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Sanity Code Bad?
Is SWC Pro, Con? 1
By FRED WALKER
What is the attitude of an NCAA member toward a
code and its enforcements?”
What is the effect upon the NCAA program by the
failure of the Association to terminate the
membership of six institutions in January,
1949, due to violation of the Sanity Code?”
In yesterday’s Battalion, Article III of
the National Collegiate Athletic Association
Constitution and Executive Regulations, or
to be less impressive, the NCAA’s Sanity
Code was printed in hopes of clarifying
same. The preceding questions are now being
answered at the NCAA meeting in Dallas,
and we will attempt to throw further light
on the subject.
The main questions, however, are, how
f ar can a school go towards supporting an
athlete before he can lose his amateur standing, hence losing
his eligibility in collegiate competition? And should athletic
scholarships be put on the same basis as opportunity awards
given to men of high scholastic possibilities ?
These questions are now the big thing. They affect
everyone connected with collegiate sports—from the parents
of the athlete, to the spectator.
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Now where does the Southwest
Conference stand on these ques-
• | tions? The NCAA says there are
three categories into which a
school may take a stand. They are:
• Those who appear in favor
- of a code. These are a substanial
majority who have given their sup
port.
• The fraction who suggest
that standards are of such a char-
1 acter that no code is needed to
guide or control their conduct of
aid to athletes.
• Colleges which desire a code
with regulations governing aid to
athletes, but insist that the pre
sent code limits too sharply the
amount of aid which is allowed for
needy athletes.
The SWC is among the latter
group although at the present time
it looks as if the league may favor
giving the code a “heave-ho” all
the way.
It is not our opinion, but that
of the men in Texas football cir-
/ -'-
tsior
cles that code is desired—a code
which should be elastic enough to
fit every situation. Hence, there is
the third category.
There are a great many differ
ences between conferences.
The Southern and Southeastern
Conferences maintain that there
isn’t enough work available to keep
their athletes working. One must
remember that football isn’t the
only sport. Track, basketball, base
ball, swimming tennis and golf are
other sports which require scholar
ships. Schools in the other sections
of the country may also include
rowing and skiing. Lehigh (Pa.)
gives a scholarship for wrestling
and Penn State gives one for box
ing while some schools emphasize
fencing.
Add these athletes up, and one
sees that unless a school is sit
uated in a city, athletes would
starve or flunk out, if dependent
upon their own labors.
Coach John Floyd Jewell McDowell
Captain of the A&M team McDowell receives advice from A&M’s
basketball coach Floyd during a practice session
Ag Tankmen Get 1st
Test in SWC Relays
A&M’s ^itua^tiqn With.^nity .Co#-
What .about the. SWC qf A&M hi gbodf highAthdol atblytc—and who
a w^ion Rite this ? Maybe S^IU is> rated very high ; scholastically,
or 1CU athletes wouldn t be hamp- but whose family cannot afford to
ered, but what happens in College send him to college, establish a
station • scholarship covering full college ex-
.Now, we ask you is it possible to penses in the name of the boy, de-
adhere strictly to the Sanity Code V posit the money with the univer-
inifn •? tad v. V cl L \ t fhmk so. In sity and request that the scholar-
Xt P° I ely t , humbed As nose ship committee established by the
at the WCAA and went its merry university for the granting of all
way. At small colleges it is almost student aid assign this scholarship
impossible to adhere to the code. to the student for whom specified?
Here s another point of view, es- As mentioned before he satisfies
pecially lor parents. Is your son go- every academic requirement.for the
mg to college to get an academic or award of any scholarship of high-
athletic education? If you can’t est value.”
afford to aid your son, how can he Replies the handbook:
maintain academic and athletic “It is the opinion of this Com-
prowess and financial stability? mittee that under the precise
t is neaily impossible for a faets stated in the foregoine; ques-
human being to attend classes, tion, there would be no violation
work out for three or four hours, of the Code.”
woik six more and then study. There is no question of the
Nothing short of an extension of thousands of “old grads” who 1
hours in a day would make this would gladly render their services
possible. NCAA says it can be done, as front man for such an opera-
Here is a theoretical question from tion. One “old grad”, plus an ath-
kaflAy handbook. , letic-minded college, plus a fat
May an alumnus with a parti- college treasury, can produce some
CU k 1 lr Aerest in a neighbor’s boy, of the most generous scholarships
who has proved himself to be a known to man.
Scholarships Limited to Athletes
Another hypothetical college maintainance of an athlete’s aca-
would set aside a certain number demic eligibility. (Just like West
of scholarships which would be Point does now—but it took an act
limited to athletes—of the highest of Congress for them.) Football
academic nature. The college could players would be lining up with
still maintain its regular “high college employees to collect their
scholarship” awards. The NCAA monthly check. Next to rearma-
says “No!” to this. That would ment and service induction, gamb-
gl Y, in ? financial aid for other ling would the hotest thing going,
than tuition for instruction and John Doe, after a hard day at third
for stated incidental institution base for Dear Old College Colors,
a' ik , would trudge wearily to his’
A school whose system in- “greatly - appreciated” convertible
i-n nd b °—4. ln and make a beeline to collect on
fees, (and the majority don t) the day’s game.
Would have two problems solved. j-u c -i- ^ •
Under the Sanity Code only one Basically, the Sanity Code is an
meal per day may be had free ad ™ ra ble thing. Amateur sports
Free board is taboo. ’ are ke P t > or at least attempted to
There is alwavs !? e . kept ’ on an amateur basis.
nr to ih >° skk wiStirs
„ ,, . a national headquarters or one in
bay there were no Sanity Code, the different conferences the above
A college would be as free as a illustrations would not only be
professional scout to recruit ath- possible but highly probable. “Ama-
letes, within conference compliance, teur” and “Collegiate” are of one
of course. The first thing one breath, and the NCAA, a fine or-
knows, special institutions would ganization, wants to maintain the
be conducted year round for the connotations.
SWC Seeks to “Elasticize” Code
The Southwest Conference, is “The rule says that an athlete
not trymg to fight the NCAA for should work. Not only in prime in-
abolition of the Sanity Cpde, it terest does this hurt thq boy, but
seeks only to “elasticize” it. it hurts the conference. An ath-
A spokesman for this campus letic scholarship should be just
says that, like any scholarship—band, aca-
We are trying to get a code to demic or otherwise. It should cover
control athletics, but under the subsistence so that the person can
present set-up, it can’t be done devote his time to the thing for
iairly for all conferences.” which the scholarship was given
He further stated, and not flunk out.”
“If you have rules, enforce them, That is the feeling of not one
A not, throw them out. We defin- man 1 , but of the entire confcr-
itciy should have a governing body. ence. It is the individual first and
Basically, I think the Sanity Code the rules second. Cooperation will
is fine, but the rules should be be extended wholeheartedly so long
elastic enough to meet situations, as the individual is unencumbered
NCAA Is Worried About Cooperation
The NCAA is worried about hurt them,
cooperation. Another question to be A recent AP poll of 30 major
discussed was of this nature. colleges assured the NCAA that
“The attempt at control and eli- 1 ; ldes were . being observed,
mination of mal-practices which aft er, this was proved to
have grown up in intercollegiate be a / ort ,bright lie. The Citadel
athletics is encumbered with many wa ? frank—they couldn’t abide,
obstacles, not the least of which and 80 Ten schools have been,
is the widespread lack of confidence e . er suspended or under suspi-
by member institutions in other clon kk e NCAA. This Dallas
institutions.” meeting will decide their fate. If
T ,, , , , no revisions are made, they face
in otner words, schools assure reprimand, suspension, expulsion
each Other that they are complying or clearance. If their cases are
With the rules—with the philosophy proved just, with or without re-
that what they don’t know won’t yisicn, back to the fold they'come
Sixteen members of A&M’s
swimming and diving team are
scheduled to participate in the
Southwest Conference Relay Carni
val in Houston tomorrow night.
Coached by Art Adamson and
Emil Mamaligua, the team will be
seeking to avenge its loss last
year to the first place Texas Long
horns. And this meet should indi
cate fairly conclusively just how
the conference will go this year.
Coach Adamson is relying heav
ily upon his junior and sophomore
talent to go with his three start
ing senior lettermen. Lack of re
serve strength in key spots may
prove to be the Aggies’ weakness
this year. (
(Following areNoine' of the swim
mers who will see plynty of ac-
tion.fhis yenr,- beginning with the
Hob^tori carnival:
To imp y Butler--A senior' letter-
man who placed sixth in the con
Jimmy Flowers—A letterman in
his freshman and sophomore years
and holder of the conference record
fqr the 100 yards. Flowers also
holds three grid numerals. He is
scheduled to perform in the breast
stroke and sprint events.
Van Adamson—A junior letter-
man, the capable Adamson is in
dividual medley champion and rec
ord holder, as well as an all-
around swimmer in all three
strokes. He holds records on many
pools about the state.
Joseph Blundell—A junior let
terman participating in the back
stroke event.
Ralph Ellis—A junior letterman
and an able sprinter.
Tommy Comstock—A junior let-
terihan in the breast stroke.
Bill Sargent—A junior letterman
out for the back stroke and’individ
ual medley. ' ,
Raul Shaferi—A junior squadman °f
By FRANK N. MANITZAS
Battalion Sports Editor
Tomorrow night in DeWare Field House, the Southwest
Conference basketball title may be at stake, as the league
leading Texas Christian Horned Frogs engage the some-
times-hot-sometimes-cold Aggie quintet. The varsity game
begins at 8 p.m., but the cage program gets underway at 6,
when the Aggie Fish meet the Allen Academy Ramblers.
Undefeated in league play and having downed the two
supposedly top teams in the con->
ference with ease, Coach Buster watch will be George McLeod and
Brannon’s five will be hoping to Buddy Davis, centers for TCU and
erase the only other team which A&M, respectively
may be able to stymie them in con- rm " “ ’ ' 1 "
ference competition. .n-sgico
A&M, who holds the unbeaten whl give the tail centers a chance
4-record of two straight conference to strut their stuff beneath the
victories, has been doing better
than ever noted by pre-season dope- -- - ~
sters. Although many sportswrit- °wed two inches by Davis. Davis
ers placed the Cadets second to the Cadets to an overtime vic-
Arkansas, the majority felt that tory over Baylor Tuesday night,
with the installation of a new scoring 22 points, and may have at
coach and a new type of ball-play- l as t reached his top form,
ing—ball control ball playing, that Potential All-American guard
is—the Aggies would probably fal- McDowell will have his hands full
ter. in trying to keep the sharp shoot-
Although Coach John Floyd’s Ca- in S Progs on their heels. Marvin
dets haven’t stacked up as strong Martin and John DeWitt will prob-
a record as TCU’s, chances for an abl y complete the starting quintet
Aggie victory are strong. for the Aggies.
Statistically, this is the story: DeWitt played his best game
ICU has scored 186 points to 143 Tuesday night before a home town
for their opponents, averages of crowd in Waco, scoring 15 points.
62 and 48, respectively, while A&M The most important shot he made
has scored 106 points to 92 for was the one with three seconds to
their foes, averages of 53 to 46, play which threw the tilt into over-
respectively. The difference being time.
S^ A i M 5 aSpl ^ cl0n0gan ? el 1 ess Included with McCleod and
1,a a L t k\. H w.l i !: 0 a, and Play Fromme on TCU’s startins (ive
a stronger defensive ball.
Purple Has Won, Easily
will be John Swaim and John Tay
lor at guards while Dick Allen
In their three conference wins, wd i btd P I’Tomme at the forward
e Purnle has oorsIpH HpfetiHnir P 0S L
ference last year in the 50 add 1(K). out for d™"
Sophomores scheduled to parti
cipate Saturday include Don Craw
ford, back stroker; Bobby Johnson,
diver, Mike Ledford, free styler;
William Singleton, diver and sprint
er; and Benjamin Hood, back strok
er.
Ag Fencers
Enter Meet
At Houston
A&M fencers will journey' to’
Houston Saturday to engage in in
dividual foil and three-weapon com
petition. The Houston fray is an
open affair with entries expected
from all parts of the Southwest,
the biggest group coming from
Galveston, Dallas, and the host
city itself.
All three weapons will be fought,
and with the expected competition
from the conference schools, the
tourney may be a fair indication
of the possibilities of A&M again
winning the league title.
It will be the fourth time this
season that the Cadets have been
engaged in swordplay. John Gott
lob and Curtis Wilson are the top
Aggies entered in the meet.
Two of the matches; held by the
Maroon and White swordsmen were
open meets, but the other two af
fairs were wins over Rice and
John Tarleton, by the identical
scores of 17-10.
Beat TCU
The rest of the 16-man team will
probably be selected from the fol
lowing: Arlen McKenzie, breast
stroker; Ricky Boughton, free sty
ler; Carrol C. Jones, free styler;
andJohn Noyes, free styler.
Following is the swimming sche
dule for the Aggies:
Jan. 13—SWC Relay Carnival
Houston.
Feb. 3—Baylor, College Station.
Feb. 10—Northwest Louisiana,
Natchitoches, La.
Feb. 17—SMU, Dallas.
Feb. 23—University of Oklahoma
Norman.
Feb. 24—Rice, College Station
Mar. 3—Rice, Houston.
Mai’. 10—University of Texas,
College Station.
Mar. 22-24—NCAA Nationals,
Austin.
Apr. 5-7—AAU Nationals, Col
umbus, Ohio.
TODAY & SATURDAY
FIRST RUN
—Features Start—•
1:28 - 3:25 - 5:22 - 7:19 - 9:16
NEWS — CARTOON
PREVUE TONIGHT 11 P.M
Sunday thru Tuesday
FIRST RUN
NEWS — CARTOON
PREVUE SAT. 11 P.M.
FIRST RUN
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NEWS — CARTOON
the Purple has coasted, defeating
Southern Methodist, 57-46, Arkan
sas 42-31, and Rice 87-66. Rice is
the only conference team that both Player, pos.
the Aggieq and the Frogs have "
played, but the Maroon and White
won by only a 12 point inargin hs
compared to the 21 point advantage
the Fort Worthians.
In dropping the Owls so easily,
TCU broke a conference record
while tying another. The 87 points
scored by the winners was high in
the league while the combined to
tal of 153 tied the sum set by Ar
kansas and Texas in 1946.
A personal scoring duel which
probably expected between the
conference’s high scorer, Harvey
Fromme, and Jewell McDowell may
never materialize.
A&M .... 2 Wins
Player, pos. fg ft
Miksch, f 1 i
Martin, f 4 3
DeWitt, f 7 4
W. Davis, c 11 11
McDowell, g 12 8
Walker, g 0 0
Heft, g 3 0
Farmer, g 1 1
Totals 39 28
Opp’s. Totals 29 34
TONITE PREVUE 11 P.M.
NOW SHOWING
JAMES STEWART
sax'. is ’ | Ti; piirili p.M.
TCU .... 3 Wins
Player, pos. fg
ft
Pf
ip
T romme, f
..22
11
12
5*5
Reynolds, f
..11
b
'IT
'27'
McCleod, c
..13
11
14
37
124
Swaim, g
..10
4
8?
Ethridge, g
.. 3
7
3
Is
Knox, c
.. 1
0
2
2
Allen, f
.. 4
0
6
8
Campbell, f
.. 1
2
1
4
J. Taylor, g
T. Taylor, g
.. 4
4
1
12
.. 0
2
2
2
Elliott, g
.. 1
0
1
■ 2
Totals
70
46
61
186
Opp’s Totals
50
43
65
143
scorers to
Pf
il>
4
3
6
11
4
18
8
33
7
32
1
0
6
6
4
3
40
106
40
92
LAST TIMES TODAY
“Curtain Call
at Cactus Creek”
SATURDAY
devastating
destruction*
...TERROR OF THE JUNGLE!
An Eagle lion Films Release
SUNDAY & MONDAY
starring
Mag'orie Percy
MAIN ‘
Stofy and Scrdsnplay by
MARTIN RAGAWAY—LEONARD STERB
Directed by CHARLES LAMONT
Prodirced by LEONARD GOLDSTEIN
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The tight defensive, ball control
type of ball played by the Aggies
mm
Coach Buster Brannon Harvey Fromme
TCU’s quintet Captain Fromme takes a minute to gather the in
formation passed out by the Horned Frog’s coach Brannon.
Tiger Quintet
Plays Host To
Sharp at 8
A&M Consolidated cagers
go up against Sharp’s aggre-
sive quintet tonight in Tiger
Gym in what is expected to
be a hotly contested game.
Coach Othel Chafin’s Tiger five
carry a record of four wins and
one loss, garnered in district play
so far this season.
Billy Blakely, Joe Motheral, and
Bobby Williamson spark A&M’s
offensd, while Bob Jackson, David
Bonnen, and Fred Anderson add
sharpness to the 'defensive play.
: District basketball champions of
a seasonj ago, the Tigers boast of
only one returning lettemen, Wil
liams at forward, in their start-
ih^-liheup. p r , ; ,
Friday night’s game will mark
the Tiger’s first engagement with
the Sharp cagers. The two teams
will meet again Feb. 6.
Coach Chafin expressed pleasure
with the showing of the Consoli
dated five in the 151 campaign,
but has been reluctant to make
any .predictions for this year.
Bradley 15 Win
Streak - Stopped
^ New York, Jan. 12—GP)—
Bradley’s 15-g a m e winning
streak was snapped by St.
Johns of Brooklyn last night,
the Redmen handing the No. 1
collegiate cage team in the coun
try their first defeat of the
season, 68 to 59.
Williams Addresses
Tyler Service Clubs
E. L. Williams, vice director of
the Texas Engineering Extension
Service addressed two service clubs
in Tyler, Wednesday and Thurs
day.
He spoke to a meeting of the
East Texas Sales Executive Club,
Wednesday evening, on “Training
Sales People to Sell Texas Pro
ducts.” Thursday he addressed a
meeting of the Tyler Rotary Club.
Williams discussed “Training
Texans for Key Positions in Tex-
a'4 Industries.”
Battalion
SPORTS
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