THE NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

VOLUME 5 l NUMBER 2 FEBRUARY, 1968 Four Illumed to Council, Weaver on Ex Comm

ALAN J. CHAPMAN WILFORD n. KETZ BOYD McWHORTER DAVID SWANK JAMES H. WEAVER Rice University Union College University of Georgia Atlantic Coast Conference FOURRE -ELECTEDTO COUNCIL,S IX Top Track Stars RETURNEDTO EXECUT IVECOMM TTEEI Four new members were elected Named as Vice-president of District to the NCAA Council and one new 5 was David Swank, University of Defy AAU Threat member was chosen for the Erecu- Oklahoma faculty representative. tive Committee at the recent Con- Elected Vice-president At-large vention. was Wilford H. Ketz, director of PLEDGE UNITED FRONT AGAINST AAU In addition, four Council mem- athletics at Union College. Newly bers were re-elected and all of the elected as a member-at-large was DlSQUALlFlCATlON FOR COMPETITION other six Executive Committee Alan J. Chapman, Rice University members were named to new one- faculty representative. Twelve of the nation’s top performers have pledged to year terms. stand together if any of their number is disqualified from Olympic com- The new member of the Executive The Council members are elect- Committee is James IX Weaver, petition for competing in a meet of his choice. ed by the delegates, then the Coun- They will ask other track athletes to take a similar stand. commissioner of the Atlantic Coast cil in turn elects the Executive Conference. At a January 21 meeting in Chicago, the athletes drafted their answer Committee. to the earlier threat of the to disqualify partici- Council members re-elected in- Vice-Presidents Picked clude Adolph W. Samborski, Har- pants in the Feb. 9 USTFF meet in New York. Picked as Vice-president of Dis- vard University director of athle- With long jumper acting as spokesman, the performers trict 3 for a two-year term was tics, Vice-president of District 1; announced a policy of demanding athletic freedom for all track partici- Boyd McWhorter, University of pants. They stated: Georgia faculty representative. Continued on page 5 “We have agreed that if anyone of our number is disqualified because of Convention Votes his or her competing in a meet of his choice, we will consider ourselves to be in the same status and will try to affiliate as many track and field ath- letes in this country as is possible to support us in this position. “This is in answer to a statement made by the exceutive director of the Legislation on Track Entries AAIJ regarding the ineligibility of athletes for the Olympic Games. We are in no way taking sides with the AAU or with the USTFF. We feel each Enforced Again on November 1 individual athlete should have the choice of competing when and where As a result of a decision of the NCAA Council, approved by the voting he so desires.” delegates at the 62nd Convention, the NCAA will resume enforcement of Signing was much of the cream of America’s cinder group, including its Bylaw 7-B starting Nov. 1, 1968. Gerry Lindgrcn, , , Richmond Flowers, , Bylaw 7-B stipulates the conditions under which student-athletes may Charlie Greene, Tommy Smith, , , Frank Murphy, compete in non-collegiate competition in track and field. and Boston. USTFF Determined It was adopted Jan. 13, 1965, but enforcement of the Bylaw was suspend- Speaking to press at the same meeting, Rev. Wilfred H. Crowley, presi- ed in August of that year when the Senate Commerce Committee began dent of the USTFF, reiterated the decision of the USTFF not to seek AAU deliberation on the track dispute. sanction of the Feb. 9 New York meet, a decision which touched off an In a statement prepared for adoption by the Convention, the Council AAU outburst and threat when announced earlier. proclaimed it is simply reaffirming the colleges’ traditional position that “We are determined to carry on the fight for freedom for amateur ath- they must satisfy themselves of the conditions under which student-ath- letics and not be swayed by the unfounded and illegal threats of the AAU,” letes compete. Timing Stressed Father Crowley stated. “We hope the plans and policies formulated today At a press conference following adoption of the statement, Executive will encourage stronger international and Olympic competition.” Director Walter Byers stressed two points in the timing of the resumption AAU Threat of the enforcement of 7-B. The AAU on Jan. 15 threatened the athletes planning to compete in the First, he reported, that although the Council had authority to act on its USTFF’s Madison Square Garden Invitational Meet on Feb. 9. It announced own in the matter, the Council felt the Convention should have full knowl- it would report all athletes in the meet to the International Amateur Ath- edge, hence the current action to resume enforcement. He emphasized that letic Federation, which the AAU interprets as tantamount to their being the Arbitration Board had been informed of the impending reinstatement Continued on page 9 Continued on page 3 THE EDITOR’S VIEW Columnary Craft In his committee’s report to the 82nd Annual Convention, Chairman William R. Reed of the NCAA Olympic Committee struck a pessimistic tone about the Association’s current role and status in the U.S. Olympic Reprinted below are excerpts from news columnists commenting perti- structure. nently about the collegiate position on various matters. They are selected, He related that when the current slate of Olympic delegates took office not because they may be favorable, but because they make points about in 1962 they made a fresh attempt-without reference to past actions by intercollegiate athletics which the NCAA News feels need to be empha- representatives of any Olympic constituents-to work with international sized. franchise holders to modernize and improve the USOC. He reported the dismal, disappointing failure of those efbrts. and a rela- John Nelson, Hornell (N.Y.) Evening Tribune tive lessening of the NCAA’s effective ability to contribute to the Olympic (Commenting on the amateur sports dispute) organization. He added that it would make no difference to the Olympic structure if all NCAA personnel were to drop dead, to such a degree are . . the AAU would have very few “non-collegians” if the high schools they ignored by those in control of Olympic machinery. He said he felt the and colleges were not producing this particular category. The big per- NCAA might well examine its position and weigh the worth of even trying centage of the top amateurs in track and field have been trained and de- to participate in the Olympic structure after the 1968 Games. veloped by the high schools and colleges. Actually, the post-college run- ner is not a “non-collegian,” but a “former collegian.” This was reported by covering members of the press as an NCAA threat to withdraw from the Olympics-which is one possible interpretation- Think . of the financial figure involved in track and field at the scho- though Commissioner Reed pointed out that the move would have so little lastic and college level . . . This would include the cost of the tracks; the effect it could not be construed as a threat. salaries of all the coaches; the investment in uniforms, shoes, poles, jump- ing equipment, etc. More important, he emphasized that whatever the NCAA’s difficulties with the Olympic structure or organization, the Association would con- Remember now, the AAU pays not a dime for any of this. So now the tinue its all-out support of this country’s Olympic movement. AAU sanctions a track meet and where is it held? On the track erected and paid for by a college or a high school. And the AAU says everyone His point is completely backed up by fact, too. Coaches and athletes are must come to them to receive permission to hold the meet. striving to build a powerful team. Facilities are available for Olympic preparation. Fund raising is being conducted at every possible It’s like the guy next door coming over to your house and telling you occasion-even though the NCAA and/or its member doing the fund rais- it’s okay to have a party in your house Saturday night, but first you must ing might disagree with ‘the people and policy under which those funds ask him for approval. On top of that, he tells you to buy all the beer and are spent. food. Now let us follow this alleged “non-collegian” into the waiting arms of As Bill Reed emphasized, the NCAA’s true goal is the best possible op- the AAU. As a youngster he could receive his early training at the YMCA portunity for America’s athletes to produce their best possible perfor- (which certainly is not aided by the AAU) or in grade school athletic pro- mances in the Olympics. grams. Then he moves on to Junior High and Senior High track teams. Here again the AAU is not involved. Our boy develops into a standout runner and goes on to college. Still the AAU pays no attention to him. The college spends hundreds of dollars transporting him to meets. Finally, he receives his degree and he continues his running career after college. Now, all of a sudden, the AAU says he “belongs to us.” If he wants to run or represent his nation at the Olympics he must come to the AAU and ask permission. After South Carolina basketball guard Jack Thompson ended a month on And they read the lines just like they were gospel. the injured list with a brilliant passing, 10 assist job on Wake Forest, the Gamecock play-maker said his wife “got so excited she’ll probably have Perhaps this shouldn’t be asked, but just who gave the AAU all this her baby tonight.” power? When was there a vote taken and the AAU officially designated to represent all of the United States in world track and field? Three hours later, Jack rushed wife Christi to the hospital where she gave birth to an eight-pound, seven-ounce son who they named Christian. How can some International athletic group designate the system of se- Christi said, “I wasn’t really worried about becoming a mother until the lection within any nation? doctor walked right past me in the delivery room to congratulate Jack on And in all the screaming by the AAU brass, it should be pointed out that the great game he played.” the colleges are not striving to eliminate the AAU. They are not battling Papa Jack said he hasn’t held the baby yet, “‘cause Mama’s afraid I’ll to take over full command or anything like that. All they have asked try to pass him behind my back.” from the very beginning is that they have a voice in the operation of ama- teur athletics in the U.S. * * 9 West Texas State coach Dennis Walling issued defensive assignments Dick Herbert, Raleigh News and Observer before the Buffaloes’ game with undefeated Houston and put 5-6 guard David Cole on the Cougars’ 6-4 George Reynolds, smallest Houston starter. (Commenting on the AAU-USTFF track and field dispute) Walling warned, “You won’t have any trouble finding him; just look for In any other field, the position taken by the AAU would be regarded as someone twice as big as you instead of three times as big.” Houston’s monopolistic and arbitrary. It rules by its “divine right” theory . . . starting lineup averages 6-61/z. . the public should know ,that the high schools and colleges, which + c * provide 90 per cent of the competitors, are being told they must confine After American University’s head basketball coach Al Kyber com- their competition strictly to their own group unless they get the blessing plained that his varsity wasn’t working to capacity in practice, his players from the AAU. presented a bullwhip to the coach “to use as he sees fit.” This, in a way, is like it was centuries ago when you had to worship one * * * way or face execution or exile. The divine right of the AAU is being im- posed on the majority against its will. Jim Sweeney, who coached Montana State into the Camellia Bowl twice in the past five years, has accepted the head football coaching assignment If there are doubts about the right of the U.S. Track and Field Federa- at Washington State. Other football coaching changes include Joe Yukica’s tion to hold open meets without the blessing of the AAU, just list ‘the things move from New Hampshire to Boston College and the naming of Rudy the high schools and colleges have done for track in North Carolina and Feldman, assistant at Colorado, to the head coaching slot at New Mexico. put them beside what the AAU has done in this State. Then it becomes quite clear that rule by the AAU is totally unreasonable. * * * Key to the controversy is that no one will permit anything that will keep Earl (Greasy) Neale, veteran football coach now retired, sayz “I enjoy this country from fielding its strongest team for the Olympics. the professional (football) game, all right, but they block like a bunch of high school kids. They don’t try to knock a man off his feet, they just This is the strength of the AAU position. It dominates the Olympic com- give him an elbow. There is no longer any Lmagination or trickery in mittees through its designation as the official representative of the Olym- the game. Everybody plays it just alike. Everybody has the same offense pics in this country. and the same defense. You learn one defense and it holds up for the The . . USTFF thus is put in an unpopular position when it does any- season.” thing that threatens the Olympic eligibility of any athlete. A big sword is * * + held over its head by the AAU and the AAU is fully aware of this. The sentiment about fielding the best Olympic team obscures the issues Dean 9. Trevor. director of athletics at Knox College and a faculty member there for 41 years, has been granted a leave of absence for the involved. The real issue is that the minority is ruling the majority. 1968-69 academic year and will retire in June, 1969. (See December NCAA Continued on page 9 NEWS for profile on Trevor.) Trevor just concluded his second term as NCAA Vice-President At- Published 10 times a year by the National Large, is a member of the Committee on Accelerated Academic Programs NCAA News Collegiate Athletic Association, executive and and a member of the Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. editorial offices, Midland Building, Kansas City, MO. 64105. Phone: BAltii His request for the leave is due to continuing health problems. Harlan D. more 1-7127 (AC. 816) Executive Director, Walter Byers; Editor, Thomas Knosher will succeed Trevor as director of athletics at Knox. C. Hansen; Assistam, Louis J. Spry.

2 NCAA OLYMPIC BASKETBALL COACHES NAMED Four Veterans of Over 2000 Contests Chosen to Guide NCAA Teams in Trials Four men who have coached more and 209 losses. His 1967 squad boasts than 2,000 games among them will a 13-2 record and until recently was tutor the NCAA’s teams in the 1968 rated tops in both wire service polls. Olympic Basketball Trials at Albu- Perhaps the best of McCutchan’s querque, Apr. 4-6. squads was the 1965 group which Ray Meyer of DePaul, Arad Mc- recorded 29 straight wins. McCutch- Cutchan of Evansville, an was selected College Division of Kansas State and John Bach of Coach of the Year in 1964 and 1965. Fordham, representing more than 80 Best Percentage years of coaching experience, were Kansas State’s Tex Winter is the selected by a subcommittee of the youngster of the foursome with 16 NCAA Olympic Basketball Commit- years as head coach, 14 of which tee, under the chairmanship of Hen- have been at Kansas State. Prior to ry Iba, who will coach the 1968 U.S. this campaign, his record was 267- Olympic squad. 134 giving him the best winning Meyer is the dean of the group in percentage among the group. His terms of service and games won, 1968 edition is currently 10-5. JOHN W. BACH TEX WINTER having a 405-209 record for his first Twice his Wildcat squads have 25 years. This year’s edition of the won the NCAA Midwest Regional Blue Demons won seven of its first Tournament and his 1959 aggrega- 11 contests. tion was rated Number One nation- DePaul Career ally by both wire services. Winter The veteran mentor has been at has had seven Big Eight champion- DePaul during his entire career and ship teams. is best remembered for having de- Now in his 18th season at Ford- veloped George Mikan, generally ham, Bach has posted a 242-185 rec- recognized as the Basketball Player ord for the Rams and guided them of the Half Century. Six of Meyer’s to the NCAA tournament in 1953 teams have competed in NCAA and 1954. His 1968 team is prcsent- tournaments and his 1944 and 1945 ly 9-3. teams finished second and first, re- Fordham MVP spectively, in the National Invita- Bach was Fordham’s most valu- tional Tournament. able player during his senior year, One of the squads will be com- 1948, and returned as head coach in posed entirely of College Division 1950. He became director of athlet- players and no coach can present its in 1958. Two of Fordham’s four better qualifications for coaching All-Americans, Ed Conlin and Jim this group than McCutchan. Cunningham were coached by Bach. Interestingly enough, three of the Four National Titles four coaches are also the director RAYMOND J. MEYER ARAD A. McCUTCHAN McCutchan coached Evansville to of athletics for their school, Win- the National College Division ter being the exception. Only Bach Championship in 1959, 1960, 1964 played for the school he is now and 1965. The 1967 tournament was coaching. Each has had at least two 7-B Enforcement Suspended Too long, the first in tile 11-year history of the teams participate in an NCAA tour- event in which the Purple Aces did nament and each has a winning rec- not compete. ord at the halfway point of the sea- Council Asserts, Convention Votes After 21 years, Mac owns 345 wins son. Continued from page 1 of the legislation. Secondly, Bycrs stated, while the Council felt that 7-B enforcement has been suspended too long at present, it was taking cart to avoid any inci- NCAA Olympic Cagers to Be dents which might prove disruptive to U.S. Olympic planning. Hence, the adoption at the Convention and the effective datr in No- vember. Selected in the Near Future The complete text of the Council Statement: Selection of the 44 participants Saturday, March 30, two of the NCAA COUNCIL STATEMENT for the NCAA Olympic basketball teams will play in the annual NABC trials will be made in the near East-West game in the afternoon at The day before the Senate Commerce Committee hearings began in Au- future, as the Association’s Olympic Butler. That night, the College Di- gust, 1965, the NCAA advised the chairman of the Commerce Committee Basketball Committee is currently vision team will meet one of the that it would voluntarily refrain from enforcing NCAA Bylaw 7-B pending screening and appraising the play- University Division teams at Evans- the outcome of the hearings. The hearings led to a moratorium and the ers nominated from across the coun- ville, Ind. NCAA agreed to continue to refrain from enforcing its rule during the try. After the 44 players have been moratorium. The Senate adopted a resolution calling upon the Vice-presi- A preliminary list has been drawn chosen to represent the NCAA, the dent to appoint an Arbitration Board. That Board first met in December of those players who will receive Committee, chaired by Pete Newell 1965. The NCAA has voluntarily continued-even against its better judg- final consideration, with the Com- of California, will contact the insti- mittee currently establishing the tutions of the athletes involved ex- men&to refrain from enforcing rule 7-B during the lengthy period of ability and availability of those still plaining the NCAA’s plans for the time the Arbitration Board has deliberated on the disputes. under consideration for Olympic Olympic trials. The Council now has decided that it will resume enforcement of Bylaw 7-B starting the first of November 1968 and, in doing this, the NCAA is competition. Player’s Questionnaire The 44 selected will train for a simply reaffirming the colleges’ traditional position that through their se- Also a questionnaire will be for- week beginning March 25 at Butler lected agency they must satisfy themselves of the conditions of competi- University in Indianapolis. then warded to each athlete which will include a statement requiring the tion not conducted by a collegiate organization in which a student-athlete move to the University of New competes. The member institutions of the NCAA have this responsibility Mexico, Albuquerque, where the athlete to signify that he is an am- for the welfare of their students in those sports in which outside interests eight-team Olympic Trials will be ateur, and, if selected, will remain conducted April 4-6. an amateur until after the games exert marked influence and they cannot escape it. and will compete as a member of At no time in the course of the dispute was the NCAA obliged to refrain The NCAA will have four of the the U.S. Olympic team. eight teams, with one to be com- from enforcing this rule. The rule is not a restraint upon competition. It posed of College Division players The athletes must notify the does not prevent a student from participating in any proper competition exclusively. NCAA Executive Office by March consistent. with his educational program. In fact, it is a reasonable rule and The NCAA teams will partici- 5 of their desire to compete in the a rule which is necessary to the internal operation of the NCAA and its pate in four practice games before trials. member institutions’ programs. This rule stands in sharp contrast to a rule All coaches and athletes will as- going to New Mexico. such as AAU General Rule 1-(2)-(b) which is an out and out boycott rule semble in Indianapolis Sunday, Games Scheduled March 24. The NCAA squad will which prevents any meet operator from sanctioning or accepting the sanc- On Thursday, March 28, the four meet Monday morning, then com- tion of any organization other than the AAU. That AAU rule in our opin- squads will play a doubleheader at mence practice sessions that after- ion is illegal because it constitutes a boycott and because boycotts are a Freedom Hall in Louisville, Ky. On noon. per se violation of the antitrust laws.

NCAA NEWS / February, 1968 3 IJD Basketball: Maryland 1970 Site Three first-round sites have been selected for the 1968 National Colle- giate Basketball Championship. In addition, the 1970 finals have been awarded to the University of Maryland. In 1968, first-round games will be played at the University of Maryland, the University of Rhode Island and Kent State University. All are sched- uled for March 9. Western sites will be announced at a later date. Maryland previously hosted the 1966 finals in which Texas Western downed Kentucky, 72-65, for the title. ti\lmnasties: 67 TrampolineRatings Back The NCAA Gymnastics Rules and Meet Committee has voted to reinstate the 1967 A-B-C trampoline ratings for the 1967-68 season. This, in effect, negates the ratings in the 1968 Gymnastics Rules. The 1967 ratings will also be used in the 1968 Championships in both College and University Divisions. Members of the 1967 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee ore shown os they met to pick the 33 footboll ployerr who were awarded $1,000 rchalarrhipr in December. Seated, left to right, Sherman Stanford, Penn State; Leo A. Harris, Oregon; Chairman Laurence C. UD Baseball: SeriesFormat Changed Woodruff, Kansas. Standing are Samuel E. Barnes, Howard, left, and Carl Troester, AAHPER. Absent at the time of the photograph were Mai. Peter M. Dowkinr, U. 5. Militay Academy, and Major changes in the format of the National Collegiate Baseball Cham- A. D. Kirwan, Kentucky. pionship () were approved by the NCAA Baseball Rules and Tournament Committee at its January meeting and will be submitted to the NCAA Executive Committee for approval in April. NOMINATIONFOLDERS MA ILED Basically, the proposals will eliminate the 11 a.m. game on Monday and Tuesday, change the method of determining the first-round pairings, pos- FOR CAGEPOSTGRAD GRANTS sibly extend the tournament one day, change the method of determining the pairings after the field has been reduced to four teams and make more Nomination folders for 1968 An institution may nominate just equitable the method of determining the home team. NCAA basketball Postgraduate one candidate. The nominee must Scholarships are currently in the certify that he intends to enter In the past, the first two rounds of play were completed in two days mail to the faculty athletic repre- graduate school at the first oppor- with a pair of teams being eliminated Tuesday afternoon. Under the new sentatives of the member institu- tunity. format, the Arst two rounds will take three days to complete with one tions. Candidates Screened team being eliminated on Tuesday and another on Wednesday. The rest The deadline for submission of The district vice-president will of the tournament schedule remains the same. candidates to the respective district screen candidates from each district vice-presidents is March 1. and forward final nominations to First-round pairings have been established for 14 years on a district the NCAA Postgraduate Scholar- round robin basis. For 1968, Districts 1 and 2 will open the tournament on Fifteen $1,000 scholarships will be ship Committee, which makes the Monday with Districts 3 and 4 following. The Tuesday twin bill matches awarded to graduating senior bas- selections. Districts 5 and 6 in the opener and Districts 7 and 8 in the second game. ketball players for use in pursuing Members of the Committee, graduate studies at an institution of chaired by Laurence C. Woodruff of After the field has been reduced to four teams, the remaining quartet the recipient’s choice. will be paired to avoid, if possible, teams meeting more than once before Kansas, include: A. D. Kirwan, the championship game. This adjustment will be mede by the Games Scholarship Breakdown Kentucky; Sherman Stanford, Penn State; Samuel E. Barnes, Howard Committee according to an established formula. Five scholarships will be awarded University; Maj. Peter M. Dawkins, to university division athletes, five U.S. Military Academy; Max to college division players and five Schultze, Minnesota; and J. Neils CD Basketball: 36 TeamsStart March 5 at-large. Thompson, Texas. The 1968 National College Division Basketball Tournament, largest The 15 are part of the 70 post- Twenty-two additional scholar- tournament in the nation with 36 teams competing, will begin March 5 graduate scholarships awarded an- ships will be awarded later in the nually by the NCAA to outstanding when four games open the Northeast Regional. Second round games in the year to participants in sports other student-athletes. A student must than football and basketball. Nomi- Northeast Regional will be played March 6. The other seven regional have an exceptional record as an nations forms for those candidates tournaments will commence March 8 with all championship games being athlete and campus leader and must will be mailed to faculty represent- played March 9. The eight regional champions will compete in Evans- have maintained at least a 3.0 ac- atives in April. The winners of 33 ville, Ind., March 13-15, for the title won in 1967 by Winston-Salem State cumulative grade point average to football scholarships were an- College. Sites of regional tournaments will be determined following the be eligible. nounced in December. selection of teams. 16 Former NCAA Gridders Finalists For Football Hall of Fame Selection Sixteen finalists who were out- 1910, will be inducted into the Hall standing collegiate football players of Fame at the Eleventh Annual Question-At what date does new NCAA legislation become effective? at NCAA member institutions have Awards Dinner in New York Dec. 3. Answer-Unless otherwise provided, legislation adopted by the NCAA been nominated for 1968 induction The 16 finalists are Charles Bed- membership meeting in annual Convention becomes effective in the National Football Founda- narik, Pennsylvania center; the late on the date of its adoption. tion’s Hall of Fame. Eddie Casey, Harvard back; George Question-A freshman first enrolls at a member institution in the fall of They were chosen at the Founda- Cafego, Tennessee back; Henry Ket- tion’s annual Honors Court meeting 1967, or at the beginning of any term during the 1967-68 college cham, Yale center-guard; Glenn held in conjunction with the NCAA Killinger, Penn State back; Elroy year. Is he eligible to participate in NCAA championship events Convention in New York. The an- Hirsch, Wisconsin and Michigan during the winter and spring of 1968? nouncement of the players’ selection back; Bill Kelly, Montana back; Answer-Yes, except for University and College Division Basketball was made by Honors Court Presi- Bobby Layne, Texas back; Don Mil- Championships; however, a freshman competing in basketball dent Fred Russell, sports editor of ler, Notre Dame back; John Pingel, at an institution of less than 1250 undergraduate male enroll- the Nashville Banner, and by Foun- Michigan State back; Jim Owens, ment is eligible to participate in the College Division Basket- dation President Chester J. La- Oklahoma end; Claude (Monk) Si- ball Championship. Reference: NCAA Bylaw 4-1-(d), as amend- Roche. mons, Tulane back; Al (Ox) Wis- ed January 10, 1968. All of the nominees played after tert, Michigan tackle; Adam Walsh, 1910. Eight of them, plus one out- Notre Dame center, Harry Wilson, Question-A student-athlete enrolled at a member institution as a fresh- standing coach and several pioneer Penn State and Army back, and man prior to the fall term of 1967. In light of the provisions of players who performed prior to Claude (Buddy) Young, Illinois back. NCAA Bylaw 4-1-(e), as amended January 10, 1968, is he pro- vided with an additional season of eligibility in NCAA events than the NCAA national tables, for purposes of Bylaw 4-6-(b)- other than basketball and football? (2), what procedures should it follow? Answer-The amendment to Bylaw 4 making freshmen eligible for all Answer-The member should submit its table to the NCAA executive NCAA events except those in football and basketball, will first director who will obtain a ruling from the NCAA Committee apply to the entering freshmen of the 1967-68 academic year. on Academic Testing and Requirements; the Committee has Question-If an institution or conference desires an official ruling as to been given authority in this matter by the NCAA Council sub- whether its experience table is equal to or more demanding ject to its decisions being reviewed by the Council.

4 CONVENTIONVOTES FROSH ELIGIBLE IMMEDIATELY 1 NCAA PROFILE 1 FORNCAA CHAMP IONSHIPEVENTS COMPET ITION Freshmen student- athletes are to compete on the varsity teams of Vote in Morning now eligible for all NCAA cham- institutions with undergraduate The favorable vote came during pionship events except in the sports male enrollments of less than 1250. the Wednesday morning business of football and basketball, and stu- The new legislation is applicable session. Despite the close standing dents may compete on varsity teams vote, no call was made for a recount and in championship events for four to all student-athletes who enrolled at a member institution no earlier or roll call and the measure was ap- years. proved. An amendment to Bylaws 4-l and than the fall of 1967. It is retro- 4-2 at the recent 62nd Convention active to the extent that it allows a An attempt to reconsider the item opened the way for first-year par- freshman who competed in cross- was made early in the afternoon ticipation. country or soccer last fall to be session, but a number of delegates The change, sponsored by the eligible for NCAA play during his argued with apparent effect that a Western Athletic and Southeastern senior year. substantial number of those voting Conferences, passed by a 163-160 The change does not provide an earlier had left the meeting feeling vote. additional year of eligibility for a the matter was decided and recon- 1250 Rule Unaffected student-athlete who enrolled at a sideration was unfair to them. In the sports of football and bas- member institution prior to the 1967 The motion to reconsider then ketball, freshmen are still allowed fall term. was soundly defeated by voice vote.

DR. EARL RAMER In-season Competition A man who wears many hats is Dr. Earl Ramer of the University of Council Asks Olympic Eligibility Adjustments Tennessee, NCAA vice-president from District 3. because he is not enrolled would ticipation and the NCAA Council In a strong move to assist the In addition to his NCAA title, Dr. 1968 U.S. Olympic movement, the normally not be eligible for colle- will approve any necessary adjust- Ramer also is head of the Depart- NCAA Council asked allied confer- giate play until he re-enrolled and ments in NCAA requirements to ac- ment of Curriculum and Instruction ences and member institutions to resumed his studies during the sec- complish this objective.” in Tennessee’s College of Education, adjust rules governing the eligibil- ond term. In a semester institution, Not Forced to Sacrifice chairman of the University’s Ath- ity of student-athletes who partici- winter sports participants would Council members added that with letics Board, a former president of pate in the 1968 Summer Games. miss much of the collegiate season. The action came at the post-con- these policies students should not the Faculty Association and a for- vention meeting of the Association’s Might Face Progress Rules be forced to the choice of either sac- mer member of the Executive Com- policy-making body. Even when back in school, the rificing much of a collegiate season mittee of the Southeastern Con- In essence, the Council urged that student-athlete might face confer- or sitting out an entire year and ference. rtudents be allowed to practice and ence progress rule requirements. thus being forced into a fifth aca- He holds, or has held, various compete in accordance with playing While noting that apparently demic year as an undergraduate. other portfolios in both his life’s and practice rules in the normal NCAA rules are not specifically in- The Council stressed that should work, education, and in his avoca- collegiate pattern during 1968-69 volved and that the athletes would the student not enroll for the scc- tion, athletics. even though not enrolled for the ond term, his eligibility would im- be eligible for NCAA events, the NCAA Assignments frst term next fall. Council took steps to ensure the mediately cease. Further, it ex- The specific problem is the loss strongest possible Olympic team for pressed hope that wherever possible Dr. Ramer’s NCAA work has of class time caused by the late this country by adopting the follow- student-athletes involved would at- covered a variety of assignments. dates of the Games. Most partici- ine statement: tempt some collegiate work during He has served on a number of sub- committees and has been particular- pants will be forced to forego en- ;; We urge our members to adjust the fall term. rolling for the first term of the 196% ly active in the area of the Post- their institutional and conference 69 university year. graduate Scholarship program. He rules to permit students to partici- also has served on the Penalty Re- Would Miss Season pate in the Olympic Games without Four Join Council and view Committee. Consequently, a student -athlete loss of collegiate eligibility or par- Weaver Is Then Elected An articulate man, Dr. Ramer’s efforts as athletics board chairman Scrappy Moore Retires I0 Executive Committee at Tennessee have been directed to- Thank You” Continued from page 1 ward the total sports program, As Chattanooga Mentor The NCAA has received Milton F. Hartvigsen, Brigham rather than emphasizing one or two thank you’s of particular Young University, Dean of the Col- sports above the others. As a result After 35Year Career warmth from the business- lege of Physical Education, Vice- of his efforts, and the efforts of other men feted at its New York University officials who shared these The dean of president of District 7; Arthur W. Honors Luncheon. The NEWS coaches, A. C. ‘Scrappy” Moore, has Nebel, , Dean views, the Tennessee athletic pro- retired as head coach at the Univer- prints excerpts here so all of the School of Social and Com- gram is well diversified and highly sity of Chattanooga, but will con- NCAA members and person- munity Services, At-large, and Earl respected. tinue as director of athletics. nel may share the thanks. M. Ramer, , Dr. Ramer joined the Tennessee ‘?May I express my thanks professor of education, At-large. College of Education staff in 1944 His colleagues honored him by and appreciation to the Asso- naming him College Division Coach ciation for bestowing this The terms of the vice-presidents as an associate professor. Prior to of the Year at the recent AFCA award on me. The plaque is a are for two years, those of the At- that he had worked in the public Convention in New York City. handsome one, and wlll be large members are for three years. schools of his native Obion County, Moore went to Chattanooga in prominently displayed in my Tenn., in the public schools of Tal- Executive Committee lahassee, Fla., in the demonstration 1926, serving as an assistant coach office:’ Chosen to serve another year on before assuming the head coaching school of the University of Florida “I want to thank you for one the Executive Committee were Ev- position in 1932. His 1967 squad of the most stimulating and and on the faculty of Western Mary- compiled a 7-3 record, giving Moore pleasant luncheons which I erett D. Barnes, director of athletics, land College. a 172-146-13 record for 35 years as have ever attended and, more Colgate University; William J. Flynn, director of athletics, Boston Academic Advance a head coach. especially, for the award He became a full professor in Scrappy, known throughout the which you so graciously and College; Jesse T. Hill, director of athletics, University of Southern 1946, chairman of the secondary country by the nickname given him generously gave to me. It was education staff in 1953 and head of in high school, will be succeeded by a most enjoyable occasion and California; H. B. Lee, director of the Department of Curriculum and Harold Wilkes, presently an assis- I extend to you and the NCAA athletics, ; Instruction in 1954. tant at Chattanooga. my deep appreciation and Robert F. Ray, dean of the Division gratitude.” In his other field of interest, he “Many of my friends,” said Moore, of Extension and University Ser- became a member of the UT Ath- “have kidded me about how UC “The NCAA luncheon was a vices, , and Fran- huge success and very satisfy- letics Board in 1957 and was named presidents come and go, but Scrappy cis E. Smiley, dean of students, chairman of that body in 1961. His Moore goes on forever. Well, I’ve ing to me in many ways, as I Colorado School of Mines. am sure it was also to the oth- service on the Athletics Board led enjoyed my years of coaching, but President Marcus L. Plant, Uni- to his later stewardship with the ers who attended. I am very I think it’s time for me to step and the proud of the award you saw versity of Michigan, professor of aside.” law, and Secretary-Treasurer Er- NCAA. Moore served under six of the fit to give me. The plaque will permanently occupy a proml- nest B. McCoy, dean and director of Dr. Ramer holds bachelor’s and 11 presidents in Chattanooga’s 82- athletics, Pennsylvania State Uni- master’s degrees from George Pea- year history. nent place in our home where it will be seen by all our versity, are ex officio members of body College, Nashville, and a doc- “It’s been challenging and event- friends and visitors, and, I’m both the Council and Executive torate from Teachers College of ful,” said the veteran mentor, “but sure, be an inspiration to our Committee, while the Vice-presi- Columbia University, New York. He most of all I’ve had the privilege of three sons.” dent At-large is an ex officio mem- and his wife, Emma, are the parents coaching many fine young men.” ber of the Executive Committee. of two sons, Claude and Sam.

NCAA NEWS / February, 1968 5 4. This WCII the scene Monday morning os President Marcus 1. Piant gaveyed the NCAA’s 62nd Convention to order. Members of the NCAA c ouncil q nd Executive Committee are on the rostrum. 5. President Plant Presents the Theodore Roosevelt Aword to Senator Leverett Sultonrtoll os MC Howard K. Smith beams op- provol at left. 6. David Nelson of Delaware, Moi. Pete Dawkinr of Army and NCAA Executive Director Wal- ter Byers check the Convention program. 7. Senator Soltonstall responds. 8. Moi. Dowkins, a member of the Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, greets two winners he helped select, Keith M. Miles, Trinity, and Bohdan Neswiocheny of the U. S. Military Academy. 9. The NCAA Pubiic Relations Committee meeting in New York included, seated, Tom Miller, Indiono; Edgar Barrett, Marshall; Chairman Bob Cheyne, Arkonror; standing, Jon Foley, Springfield; Jack Cherry, Xavier; Bill Young, Wyoming; Ler Unger, Rutgers. 10, 11, 18, 19. PRESS CONFERENCE--ECAC c ommirsioner Asa Bushnell, TV Committee Chairman William J. Flynn, President Plant and UD Basketball Tournament Committee Chairman H. B. Lee meet the press. 12. Miles and Ncswiacheny join Postgrod winners Alan Bersin of Harvard, left, Kenneth Zagrebski of the Air Force Academy, Richard Starbuck, Norwich University, and Ben Mortensen of Pennsylvqnia. 13. Wyoming’s Bill

Young is CoSIDA president. 14-17. Luncheon speakers included George Chompion, Chairman, Board of Directors, The Chose Manhattan Bank, President Plant. MC Haword K. Smith of ABC, and 1958 Heirmon Trophy Winner Dowkins. Convention Appoints Members to 22 Committees, 9 Chair men New members were appointed to 22 NCAA committees, and nine new Gymnastics Rules and Meet committee chairmen were named at the annual Convention in New York. Joseph Regna, University of Florida 9-l-68 9-l-74 All were elected by the attending delegates, with the majority of the Gordon H. Chalmers, Indiana State University 9-l-68 9-l-69 full-term selectees to assume their posts Sept. 1 of this year. Ice Hockey Rules and Tournament Among the new chairmen are John Waldorf, Big Eight Conference, Sidney Watson, Bowdoin College 9-l-68 9-l-74 chairman of the Football Rules Committee; James H. Witham, University Lacrosse Rules of Northern Iowa, College Committee, and Bill McClure, Abilene Christian Bruce Allison, Union College, Schenectady, N. Y. 9-l-68 9-l-74 College, Track and Field Rules and Meet Committee. The complete list follows: Skiing Rules and Meet 9-l-74 Term Term Ralph Townsend, Williams College immediately Baseball Bules and Tournament Begins Expires Ward Wells, Univ. of Minnesota, Duluth immediately 9-l-69 Dist. Z-Thomas A. Petroff, Rider College 9-l-68 9-l-72 CHAIRMAN-Willy Schaeffler, Univ. of Denver (already on committee) Dist. 7-Glenn Tuckett, Brigham Young University 9-l-68 9-l-72 Soccer Rules and Tournament Dist. 8-Charles Brayton, Washington State Univ. 9-l-68 9-l-72 Julius Menendez, San Jose State College 9-l-68 9-l-75 Basketball Tournament, College Division Alan King, Worcester Polytechnic Institute immediately 9-l-69 Larry Kerker, Humboldt State College 9-l-68 9-l-74 Swhnming Rules and Meet A. C. Bundgaard, St. Olaf College 9-l-68 9-l-73 Dist. l-Charles Butt, Bowdoin College 9-l-68 9-l-72 Wilbur G. Renken, Albright College 9-l-68 9-l-72 Dist. 2-Robert Clotworthy, Princeton University 9-l-68 9-1-72 CHAIRMAN-Walter Hass, University of Chicago (already on committee) Dist. B-Don Van Rossen, 9-l-68 9-l-72 Basketball Tournament, University Division Tennis Tournament J. D. Morgan, UCLA 9-l-68 9-l-74 Stan Drobac, Michigan State University 9-l-68 9-l-74 Fencing Rules and Meet CHAIRMAN-Dale Lewis, University of (already on committee) Hugo M. Castello, New York University 9-l-68 9-l-74 Track and Field Rules and Meet Football Rules Dist. ‘I-Clarence Robison, Brigham Young Univ. 9-l-68 9-l-72 Dist. 5-Gomer T. Jones, Univ. of Oklahoma l-l-69 l-l-72 CD-James Deegan, Mount St. Mary’s College immediately 9-l-72 AL-John Waldorf, Big Eight Conference l-l-69 l-l-75 JC-Orville Gregory, Cowley Community College, CD-Stan Sheriff, Univ. of Northern Iowa immediately 1-1-72 Arkansas City, Kansas 9-l-68 9-l-70 AL-Forest Evashevski, University of Iowa immediately l-l-74 CHAIRMAN-Bill McClure, Abilcne Christian (already on committee) CHAIRMAN-John Waldorf, Big Eight Conference Wrestling Rules and Tournament Football Playoffs, College Division Dist. I-Kenneth Kraft, Northwestern University 9-l-68 9-l-72 Edgar A. Sherman, Muskingum College immediately 9-l-72 Dist. g--Harry Larche, Pan American College 9-l-68 9-l-72 Golf Tournament CHAIRMAN-Marvin Hess, University of Utah (already on committee) Jesse Haddock, Wake Forest University 9-l-68 9-l-74 College Dist. a--David Busey, Lycoming College 9-l-68 9-l-72 Dist. I-William Bernlohr, Capital University 9-l-68 9-l-72 NCAA Membership Nears 700 Mark Secretary-Bob Pritchard, Worcester Poly. Inst. (already on committee) CHAIRMAN-James H. Witham, University of Northern Iowa As Idaho, Illinois Schools Join (already on committee) The College of Idaho and the Officer is Warren B. Knox. Dr. Gil- Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports University of Illinois at Chicago bert Hunt is faculty representative, William E. Newell, Trainer, Purdue University 9-l-68 9-l-74 Circle both joined the NCAA dur- Dick Carrow is director of athletics. Constitution and Bylaws ing January to increase the As- Its enrollment is 872. Kenneth Fairman, Princeton University 9-l-68 9-l-74 sociation’s membership to near the C of I is a member of the Pacific CHAIRMAN-Frank Remington, Univ. of Wisconsin, 700 mark. Northwest Conference. It fields Madison (already on committee) teams in football, basketball, wrest- Extra Events The addition of the Caldwell, Ida- ling, baseball, track, golf and tennis. ho, and Chicago institutions upped The enrollment of Illinois at Chi- James Decker, Syracuse University 9-l-68 9-l-73 the total NCAA membership to 692, cago Circle is 11,934. It fields teams C. M. “Tad” Smith, Univ. of Mississippi immediately 9-1-71 and the number of active members in football, cross country, soccer, Olympic to 604. Illinois at Chicago Circle is swimming, gymnastics, wrestling, Dist. 5-Jack McClelland, immediately 9-l-70 in District 4, College of Idaho is in volleyball, ice hockey, basketball, District 8. College Baseball Tournament tennis, golf, baseball, track and field Midwest-J. A. Tomlinson, Arkansas State Univ. immediately 9-l-69 In addition to its 604 active mem- and fencing. bers, the NCAA has 26 associate Norman A. Parker is UICC chan- Pacific Coast-J. Neil Stahley, Portland State immediately 9-l-70 members, 41 allied members and 21 cellor, Dr. Richard Kohler is faculty Mideast-William Henry, Union University immediately 9-1-71 affiliated members. representative and Sheldon L. Atlantic Coast-John Winkin, Colby College immediately 9-l-72 College of Idaho’s chief Executive Fordham is director of athletics. CHAIRMAN--John Winkin, Colby College NCAA STAFF ORGANIZATION-1968

With the recent re-organization of the NCAA staff, the addition of an Official Film Service, and the changing of the former NCAB to the NCSS, a review of the NCAA staff organization is in order. Each staff member is listed in the chart above, with his or her primary duties indicated. All of the offices, staffs and services function under the directorship of Walter Byers in the Kansas City Executive Office. The NCSS is in the Graybar Build- ing, 420 Lexington Ave., New York, while CAPS is at 347 East Thomas Road, Phoenix, Arizona. 8 ARMED FORCES ATHLETIC PROGRAMS Columnary Craft AWAIT INTERESTED COLLEGE GRADS Continued from page 2 I College graduates of recent days practice opportunities and competi- Frank Boggs,-- Daily Oklahoman or the immediate future who face a tion in many sports, the armed serv- For some reason which is difficult to understand, seems military obligation should be aware ices conduct programs which could to be developing an inferiority complex. Grown men who have devoted that armed forces athletic oppor- well aid athletes with Olympic lifetimes to making autumn the prettiest time of the sports year are be- tunities are often available in all goals. coming prone to panic . . . branches of the service. The athletes themselves, or Latest indication . . . was the announcement the NCAA is studying the With the coming Olympic Games coaches or athletic directors wish- feasibility of setting up its own Super Bowl which would declare, for all to focusing increased attention upon ing to advise them, can obtain infor- mation on various military athletic toast, the National Collegiate Champion. programs. Inquiries should be di- . The college men tend to forget they already have a pretty fine product rected to William K. MacNamara, available. CISM Chief of Information, OASD At least it has seemed that way to me for some time and I was reminded (PA), Room 2E773, Pentagon, Wash- of it again the other night while trying to see the end of the ington, D. C. 20301. before I fainted. CISM, the Conseil International . pro football, not if Pete Rozelle lives to be 100, never can match the “The educational goals of foot- du Sport Miiitaire, also seeks in- collegiate version for atmosphere, excitement, enthusiasm and well-shaped ball remain the same, whether formation on outstanding athletes baton twirlers. you’re playing before 5,000, 30,000 inducted into the service from di- Green Bay, in case you had lost count, will be playing its 23rd game of or 100,000,” says Paul Brechler. rectors and coaches. Translated into the season (the Super Bowl) next Sunday. commissioner of the Western Ath- English as the International Mili- One of the reasons college football remains attractive is that its season is letic Conference. tary Sports Council, it is an organi- zation dedicated to the promotion of short and sweet. I: I * Herm Rohrig of Omaha, Nebr., has goodwill through military sports Fred Russell, Nashville Banner been named supervisor of football competition. Sometimes referred to (Writing about th.e nppnrent increase in scoring in college football and basketball officials by the Big as the Military Olympics, CISM games. ) Ten Conference, marking the first Games are held annually. No one has a convincing explanation, but Ihere’s evidence that the rules lime since 1948 that that Conference Sports contested include basket- change, keeping interior linemen at the scrimmage line on punts until the has had one man serving in the ball, soccer, water polo, field hock- ball is kicked, may be a contributing factor. dual role. ey, volleyball and orienteering. * lit * Individual competition is held in “The main factor,” said Vanderbilt coach Bill Pace, “is that the longer I-I. Mark Saizman. athletic direc- fencing, swimming and diving, punt returns give teams better field position. You can get drives started tor at Pacific Lutheran University shooting, track and field, wrestling, much easier when not inside your own 20-yard line.” since 1958, resigned in December boxing, parachuting, judo, modern College scoring gets another boost from the 1967 rules change that due to a disabling illness. No per- pentathlon and cross country. doesn’t start the clock until the ball is snapped after a change of posses- manent successor has been named. MacNamara can provide informa- sion. This had helped to produce 6.8 more rushes and passes per game than * * t tion on these and other military last season. Three of the 1967 recipients of sports activities. NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship * ;. /. TOP TRACK STARS DEFY AAU THREAT Awards for football played prep Weisman Trophy winner and war Continued from page 1 bail together at Seattle’s Roosevelt hero Pete Dawkins at the NCAA declared ineligible for Olympic competition, but something which the High School. Steve Doolittie of the Honors Luncheon: “As war is an ex- IAAF has never actually done or itself threatened. University of Puget Sound, Jack tension of diplomacy, athletics is Crowley also mentioned, in reference to comments by several legislators Root of Stanford University and an extension 0P learning.” that the lawmakers should concern themselves with learning the facts of Craig Dodel of Claremont College 6 .!c .: the track situation and determining who is impeding American athletic are the Northwesterners involved. Bill Masterton, National Hockey freedom before condemning both sides. 1: * z League player who died of injuries He added that anyone who reads the transcript of the August, 1967, The Philadelphia Sportswriters received in a recent game, was high Association named Southern Cali- Senate Commerce Committee hearings will have no trouble deciding it scorer and most valuable player in fornia’s O(range) J(uice) Simpson the 1961 NCAA Championship while is indeed the AAU which threatens athletic freedom in this country. Amateur Athlete of the Year. leading Denver to its third title.

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Sit. of the 45th annual Notional Collegiate Swimming and Diving Championships, March the international distance of 50 meters, the architect’s designed cm extension of two of the 28-30. is the Dartmouth College Pool. The five-year old rtructure will seat 2,200 spectators swimming lanes. Two of the more important individuals involved in the construction were cowh and has such innovations as an observation pit which enables coaches to watch swimmers from Karl Michosl and architect R. Jackson Smith, both of whom are fo:mer swimming lettermen below the surface and talk to them at poolside. In order to provide Olympic training over ot Dartmouth. NCAA NEWS /’ February, 1968 9 ASTROTURF PLUS ONE-A REPORT

A tape shows the thickness of Astroturf’s under surface, cushioning foam and nylon pile. This is the surface used on football fields, just one of several surfaces for various sports needs.

Oflicials Enthusiaetlc partial solution for land-hungry Happy and Overjoyed Versatile Surface Officials managing both fields are athletic departments. We are happy and overjoyed with highly enthusiastic about the re- ISU Injuries Down the results of the turf. It is so much Gets Rave Reviews sults, citing a drop in injuries, much ISU trainer Mel Blickenstaff re- better than even our fondest better playing conditions, few prob- ported following the season that the dreams. We used the field 67 times, On Jwo Gridirons lems. Sycamores suffered only one knee for 23 practices and 43 games. This Astroturf is nylon pile over poly- The only drawback seems to be injury which sidelined the player is equivalent to nearly 12 years of vinyl chloride cushioning foam. the initial investment required to for three days. Ordinarily he ex- normal wear. It is also one of the most interest- install Astroturf, for it costs $2.00 pects 6-10 knee injuries and two Early in December, we held a ing products to be introduced in the per square foot, and ISU required or three operations. critique on the wear and installa- field of athletics in many years. 72,000 square feet (35 tons) to Four slight ankle sprains were tion of the field. Those in attendance Astroturf is Monsanto’s all- cover Memorial Stadium. suffered, which did not keep any were in research and development weather nylon surface-or actually Additionally, it costs approxi- player from 3 single game. One from the Monsanto Company, our several surfaces going on a good mately 60 to 70 cents per square fracture in the ankle area was sus- own school district engineer, the number more. Its name comes from foot to prepare the surface. This fig- tained. Ordinarily Blickenstaff ex- subcontractors who did the installa- the first major application of the ure can vary widely depending pects twice as many. tion, and 1. We went over the in- product, in the Houston Astrodome. upon conditions present. Chalmers adds, “You can do stallation with a fine toothed comb The new installations on the out- KU Director of Athletics Gordon things with this field you couldn’t and all of us were amazed at the door fields are of the longest pile Chalmers reported no serious knee possibly do with a grass field.” ISU condition of the field after the 67 type of surface made. The Houston or ankle injuries occurred in any experienced excellent traction wet times it has been used. turf is medium pile, while others game played on the field, and Coach or dry, and never called off practice We all agreed that the field is in are being made for lawns, play- Jerry Huntsman reported “sure because of muddy fields. better condition now than when the grounds, golf greens and tees-two footing is the single biggest ad- An extremely comprehensive re- season started three months ago. It different types-and for tennis vantage of Astroturf we have found port was compiled for the NEWS by is especially better in the areas be- courts. to date.” Harvey Lanman, director of athlet- tween the 30 yard lines and the side Last September Astroturf was in- ISU stressed the need for obtain- ics for the Seattle Public Schools. zones where usually the fields are stalled for the first time on two out- ing flexibility and high utilization It is the most complete, detailed re- in the poorest condition. Somehow door football fields, Indiana State of its facility, a common goal of port on an Astroturf installation this usage and hard wear seemed to Universlty’a Memorial Stadium in modern urban campuses. Installa- done to date, and is worthy of di- soften up or loosen up the Astro- Terre Haute, Ind., and on the Se- tion of the Astroturf in such a case rect quotation. It should answer turf and made it better. attle Memorial High School Sta- reduces the need for separate prac- almost any question an athletic di- As yet, none of 3s can predict dium. tice fields upon which to rotate rector or coach might have regard- how long it will last. I don’t think This is a report, one football sea- practice sessions when poor weather ing Astroturf. we will be able to collect on our son later. sets in. Therefore it may offer a Here is Lanman’s report: five-year full replacement guaran- ConventionApproves 19 Amendmen Includingts, 1.600, FB Practice Ru le Topped by a rather unemotional six-conference amendment was adding paragraph (e) will permit of the NEWS. adoption of the Council-sponsored adopted. the Association to fix responsibility The changes in the Executive amendment of the 1.600 legislation, Then, by a surprising 232-92 mar- on the student comparable to that Regulations overhauled Anancial the NCAA Convention approved 19 gin, the Council’s amendment now imposed upon institutions and administration of Championship amendments to ‘the Association’s passed, with the legislation then institutional staff members in cases events and gave final, formal ap- Constitution and Bylaws at the 62nd changed according to its terms, and where there is knowing and willful proval to the granting of two per Annual Convention in New York. with the previous amendment set violation of Association rules or cent of the net receipts from the Also passed were two changes aside, in effect. fraud or gross dishonesty in evad- meet to the host institution to cover in the Executive Regulations and ing rules by a student. miscellaneous expenses incurred. Finally, by a strong voice vote, The interpretations, covered on nine interpretations of the Consti- the ECAC proposal was defeated. The football practice amendment tution and Bylaws by the Officers page 3 of the December NEWS, Of the other 19 amendments, provides three options by which an passed without incident. and the Council. most were of an administrative institution may determine ‘the open- Key to the revision of Bylaw 4- Revision of 0.1. 2 (d) passed 200- rather than policy nature and ipg date of its fall football practice. 6-(b) was the order of considera- 0, then 0.1. 14 was revised 135-31. passed without dissent. The adop- It also limits activity during the Both needed a two-thirds majority tion approved by the delegates. tion of legislation grancting eligibil- first three days of the practice to as constitutional revisions. By a 199-I 17 margin, the Conven- ity for championship events to non-contact conditioning drills and tion delayed consideration of the 0.1.‘~ 101, 113, 115, 116, 117 and freshmen is discussed in another restricts football gear to headgear 182 were revised by voice vote. ECAC amendment which would NEWS story. and shoes during that period. have completely eliminated the leg- The first and last prohibit cx- Others of interest include an en- The National College Division islation. The Convention then pcnses and practice for ineligible forcement amendment, a football Baseball Championship was for- moved to consideration of the students, 14 more extensively de- practice amendment and three mally established by that amend- fines a professional team, 101 per- amendment of six conferences, amendments establishing a Na- ment. The first tournament will be mits one semester or quarter’s at- which in effect eliminated para- tional College Division Baseball played this season under a resolu- tendance at another institution graph (2) of ‘the legislation, and Championship. tion of the 1967 Convention. without transfer penalty, 115 de- after that, the Council-sponsored First amended by the Council, These and the other amendments fines “student-athlete” and 113, 116 amendment. then passed by the Convention, an passed were thoroughly discussed and 117 deal with 1.600 testing and First, by a vote of 170-156, the amendment to Constitution 3-10 by in the December and January issues determination. 10 FROM INDIANA STATE AND SEATTLE

tee because I know it will last much ter than on a grass surface. Evcry- longer than that. thing seems to stand out so much Injuries Down Again more clearly and it has been a great As to injuries, it is a fact that we coaching aid for those who take have cut down injuries better than movies. The plays seem to develop 50 per cent. We have no way of better as far as the spectators are comparing statistics from last year, concerned and it certainly has made because we have played so many it more enjoyable for people to more games on the field this year watch. than we did last year. I can give some facts, such as we played four 5. Weather-This is no longer a games in a row without a doctor or condition as far as game strategy trainer stepping on the field as a re- either offensively or defensively, sult of an injury to a player. because we pass as much now and run wide plays as on a completely I have also noted that the game dry field. time has been shortened approxi- mately 20 minutes because of the 6. Shoes- We have now licked few time outs necessary. the shoe problem during wet wcath- The head coach of the Seattle pro- er and there is no slipping. We have fessional team using the Stadium tested many shoes and have found has statistics showing that he had out that the least expensive shoe nine serious knee injuries this past with the most cleats has proven to football season, four of them re- be the most satisfactory for this quiring operations. type of surface. Many schools and The most amazing thing is that universities are now using this type none of these leg injuries occurred for practice because they are get- during home games on the Astro- ting fewer injuries, even on a grass turf. field, with the soccer type cleat. The Converse Turf Star #l-9447 shoe at 1. Striping-The striping of the a cost of $6 has been by far the most field has always been a problem. successful shoe we have had. Also, We haven’t licked this problem, but the ripple soled shoe, the smaller we have been able to play fourteen the ripple the better, has proved games without restriping the field. very successful. The uniformity of the surface is apparent in this view at Indiana State. And, as you know, any time the nor- ISU officials stress increased utilization of field with Astrotut-f surface. mal field is wet and muddy you 7. Maintenance-We haven’t had have to restripe during the half- any yet. We will clean the field some time next month, simply be- time of a game. The chemists are 10. High Scoring-It has been juries-because of the slide of play- working on this problem and they canse we haven’t cleaned it or done amazing the high scoring that has ers when they make contact with soon hope to be able to go a full sea- anything to it this fall. We have cut resulted from playing on this field. the field. down our working force by three son without restriping. We have broken all the scoring rec- 12. Hardness-Actually the field 2. Attendance-I am sure it has men because we don’t need them now. Most schools can save from 10 ords and we have seen very few low is softer than the cushion I have on increased. However, we are playing scoring games. Also, we have had my offIce chair. so many more ball games on Astro- to 15 per cent a year from main- tenance and upkeep of a grass field. more long runs this year than any 13. Installation-When compared turf than in the past that I have no time in history. to the installation in Houston Astro- basis for comparison. I can say that 8. Desire to Play on the Field-I 11. Abrasiveness - This is some- dome, our installation is far better. we broke the stadium attendance made a survey of our coaches not Please mention this, as I know many record here one night. I can’t give thing people always ask about. We long ago, asking them many ques- coaches saw the Astroturf there last all the credit to Astroturf, but I am thought we would have a certain tions relative to when they would year at the National Convention. sure a lot of people came to see it. degree of abrasive action, but we be willing to play on the Astro- have found we have had very little, As to a final quote, please let me turf. Surprisingly, every one of the 3. Uniforms- Again, I mention in fact very little more than on a say “We have worked for four years the little wear on the uniforms coaches said he would be willing to grass field. When the field is com- to get the football players of the which will make the budgets go a play on Saturday morning in order pletely dry some schools have used City of Seattle out of the mud and great deal further. Also, the clean- to get to play on the Astroturf, rath- thin elbow pads, but they are not to make our field a much safer and er than play on our former fields ing bill is not a problem like it used needed now that we have our rainy better place to play. We accom- to be, because they just have to at a seemingly more popular time. season. I think that next year, when plished this by having the Astroturf hang them up to dry out the per- 9. Disadvantages-It is hard for the lield is completely dry, we are installed, and we are so happy with spiration. me to give you any disadvantages going to water it before games. the results. As far as I am con- 4. Movies - Somehow the Astro- even after 67 times. Possibly the Many will probably laugh at this, cerned, the field has paid for itself turf seems to make the pictures initial cost and the worry of vandal- but we know it has been one of the in one year because of the lack of show the players and the plays bet- ism might be listed. main reasons we have cut down in- injuries to the players.”

Astroturf’s clean appearance is notable in Seattle’s Memorial Stadium. In very rainy climate, this field previously was simply a bog. Now coaches would even play Saturday morning just to get to use it.

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NCAA Calendar of Coming Events

Event Site or Host Date Event Site or Host Date

USTFF Indoor Invitational Madison Square Garden Feb. 9 National College Division Emory University Mar. 20-22 Track Meet New York City Swimming Championships Atlanta, Georgia

National College Division Springfield College Mar. 7-9 National Collegiate Penn State University Mar. 21-23 G;riEtics Champion- Springfield, Massachusetts Wrestling Championships University Park, Pa.

National Collegiate Air Force Academy Mar. 21-23 National College Division Mankato State College Mar. 8-9 Skiing Championships Wrestling Championships Mankato, Minnesota Yampa Valley College Steamboat Springs, Co10 National College Division University of Evansville Mar. 13-15 Basketball Finals Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana National Collegiate Sports Arena Mar. 22-23 Basketball Finals LOS Angeles, California National Collegiate University of Minnesota Mar. 14-16 Ice Hockey Championship Duluth, Minnesota National Collegiate Wayne State University Mar. 28-30 Fencing Championships Detroit, Michigan National Collegiate Indoor University of Michigan Mar. 15-16 Track Championships Cobo Hall National Collegiate Dartmouth College Mar. 28-30 Detroit, Michigan Swimming Championships Hanover, New Hampshire

National Collegiate Basket- North Carolina State Univ. Mar. 15-16 NCAA Olympic Basketball Freedom Hall Mar. 28 ball East Regional Raleigh, North Carolina Exhibition Games Louisville, Kentucky - National Collegiate Basket- Mar. 15-16 NCAA Olympic Basketball Roberts Stadium Mar. 30 ball Mideast Regional Lexington, Kentucky Exhibition Game Evansville, Indiana

National Collegiate Basket- Wichita State University Mar. 15-16 National Collegiate Gym- April 4-6 ball Midwest Regional Wichita, Kansas nastics Championships Tucson, Arizona I National Collegiate Basket- University of New Mexico Mar. 15-16 U.S. Olympic Basketball University of New Mexico April 4-6 ball West Regional Albuquerque, New Mexico Trials Albuquerque, New Mexico