BASKETBALL INTERPRETATIONS OF THE BIG SIX CONFERENCE
FOR THE YEAR 1940

1. GENERAL SUGGESTIONS .
a. Officials should notify athletic authorities upon their arrival in
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be Starting time of games will be as follows:
1) Iown States 7:15 pems during the weeks 7:50 peme on Friday and Saturday.
2) Kansas: 7:50 peme
Kensas States 7:50 peme
Oklahoma: 7:45 peme (May be 7:50)
) Missouri: 8:00 pelle
Nebrasia: 8:00 pelle

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es The home team shall wear white shirts; the visitors are to dress in
their school colorse

de A copy of the official box soofe shall be mailed to the Secretary of
the Big Six Conference.

e. The visiting team is to send to the home tean, at least eight days in
advance of the game, the names and numbers of el 1 players who will make the trips

f. Bach school is to exchange with all others squad information, primarily
for pre-game publicity. This information should include mmber, name, position,
height, weight, home towm, year on the varsity, men lost by graduation, veteran
letter-men returning, and any team records which may add to newspaper interest.

ge The type of ball used by each school is as follows:
Iowa States Riddell

Kansas: Rawlings Naismith Lace, or Rawlings liolded.
Kensas State: Rawlings Neismith Lace.

Missouri: Riddell

Nebraska: Riddell

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he Ton men is the maximm that a coach my take on a tri There is no
rule on the number that may be used at hanee (Director's rule.

2. RULES INTERPRETATIONS 7
&» On balls which go out of bounds behind the basket, the twelve-foot lane
shall be permitted in which to make the pass back into the court. This, of course,

does not apply to out of bound plays following a field goale

be Whenever a ball is awarded to a team out of bounds in its front court,
the official should hand the ball to the player in the front court, step aside,
and say “Play", and be sure the player is in a position to plays )