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. - Big Ten Agrees to Three-Year Extension of Rose Bowl Pact j ] I Accepts Coasts Term That No Team Can Compete More Than One Time in Two Years By ED SAINSBURY United Press Sports Writer EVANSTON, 111., May 25.— The Big Ten voted today to extend the Rose Bowl agreement wkth the Pacific Coast Conference for three years, and accepted the Coasts "ultimatum" that no team may compete more often than once in two years. It was a touch-and-go proposition. Three separate proposals were presented. On the first, whether to extend the pact with no stipulation as to frequency of competition, the conference voted 6-4 to extend, it was announced. The next projosal was to limit competition by a Big Ten team to once in three years. This also passed. Though the vote was not announced, it was learned that it was 7-3. The final vote was on a proposal that no team may compete more than once in two years. This too carried, and by a vote of 6-4, it was learned. Three schools, Wisconsin, Purdue and Northwestern, voted against all three plans. Minnesota voted against the first proposal, simple extension, but in favor of the two proposals limiting frequency of competition. Illinois voted for renewel, and for the once-in-three-years plan, but against the once-in-two-years plan. No Extension If Vote a Deadlock Had the vote been a deadlock on the simple extension, the pact would not have been renewed and no further vote would have been taken. likewise, it was understood that the PCC would not have accepted the once-in-three-year restrictions on competition. Thus, had the once-in-two-year clause failed to pass, the pact probably would have died, due to rejection by the Pacific Coast. The Big Ten will appoint a committee of two faculty representatives, two athletic directors, and commissioner Kenneth L. "Tug" Wilson to negotiate with the Coast on other details. A Conference spokesman said these included a larger number of tickets for the Big Ten, better seat locations, and reduced prices for students of the competing Big Ten school. The committee also must settle with the Coast the length of the extension. However, it was known that the Pacific Coast has asked for a three-year extension to cover its contract with the Tournament of Roses Committee. The Big Ten previously indicated it planned to extend, the pact for this term. Should the Pacific Coast accept the extension on the once-in-two-year basis, the only Big Ten team ineligible to compete next year would be Michigan, 1951 Western Conference representative. Should the extension be on the one-in-three basis, unlikely in view of the Coasts previous position, Ohio State -also would be ineligible. In separate sessions today both the faculty and the directors discussed revision of the conference handbook, while the directors also considered renewal of Wilsons contract as commissioner.
