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Replaces Amateur Athletic Union FIBA Grants Franchise to ABAUSA The Amateur Basketball As- ordinate the efforts of all U.S. was made at FIBA’s Central the World Championships to the Fagan said the new interna- sociation of the United States of organizations interested in fur- Board meetings in San Juan, United States Olympic Commit- tional franchise holder for America (ABAUSA) has been thering international amateur Puerto Rico where America fin- tee, but ABAUSA now is respon- America would conduct a meet- granted the international fran- basketball,” Fagan said. “Mem- ished third in the World Cham- sible for all international ama- ing within the ncnt few weeks chise for America in the Federa- bership in the ABAUSA is open pionships. teur basketball competition. and an “open invitation for tion Internationale de Basket- to all national organizations The Amateur Athletic Union Active members in the ABA- joining the ABAUSA” will be hall Amateur (FIBA) which actively conduct a pro- lost the international franchise USA include the National Fed- c.xtr::ded to all organizations. gram in amateur basketball as a eration of State High School As- “We are delighted with FIBA’s at FIBA’s meeting during the “WC plan to move aggressive- competitive sport.” sociations, National Junior Cal- decision,” said Clifford B. Fagan, 1972 Olympic Games. FIBA later ly to give the United States the president of the ABAUSA. lege Athletic Association, Wom- The awarding of the intcma- designated the responsibility of finest international amateur bas- “It is our goal to unify and co- tional franchise to the ABAUSA determining U.S. participation in en’s Basketball Association, Na- tional Collegiate Athletic Asso- ketball competition,” Fagan said. ciation, National Association of “We want to have the Invitation- Basketball Coaches, National al World Cup tournament in the Amateur Basketball Association United States next year. We have and Collegiate Commissioners cxtrnded an invitation to have Association. America serve as host to the 1977 The Armed Forces have ex- World Championships.” pressed an interest in joining ABAUSA, while the Amateur The first major concern of the Athletic Union and the National new governing body will be the Association oP Intercollegiate Pan American Games, which are VOL. 11 . NO. 8 AUGUST 1, 1974 Athletics have refused invita- schrdulcd for September, 1975, tions to attend ABAUSA meet- in Brazil. The Olympic Games ings at this time. James Reviews NCAA will follow in 1976 in Montreal. Position on Etle IX (Editor’s note: The statement The NCAA has, moreover, pre- below by Robert C. James, chair- viously questioned to HEW its mm of the NCAA Legislative authority to regulate interscho- Committee, was made at the lastic or intercollegiate athletics Convention of the Nalional As- programs under Title IX, when sociation of Collegiate Direc- such programs receive no direct tors of Athletics in Mon12treul. financial support (as is normally These comments TefIect the Asso- the case) from the Federal gov- ciation’s position concerning the crnment. revised Title IX implerrrentatio?~ Title IX, in effect, permits TeglLlations isszted June 18 b?/ HEW to impose standards for the Department of Health Edu- “any education program or ac- cation and WeIfaTe.) tivity receiving Federal financial The NCAA Legislative Com- assistance.” In its introduction mittee has had an opportunity to the proposed Regulations, to review to date only in general HEW purports to regulate any fashion the proposed Regula- such program or activity “which tions promulgated by HEW receives or benefits from such under Title IX of the Educatiorl assistance.” Amendments Act of 1972. In support of this broad e&en- It is apparent from this initial sion of the limits of its statutory review that compared to earlier mandate, HEW cites a judicial drafts of the proposed Regula- decision which, NCAA attorneys tions, HEW has drastically short- advise us, stands for the proposi- ened and made a number of tion that under parallel provi- changes in the provisions par- sions of the Civil Rights Act, ticularly related to athletic pro- Congress did not intend to per- CHECKING UP ~ Tom Combs, second from right, who handled the NCAA liaison with the Drug Education grams. mit HEW to condemn one edu- In general, it appears to us. ration program merely because Committee, accepts a check for $10,000 from George Isbell, second from left, chairman of the Fiesta Bowl HEW has opted for a form oP of its association with another. Drug Abuse Education Committee. The Fiesta Bowl has presented the NCAA Drug Education Committee Regulations containing broad On what basis HEW finds in with $40,000 during the past 18 months. Bowl director John Reid, left, and C. R. Stewart look on. and ambiguous mandates, leav- this decision, or elsewhere, au- ing to those who administer Fed- thority to broaden the scope of eral financial assistance to edu- Title IX to any education pro- cational institutions the widest gram which “benefits from” Fed- discretion to interpret and im- eral assistance, when the statute Senate PassesAma teur Athletic Act plement the Regulations as they speaks only in terms of “receiv- please. ing” such assistance, is some- ‘I’he Amateur Athletic Act of in international competition or excessive influence by any one Such an approach places the thing neither the Legislative 1974, a bill introduced by Sen. events leading to qualification group and the most qualified or- administrators of intercollegiate Committee nor our attorneys dames Pearson (R-Kans.), has for international cornpetition. ganization would be the United or interscholastic athletic pro- can fathom. been passed by the Senate. The hill is now awaiting hear- States’ representative in that sport in international compcti- grams in the unfortunate posi- Notwithstanding our deep res- The bill, S. 3500, would create ings in the Special Subcommittee tions. tion of being able only to guess ervations concerning the author- an amateur sports board with on Education of the House Edu- Pearson’s bill was passed with at what is required in order to ity of HEW under Title IX to power to grant charters to sports cation and Labor Committee. only one amendment, by Sen. satisfy HEW’s view of the law. Continued on page 4 associations sponsoring athlctrs Chairman of the Subcomrnitter is Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.), Rep. James G. O’Hara ( D-Mich.) which called for the arbitration Seven from Winter-Spring Sports Pearson’s bill joins the Tunney clause. Other amendments to the bill, which was passed in May by bill, most notably by Marlow the Senate, in calling for reform Cook (R-KY.) and Dewey Bart- in the nation’s conduct of ama- lctt (R-Okla.), were not ac- teur athletics in the internation- ccptrd. Today’s Top Five F/iraFsts al arena. Pearson was highly critical of Selected the Amateur Athletic Union in The Tunney bill awaits action his sponsorship of the bill. Seven outstanding senior stu- swimmer Bill Milne and IJniver- JARRETT T. HUBBARD by the Housr Judiciary Commit- dent-athletes, including four sity of North Carolina track star tee. “One of the major faults in the Hubbard is a four-time all- current system is the way in well-known basketball players, Tony Waldrop. America wrestler from the Uni- The board created by the Pear- which one group, the Amateur have been selected as finalists The seven finalists from the versity of Michigan, where hc son bill also would br able to Athletic Union, with its nine for the NCAA’s Top Five Awards. winter-spring sports will be won two NCAA 150-pound cham- settle disputes betwcrn athlctcs franchises from international The Today’s Top Five is part joined by another g-oup of final- pionships and three Big Ten and their associations or brtwcrn sports federations. has abused its of the NCAA’s College Athletics ists to be selected at the end of Conference titles. His total ca- associations. Such disputes would Top Ten Awards, which honors power on the U.S. Olympic Com- the coming fall sports season in reer record was 77 wins, eight have to be submitted to the five current student-athletes and mittee by blocking consistently December. The Today’s Top Five losses and one tie, including an Board or to the American Arbi- five former athletes on their 25th for 1974 will be selected from undefeated 23-O record as a any attempt to reform the man- tration Association for resolution. anniversary as college graduates both groups. senior. ner in which individuals and in the Silver Anniversary Top teams are chosen to represent He holds virtually every wrest- Board Grants Charters Five. The winners will be presented the IJnited States in internation- ling record at Michigan, includ- S. 3500 will allow the Federal Tom McMillen, the University at the Assxiation’s 69th annual al competition,” he said. ing those for most wins and most sports board to grant charters of Maryland, Keith Wilkes, Convention, January 6-8, in Washinqto,3, points in a season and a career. for international competition to “There can be little doubt that UCLA, and Big 8 Conference DC., during the He was a member of an NCAA the AAU in fact controls the stars Tom Kivisto, University of prestigious Honors Luncheon, sports associations but one asso- tour to the Far East which was USOC and therefore this nation’s Kansas, and Lonnie Kruger, which also will feature the pres- ciation could govern only one co-sponsored by the Air Force involvement in international Kansas State University, are the entation of the NCAA’s highest sport, or up to three closrly re- last summer. competition,” he added. basketball stars chosen as final- honor, the Theodore Roosevelt lated sports, such as swimming, ists, along with University of (“Teddy”) Award.

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