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Final ‘67-68 Postgrad Awards Go to 22 Seniors The NCAA has awarded 22 student-athletes $1,000 Postgrad- The recipients include a gymnastics All-Amercia, the College Division’s uate Scholarships for their outstanding academic and athletic 1968 discus champion, a soccer All-America and a two-time swimming All-America. Three arc Phi Beta Kappas. achievement to conclude the program for 1967-68. A total of 70 grants were presented during the current academic year. Neil1 Has 3.97 G.P.A. The highest grade point average is the outstanding 3.97 of Pat Neil1 of The final 22 went to student-athletes who participated in sports Hiram College. Princeton’s David Van Voorhis had a 3.9 and California’s other thal; football and basketball, NCAA Executive Director Leland Faust had a 3.6. Walter Byers announced. Awards in those sports were made ear- The accumulative g.p.a. for all the college work done by all the winners is 3.54, an A- average. lier in the year. Track tops the sports represented on the list of winners with five ath- Nine of the most recent scholarships went to University Division nom- letes. Four each participated in baseball, soccer and swimming. Other inees, nine to College Division candidates and four to At-large winners. sports are cross country and wrestling, 2, and golf, tennis, ice hockey, Six alternates were named who may receive scholarships if any of the 22 water polo, gymnastics and fencing, one each. The total of 27 is reached winners does not utilize an award. Continued on page 9 THR NATIONAL COLLIOIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION VOLUME 5 l NUMBER 7 JULY, 1968 GYMNASTICSFEDERAT IONGIVEN INTERNAT IONALSTATUS A new National Gymnastics Com- nificant role in the sport in America, proposal says both organizations can the Amateur Athletic Union will mission to administer the sport in and of voiding the complete con- jointly sponsor an event or that an accept this proposal.” America-granting the U. S. Gym- trol the AAU has alleged in the past event may be sponsored by either USGF Formed in 1963 nastics Federation equal authority as America’s sole international rep- group independently. Both the USGF and AAU were with the Amateur Athletic Union- resentative in gymnastics. “The USGF believes this propos- represented at the FIG meetings in has been outlined by the Interna- The AAU’S exclusive authority al is in the best interests of gym- Rome. The USGF was formed in tional Gymnastics Federation (FIG). nastics in America. It pleases us to 1963 to provide impetus to the sport At recent meetings in Rome, FIG would he over-turned by establish- ment of the Commission, and the be able to invite foreign teams to in America in the face of repeated proposed the Commission as a this country and to conduct nation- poor showings in international com- USGF would enjoy full domestic means of allocating the USGF a sig- al programs without the constant petition and the apparent lack of and international rights. threat of AAU suspension that has domestic development and adminis- According to the official text, the plagued us and hampered gymnas- tration. links Titlist FIG proposal was made “to bring tics in America. Bare has been executive director any technical contribution to the “The FIG is to be commended for of the USGF since its founding. USA in the best spirit of coopera- taking a firm stand in behalf of USGF national headquarters are in tion and progress in order to secure gymnastics in the U. S. We hope Tucson, Ariz. a full program for gymnastics in America.” 11 Member Track Board Recommended October 4 Deadline FIG President Arthur Gander of For U.S. by Senate Commerce Committee Switzerland announced the AAU has been given a deadline of Oc- Creation of an 11-member board voted not to accept it. The track sit- tober 4 by which to approve the chartered by Congress to admin- uation seemed to have reverted to Commission. It was indicated the ister track and field in the United where its stood six years ago. FIG would take immediate and fur- States, and to represent the coun- NCAA Rejects Status Quo ther corrective action regarding the try internationally, has been pro- In fact, the basis for NCAA re- American situation if AAU approval posed by the Senate Commerce jection was that the report merely is not received by the deadline. Committee. endorsed the status quo in the sport. The USGF gave the Federation’s The Commerce Committee, which Then the Commerce Committee, immediate approval upon learning has been seeking to resolve the do- bypassing the SAB decision, voted of the proposal, Frank Bare, USGF mestic issues of the sport for three to recommend to the Judiciary executive director, reported. years, asked the Judiciary Commit- Committee favorable action to cre- Under the proposal, the Commis- tee to approve for Senate consider- ate the 11-man hoard as provided ation a bill by Senator James A. in the Pearson bill. sion would have direct afliliation Various organizations active in with FIG. Pearson (R-Kan.) Seeks Federal Charter track and field would be represent- FIG Breaks Deadlocks ed on the board. It would hold the Both the USGF and AAU would Pearson, a member of the Corn- international franchise for this have five votes each on the Com- merce Committee, had submitted country in track and field. mission, with FIG President Gan- his bill calling for formation of the NCAA Goal der voting to break any balloting governing board earlier as a possi- Such a single-purpose organiza- deadlocks. ble solution to the problems in the tion for the sport has been the goal Both the USGF and AAU would sport. Since it seeks a Federal char- of the USTFF, the NCAA, the Na- have equal say in selection of of- ter for the proposed organization, tional High School Federation, the ficials, contestants and sites for the bill was sent to the Judiciary National Junior College Athletic events with international participa- Committee for consideration. Association and other track organi- tion or significance. Both would Neither committee had taken ac- zations. 1968 NCAA individual golf champion Crier have equal voice in selection of tion on any pending bill while the Wayne Cooley, newly -elected Jones of Oklahoma State proudly poser with U. S. teams for the Olympic and Sports Arbitration Board was in- the “Chick” Evans Bowl. His eight-under-par president of the USTFF, stated the 276 was the best score of the 71st annual Pan American Games. vestigating the sport and writing its Federation “favors this approach in championships held at Los Crucer, NM., host- “Another important part of the report. principle.” He added the USTFF ed by New Mexico State University. (Photo FIG proposal,” Bare elaborated, “is When the report was delivered has some reservations about the courtesy NMSU.) the USGF no longer would have to in February of this year, the U. S. makeup of the board, noting specif- (Complete Summaries of the have AAU sanction for the staging Track and Field Federation rejected ically that the high schools are NCAA’s 1968 Spring Sports cham- of meets or to bring foreign teams the Board’s decision and the NCAA granted only one representative un- pionships appear inside the NEWS.) to this country for competition. The Executive Committee and Council der the Pearson bill. The Editor’s View Breakthroughs for the Federations Two notable-but not widely reported-breakthroughs for the Federa- “I believe sports and academics Scott Allan. USC senior, has re- tion movement in this country occurred recently, both surely foretelling go hand in hand, I wanted a good ceived the Capt. Everett Morris Me- education and an opportunity to better times ahead for amateur athletes and sports in America. morial award presented annually to play four years of basketball. Now the nation’s outstanding intercol- First, the Senate Commerce Committee apparently shelved the Sports I’d like to get my master’s in his- legiate sailor. Arbitration Board decision by voting to ask the Senate Judiciary Com- tory and teach and coach. I’ll be * * * mittee to report out for action a bill by Sen. James R. Pearson (R.-Kan.) looking for the fellow with a fair The University of Miami (Fla.) which calls for formation of an ll-man board to govern track and field in amount of ability and a lot of desire has selected football coach Charlie . If I can see him become a better this country. Tate to succeed Andy Gustafson as All qualified, interested parties in the sport would he represented on ballplayer from his freshman to his director of athletics. the panel. It would receive the international franchise in track for the senior year, then I’ll be satisfied.“- * * * Fred Broda, Lake Forest College, U. S. now held by the AAU. winner of an NCAA Postgraduate Ray Schultz, director of the Big This, in essence, endorses the same philosophy which led to the forma- Scholarship. Ten Service Bureau, explaining the tion of the U. S. Track and Field Federation-that a single-purpose, all- * * * plight of several Big Ten baseball embracing organization should govern the sport. teams this season, said, “It’s too bad C. Ronald Galbreath, a 1962 grad- that organized baseball, already the National Gymnastics Commission Proposed uate of Westminster (Pa.) College, convicted assassin of a great minor Secondly, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has proposed has been appointed head basketball a new U. S. National Gymnastics Commission to govern the sport’s league system, is continuing to loot coach at his alma mater.