▁Jimmy ▁Ward ▁wrote ▁that ▁" read ers ▁may ▁desire ▁to ▁clip ▁the ▁photo ▁of ▁the ▁Lo y ola ▁team ▁and ▁mail ▁it ▁today ▁to ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁institution ▁of ▁higher ▁learning " ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁game ▁from ▁taking ▁place . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁a ▁long standing ▁state ▁policy ▁bar red ▁college ▁teams ▁at ▁state ▁schools ▁from ▁playing ▁games ▁against ▁ra cially ▁integrated ▁teams . ▁ ▁The ▁Bul ld ogs ▁had ▁been ▁forced ▁to ▁turn ▁down ▁three ▁previous ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁b ids ▁for ▁this ▁reason , ▁including ▁when ▁they ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁two ▁out right ▁SE C ▁titles ▁in ▁school ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁editor ial s ▁were ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁decision ▁by ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁President ▁Dean ▁W . ▁Col vard ' s ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁automatic ▁bid ▁to ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁as ▁out right ▁SE C ▁champions . ▁ ▁The ▁College ▁Board ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁met ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁u ph eld ▁Col vard ' s ▁decision . ▁But ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁just ▁a ▁day ▁before ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁East ▁L ans ing , ▁state ▁sen ator ▁Billy ▁Mitt s ▁and ▁former ▁state ▁sen ator ▁B . W . ▁Law son ▁sought ▁and ▁obtained ▁a ▁temporary ▁inj unction ▁against ▁the ▁team ▁leaving ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁While ▁sh er iffs ▁were ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁St ark ville , ▁Mississippi ▁to ▁serve ▁the