n April 4, 1942.

My. Reaves Peters,
Comaission, Big Six Conference,
342 So. Chelsea en om
 ‘Kensas City, Mo.

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Z recall. that Heury. tbe andt set with-Ab:Ourtis ond
Ronald Gibbs and we discussed very frankly what we thought should
be callse. The play of both teams showed that bokh coaches had
gone back to their players. and cautioned them against fouls and
ae that heretofore had been committed by these two teams.
In other words, I thought it was a very constructive meeting.

Personally, I do not think the ends are served when
the comaissioner or some other person gets together with the |
officials and endeavors to tell them the interpretations as the
commissioner thinks the game should be officiated. low, Reaves,
I am not reflecting on your ability or lack of ability, but when
you get coaches who are honest in their intent, with the officials
end the commissioner, if you please, then I believe you get the
‘real McCoy. Maybe we don't need this procedure often. But I can
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@ near championship game, and if the commissioner were present and
if the coaches got together with the two officials prior to the
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eve the game wuld be better officiated.

You can't talk betwoen halves and you dare not say eny-
thing before or after a game. Therefore, I would like to know when
you can discuss it, if ever, unless you would have the meting of
all the officials who are to work with the coaches at the interpre~
tation meeting, and then it becomes too much of an involved problem
where coaches and even officiels are apt to turn on a hypothetical
problem and not get to the point as Iba and I did. I was impressed
that both the Aggies and Kansas men were more careful on their
Viglatians etter Vint meeting. -