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January 18th
1945

Dr. F. Ce. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, “ansas

Dear Doc:

: Here is a copy of the basketball conference sch-
edule for 1945 with all officials assigned.

In the handling of the out-of-bounds situation we
have two extremes; the official that is too technical about
where the player must stand and the official that allows
the player to roam up and down the gide line at will. Accor-
ding to the rule the ball must be put in play at the spot
where it goes out of bounds. However, common practice and in
some places, common agreement allows a spce of several feet
from where the ball went out of bounds, and when it is under
the basket we allow the player to move to either side of
the basket. I do feel that the official should be more care-
ful about the spot from where the ball is to be thrown in
if it is in the front court. Near the point where the ball
goes out of bounds should guide an official in his handling
of theis play situation without any trouble. I see no reason

why the player should not be allowed to move as far back from

the sideline as he desired.

Glad to get your report on a well worked game in
Columbia. I may get down there for he Iowa State game this

Saturday. Right now it looks like Kansas and Iowa State but

knowing the other teams as I do I realize that anything can
happen between now and the 5th. of March. Your nephew, Dick
is improving in his play and may get in there yet.

Guess you knew that my boy was in Italy and has
been on several missions to date. He is Co-Pilot on a B-24,
Liberator. He says the flack is heavy over there. If those
Russians keep going as they have been the past few days the
flack and everything else over there will ease up.

Sincerely yours,

Komen

R. E. Peters

Towa State College cay {