfeylorltcs In Longview Sat-
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League favorite Arkansas sub-
sulnbed to LSU, apparently a SHC
power despite its lack of presok-
son publicity (is such, by a 46-92
score in a game Friday at Baton
Rouge.\Saturday the Porkers up
set the \ highly touted Tulape
"Yankees\ In a 48941 thriller in
New OrleaW
CCNY,| regarded as the best of
the metropolitan New York fivfes,
drubbed SMU, 157-53, in a Madison
Square Garden tilt Thursday. Nia-
gra’s still undefeated quintet
took the Methodist's measure again
when the Ponies lofet, 47-55, in a
game in Buffalo.
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The starting lineup for the Fish
will be composed of Lero^ Miksch
at the pivot position, James Branom
and Don Heft at the guard slots,
and Jimmy Velvin and Don Gar
rett as the starting forwards.
Waelder’s contribution to basket
ball at A&M is LeRoy Miksch,
who was a standout in the North-
South All-Star game last August.
Miksch is 6’ 6” in heighth and
should develop into an aggreslve.
rebound-maker while collecting
rtiofe than his share of point*.
A pair of fast, shifty fbrwards
is found in Jimmy Yelvin of Long
view and Don Garrett of Fort
Worth; each is 6’i”.
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Guards Show Promise
Panhandle piaymaker Jim Bran-
pm of Amarillo and Palafelos pro-
pect Don Heft compose « kturdy
defensive unit.
A eager who will see lots of ac
tion in the Lon Morris tilt is Rich
ard Buss, 8T” all-stator from
French High School in Beaumont,
Coach Pedcn’s list ofj able re
serves also Includes Max Montegut,
a member of last year's Texas City
Class A state'championship team.
Aggie* will riot have an oppor
tunity to see the freshman players
pferfqrm in DeWare Ficldhouse un
til after the holidays when the
Fish play their second game of the: •,
season with Wharton Junior Col-:
lege on January 4. The Fish will
play a second home game the next'
night against the Allen Academy
Rarhblers.
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won by the New York Yankees
was the 16th capturfed by the team.
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