| Show I Lowers Boom on Rebels 1 Showdown Facing o I E Ed 1 I By I CHICAGO Jan 18 UP The UP The N C A A lowered lovered a boycott boom I Ion on its southern rebels Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day precipitating a new intersectional ec- ec battle over the legality of athletic recruiting and scholarships Only a week ago the southern schools won a victory in the fight But despite the rebel victory which prevented N C A A expulsion expulsion sion of seven schools an official announcement revealed that the alleged sanity code violators by their own admission will be unable unable unable un un- un- un able to participate in N C A A tournaments tournaments tournaments tour tour- or scheduled contests with members in the future until they comply with the despised regula regula- tion The announcement was prepared prepared pre pre- pared by President Hugh C. C Willett Vil Wil- lett Iett of Southern California and Sec Kenneth L. L L. L Wilson Vilson of oC the Big Ten Those Involved In Institutions involved were Maryland Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- land Virginia V M I V P I Boston college and Villanova A seventh alleged violator The Citadel re resIgned resigned resigned re- re signed from the N C A A but was still covered by the boycott There was immediate reaction from the schools and the statements statements statements state state- I ments from Maryland and Virginia were so similar that they indicated prior consideration of such an ac ac- ac- ac tion No one has any authority to issue any official statements for forthe forthe forthe the N C A A until after the duly- duly elected council meets and determines determines determines deter deter- I mines what policies are to be set President H. H C. C Byrd of Maryland snapped Neither the president nor the treasurer secretary-treasurer has authority to act for Cor the council Much Authority For Virginia Athletic Director Norton G. G Pritchett said I 1 think Willett is taking a great deal of authority which the constitution does not give ive him Norton added that Virginia would continue to negotiate for games with N C A A teams and allow those schools to say whether they would or would not play against Virginia The accused schools all found in n violation as of Sept 1 I 1919 narrowly narrowly narrowly nar nar- escaped expulsion at the con con- The final tabulation was wasill ill to 93 in favor of ejection 25 short of the two-thirds two necessary to expel them Tuesdays Tuesday's statement said that under the N C A A constitution and executive regulations there was no noI I alternative but to bar the schools until the they clear themselves Officers interpret the majority vote to be a vole vote s sustaining staining the findings of the compliance committee committee com com- corn com that the violators are not conforming to the code It is the judgement of oC your officers that the present status of the six institutions implies es Cant Can't Compete Cn a That until such time as the charge of noncompliance is lifted these members may not par par- in national meets or tournaments tournaments tournaments tour tour- under the auspices ot oX the theN N C A A. A Cb b That until such time lime as the charge of noncompliance is lifted by the compliance committee other members of the N C A A who have regard for the observance of article IV section 2 of the constitution constitution will not schedule athletic contests with these six members Contests already scheduled may maybe maybe maybe be played However extension of present contracts or agreements will be regarded as new contracts or agreements 1 Member Schools Article IV section 2 provides that members schedule contests only with w th institutions which conduct conduct conduct con con- duct their athletic program in conformance conformance con- con with the sanity code The institutions involved suf suf- nearly the same pen penal which would have b been cn Im had hod they been expelled Ho How they will be able to serve see o on n c cc participate in meet and they will be able to retain a standing in a short period il g Wilson Vilson said that the retaining membership could could cleared simply by notifying compliance committee that 1 t ore are operating in conformanceS the code The committee i would investigate and report report the membership that the tion lion was cleared 1 Wilson said that the was still in full force and cUe cIte This announcement is under the constitution he ad and the facts set up were genet genes understood at the convention week v I |
