UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE :

Jenuary 14, 1943.

Big Six Basketball Coaches:

I am writing you regarding our very difficult trip to Norman,
Oklahoma, from Oklahoma City last Saturday, January 9th. Coach
Drake asked his athletic director and his businessmanager for pere
mission to start the game at Norman at 7:30 pem, They refused, stating
that the crowd coming on the trolly from Oklahoma City to Norman would
- not arrive in time to permit a 7:50 game.

This seems to me a very selfish attitude for the Oklahoma athletic
director and business manager to take, It closes the door to the
visiting teams, making their connection on the Santa Pe back for the
north, The highway is patrolled from Norman to Oklehom, City and any
driver who exceeds the 55 mile an hour speed limit is picked up end
his gasoline rationing card is confiscated. The Office of Defense

rtation insists that the railroads not hold more than the
allotted 20 minutes. —

Had the Oklahoma authorities been working on the theory that the
cars could make the old speed before the war regulations hampered
them, then it might be a justifiable situation, But to me it shows
en utter disregard not only for the convenience but for the monetary
expenditure to these traveling teams when they are forced to act
according to these arbitrary rulings. It is utterly impossible to
make the connections under the present arrangements, ,

If the game starts promptly at 7:45, it takes an hour and 15 min-
utes as a minimum to play the game, The game should then be over by
9 o'clock, which it wasn't because the Oklahoma between-halves entere
tainment ran five minutes over. We retired to our dressing room
after having been called to the court, and waited for the entertainment
to couse. We left Norman at 9:40. With any kind of luck you should
plan to leave Norman at 9:30, and then it will be a close squeak if
you catch the train,

Sincerely yours,

: Director of Physical Education,
FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coache