ss February 20, 1941

To All Big-Six Coaches:

I understand that the Big-Six Athletic
Directors will meet on Uarch 1 at the Big-Six Indoor
Track Meet and thet one of the subjects that they are
to discuss regards the scouting of basketbel1l cames.

Nothing has been said to me about the matter,
but I believe that Big-Six Coaches should take it up with
their Athletie Directors and present the legitimacy of
scouting basketball games the same as the legitimacy of
scouting football gemes. |
Of course, scovting can be overdone in basket-
ball as in football. But since scouting is done on a
big scale in the Big-Ten perhaps it might be well to
agree to some sort of a scouting schedule for the Sige
Sixs

Perhaps it might be well to agree to sone sort
of a scouting schedule, but since nothing has >een said
to the Coaches, it might be up to the Coaches to protect
themselves by contacting the directors.

While this is being done would it not be fair
and equitable to protest the discrimination that is now
practiced by the Big-Six in limiting the number of
players on visiting and homé-team rosters? Certeinly
no other sport is diseririnated acainst as is basketball,
and it is unfair and certainly not in keeping with the
professed public utterances of the conferences in regard
to the befense Program of the U, S. A. If we as coaches
remain supine and inherent, then we have no one else to
thank but ourselves. 7

Would it not be the proper thing to have
Mr. Nenze, our secretary, take it up with George Veenker,
secretary of the directors, and present ovr case?
Certainly we have one.

Sincerely yours,

FCA:lg:mln Director of Physical Education end Keereation
Varsity Basketball Coach