INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETICS

 

THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

NORMAN : OKLAHOMA

we have had there at Lawrence could call a pretty fair game if

they had enough guts and were not "prodded" by the benches and

crowd. I know that you yourself are not as active on the bench

this year as you have been in the past, which could be the results

of a fine season, but so long as we permit expression of dissaproval
from our bench, we can't expect the crowd to agree when men who

are so close to the game as our staff get up and let out a howl. I'm
not saying that our crowd here at Norman is any criteri@n to go by
but, but so long as coaches raise cane in general with two men that
are his guests, I'm afraid that the home court is going to be worth
ten points instead of from 4 to 6. I'11 admit that I did more scream-
ing this year that usual, and as chairman of the "Ethics Committee”

I probably set a terrible example, but I don't remember in the past
15 years that I have been out of school of officiating that was as
sorry as it was this year. I know that the problem can be dealt
with successfully if we take the initiative.

There was quite a bit of squaking from the Missovri
Valley when the selection committee selected us as the "sub"
for the 5th. District. Anda third string sub at that. You
were brought into the deal here in the Oklahoma papers of course
Brom the Aggies. Four players and all that. That same boy thay
Hank woulden't use in your game when he had only four boys on the
floor, was the same boy that took no less than 15 of our shots
from the basket before they had a chance. They used a tight zone
on us with two men in front of Tucker and the “goon" under the
basket. They let us shoot at will. He played over half of the
game. Now this boy coulden't play in your game for some personal
reason because the Aggies were behind, but a 7 foot boy can play
if they are ahead, not because he's a basketball player, but because
of his height. I have written Floyd A. Rowe a letter in relation
to raising the basket as you suggested, and also to either do this
or make it impossible for a defensive man to touch the ball on its
downward flight to the basket by counting the basket if the violation
occurs. Now if he could play basketball it would be different, but
never=the-bess the basket was placed at that height because tle
running track happened to be 10 feet from the floor.

Thanks to you for your information you sent me, and congratulations

on a fine season.
fegevtle te Wa. thle. - the Foy?