December 13, 1940

Mr, Earl Falkenstien, Seeye

University of Kansas |

_ Physical Fducation Corporation
Robinson Gyms os

‘Dear Mr. Falkenstiens

_ Thank you for your communication of the 15th giving me an
excerpt fron the Minutes of the Directorst meeting, December 6, 1940 —
regarding the NeCeAsis playoff. I had read in the papers regarding this
action, tut I am glad to have the real MeCoye We will be guided definitely
by the action of the Directors. |

Mey I mke this observation, that by such a ruling a coach will
be forced to put in and to keep in his regulars so that he my run upa_ |
large score, and also to keep the opponents from scoringe ‘The substitutes,
necessarily, will not cet a chance to play on account of the rule that the
Directors madeé.s

Previously, when the coaches of a particular sport desired certain
action to be heard, they presented the matter to the Directors, and in order
that it might be legal the Directors referred it to the faculty representatives
for actions But when rulings sueh as this were made, the coaches were cone
sulted, then the Directors and faculty representatives made the ruling upon
their best judgnente It seems now as if it is not necessary to diseuss with
. the coaches regarding a certain situations : |

May I gtate further that I have a recollection that the Nrectors mde
@ ruling that they wanted to help Unele Sam get his fighting men in the best
possible shape and they offered their services and their best judgment in attains
ing this desirable condition, But such rulings as they have just passed tend
to cut dow the possible number of competitors and thereby fail to encourage
greater particimtions

No coach will use a substitute now when he can make a better record
and thereby win the championshipe Heretofore when a game was won or lost the
coach would put in the substitutes, because they are the ones that had helped
the teamg now he is discouraged in doing this by the action of the Directorse
It is certainly not an educational attitude and is paradoxical to the motion
that they passed regarding Uncle Sam's physical fitness programs.

There is another rumor that is floating around anong the coaches which
is almost as bad. George Edwards informed the coaches last Sunday at their
meeting, that a ruling had been passed by the Directors and the faculty represen-
tatives to the effect that the ten players could be taken on a trip and also
only ten players could be dressed in uniform for the home game. If such a
ruling has been made, then this is the plumb, There is no need for them to try
any further te get the freakiest of all freakish ideas across.