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15 TOP CAGERSRECE IVESCHOLARSH IPS Fifteen top senior basketball players with significant academic by his major professor, and each must have signified his inten- and athletic achievements have been awarded $1,000 National tion of beginning graduate studies as soon as possible. Collegiate Athletic Association Postgraduate Scholarships. The selections were made by the NCAA Postgraduate Schol- Five awards were granted in each of three groups-university arship Committee. Members of the Committee, of which Kan- Division member institutions, College Division institutions and sas’ Larry Woodruff is chairman, include A. D. Kirwan, Ken- At-Large. The scholarships may be used for postgraduate study tucky; Sherman Stanford, Penn State; Samuel E. Barnes, How- at whatever institutions the recipients choose. ard; Capt. John 0. Coppedge, U. S. Naval Academy; Max 0. Each winner has earned better than a 3.0 or “II” accumulative Schultze, Minnesota; J. Neils Thompson, Texas; and W. H. H. grade point average for three years of college work and has Dye, Northwestern. The program is in its sixth year. The schol- performed with distinction on the basketball floor. In addition, arships awarded annually have grown from 32 to this year’s high each must have been judged capable of doing postgraduate work of 80. Continued on page 3 THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION VOLUME 7 l NUMBER 4 APRIL, 1970 Wilkinson Wins Council, Exec. Committee Meetina Jaycees’ Physical NEWCONST ITUTIONTO BECONS IDERED FitnessAward The annual spring meetings of the as Recruiting, Baseball Playing and draft will be presented to the mem- NCAA Council and Executive Com- Practice Seasons, Financial Aid, Na- bership this September. The project- mittee will be held in late April in tional Summer Youth Sports Pro- ed effective date is Aug 1, 1971. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. gram, Infractions, Ice Hockey, Long- The Executive Committee will The l&man policy-making Coun- Range Planning and a special com- adopt dates and sites for 1970-71 cil will meet April 26-28, while the mittee studying district representa- (and for subsequent years in several Executive Committee convenes April tion and the feasibility of split vot- cases) National Collegiate Cham- 24-25. All sessions will be at the Galt ing between University and College pionship events and National Col- Division members. Hotel. lege Division Championship events; NCAA President Harry M. Cross, New Regulations review reports on the 1969-70 meets University of Washington, will pre- and tournaments held to date; and side at both meetings. Joining him A considerable portion of the receive reports from the following will be Secretary-Treasurer William Council meeting is expected to be committees: College Football; Base- J. Flynn, Boston College, and Vice- devoted to study of the first draft of ball Rules and Tournament; Soc- President At-Large Wilford H. Ketz, a recodified Constitution and By- cer Rules and Tournament; Ad- Union College. laws prepared by George H. Young, vancement of Football; Public Re- University of Wisconsin professor of Leading off the Council agenda is lations; University Basketball Tour- appointment of the Committee on law, chairman of the Infractions nament; Gymnastics and Trampoline Committees and the Nominating Committee. Rules and Meet; and Wrestling Rules Committee for the 1971 NCAA Con- The primary goal is incorporation and Tournament Committee. vention to be held in Houston, Tex.. of the many interpretations into the Also in attendance at the meetings Jan. 11-13. body of the Constitution and By- will be NCAA Executive Director The Extra Events Committee will laws themselves. Walter Byers, Assistant Executive report on post-season events certi- JAMES H. WILKINSON After the Council has perused the Director Arthur J. Bergstrom, As- fied for 1970-71. document, and suggested revisions sistant Executive Director Charles James H. Wilkinson of the NCAA Also, reports will be received from have been received from member M. Neinas and Director of Public executive office staff has been select- such special or standing committees institutions and conferences, a final Relations Thomas C. Hansen. ed one of the 1969 winners of the U.S. Jaycees Physical Fitness Lead- ership Awards. Wilkinson, NCAA director of sports NCAA MEMBERSHIP REACHES HIGH OF 730 development and national program The NCAA’s total membership will mington, N. C. (Dist. 3); Tougaloo members, The U.S. Intercollegiate director of the National Summer move to a new high of 730 during College, Tougaloo, Miss. (Dist. 3); Lacrosse Association has become an Youth Sports Program in 1969, will 1970. Saint Leo College, Saint Leo, Fla. receive his award April 21 in Wash- affiliated member. By categories, there are currently (Dist. 3); Southern Illinois Univer- ington, DC. 634 active members, 31 associates, 40 sity, Edwardsville, 111.(Dist. 4),trans- The current total includes three in- As one of 12 national winners, he stitutions to be added to the active allied members and 25 that are affili- ferred from associate; Purdue Uni- further is eligible for one of three membership September 1, 1970. They ated. Of the actives, 225 are classified versity, Calumet Campus, Hammond, awards of $1,000. The winners will be are: Emory and Henry College, Em- University Division and 409 are Col- Ind. (Dist. 4); St. Cloud State Col- honored, and the cash awards pre- ory, Va. (Dist. 3); The University of lege Division. lege, St. Cloud, Minn. (Dist. 4); De- sented, at the Jaycees Seventh An- North Carolina, Charlotte, N. C. nual Awards Banquet at the Capitol New additions to the active mem- fiance College, Defiance, Ohio (Dist. (Dist. 3); and Lake Superior State Hill Hotel in Washington. bership since September 1, 1969, 4); Earlham College, Richmond, Ind. College, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. when the totals were last reported in (Dist. 4); Northern Arizona Univer- A Physical Fitness Leadership Con- (Dist. 4) gress will be held in conjunction the NEWS, are: Drew University, sity, Flagstaff, Ariz. (Dist. 7); and with the Banquet April 19-21. Madison, N. J. (Dist. 2); York Col- Boise State College, Boise, Idaho The membership of the NCAA has “We are delighted with Jim’s rich- lege, York, Pa. (Dist. 2); Lambuth (Dist. 7). grown considerably in the past ten ly-deserved recognition,” commented College, Jackson, Tenn. (Dist. 3); The University of Pittsburgh, years. In 1960 the total stood at 567. NCAA Executive Director Walter University of Maryland, Baltimore Johnstown, Pa., and Christian Broth- Of those 567 members, there were Byers when informed of the Award. County, Baltimore, Md. (Dist. 3); ers College, Memphis, Tenn., have 510 actives, 11 associates, 32 allleds Continued on page 4 University of North Carolina, Wil- been added to the list of associate and 14 affiliates. R~W~. FREEDOM FIGHTERS Regardless of one’s political persuasion, a true sports fan has to admire loaded question to support a preconceived story plot. That approach simply the punching style of the 39th Vice-President of these United States. For constitutes rank dishonesty. speed, style and footwork, he does not compare with Sugar Ray Robinson, It is not unticipated that much change will take place in the television who had it all. Instead, ring experts Nate Fleischer and Jack Cuddy prob- industry because it is a business in conflict with itselj. The tube represents ably would rate him with Tony Zale, the rock-jawed, indomitable middle- on entertctinment medium whicJt enguges, on the side, in reporting. The weight, who planted his feet, hit his opponent as hard as he could and took his advertisers and the network executives read the Neilsen ratings for the very best in return. That is about the way Spiro Theodore Agnew of Tow- newscasts just (is critically us for “Laugh In”. Chet and David have to work son, Maryland, took on the communications industry recently. at holding the audience right along with Johnny Cash. Judging from the fallout, the Veep’s rapier right obviously landed where Hopefully, however, Mr. Fuerbringer’s credo will stimulate soul scarch- it hurt. The flak is still falling. It was to be expected that the television ing among some of his “news” magazine associates who (this is going to sound commentators and some of the slick-paper magazine editors would scream upper middle age) employ many reporters who have had neither the ob- F-O-U-L. (Sandor Vanocur of NBC spoke bitterly of an unwarranted and jectivity nor the fairness doctrine hammered into their head by a hard-nosed inexcusable attack; even the aloof, sophisticated NEW YORKER magazine bureau chief or city editor. blew its cool and wrote of “the gravest threat in our memory” to constitu- The Basic Tenets of Journalism tional rights and press freedom.) On balance, it is the day-to-day newspaper and press association reporters It u)us hoped, however, that the leaders of the Fourth Estate-the public who have the hour-by-hour pressure of meeting deadlines who generally do press which has inherited and represents the finest reportorial traditions of the best job with the fairness doctrine. Most of them seem guided by the this nation-tuould respond with the good judgment and analytical calm basic tenets of journalism. (In East Hall on the University of Iowa campus, that the criticism warranted. they were a part of first year journalism; i.e., the story must contain “who, Not so. what, when, where, why and how” it happened.) “Incalculable Psychological Damage” And, God bless ‘em, the working day-to-day reporters are willing to listen Norman E. Isaacs, executive editor of the Louisville COURIER-JOURNAL (with a few notable exceptions). and president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, spoke darkly Taking on the establishment is today’s “in thing.” It appears, however, that of intimidation and said the criticism had done “incalculable” psychologi- it depends upon whose establishment is being taken on by whom.