UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE. KANSAS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4. 1949
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NCAA To Vote On Bowl Game Reduction Ban
New Orleans, Jan. 4—(UP)—The National Collegiate Athletic association plans to do something soon about reducing the number of postseason football bowl games, a prominent member of the N.C.A.A. indicated today.
The informant, who insisted that he not be identified because of his key position in college athletics, said that the N.C.A.A. may fire its first volley at this year's convention.
"There were more than 50 bowl games played this season," the mem-
said. "In school, Hardin-Simmons played two more bowling games. We know that has to stop."
The N.C.A.A. is expected to take one of two steps—either ban the bowl completely or limit the post-season games, to bounce established
Before 1936. Under the latter setup, the association would sanction only the Rose bowl, the Sugar bowl, the Cotton bowl, and the Orange bowl.
It was also learned that the N.C. A.A. is sponsoring a three-man committee that already has compiled information on every bowl game, including the amount of money earned or lost by the bowls, and the methods employed by bowl selection committees.
The investigating committee members are Commissioner Victor Schmidt of the Pacific Coast conference, Commissioner Bernie Moore of the Southeastern conference, and Tulane athletic director Horace Renegar.
The committee was pleased to note that the Southeastern conference already has taken steps to discourage its member teams from participating too frequently in bowl games. The conference voted last month to limit bowl appearances to once every three years for any one school.
Central, Pittsburg in High Score Wins
Baldwin, Kan., Jan. 4—(UP) A visiting Central college team from Fayette, Mo., smothered Baker university last night in a non-conference basketball game, 61 to 43.
Central raced away to an early 15 to 1 lead and held the game in complete control all the way. H. Wier and D. Ehlers led the winners with 15 points each.
Pittsburg, Pittsburg State college outran Ottawa university in a freescoring basketball game here last night, winning 76 to 67.
John Spullman, Pittsburg center,
was high with 24 points. Top man
for Ottawa was Bill Tegreen with
21 points. The score was tied, 36 to
36, at the half.
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New Contract To Wilkinson As Counter To Foe 'Feelers'
Terms of a new five-year contract for Wilkinson were announced here last night. They were disclosed shortly after the Milwaukee Sentinel made it official that Wilkinson had been approached by the University of Wisconsin as a successor to Harry Stulldreher.
Norman, Okla., Jan. 4—(UP)—The University of Oklahoma may learn today whether $15,000 a year for five years is enough to keep head football Coach Bud Wilkinson from taking his talents elsewhere.
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J. V. Sikes, head football coach,
Norman Cooper, line coach, and
Dean T. DeWitt Carr, Big Seven
conference faculty representative
leave today for San Francisco.
The contract also provides that Wilkinson could continue as Athletic Director if he stepped down as head coach and calls for pay increases for his staff-Gomer Jones, Walter Hargesheimer, Bill Jennings, and Frank Ivy.
The coach's name has been tied up with Wisconsin's open coaching spot for more than a week. A bid from the University of Minnesota where he was an all-Big Ten guard and quarterback under Bernie Bierman, has also been rumored.
Dr. George L. Cross, University president, is expected to take the matter up with Wilkinson as soon as he and his team arrive here from New Orleans. The coach and his $ \textcircled{1} $
If he accepted the new contract, 33-year-old Wilkinson would become one of the highest paid college coaches in the nation. He reportedly has two more years of a three-year contract paying $11,000 annually.
New Orleans. The coach and his victorious Sugar bowl squad are due to come in about 5 p.m.
Jayhawker athletic officials will attend national meetings on the West coast of the athletic organizations.
The Sentinel quoted William Sarles, chairman of Wisconsin's Athletic Board, as saying Wilkinson was receptive to the University's overtures "Under certain conditions."
E. C. Quigley, athletic director, is on the West coast now and will attend the meeting of athletic directors and national football rules committee meeting.
Kansas Officials Off To Meetings
Wilkinson last year turned down offers to coach at Yale and Navy.
Sikes and Cooper will attend a meeting of the National Football Coaches association. Dean Carr will attend general sessions of the National Collegiate Athletic association.
Bill Easton, track coach, is attending a conference of track coaches. He will speak on "Publicity for Track and Relays Carnivals" at the conference.
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Table Tennis Tourney Near
IN 1949!
The 1949 greater Kansas City Open table tennis tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday. Matches will be played in the Esquire building, 4040 Main street, Kansas City, Mo.
A good resolution for a happy new year.
Prizes in the benefit tourney will be given in seven classes, men's singles, men's doubles, women singles, and veterans.
Requirements for entry are that the applicant be a member of the United States Table Tennis Association, or become one, and that the entry be sent in by Thursday.
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Entries should be mailed to William Guilfoil, 551 Central, Kansas City, Kan. Information included should be the applicant's name and address, the class he will play in, and his partner, if any.
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Girls To Practice For Rifle Match
The Girls' Rifle team will practice tonight and Thursday at 7 and 8 p.m. for their match Saturday, Jan. 15 with the University of Nevada. The main emphasis will be on 'sighting in.' The match with Nevada will be fired by mail.
Allen Is Sick, Will Miss Game
Coach F. C. Allen will not go to Norman, Okla, with the Jayhawker basketball team tonight because of an illness his physician termed as "abortive lobar pneumonia".
The game tomorrow night will open the Big Seven conference race with the Sooners. Assistant coach Dick Harp will be in charge of the team.
Players making the trip are England, Waugh, Peterson, Houchin, Sapp, Bull, Martin, Enns, Penny, Mabry, Gear, and Engel.
NROTC To Shoot With Holy Cross
The N.R.O.T.C. rifle队 is competing with Holy Cross university this week in a match which is being fired by mail.
The team will begin firing in the William Randolph Hearst trophy match upon completion of this match. Firing in this must be completed by Tuesday, Feb. 1. Fifty-two N.R.O.T.C. units fire in the match.
All of the targets are registered in Washington, D. C. The student must sign his target before it is sent to Washington to be scored.
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Coaches To Rule On'Goal' Fumble
San Francisco, Jan. 3—(UP)The rule that allowed Northwestern to win the Rose bowl game with a "touchdown fumble" may be up for revision during the National Coaches association convention here this week. Rules Committee chairman Lou Little of Columbia Indicated today.
As the first sessions of the 700 college coaches and athletic directors got under way, discussion centered around the controversial Art Murakowski fumble that was ruled a Northwestern touchdown and ultimately gave the Wildcats a 20 to 14 victory over California.
The belief was that, if a ball is fumbled in midfield and the opposing team recovers and keeps it, the same rule should apply to the end zone.
That discussion probably will highlight the Rules Committee meetings opening tomorrow, along with the mass substitution rule, which has been booed vigorously from coast to coast, but which appears to be popular with the coaches.
Little has taken a mail poll of the coaches on the free substitution, but wouldn't reveal the result. It is believed that a majority of the mentors favored continuation.
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