Dec. 14, 1942

To Basketball Coaches
Big Six Conference

rentlemen:

, As you know the Faculty Represenk&tives and Athletic
Directors voted to continue their athletic program thru this year
and in to the next year, unless asked by the war department to give
up all athletics. :

_ This decision was reached after much discussion of
the difficulties that arise from travel, finances,and man power.
There is no secret about the fact that all athletics for the dur- |
ation of the war were hanging in the balance for some time, and there
is no assurance that we can continue unless there is drastic curtail-
ment all along the line. : |

We are going to use only three officials in football
next fall and they will not travel the great Gistances that we have
travelled them in the past; when possible they will go in groups,
that expenses may be saved. I believe we can do something like that
in basketbell even at this lete date. ,

| I know your first concern is that we have basketball
as lon® as possible, and with as complete a schedule as possible. We
may not be able to do this if we attempt to ca on a8 ussual in
regards to expenses. I am thinking about officials here.

Most of the assignme

 

 

  

 

3 : nts are made for the conference game
and a few for the non-conference games. For the games not yet assigned
we will attempt to get officials for these games as near the game :
site as possible. We can still switch some of the officials assigned
if we can get your approval and complete cooperation. I have no. -
doubts about your desire to cooperate if you approve of the idea.

 

  

| _ I believe that some of our more experienced officials _
are capable of working a good geme alone, and I am recommending that |
we adopt this idea for the duration- for all games where possible.
In the event that there may be some games where you would want two
officials, that one of the officials mast live close to the game site.

There must not be any thought about certain games being —
of greater importance, or more difficult to handle. If we are to

use only one official in certain games, those games will be determined
by; whether or not the officials are already assigned and we can't
— Se — rend inability to get two men near the game site, and
whe x oF t ner x 3 Ti a ble- she:
Sensthuweteon ‘a eis wer eateie official available- any other

 

Will you give me your reaction to this at once.

Very sincerely yours,

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REP/cen R. EY Peters