March 7, 1942.

Judge K. Me Landis,

High Commissioner of Baseball,
333 No. Michigen Avenue,
Chicago, Tllinois.

Dear Judge Landis:

The Associated Press carried a story announcing that
you were expecially insistent that certain baseball clubs -
who were making sub rosa contracts with college baseball
players must amounce them. 3

: I heve pretty definite evidence that a certain univer-
sity in our section has players on their campus who are being
subsidized by one of the clubs in one of the two major leagues.
The boys' parents are furnished the money to put the boys
through college, but the baseball club or one of the scouts

is the silent partmer. ‘These boys do not actually sign @ con-
tract, but they are receiving money from the source of one of
the professional clubs.

If the boy signed a contract he would be a professional
and would not be eligible for varsity baseball, but by this sub
rosa arrangement the boy is in fact under verbal contract and

is expected to sign when he gets through college.

this
you were aiming at. It is alleged that the coach at this
university is a paid scout by one of the big .
it is the boys on his team that he signs up after they have
finished their college competition. Practically every player
on this coach's team has been signed by the seme club.

I am writing for information, and if you desire further
information on this particular case I would be glad to sulmit
it to you. If, however, you are looking only for signed con-
tracts that are being withheld, then this does not answer my
question nor yours.

Yery sincerely yours,

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Director of Physical Education and Recreation,
FCA: Al Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach.