7 Point Sports Reform Asked by ECAC's Chief

During its first round of meetings, the Eastern College Athletic Conference yesterday said it would consider a seven point plan to insure "academic athletics" in colleges. The E.C.A.C. conference, opened yesterday, will last until December 14.

Thomas D. Botles, director of Athletics, is the representative for the University at the annual policy meeting. A committee which is examining Middle Atlantic football meets today, and committees on eligibility, principles, and policy for football meet next week.

The seven point reform plan for athletics, proposed by the N.C.A.C. commissioner, Asa S. Busknell, after the most disastrous year of collegiate sports in decades, seeks to rebuild in a more severe form the Sanity Code which the National Collegiate Athletic Association dropped last winter.

The Seven Points

Bushnell outlined his points as follows:

1) Rigid admission standards which would open matriculation only to men of "educatability."

2) No lowering of academic standards for student athletes.

3) Stricter eligibility rules.

4) Scholarship awards for athletes on the same competitive basis as for non-athletes.

5) Academic ability an absolute requisite for a scholarship.

6) Loans and grants-in-aid reserved for students who need them.

7) No recruiting by coaches, proselytizing, tryouts, all expenses paid visits to campuses, lavish entertainment of prospects, or extravagant promises by alumni.

None of the first six recommendations would change the operations of the Big Three or the majority of the Ivy Group colleges.

Last Point Important

The last point, however, would effect policy at the University and other Ivy colleges. Coach Lloyd Jordan and his assistants recruit. Last spring Jordan assigned Henry Lamar to cover New England prep schools and Josh Williams and Bob Margarita to keep their eyes on high schools in a search for talented ball players.

Enforcement of his points should come from college presidents, Bushnell said.

If the E.C.A.C. adopts the Bushnell program it will undoubtedly come up at the N.C.A.A. meeting, scheduled for January 11 and 12 in Cincinnati, Ohio.