Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-05-21 | Page 10 | Southern Athletic Director Wants South to Leve NCAA and 'Sanity'

Southern Athletic Director Wants South to Leave N CAA and Sanity B By y Sterling II BIRMINGHAM Ala May 21 UP OP Southern schools should withdraw withdraw withdraw with with- draw from the N C A A a Southeastern South- South eastern conference athletic director director tor lor said before he met mel with officials Saturday to discuss the sanity code Furthermore the athletic director director director tor added All N C A A members who sho try to develop competitive athlete ath- ath lete help their men In one form or another us included The director one of the best known athletic figures in the south asked that his name not be used I The IThe meeting he was about lo to at at- t tend end involved representatives t at Ives of the 12 southeastern colleges They were vere scheduled to consider proposals which could lift S SEC E C teams from N C A A ranks The national national national na na- na- na associations association's controversial sanity code called by some the sham code and insanity code does not permit financial aid for college athletes simply because they play playa a good game of football After saying sayin Dixie schools should leave the N C A A A. A the athletic di director director di- di rector add added d Ve We should form our own athletic organization which would mean more to our stud students and colleges than the N C A A A. Vc We arent aren't dependent on the IN N C A A. A We Vc can work out an allaround allaround allaround all- all around athletic program better beller for our students Alter After all what does docs the N C A A mean to individual institutions institutions in- in down nere We Ve pay a year In dues and pay the expenses of our athletes to lo tournaments which in most cases are held a long longway longway longway way off Name a national meeting held in the south in recent years he challenged The sanity code isn't workable The S SEe SEC E C wants to deal with bOYS open and above board and not be put in a position of or certifying hes he's hesI I worked on a job that's necessary to toI the college and at a rate of pa pay I that's usually paid other students j