Show w We W z Robbed Millet Terms Rejection As Black Eye PROVO PROVO Utah March 18 UP P- P Coach F Floyd oyd Millett of Brigham I Young university y Wednesday night I termed as unfair a ruling which dashed B B BY Y YUI U's Us final hopes hopes' for a aberth aberth berth In the N CAA basketball playoffs at Kansas City i Millet said he was informed that I Brigham Youngs Young's appeal for recon reconsideration I of its eligibility for participation participation par par- parI I in the tournament had been rejected The Cougar coa coach h t termed the action as a black eye for lor the theIs Is C CAA A A said H. H C. C Willett Los Lo Angeles Angeles- N C CAA A eligibility ch chairman chair chair- irman ir- ir man man InC Informed him in a tel telegram gram that sorry to say that I can see no chance for for change in representation tation of your district at Kansas City II If the N C A A Is Is' going to be besuch besuch besuch such an au august body It better get the rules rules' right Millet sid sAid So far as Im I'm concerned this Is a black blackeye blackeye eye for the N NC C A A. A We feel that an injustice has been done us The e NC A A earlier ruled Brigham Brigham Brigham Brig- Brig ham Young ineligible for playoff consideration when it won the Mountain States conference title with the services of Brady Walker a a. year five man The Provo school requested re reconsideration reconsideration reconsideration re- re consideration when the University of Washington was granted permIssion permission permission per per- mission to enter the Kansas City affair Jack Nichols also a live five year man played at center for the Huskies all season Bo Both h Walker and Nichols were eligible under wartime rules in effect for both conferences Nichols however played part of his time as a member of ot the armed forces while Walker did not Following the earlier N C A A ruling luling BY BYU U entered the N NAIB A I B tournament last week at Kansas City and were eliminated after an opening round Ictor victory The University University sity pf Wyoming was as as selected as as district seven representative to the theN theN N C A A meet at Kansas City Willett in passing assing on the B BYU Y U case said that a team using a player in Walk Walkers Walker's rs r's classification could not participate l in the NC N-CAA N A A if the player contributed to the success of ot the team during the regular season In reference to the Nichols case ease he held that the ineligibilIty of the big Husk Husky center does not affect the tea team t as a whole Coach Millet commented that the ruling is Js unfortunate but we weare we weare weare are the goat He added that he doesn't think tl the district No 7 N C A A selection selection selection tion committee di did i us any good This Thi committee originally rig nally was composed of Vadal Peterson of the University of Utah Cac Hubbard of the University of Denver and Reid of Colorado college Since the ruling definitely ends i the possibility of any further basI basketball basketball bas bas- I play this season for the Cougars Millet said workouts in intra I tra track k baseball and spring football will begin next Wednesday |