Wovenber 6, 1938s

lajor Raymond Raymond Edwards,
of Military Science,
University of Kensase

lear Major Edwards:

I am enclosing my check for $1e00 for enroll~
ment in the American Red Cross, and shall be glad to

As you know, there are a mmber of drives on :
Oe ee ee ee ee Band, the YelieC ale,
the Red Cross, the Salvation Amy, and woe are glad to ze
compribute to cach of goer cllaqnetiend gate <itae
contributions Mrse Allen enrolls with the Red Cross,
the YeileCele, and so forthe In addition to the above,
there are all the professional organizations to which we

pay dues = the Kansas Teachers Assooiation, the Kansas
Foal th end Physical ‘ducation Association, and the National
Health end Physical Education Associations

‘Bub we are doing the best we can, and I am glad
to make this contribution. —

Uirector of Physical Education,

 
Commercial Graduates Basketball Club

Canadian, Intemational and World Champions

EDMONTON, ALBERTA

November 17, 1938
To Our Many Friends, Everywhere:

So many letters and messages of congratulations and
good wishes were received in connection with our annual
birthday party last night that it is a physical impossi-
bility to answer them all individually. Will you, there-
fore, be good enough to accept this "collective" letter
as our sincere apprecitaion of your thoughtfulness.

In connection with the letters received from teams,
and particularly American teams, we were deeply touched
by the obvious sincerity which prompted each message of
good will. Without exception these messages spoke of the
fairness of the treatment seeeived while in Edmonton as
our guests, and we can assure you that this expression of
real sportsmanship has touched us deeply.

To all those who in any way contributed to the suc-
cess of the evening we can merely say "Thank you," but we
can assure you that this little message of thanks comes
from the hearts of us all.

Cordially yours,

The Edmonton "Grads"

Over a period of 23 years the “Grads” have won 460 official contests out of a total of 476 played
 

1508-10 GRAND AVENUE

PHONE GRAND 1911

KANSAS Crry,Mo. November 29, 1938

Dr. Forrest ©. Allen
c/o University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kan.

Dear Phog:

One of our good customers wants us. to
quote him on a pair of Phog Allen Basketball
Goals. ;

Phog, I am sorry to say it, but we do

not know the manufacturer of your goals

and if you will let me have that information,
by return mail, we will contact the man-
ufacturers and order a pair of your special
goals for him.

Enclosed find self addressed stamped envelope
and you can just scribble your reply at the
bottom of this letter.

   

Best personal wishes, we are

jreism

“It Pays to Play”
 

Mire Don Eleor, |
Ste *s College,

Z apeuro you it would be a pleasure to have you

who is secretary of the conghes accoviation of the Big Six con
Serame, asicing him to put on cur list of officinale? If you
have not done so, I am asiding that this be done for yous

 
   

Marty Peters Rev. Michael Carroll, O. S. B.
Director of Athletics

Faculty Representative
Don Elser Charles Masur
Assistant Coach

Senior Manager
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT :
St. Benedict's College

Atchison, Kansas

Dear Mr. Allen:

I would appreciate being able to 6fficiate
a basketball game for you this year. I
know that wou will be satidfied with my
work, and I want to thank you for anything
that you may be able to do for me.

Most sincerely,

Sen 2,2

Don Elser

 
 

 

 

=

1508-10 GRAND AVENUE
PHONE GRAND 1911

KANSAS Ciry,Mo. December 2, 1938

Dr. Forrest ©, Allen
c/o University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kan.

Dear Prog:

We have a letter from the president of the Bike-
Web Manufacturing Company, who formerly made the
elastic sweat sock and he says that he is trying to
give us something definite as to whether or not

they will manufacture those socks and hopes to

have the information by the first of next weex.

Phog, as soon as we get this information, we will
communicate with you.

 

“It Pays to Play”

 
~~ Grinnell College

ee ey x 2 ee Tay x << : = - a SSS

Pe =
pies asa Ly ;
Creighton University \ \ Tulsa University
Drake University \ Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College Washburn College

St. Louis University Washington University

ATHLETIC DIRECTORS’ ASSOCIATION
of the MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE

es Address
ce of the °
WwW ‘
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY a . sonny
3

October 22, 1938

Mr. Forrest C. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Phog:

During the psst year I have been making an exhaustive study of
affeirs which have to do with officiating in both football and
besketball, with the utmost thought in mind that it shovld be
standardized, not only from the standpoint of appointing offidals
with a definite system of procedure but also the specific
mechanics pertaining to the actual officiating itself on the
field of play.

I have been in touch with A. R. Hutchens; Commissioner of Officials
for the Southeastern Conference; Herb Dana, of the Pacific
Coast; Major Griffith, of the Big Ten; and James St. Clair, of

the Southwest Conference. In fact, I have recently been in con-
ference with Mr. St. Clair for three days.

Out of all the material furnished by these agencies, I have set
up whet, in my judgment, would be a splendid plan for both the
Big Six and Missouri Valley conferences to consider for adop-
tion. Stendardization in our section would go toward something
definite in establishing a system which has been well accepted
in the Southern, Southeastern, and Southwestern Conferences by
the faculty representatives, athletic directors, end coaches.

Under this system, all officials are required to take an exan-
ination covering physical condition, knowledge of rules, «nd
actual mechanics in officisting, which qualifies the individual
for definite assignments.

In addition to the proposal, which is being sent to you today
under separate cover, there is also in effect in these confer-
ences a manual covering officisting in the actual games, giving
the specific positions officials should assume while the game

is in progress. For more than half a century the theory and
practice of football officiating has steadily advanced. From
the crucible of field experience throughout this long period,
certain fundamental principles have emerged and are more or less
in general use. Nevertheless, awkward situations do srise,

and the development of uniformity does lag for wnt of recorded
agreement on accepted principles. Therefore, in accordance with
this plan, it is essential that a manual covering the mechanics
of officiating be adopted. It is recommended that the manual

be modeled after the ones now in used by the Southeastern amd
Southwestern conferences which have stood a critical three years
test under games conditions. Today they are generally regarded
as authoritative texts for the study and practice of officiating
wherever football and basketball are played.

This whole system provides for efficiency, giving the official
ample protection and, in the final analysis, the coaches will
still select the officials they desire from approved lits.

Personally, I h ve been making the assignments forour confer-
ence over a period of fourteen years, «nd believe this proposal
contains a grest deal of merit.

The proposed system could be put into effect beginning with the
basketball season, having the officials meet at some central
point for an examination which is covered in the regulations,
and too, the officials would be grsded all through the season,
which would set up a resting for them after the sexson, and these
ratings in turn would establish the master eligible list.

The same hold¥s good for football officials in September of 1939,
at which time they would be recuired to take the necessary
examination and then be graded through the 1939 season, setting
up a rating for 1940, under the regulations.

With kind personal regards,

G.2. fh.

A. E. Eilers
AEE: LP Executive Secretary
PROPOSED PLAN FOR BETVER OFFICIATING L
IN FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL

SECTION 1. The program should comprehend football officials and
basketball officials. Basketball officials should be included in an
effort to standardize rule interpretation and improve the quality of
officiating.

SECTION 2. The system should provide for the selection of competent
officials exclusively, continuous reports on the work of these
officials, and the periodic rating of these officials as to all-
round efficiency.

The first objective can be accomplished by a set of
examinations dealing with physical condition, game rules, and offic-
lating technique, supplemented by the compilation of accurate and
up-to-date records of experience as player, coach, and official.

The second objective can be achieved by a rating system
based on examination grades, experience, and game reports from
coaches and scouts. Details of the grading and rating procedure to
be worked out by handling agency. As to football officials, they
should be classified as nearly as possible as Referees, Umpires,
Field Judges, and Head Linesmen, and assigned to games in that
particular capacity, as nearly as possible.

The third objective can be accomplished by required
detailed reports on the work of each official in cach game from the
coaches of the competing teams, and from scouts.

SECTION 3. The system should provide for a uniform interpretation
of the playing rules in both sports during each season. This can be
accomplished by holding a meeting of all qualificd officials in the
sport, say football, several weeks before the beginning of the play-
ing season. This meeting might last for two or three days. At one
session, the interpretation of rules would be presented by the Dis-
trict Representative of the Football Rules Committee. At other
sessions, drill work on playing rules and officiating techniquewould
be stressed. During the meeting, uniform interpretation of the rules
would be agreed upon and the officials instructed to apply such
interpretations in all games to the best of their abilities. All
football coaches of member institutions should be reguired to attend
the interpretation meeting.

SECTION 4. The system should provide for the impartial assignment of
officials to individual games, due consideration boing given to the
wishes of the various coaches. Officials should be assigned on the
basis of merit, rating preferences of the coaches being followed
wherever possible.

ARTICLE I
PURPOSE
SECTION 1, The immediate purpose in establishing the Office of Com-
missioner shall be to provide a neutral agency for the appointment

of football and basketball officials and, thereby, to take over
official detail, correspondence and negotiations which make for
2

business contact between coaches and officials; to eliminate an
"employer-employee" relationship otherwise unavoidable between
coaches and officials and obviously incompatible with the independent
thinking and rulings demanded from officials on the field; to mar-
shell and compile in one office all pertinent data, records, reports,
ratings, and schedules; to weed out the incompetent and insure the
discovery, recognition and advancement of capable officials, and, in
general, to develop courageous and fearless officiating of a stan-
dard that invites and commands the full confidence of players,
coaches, and public.

ARTICLE Il
GENERAL PRINCIPLES

 

SECTION 1. (a) The office of the Commissioner shall be the sole
agency for the appointment of football and basketball officials, and
as such, shall appoint, under the Regulations, all officials for
every varsity football and basketball game played by members, here-
inafter referred to as Member taatitetiontele

(b) The Commissioner may also appoint officials for
other institutions which comply with the Regulations and pay charges
fixed by the Commissioner.

SECTION 2. The Revenue of the office of Commissioner shall be
derived from two sources; 1. Allotment by one or more conferences.
2. Allotments by the Football and Baskotbell Officials Associations,
should such organizations be formed.

NOTE: This scheme of affairs would work out more aitvenbemoously
provided an officials' assn. were formed for both football and
basketball. In this case, the Commissioner could be named Secy.-
Treas. of the officials’ assn.

SECTION 3. The Preferential Lists, as submitted by the coaches, and
the Eligible List, as made up by the Commissioner, shall be the
determining factors in the eppointment of officic 21s for any game.

SECTION 4. (a) The eppointment of an official to any game, if made
by the Commissioner in accordance with the Regulations, shall be
considered completed when the usual notices have been forwarded by
the Commissioner to the certain officials and Member Institutions
directly concerned.

(b) Thereafter no appointment shall be cancelled or
altered in any important detail, without the consent of each intor-
ested party, namely, the two contesting institutions, the official
appointed, and the Commissioner.

SECTION 5. An official shall not be appointed to any game played by
a Member Institution unless his name is included on the current
Preferential List of that Member Institution, cxcept as provided in
Article Iii, Section 1, and Article 1V, Section 4.

SECTION 6. Member Institution(s) may retain for any succeeding year,
the services of any official appointed to that game for the current

year, provided such member Institution(s) notify the Commissioner on
or before December 15 in the said current year, of their desire to do
so. Should conflicting retainer rights on the seme official develop,
3

then in each case priority shall be determined first by number of
successive years such official has served the respective games con-
cerned, and if years of service are equal, then by ppeeene lots.

SECTION 7. ‘i An official shall not be appointed to cny game until
after he has complied with the registration requirements as pre-
scribed in the Regulations.

SECTION 8. For the purpose of determining the relative standing of
afters als, each shall be scored annually in qualifying tests set
forth in Article VI hereof. The total of his separate scores in
such prescribed tests shall determine his current grade and rank.

SECTION 9. To encourage and develop courageous and fearless offic-
iating, all coaches or other representatives of Member Institutions
and all officials registered in the Office of the Comoe map shi bd
be governed by the CODE OF ETHICS, Articie IX. 7

SECTION 10. In consistence with efficiency and fairness to all con-
cerned, it is hoped that, for any one year, the Eligible List for
football can be limited to include epproxinately thirty officials,
and that the Eligible List for basketball can be limited to include
about fifteen officials.

SECTION 11. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner at all times
to cooperate with the proposed Football Officials Association and
Basketball Officials Association.

SECTION 12. (a) No football official should work more than three
gamos for any Member Institution with other Member Institutions, all
other factors taken into consideration.

(bo) No basketball official should work more than six
gemes for any Member Institution with other Mcmber Institutions, all
other factors taken into consideration.

SECTION 13. An official who has been working e@ game or has worked
the game the vear previous between two Member Institutions shall be
given preference for the same game the following year, provided
coaches’ Preferential Lists and Eligible List ratings merit; and
further provided, that this procedure is not in conflict with any
other regulation.

SECTION 14. The type of uniform to be worn by the football and bas-
Kketball Officials shell be agreed upon.

SECTION 15. (a) A Chief Referee, a Chief Umpire, a Chief Linesman,
a Chief Judge and a Chief of Mechanics, selected from the Eligible
List, could be appointed by the Football Officials Association,
should such en orgenization be formed.

(bo) A Chief Basketball official, - selected from the
Eligible List, could be appointed by the Basketball Officials
Association, should such an organization be formed.
ARTICLE IIT
COMMITMENTS BY MEMBER INSTITUTIONS
SECTION 1. (a) On or before January 1, of each year, each Member
4.

Institution shall file with the Commissioner its list of approved
football officials, to be known as its Preferential’ List, listing in
order of preference, at least soven Referees, seven Umpires, seven
Head Linesmen, and seven Field Judges, selected cxclusively from the
Eligible List, who may be appointed to that Member Institution's
games during the following season. .

(b) On or before April 15 of cach year, Member Institu-
tions shell file with the Commissionor its list of cpproved basket-
ball officials to be known as its Preferential List, listing in
order of preference at least twelve officinls, selccted exclusively
from the Eligible List, who may be appointed to that Member Insti-
tution's games during the following season.

(c) A Member Institution may file a single Preferential
List effective for its entire schedule, or, at its option, may file
separate Preferential Lists for any certain games in the following
scason, but in either cese the requirements prescribed above in (a)
and (b$ nust be obsorved.

(d) After a Preferential List is filed, no change in
such list may be made for that football or basketball season for
which the list is filed except that a Member Institution may add
additional names providing the sequence of nemes cs originally filed
is not disturbed.

(e) If a Menber Institution's Proferential List(s) for
any season is not filed with the Commissioner on or before January 1
for foothall, and April 15th for basketball, of the year concerned,
then its Preferential List(s) for the preceding year shell becone
effective and be used for the current year.

(f) If less than seven Referees, seven Unpircs, seven
Head Linesmen and seven Field Judges, on the current Eligible List,
are naned on the Preferential List(s) filed by « Member Institution,
the Commissioner shall have full authority to add as many nomes of
his selection as mey be necessary to bring the number of names in
each of the aforenentioned groups to the required seven.
NOTE: more officiclis could be added,

(g) If less than twelve basketball officials on the cur-
rent Eligible List are naned on the Preferenticl List(s) filed by
a Member Institution, the Commissioner — shall have full
authority to add as nany names of his selection as may be necessary
to bring the number of nenes tc the required twelve.

(h) If a Member Institution fcils to file, on or before
gonucry 1 0 Prererentinl List for football end April 15 for basket-.
ball, for any geome on its schedule for tho next following season,
the Comnissioner mey, at his option, prepare and file the required
Prefcrential List for that game. In so doing, the Cormissioner shall
give full consideration to such Member Institution's preferences
already on file or as may be known to hin.

SECTION 2. (a) On or before January 1, of each year, each Menber
Institution shall file with the Comnissioner a list of all football
gones then scheduled for its varsity tean for the following season,
showing the opponent, time, place, and date for each gane.
an

(b) Varsity football ganes scheduled after January 1
shall be reported immediately to the office of the Commissioner. ©

‘(c) On or before April 15 of each year, cach Member In-
stitution shall file with the Commissioner a list of all basketball
gones then scheduled for its varsity team for the following season,
showing the opponent, timc, place and date for each gare.

(d) Varsity basketball games scheduled after April 15
shall be reported immediately to the office of the Commissioner.

SECTION 3. (a) If any change of time, date or place, as originally
specified for a scheduled gane, is made after appointnents of
officials for that game have been completed, the sane officials
shall be used, if possible, but, if, as a result of such change, or
if, through ca ncellation contrary to the procedure prescribed in
Article II, Section 4 (b), an official suffers the loss of any
officiating engagonent previously accepted, then, following the date
of the engagenent lost, the Cormissioner shall pay that official the
anount of any fce forfeited as a direct result of the said change,
less any fee which he may have earned in a substitute engagement.

(bo) The enount paid out by the Commissioner under the
provisions of the foregoing paragraph (a) shall be charged against
the Menber Institution(s) responsible for the cenccllation concerned
and shall become due and payable to the Cormissioner upon presenta-
tion of itemized invoice certified by the Commissioner.

SECTION 4. (a) The work of officials in each gane shall be rated
by the Menber Institution(s) playing in that ganic.

(bo) Rating Cards for each gene shall be furnished to
each Menber Institution.

(c) Ratings shall be forwarded to the office of tho
Commissioner after each game.

SEOTION. 5S. (a) Officials appointed by the Commissioner in accordance
with the regulations, shall be paid fees and travel allowances in
confornity with the scale of fees agreed upon by menber institutions.

(b) The travel allowances to be paid any official shall
conforn to c definite point-to-point scele of allowances established
by the Commissioner.

SECTION 6. The Home Institution shall provide « private conference
roon of meeting place, in the stadium or adjacent thereto, for the
officials. This place shall be open and available one hour before
gome tine. This room shall be available between halves end at the
close of game,

NOTE: Suggest officials dress at hotel so as to arrive at private
conference room one hour before gone tine.

SECTION 7. The Hone Institution shall present to each official, in
the conference roon, his remuneration immediately after the end of
the gane.

NOTE: Suggest Home Institution turn over conference room key to
Referee and have sane returned cat tine of payment to officials.
6

SECTION 8. In any gane between a Member Institution and an Inter-
sectional opponent, officials shall be paid at least the minimum fee,
and, in no case, shall be paid less than any other officials working
in that game.

SECTION 9. The Home Member Institution shall send two complinentary
tickets, or an order for sme, to each of the officials at least two
weeks previous to the gane to be worked.

SECTION 10. In no case shall the Horie Institution furnish an offic-
ial with riore than two conplinentary tickets.

SECTION 11. Under no circumstances shall the Hone Institution per-
mit an official to pass anyone into the gone.

ECTION L2, Complimentary tickets to officials sholl be for the use
Of tne ramaly or clepe friends of the officinl, In no case shall
the sale of conplinmentary tickets be pernitted,.

SECTION 13, if, complinentary tickets are not to be used, on receipt
of sane, they shall be returned irmediately to the Home Institution.

SECTION 14. Should an official violate, or attempt to violate, any
part Of Sections 10 to 13, inclusive, he shall forfeit his right to
conplinentary tickets and be put on probation for one year by the
Commissioner.

SECTION 15. The Home Member Institution shall furnish to the Con-
missioner, at his request and at his option, either a seat with
appropriate pass in the Press Box, or two tickets in the stands for
scouting purposes.

SECTION 16. The Hone Institution shall have gun and shells on the
Fiold ten minutes before gone tine.

ARTICLE IV
COMMITMENTS BY OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER

SECTION 1. 4a) There shall be on file in the office of the Con-
missioner a list of officials eligible for appointnent to football
and basketball games played by Mernber Institutions. These lists
shall be knovm as the Football Eligible List and Basketball Eligible
List. .

: {b) For Football, the Eligible List shall be regtrictcd
to thirty officials who conply with Article V of the Regulations and
whose rating meets the mininun requirenent for that year.

(c) For basketball, the Eligible List shell be restricted
to fifteen officials who comply with Article V of the Regulations and
whose rating neets the ninimum requirenent for that year.

SECTION 2, On or before December 15 for football, and March 15 for
basketball, each year the Cormissioner shall furnish each Menber
Institution with a copy of the ccnplete Eligible List for each sport,
showing the nance, grade and rank of each official then registered
and eligible for appointments during the fcllowing year.
7

SECTION 43, As a general rufe and unless important reasons oppose,
major interseqtional games shall be considered of fipst importance
and be given priority over others. .

SECTION 4. (a) For football, one Referee, one Umpire, one Head
Linesman, and one Field Juage shall be appointed to each varsity
football gome scheduled by Member Institutions.

(b>) For basketball, two officials, one to bo designated
as the Referse, the other as the Umpire, shall be appointed to each
varsity basketball game scheduled by Member Institutions.

(c) For varsity games between two Member Institutions,
the Commissioner shall appoint officials whose names appear on the
current Preferential List(s) for football and basketball of each con-
testing Member Institution.

(ad) For varsity football games between 2 Member Institu-
tion and a non-member institution, two officials selected by the
Commissioner from the Preferential List of the Member Institutions
concerned, existing contracts permitting, and two officials selected
by the Commissjoner from a list of at least eight officials proposed
by the Non-Member Institution shall be appointed.

{e) For varsity basketball games between a Member
Institution and a Non-Member Institution, as far as it is practicable,
the same principles as set forth in (d) above shll apply to the
appointment of basketball officials. oe

SECTION: ‘55° (a). To “equalize ag. possible varying preferences ‘of. the
two contesting Member Institutions in any one game, cach such Member
Institution's ranking of the four football officials appointed shall
be - totaled separately, and.the totals.so derived shall be as: nearly
rae as” ah. is possible for. the Commissioner to make. them. 1

fe As’ ‘far as ‘a. is beable. the same procedure as

outlined in the: above shall apply, to eppointment.. of basketbali..
officials.......
NOTE: The. ranking oF each. official by a Member Institution sheil be
determined by the numerical position of that official's name on the
current Frerepepiss i List. oF the Member Institution SORRGFNPRe! ors
SECTION ang At the ‘phose of; ea neh season. ‘for. ‘poth. football and ‘pasket-

ball, the. qualifying score for each official shell be computed by the
Commissioner.

SECTION: 7. (a + For football. games ‘pepewked, to tho Office of the
Commissioner after the close of any football. season and before the
lst.day of January. next following,. officials. ‘shall be: appointed and
notices to. Member Institutions and to the officials concerned shall
be mailed. on or. before. February 15th next. following.

(bd): For. basketball. games reported to the office of the
Commissioner. after the close of any. basketball season and before. the _
L5th- day of;April.of. that, year, .officia ls: shall. be appointed. ond
notices to:Member Institutions and. to the officials concerned shall
sea mot Lon on or before ee 15 of that _—
(c) In all other cases, football and basketball
officials shall be appointed and notices mailed by the Commissioner
as soon as the scheduled game is reported to him.

SECTION 8. Due consideration shall be given in the selection of an
official for any game, of the distance of this official's residence
from the point of the game.

SECTION 9. Each year the Commissioner shall attend cll annual meet-
ings of the organization and shall at these mectings make such
reports, financial and otherwise, to the organization as it may so
direct. |

ARTICLE V
REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICIALS

SECTION 1. (a) No football official should be placed on the Eligible
List who is not at the time a member of the proposed Officials' Assn.

(bo) The same should be true of basketball officials,
should a similar body be organized for basketball officials.

SECTION 24 No official shall be placed on either the Football
Eligible List or the Basketball Eligible List who is not registered
at the office of the Commissioner.

SECTION 3. No official shall be included on the Eligible List for
either football or basketball who fails to register with the Com-
missioner his writton agreement to accept and fulfill all officiating
engagements booked for him by the Commissioner in compliance with

his withdrawals and exceptions on file with the Commissioner.

SECTION 4. For each year separately an official may withdraw any
date or dates for which he dees not wish sppointments and he may
also file with the Commissioner cach ycar, with registration or sub-
sequently ss occasion may demand, such instructicns and restrictions
as must be observed in booking engagements for him. Such instruc-
tions will become effective immediately upon receipt by the Con-
missioner, but will not apply to appointments booked prior to such
receipt.

SECTION 5. No official on the Eligible List, for either football or
basketball, shall accept an officiating ongagement until after re-
lease of the date concerned has been granted by the Commissioner.

SECTION 6. In the case of an official repudiating any commitment,
currently effective and already on file in the office of the Com-
missioner, or in case an official violates Article V, Section 5, of
the Regulations, he shall be suspended from the Eligible list for

the balance of the ensuing year, all then unfulfilled appointments

on his schedule shall be cancelled and the Commissioner shall
immediately appoint other official(s) to the position(s) thus vacated.

SECTION 7, Bach official on the Eligible List for either football or
basketball shall give preference to possible assignment to games by
waiting until assignments are made by the Commissioner before
accepting other appointments.
9

SECTION 8. In regard to complimentary tickets or passes, officials
should be governed by the Regulations as set forth in Articie III,
Sections 9 to 14, inclusive,

SECTION 9, An official shall not accept an assignment to serve in a
gome played on the day preceding his Conference assignment without
the approval of the Commissioner,

ARTICLE VI
METHOD OF EXAMINING, SCORING, GRADING, RANKING AND
CLASSIFYING FOOTBALL AND BASKu&TBALL OFFICIALS.

SECTION 1. The relative standing of an official for any single year
shall be determined by his Qualifying Score for that year.

SECTION @. The Qualifying Score of any official shall be determined
by the total of his separate scores in the Qualifications. The
Scoring Value of cach Qualification shall be fixed fcr any year by
the Commissioner, the Boards of Directors of the Football and Bas-
ketball Officials Associations, and the Conches.

SECTION 3. Officials shall be classified as A, B and C. A nininun
Qualifying Score shall be fixed for each classification annually by
the Commissioner, the Boards of Directors of the Football and Bas-
ketball Officials Associations, and the Coaches.

SECTION 4. Officials shall be graded according to the following
table of equivalents:
Qualifying Score of 90%
? Tt

100% of possible points EXCELLENT
90 aa t

oS « VERY GOOD
" t 70 - 80 * " GOOD
t tt so « t * SATISFACTORY
1 tt ‘> -»= &O " = FAIR
tt " Less than 50% " " POOR

ARTICLE VII
MEETINGS

SECTION 1. (a) A Rules Interpretation Meeting for Football offic-
lals on the Eligible List, shall be held during the early days of
September. The interpretation of rules shall be presented by the
district representative on the Football Rules Committce.

(b) At least one additional day following the Interpre-
tation Meeting shall be devoted to drill work on playing rules and
officiating technique.

SECTION 2. (a) A Rules Interpretation Meeting for basketball
officials shall be held during December. The interpretation of rules
shall be presentod by the district representative on the Basketball
Rules Committee.

(b) At least one additionnl day following the Interpre-
tation Meeting shell be devoted to drill work on playing rules and
officiating technique.
10
ARTICLE VIII
MOVING PICTURE FILMS

SECTION 1, Unedited films are to be used freely by individual
schools but only for the purpose of coaching and ERR football
squads. nei

SECTION 2. These films should not be exhibited “ the general public
unless they have been edited in such a way as not to reflect on the
officiating.

SECTION 3. Exhibitions of motion pictures of games should be
arranged at the pre-season officials' training school.

ARTICLE IX
CODE OF BTHICS

SECTION 1. Fully realizing that courageous and fearless officiating
is unattainable under open criticism, the only possible effect of
which is to destroy public confidence, the following principles as a
Code of Ethics that could be adopted,

SECTION 2. It shall be considered unethical for a coach, or other
representative of an Institution, to discuss his opponents' play or
players in any game with officials who will serve or are serving
that game.

SECTION 3. It shall be considered unethical for a coach, or other
representative of an Institution, to evidence any criticism of
officials, either between the ha ives, during or immediately after a
GAME «

SECTION 4. It shall be considered unethical for a coach, or other
representative of an Institution, to use, or to condone in any way,
the use of the Press for any criticism of officiating,

SECTION 5.4 It shall be considered unethical for either a coach, or
an official, to draw the other into conversation concerning the garic.
This shall apply before, during, ana ofter the game.

SECTION 6. It shall be considered unethical for an official to fur-
nish the Press, either directly or indirectly, any interviews or
stories on ganes in which he worked, or on any gene whether or not
he worked in it.

SECTION 7. It shall be considered unethical for an official to con-
ment on the work of 2 fellow official, except in his reports to the
office of the Commissioner.

SECTION @ It shall be considered unethical for an official to
discuss dccisions made in a game with anyone, except with his fellow
officials or the Commissioner.

NOTE: (a) Coaches, or other representatives of an Institution, are
urged to file any complaint or criticism of officials or officiating
with the Commissioner, the eppointed agency for constructive or
renediai action in such natters.
owe,

il

(ob) Officials are urged to file any complaint or criticisn of
coaches or other representatives of an Institution with the Cormis-
sioner, the appointed agency for constructive or remedial action in
such natterse
Le

INFORMATION FOR DETERMINING THE UALIFYING SCORE, GRADING, RANK-~
ING AND CLASSIFICATION OF FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL OFFICIALS.

QUALIFYING SCORE

An officiak's score shall be determined by how closely he can app-
reach par in the following sixteen qualifications or tests:

 

QUALIFICATIONS PAR

Physical condition A-1

Eyesight, hearing & weicht Normal

Speed 50 yds in
8 seconds

Knowledge of Rules Letter
perfect

General Proficiency Excellent for
all-time
rating

General value of Cenference Pref. value
of 50

Fearless Enforcement 100% -

Desirability to Team Mates 100%

Mechanics 100% Manual

Elapsed Time S its 1D Win,
games

Uniform and Equipment Faultless

Attendance Pre-game conference 100%

Attendance Annual Meetings 100%

Arrearages in accounts No debits

Full time registration Available for
any game any ~
place

Year round cooperation 100%

HOW DETERMINED

Certificate of per-
soénal physician on
questionnaire exam
furnished each
member

Same as No. l

50 yd. dash in full
uniform at annual
meeting

Written exam by Com-
missioner at meet-
ings

Ratings by coaches

Express preference
of coaches

Fellow Officials
Fellew Officials
Scouting Reports
Game reports

Inspection by chiefs
and scouts

Roll call by Com-
missioner or chiefs

Association and Com-
missioner's ledgers

Registration card

General records
13

 

Nete: The above is for both football and basketball officials
except (1) Elapsed time for basketball games shall be
one hour and 20 minutes and (2) Speed shall be 30
yards in five seconds.
No. CUALIFICATION PAR CLASS A REMARKS
SCORE FOR PAR
L Physical Exam A-l1 ae 4.D.'s certificate
Blood pres.150 max.
2 Eyes 20-20 2 20-20 for each eye
ze Ears 20-20 2 20-20 for each ear
2 Weight Chart 4, Normal/actual x 4
3 Speed 50 yds. 8 sec. $ 8.0/actual time x 5
4 Knowledge of rules 10 10 Actual grade (0
to 10)
3) Proficiency 10 BO Average of coach
ratings x 2.5
6 General Value Pref.V.of 50. 10 Pref. Value/5
7 Fearlessness LO 5 Ave. of ratings
(O to 10)/2
8 Desirability 10 10 Ave. of all ratings
from fellow of-
ficials
9 Mechanics LO 10 Ave. from all rat-
ings from scouts

10 Elapsed time eo it. if Wan. Minus .1l for each
min, in excess of
= Hts, 2D mah.

11 Uniforms Faultless 5 geckes i, Shirt 1,
Knicker 1, Shoes l,
wOx i, Cap i, maxu.d

12 Pre-game conf. No cuts 3 1 for each meeting
attended, maximum 5

13 Annual Meetings No cuts 2 No.attended/No.
expectedx5

14 Arrearages No debits z Less 1 point for
each $1 indebted-
ness

bes Registration Unlimited S Less 1. point for
each datewithheld.

16 Cooperation 100% 3 Commissioner's
estimate

TOTAL aa?
14

COACHES PART IN THIS PROGRAM

A. Coaches required ts attend annual rules interpretation meet-
ing with officials.

B. Proficiency Seore. (a) To facilitate uniformity in rat-
ings, the Commissioner will furnish the two contesting in-
stitutions in each game with suitable forms, herein referred
to as Rating Cerds, for rating the vork of each official
serving that game.

(bo) Rating cards will provide for ratings in these terms:
Excellent, Very Good, Good, Satisfactory, Fair or poor, which
terms will have equivalent numerical valucs of 10, 8, 6, 4,

2, and 0, respectively.

(c) Frem the Rating Cards returned, the» Commissioner will
determine as of December 10, of cach year, the Proficiency
Score of each official on the Eligible List for football, and
as of March 15th of each year, the Proficiency Score of each
official on the Eligible List for basketball.

(a) The Proficiency Score for any official shell be
computed according to this formula, namely:

 

 

Total numericel value Average numerical
of all ratings received ecuals value of all
gotal number of ratings ratings received
-roceived

(@}) To avoid hesty conclusions based on limited oppor-
tunities and exvosure, with either high or low ratings possibly
due to favorable or unfavorable conditions, officials will
be given no Proficiency Rating .t all until their work has
been observed and rated in at least five games.

Average numericrl value.

Value of all ratings X -8s5 equals Proficiency Scere
received

C. General Value

(a) Determined from coaches preferential lists:

 

 

 

 

 

_ TABLE
Positions (ite hia Oe ei tg Be
No. of , : : : ; ;
Listings oe : : Vo 24 : : :
Position Values: 10:9 : 8 : : 6:5 . 4 : :
Seore for Gen- : : : ; . org ;
eral Values 34 : : : 3 : 3
‘ (bo) <A preferential score of 50 is considered par.

(c) The general value score for eny official shall be
15
computed according to this formula, nancly:

TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS EARNED EQUALS Score end general
3 valuc

OFFICIALS' PART IN THIS PROGRAM

Of the 16 factors, from which each official's total Qualifying Score
is derived, there are two items (Fearlessness and Desirability)
which must bo expressed by officials upon officials,

Each official working in a gane or games will be furnished with a
Rating Sheet containing all the officials he will work with during

that season. Irmediately at the close of the season, these reports
are to be returned to the office of the Commissioner for tabulation.

A. Fearlessness Score Rated:
(a) On a Basis of 0 to 10

(bo) The Fearlessness Score for any official shall be computed
according to this formula, nanely:

AVDRAGS OF ALL RATINGS (0 to 10)
2

B. Desirability Score.
(a) Rated on a basis of 0 to 10

(b) The desirability Score will equal the average of all
ratings fron fellow officials.

SCOUTING

Most of the scouting will be done by the Commissioner. A scouting
book, based on the Manual for Football Officiating, will be used.
The service of any good scout or scouts may be used when decmed wise.

The mechanics score will be determined by how close an official
approaches perfection in his work as outlined in the Manual for Foot-
ball Officiating.

The mechanics score will equal the average of all ratings by the
scout.

NOTE: Uniform Score will be deternined by the scout's ratings at
the sane time that the above information is being obtained.

KNOWLEDGE OF RULES SCORE

The Knowledge of Rules Score will be determined by an exanination on
the rules covering a period of one, hour,

Actual Grade 0 to 10, equals Knowledge of Rules Score.

Note: Other scores are deternined as per instructions under heading
"Qualifying Score."
16
RANKING

An officialts Ranking Numerical position on the list shall be
deternined by his Qualifying Score.

CLASSIFICATION
Officials shall be ¢lassed as "A", "B", or "OC",

A minimun quolifying score shall be fixed for each classification
annually by the Commissioner.

Class A conputes in all 16 events - Total points 117

Class B cornputes in 12 events - not in No, 7 Fearlessness, No, 8,
Desirability, No. 10 Zlapsed Time, and No, le Program Confer-
ences - Total Points 92.

Class C includes all others,

TABLE OF MINIMUMS FOR 1939
Class A - 80.0 points (based on at least 5 major college garies )

Clase 8 «+ 43,0 * (based on at least 5 minor college ganes)
Class C - No nininun for first year, ;

For Admission:

Eligible List - Class A - 80 points
Class B - 45 points

GRADING

Officials shall be graded according to the following table of
equivalents:

Qualifying Score of 90% - 100% of possible points EXCELLENT
t? ?

SO = 930 7 " VERY GOOD
"" t “— « BO " " GOOD
" " 6G += 70 ” " SATISFACTORY
tt "! 50 « 60 " " FAIR
" " Less than 50% " . POOR

An official's grading shall be determined by the following fornulac:

Total Number of points earned x 100

 

 

For: Class A iat equals grade
Class B Total Nunber of points earned x 100
92 equals grade
Class C No grading first year.

CLASSIFICATION SETUP BEGINNING
SEPTEMBER 5, 1939
Class A

(a) <Any official who has worked in a mininun of 5 games during the
past three years shall be eligible for Class "A" Classification,
1?

(b) Any official who, at the close of the 1938 season, will have
worked, during the seasons of 1935 to 1938 inclusive, in a minimun
of five gancs shall be cligible for Class A classification.

CLASS B

(a) Any official who has worked in at least one game during the
past three years, or will have worked at the close of the 19358
season, in a minimum of one game, shall be eligible for Class B
Classification.

(bo) <Any official who has worked in as many as 5 minor college
ganes during the past thrée years, or who, at the close of the 1938
season, will have worked in a total of 5 minor college games shall be
eligible for Class B classification.

CLASS C

Class C will include all others or any of the above who may choose
Class C classification.