Show COLLEGES AMATEUR Northwestern Athletes Want Spending Spendina Money By TOMMY U DEVINE CHICAGO June 8 UP UP The The bid of Northwestern university football players for shorter hours and bigger pay on their time part campus Jobs appeared stymied Saturday by Western conference regulations Approximately 30 Northwestern i football players Friday joined In a written petition to Head Coach Waldorf Valdorf for collective bargaining rights The sought a cash stipend for spending money In addition to the room and board now granted them for their part- part time work Conference rules are very strict on the matter of work and payments payments pay pay- ments to athletes Ted Northwestern's athletic director said We abide by those regulations regulations regula regula- and theres there's no way In the world In which a sizable cash payment payment payment pay pay- ment could be made pointed out conference regulations require the 8 to report the numb number r of hours each athlete works and the amount of the payment made him A conference spokesman explained ex cx- the athlete can cannot not be paid a wage higher than a and the job at which he is employed employed employed em em- must be a legitimate one The work report on V Western conference athletes for the past year was WM submitted to Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- Kenneth L. L Wilson Vilson last month and the docking of one athlete for failure to report regu regu- lady for tor work and the dismissal of another from his job was said to be one source of dissatisfaction with the present setup on the part of the Under the present labor policy an athlete must work eight hours houri a week during the football season and 10 14 hours weekly out of ot season season season sea sea- son to earn his room and boar board t The purportedly wanted an additional monthly payment of ot 36 for spending money The petition tot for Improved ro conditions condition oV was waa said to have been dratted drafted te br by Ray Norman lormIl an end from Wheeling w V Va Ed Buck Buckets ell lUnch star tar fullback and elect captain In 1943 before entering the army inny was named as u another It leader tr of the movement abut Olt of ot the Northwestern athletes nave have Jobs with the tho grounds and building department depart depart- ment of the school The bass ball pa pay forthe tor for the work Is JI ISo per r hour We have taYl a training table during the football season said which b gives the players their re big g meal l of the day doy ny That is i in the UlC reason reDlon they are required to work only eight hours hour then to tarn earn the rest reat of their room roam and nd board The demands of the Northwestern athletes athletes ath ath- letes are the first to gain public attention atten atten- tion but there has haa been bUll an undercurrent of oC unrest on the part of returning service servicemen men who are athletes at various midwest midwest- em ant schools These athletes sought a cash payment equal to the UI amount the go government gov rov- emment Is II providing for their tuition and books They hold bold t they were r provided t the concessions at et by the 1 schools c in lri prewar day days and that a compensating grant now should be bo made since Ince the be college no longer stands the eX expense |