Mr. Reaves Peters,
Kansas City, HO.

Dear Reaves:

I am acknowledging receipt of your circular letter to the
basketball coaches of the Big Six. I assure you that I will
be very happy to cooperate with you in every respect in napéng
b2figials closer to the scene than the ones already agreed upon.

I believe, however, that the Commissioner should send the
nemes of the officials available to the coaches concerned and
let them scrateh off in first trial some of those that would not
be acceptable. Or, send a total list of the ones that the ?
Commissioner appreves and then ask the coaches to set out any reason why
they would not care to use certain officiala.

There is a very definite feelinc, and I am not sure that is is
justified at all that the Kansas City, Missouri, high school group
of coaches of former days and the officials who worked those games
unconsciously fraternize to the exclusion of some of the
officials who cannot break through. To be explicit, I am mention- —
ing the fact that Louie Menze formerly coached at Central, George
Edwards coached at Westport, you at Northeast, House, Newman, Parke
Carroll, Ted O'Sullivan, Bddie Hess, end so forth. You kmow the
situation. It is not imagination on my part to know that old ties
do have their advantages and disadvantages. I believe you know
wnat Iman. | .

- am speaking very frankly to you, Reaves, with a view of co-
eperating one hundred per cent.

Very cordially yours,

Director of physical Education,
Varsity Basketball Coach.