Show University of California May Insure Athletes v BERKELEY Co Cal Jan 22 UP The UP-The Tho eye injury which nearly deprived Frank Alustiza rugged Stanford quarterback of the sight of one of br h his e eyes es ma may result in University of California taking out blanket i insurance sura ce policies on its some athletes it was was learned 4 today Alustiza was injured in the Stan- Stan ford fordUC L. L A. A game game and for several several several sev sev- eral weeks thereafter was confined in a San Francisco hospital convalescing convalescing convalescing conva conva- from delicate surgery performed performed performed per per- formed to remedy dy a torn retina am arid and rc restore ore the e eye to normal The operation was a complete success and Alustiza's vision now 15 Is normal However he cannot play piny football again unless he wishes to risk blindness in at least one eye ce The case caused considerable comment on the University of California Cali Call fornia tornia campus with the result that university athletic officials now have an Investigator surveying the possibility of obtaining insurance policies on each of the Golden Bear athletes participating in sanctioned organized sports Ve We have come to the conclusion that furnishing complete hospital hospital- hospitalization hospitalization for Injured players is not the end of our responsibility said Kenneth Kenneth Kenneth Ken Ken- neth Priestley university public relations director and assistant graduate manager If he becomes permanently disabled or handicapped handicapped handicapped handi handi- capped through injuries received while engaged in sanctioned athletics athletics athletics ath ath- under auspices of the school he is entitled to definite remuneration remuneration remuneration tion of some sort fiort Principal obstacles to be overcome overcome overcome over over- come if the tho university is to adopt the plan it appeared would b be ob obtaining b. b b- b t taming a standardized policy to cover cr virtually every cry type of in injury in- in jury or jury or death Including death including broken arms legs loss of vision and down through h facial disfigurement lis disfigure figure figure- ment and availability 1 of an equitable equitable equi equi- table premium Plans called for paying policy premiums pre pre- from the student body treasury treasury treasury treas treas- ury on a flat rate with amounts varying with 9 tho the risk of the various various va va- va rious sports |