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College Station, Texas
Thursday, July 15, 1965
THE BATTAU
Interscholastic League Hit For Harsh Bonham Ruli
By HAROLD V. RATLIFF
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Associated Press Sports Write
The Texas Interschol
League is under fire for pel
i ing Bonham under a 20-year
that says no athlete may
awards costing more the $151
a year.
Dec. 17, at the Bonham foot]
ball banquet, members of
squad each received a $2.95 »|
ligious book from a local Bapt:;:
Church. This was in addife
to a $15.00 letter sweater fro:
the school.
Because there was nothin;!
mercenary involved and fe
books were given with good in
tent, it was not believed fe
action came under the aware
rule.
Bonham officials could han
gotten a ruling and it could han
been handled satisfactorily era
after it was done—the Leap
allows five days for a gift t
be returned without penalty,
But it was May before the It.
terscholastic League heard abo;;
it. A clipping from a Baptist
publication telling about the git
of the books was mailed anony
mously to Dr. Rhea William!
League athletic director,
The district committee coil
not rule on the alleged awarii
infraction but it did handle t
under the amateur rule that pro)
hibits a boy receiving money #j
valuable consideration for
athletic endeavors. Bonham w
told to return the books and will
reprimanded.
The awards rule is solely undi
the jurisdiction of the State
cutive committe.
The League membership vol
in the awards rule a couple
decades ago with a limit cl
$10.00. But it was argued ths;
it was virtually impossible
provide a suitable award wit
that amount, so eight years aj
it was hiked to $15.00.
The rule was designed to mat;
schoolboy sports strictly ami
teur. The schools, in voting tfc:
rule, made no provisions for «•
ceptions. They obviously took tb
view that a way to weaken
rule was to allow circumventii
even if a hardship might
claimed.
The colleges apparently
coming to the same way o:|
thinking and it now seems
a general policy of the NC
Remember Texas Tech lost
the basketball championship
cause one player was found
have needed an hour’s work
the classroom — something tl
school rang the bell on iti
It was an honest mistake
Texas Tech was penalized
the same.
How technical can you
when you have a rule that
lows any person to pay expem
of a prospective athlete to
Southwest Conference camp;
but says that he must acco:
pany the athlete at his own
pense.
The executive committee hi
four penalties that could be a;|
sessed against Bonham: suspef)
sion, one-year ineligibility
the players, disqualification
the school for championship cotj
tention and probation.
The executive committee chos
the lightest—Bonham won’t hi
able to compete for the chanip[
ionship next season although
can play its schedule and
will be on probation the folio*!
ing two years while being ij
lowed to try for the title.
It might appear unjust to aH
sess penalties when the circuit'
stances were considered but W
der the rules, which are sap
posed to be enforced wither
exception, the executive coit
mittee had no alternative.
William said he could recat]
no case in which worthy inteifl
was not cited. But no exceptio®]
ever were made.
Had the book been given to rij
the boys in Bonham High
School or had it been given to
Sunday School class, or had tl
boys bought the books, the*
would have been no readier
The trouble arose when the bof ; |
were given the books at a bat'
quet honoring- the football squat
and they were presented as at
award for athletic effort.
The League has operated sue
cessfully for 46 years by set
ting up rules to be enforced t'j
the letter. The membership H
voked these rules and obvious!:
wanted them enforced on
Intent never has been consider^
except as a possible alleviate]
of the penalty. Only the ques
tion of whether a rule was brok
en was the prime issue and whert
it was broken there was a penal
ty.
The public, which is genera®
pro minded, does not like whs 1
it thinks are penurious rules ie
priving boys of awards f o; !
athletic excellence. It also &
scribes as “ridiculous” a n®
that penalizes although the in - !
tent is good.
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59? V
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