THE

N.C. A. A. NEWS BULLETIN

VOL. VII, NO. 1 MIDDLETOWN, CONN. JANUARY 1939

 

 

 

 

_ Edited by the Secretary, and published from time to time to keep the
members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association informed as to the
business of the Organization.

THE THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION

1938 Council Meeting

The Council dined at the Sherman Hotel, Chicago, on Wednesday
evening, Dec. 28, 1938, and spent the evening in discussion. ‘There
were 37 present, including the president and the secretary, the vice-
presidents of districts 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, the chairmen of various
committees, representatives of a number of conferences, and other
individuals interested in the administration of college sports. ‘The
following actions were taken.

1. Reports of Rules Committees. Several chairmen reported in-
formally on the work of their committees: Mr. Cowell for boxing,
Mr. Okeson for football, Mr. Eilers for swimming, Mr. Wilson for
track, Mr. Clapp for wrestling.

2. Reports of Special Committees. Mr. St. John reported on
the progress of arrangements for conducting a golf tournament for
the colleges of the country, in codperation with the U. S. Golf
Association. Mr. Badger told of the conferences between our com-
mittee and representatives of organized professional baseball, and
read an agreement which has been drawn up and is awaiting final
approval by the latter group, in the matter of undergraduates sign-
ing contracts with professional baseball teams to play with them
after graduation. Mr. Bilheimer reported on the activities of the
committee on the smaller colleges, which has had several meetings
during the year and has organized a campaign, quite successful to
date, to add new members to the N.C. A. A. Mr. St. John described
the set up of the National Collegiate Basketball Tournament, under
the management of Mr. H. G. Olsen of Ohio State University,
which it is expected will be held this year. Mr. McCormick told of
the plans for raising money from the colleges for the 1940 Olympics,
and stated that the goal in sight for this year was $100,000.

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