Excerpts of the Report of the Meeting of the Big Six Basketball Coaches
Kansas City, Mo. ~ December 5, 1942

"4. War conditions impose such restrictions upon travel conditions that,
in most cases, the visiting party will be composed only of necessary players
and a coach. It was agreed then that the host school would assist the
visitors in the following ways:

(a) The home team's trainer will provide facilities and
aid in preparation of the visiting players for the game, and will appoint
a qualified assistant to attend the visitors during the game.

(b) Score keepers and chart makers will keep duplicate
copies of all records, and will submit such records te the visiting coach
during the half time intermission and after the game.

(4) Sinee the visiting team cannot place assistants at the
scoring end timing bench each host school is expected to use extraordinary
eare in the selection of timers and scorers.

(e) The home team is to supply the visitors with at least
two practice balls in good condition and of the type to be used in the game.

"5. The makes and types of balls used for home games are:

Towa State e « « « « Rawling's molded

Kansas « © « ec « « e Stitched seam laceless

Kensas State . « » « ¥Yolded

Missouri . « « « « « Riddell molded

Nebraska « « « « « « Molded

Nebraska » « « « e « Molded (uel ‘ds be Olas?)
"7. The starting times of games will be:

Towa State . . « « « $315 peme during the week

: 7:30 peme on Friday and Saturday

Kansas o 0 « « « « « 7250 Poltle

Kansas State « « « «© 7:50 pelts

Missourld « « « « « « 8:00 peme (see note)

Nebraska « « « « « » 8:00 pam.

Oklahoma « © « « « «© 78H Pele

(Note) The coaches pointed out that Missouri's late starting time causes
considerable difficulty in catching a 9:45 pom. train after the game. Since
Missouri officials previously set that time for the convenience of out-of-town
potvens, Sank somes Shave S052 Se oes af see ering Be the war/, Missouri was
requested to consider an earlier starting time. Mr, Edwards agreed to check
_ this with school officials and to notify the cosches if an earlier start is
acceptable,