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-~- _._-..- - THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION VOLUME 6 l NUMBER 5 College Football. “An American Tradition” . 1869-1969 MAY, 1969 DUKE NAMED TO UITINGCURBS W I COUNCILFAVOR EXEC COMM ITTEE, Comprehensive proposals to dra- (3) On-campus entertainment of is Edwin H. Cady, Indiana Uni- matically alter the methods by which parents or guardian should be re- versity. Members were John Bate- SCOTT PICKED prospective student-athletes are re- stricted to two persons and one visit. man, Rutgers; John Dromo. Louis- Appointment of Big Eight Con- cruited by NCAA member institu- Two-Visit Limits ville; Howard Gentry, Tennessee tions have been “endorsed in prin- A&I; Robert C. James, Mid-Ameri- ference Commissioner Wayne Duke Most dramatic among the pro- ciple” by the Association’s Council. can Conference: and James D. to the NCAA Executive Committee posed amendments is a limit of The proposals came to the Coun- Owens, Washington. and selection of Tom Scott of Da- two expense-paid visits (regardless cil’s spring meeting from the Spe- vidson as chairman of the Univer- of source) a prospect could make to The NCAA Council, at its August cial Committee on Recruiting, an institution’s campus and a limit meeting, will examine the specific sity Basketball Tournament Com- which had been studying recruiting of two off-campus visits to a pros- language of the proposals and de- practices and possible means of pect or his family by an institution’s termine the form of the amend- stopping excesses, cutting costs and athletic representatives. ments it intends to sponsor at the reducing pressure on the youngsters 1970 Convention. sought by colleges and universities. Another amendment would pro- Continued on page 5 Included in the group are four hibit contact with a prospect at the site of his high school’s athletic specific proposed amendments and five proposed Official Interpreta- competition in which he is a par- tions of the amendments. ticipant. 10 Picked for NCAA Two 0.1.‘~ would prohibit both In addition, without drafting spe- off-campus contacts and paid visits cific amendments, the Special Com- Olympic Committee until the prospect had completed mittee recommended a national let- his junior year in high school or ter-of-intent be adopted, suggested Ten members, including six new that a recommended financial aid prep school. appointees, have been selected for form be adopted and “looked with One of the 0.1.‘~ would require a the NCAA Olympic Committee, the favof’ upon legislation which prospect when visiting a campus to members of which also serve as would restrict the number of insti- live and take his meals on-campus members of the USOC Board of Di- tutions which a prospective stu- as regular students normally do. His rectors. dent-athlete may visit. entertainment would have to be The NCAA Council reappointed The only qualification expressed conducted on campus by regular Edward S. Steitz, Springfield Col- concerning the last point was the students. lege; Samuel E. Barnes, Howard; Committee, at the time of the re- Entertainment of the party ac- Claude Gilstrap, UT Arlington; port, had not perfected an adminis- James R. Jack, Utah; and William trative plan for operating such a companying a prospect to the cam- pus would be limited to two rela- R. Reed, Big Ten Conference, cur- program. rent Committee chairman. tives (or legal guardian) for one WAYNE DUKE In making recommendations, the visit not to exceed 48 hours. the Committee stated it was sub- Newly - appointed m em b e r s are mitting them on the basis that: Another 0.1. would prohibit any George R. Woodruff, Tennessee; mittee highlighted committee ap- publicity by an institution of the Marcus L. Plant, Michigan; Robert pointments made by the Associa- (1) The justification of expense- commitment by a prospective stu- Karnes, Drake; William J. Bower- paid campus visitation is to acquaint tion’s Council at its spring meeting. dent-athlete to attend that institu- man, Oregon; and Charles M. Nei- the prospective student-athlete with In addition, the 1970 Committee tion or accept a financial aid tender. nas, NCAA. the facilities, patterns of life and at- on Committees and Nominating mosphere normal to student life on The Special Committee chairman Barnes had earlier been appoint- Committee were chosen. that campus and its environs; ed to fill a partial term on theBoard Both the Executive Committee (2) Two expense-paid visits to of Directors. Now he and the others post and the basketball committee the campus are sufficient for the will serve a full term through the chairmanship, plus a berth on the purposes described above: Council, Executive next Olympiad. Committee to Meet at latter group, were vacated with the resignation of Bebe Lee as director Western Site in August Football Centennial Convention Dates, Sites of athletics at Kansas State. Postal Meter Slugs The NCAA’s Council and Joel Eaves, director of athletics at Executive Committee will Set by Executive Committee the University of Georgia, was named to the Basketball Tourna- Available From NCSS both hold August meetings at Action on arrangements for three ment Committee to take Lee’s place. College Football Centennial pos- a western site, the groups de- future NCAA Conventions was tage meter slugs are now available termined at their respective taken by the NCAA Executive Com- Davis, Thompson Chairmen mittee at its spring meeting. from the National College Sports spring meetings. J. William Davis, Texas Techno- Services office in New York City. The dates of the 1970 Convention Continued on page 8 Price of the slugs-which incor- For the Executive Commlt- were confirmed as Jan. 12-14. The porate the official Centennial sym- tee, which will convene Aug. sessions will be at Washington, D. bol and the phrase “An American 18-19. the meeting will be its C’s Statler Hilton Hotel. If you don’t have your tickets Tradition” from the Centennial Me- annual fall session. The site of the 1971 Convention to the National Collegiate Bas- dallion-is $12.75 each. An individu- The Council will hold a spe- was selected as the Astro-World ketball Championship to be al placing an order must include the Hotel, Houston, Tex. The dates that cial meeting for the second played at the University of type of meter or model number of year will be Jan. 11-13. time in two years. The daks Maryland, March 19-21, 1970, his meter. The American Football Coaches you’re too late. Maryland’s en- will be Aug. 20-22. As a year A purchase order or a check pay- Association Convention will be held tire allotment of 8000 seats was able to the NCAA may be enclosed. ago, a heavy agenda dictated January 12-14, 1971. AFCA head- sold out the first day of public Delivery will be within three the extra session. The Coun- quarters will be the Shamrock sales. The remaining seats will weeks of receipt of order. cil will hold its annual fall Hotel. go to the four competing institu- tions, and the National Associa- The NCSS address is Box 757, meeting in October. The dates of Jan. 6-8 were picked Grand Central Station, New York, for the 1972 Convention. No site has tion of Basketball Coaches. N. Y. 10017. been selected at this time. The Editor’s View Recruiting Recommendations Courageous Bob Mazza has been named sports Joseph Machnik has been ap- information director at Pepperdine pointed head soccer and hockey The NCAA Council, at its spring meeting, “endorsed in principle” an College, Los Angeles. Mazza, former coach at New Haven (Conn.) Col- extensive group of recommendations created and presented to it by the sports editor of the college’s news- lege. Machnik has been soccer coach at LIU for the past three seasons, Special Committee on Recruiting. paper, is from San Luis Obispo, and has twice been named New Calif. The Council discussed the specific items and considered formally adopt- York Metropolitan Coach of the ing the proposed amendments for presentation to the 1970 Convention. He succeeds Gary Wright, who Year. He is a graduate of LIU. He However, it felt the entire membership should have an opportunity to has been appointed to the same will replace Donald Wynschenk in study each proposal and suggest possible editorial or substantive changes position at Cal State, Long Beach. soccer, with Wynschenk becoming before the Council acted. Hence, it delayed formal action until its next * + * Supervisor of Physical Education meeting. at the College. Former hockey coach Changes are being made in the James Fanning will now devote full The recommendations art courageous and comprehensive. Most of the athletic department at Montclair time to duties as Director of Stu- ideas are not original with the Committee-many have been discussed for (N. J.) State College. Clary Ander- dent Services. some time among intercollegiate athletics’ administrators-but the Com- son, who has been head football + c * mittee met head-on many of the criticisms which have been leveled ln- coach at Montclair High School for Russell Sloan has been named creaslngly at college recruiting. 25 years, has been appointed head head football coach at Northeast A story on the recommendations may be found on page one. coach of football at the college. He Missouri State College. Sloan is a also will become assistant director graduate of Missouri, and coached If adopted in entirety, these recommendations would relicvc problems of athletics. at Carthage High school for four in three areas causing current concern: He will take over head baseball years before becoming an assistant (1) Restrictions on trips by prospective student-athletes and by coaches coaching duties in 1970, when Bill coach at Northeast last fall.