| Show I I For One Year I I Maryland Clemson I Put on Probation By Ed Young Youn RICHMOND Va Dec 15 Ul t-n- t The University of Maryland and andI I Clemson College will play in football football football foot foot- ball bowl games on New Years Year's Day at the cost of becoming athletic athletic ath ath- letic outcasts of the Southern Conference I Because they accepted the bowl bids without conference permission permission permission I I sion both institutions Friday night were placed on year one-year probation by delegates to the leagues league most controversial meet meet- ing S I The probation forbids any other conference team to meet either Maryland l or Clemson in football I during the 1952 season Six games thus were removed from Maryland's l schedule for next I autumn and five from Clemson's I In addition the punishment punishment- inflicted by a 5 12 vote after stormy debate deprives debate deprives the two colleges of any vote in conference conference conference confer confer- ence matters during the calendar year 1952 Profoundly Shocked Officials of both untouchable institutions said they were profoundly profoundly profoundly pro pro- shocked at the conference conference conference confer confer- ence action But they said they expect little difficulty in m filling the gaps in their football cards We Ye can cari find four or five easy said Frank Howard Clemson Clemson Clem Clem- son coach whose team will play in m Jacksonville's Gator Bowl on Jan 1 against Miami l Fla Uni Uni- I dont don't think we ve will sill have ha much trouble remarked Dean Geary Eppley of oC Maryland I am sure the schedule will not suffer much I Maryland faces Tennessee in ini i the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans on New Years Year's Day I There appeared a possibility that Clemson may have to drop only four conference foes The conference delegates specified I that the tile game boycott will not apply in the case ease of contests required re required re I by a statute of the state Insert Clause I The clause was inserted a delegate dele gate said because the conference dele I presidents were not sure that Clemson's t traditional r a d i t ion a 1 game I i I against South Carolina wasn't I required by act of the state legislature legislature legis legis- lature The Tile contest is not so re required required re re-I but there appeared some I chance the legislature might make it that way before the 1952 season The two colleges Maryland l and Clemson were still unrepentant unrepentant unrepentant after probation had been I ordered Howard not an official oC delegate delegate dele dele- gate to the conference meeting stood up moments after the probation probation probation pro pro- bation vote had been taken to exclaim Ill tell you I dont don't think its it's right and I just want everybody to know I dont don't think its it's right Said Eppley We uWe have no regrets regrets regrets re re- re- re grets except that the conference saw fit to take this unjustified action Date Filled I I At least one open football date i ion on the schedules of oC both teams teams' i appeared certain to be filled I The They will play each other After I the punitive e action was as taken i Friday night the conference in ina ina ina a special ballot voted to allow o the two offenders to face each I other next fall Maryland formally asked the conference Friday afternoon for permission to play in the Sugar Bowl The request was as turned down 14 Clemson had sealed its fate several weeks ago when it polled circuit members for permission to play in the Gator Bowl received a negative answer answer answer an an- and nd accepted the bowl bid anyway Conference presidents on Sept 28 recommended that the conference conference confer confer- en ence ce ban bowl competition by member schools schools effective effective this year And it was the presidents who made the crucial decision on what punishment to give Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- land and Clemson It was obvious I the decision had been made at ata ata a private meeting of oC the tile presidents presidents presidents dents even before the question came to the convention floor for fora a vote |
