O'Malley Barred By NCAA Ruling

Unhappy about learning that he will probably be ineligible for the NCAA Championship hockey tournament in Colorado, Terry O'Malley last night saw little hope of playing, if Harvard is invited.

O'Malley, an advance-standing sophomore, first heard the news from Crimson coach Cooney Weiland in the dressing room after Tuesday's victory over Brown. "Nobody said anything to me until they made sure of the decision, I guess," O'Malley said.

According to the N.C.A.A code of eligibility, a student must have a year of residence at a college before he can compete in varsity athletics. Thomas Bolles, Director of Athletics, yesterday was equally unoptimistic about O'Malley's chances. "The rule on N.C.A.A competition is clear," Belles said.

O'Malley was perplexed by the fact that the Eastern College Athletic Conference had ruled that he could compete in regular season games, since all but the McGill game had been under N.C.A.A. sanction. "What's the difference between playing games here and out West?" he asked.