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ARTHUR V. BURROWES, EDITOR Jane2s

Dear Phog;

I was wondering if what I wrote about the game would reach you
and what your reaction would be. I sent Elliott a clipping hoping
that it would fall into your hands as 1 think people should know
what is being said about them.

Your remark about DeVictor was out of character and unworthy of
youe I know 4 number of the men at Columbia but have never had the
pleasure of meeting Mr.DeVictor,\ty§ ideas were strictly my own,
without any prompting, altho to be t&ruthful I was watching for some
things as the result of comments by basketball fans here who had
seen Kansas earlier in the season.

It is my understanding of the rules that a trainer or coach
can go on the floor any time that time has been called and when he
received recognition from the referees AND that the referee should
be with him when he is administering to the team or a player. Am I
wrong? My column, as much as referred to the trainer bn therefloor,
was based on my assumption.

I noted that Nesmith did not ask for permission or recognition
during the first game and not iny the second until id Ellis had
called him on it,

Maybe Nesmith isn't a basketball player but 1 noted that while
he was on the bench that he was continually coaching the players nea@
him. If he doesn't know any more about the game than you indi cated
you are taking an awful risk in letting him yell out advice,

I am heartily with you on the idea of letting players communicate
when theygenter the game. (here is no way of é@enfppneing a rule against
it so why have such a rule’. As to the trainer transmitting informa-
tion and advice that isn't the point. If the rules say he should be
accompanied by an official either the rule should be enfa ced or
dropped from the book. It seems a silly rule anyhow but if it is in
the book something should be done about,

A couple of years ago after a football game at Lawrence I asked
Gwinn Henry what a coach could drum into his players’ heads in the
final huddle that he hadn't already taught them and his reply was
"nothing". that cottncided with my own idea and I think the pre-game
and pre-half huddles around a coach are being overdone in all lies of
sport.

Snthusiasm on the bench and in the game is commendable but isn't