MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BIG SIX

Hotel Continental
Kensas City, Mo. “ss = & December 8, 1940

GENERAL DISCUSSION

1. Present: FF. C. Allen, Kansas; W. He Browne, Nebraska; Bruce
Drake, Oklahoma; George Edwards, Missouri; Jack Gardner, Kansas State.

2« In the absence of the regular secretary, Louis Menze of Iowa
State, his duties were given temporarily to George Edwards.

3e It was recommended, discussed and agreed upon that future winter
meetings should be better coordinated with those of the Directors and Faculty
Representatives so that any suggestions from the coaches which require actions
by those bodies may be submitted immediately. Therefore, the basketball
coaches are urged to plan early season practices and games so as to avoid
conflict with the regular meeting of these bodies scheduled for the first
Saturday in December.

4. The temporary secretary was instructed to obtain the Big Six
regulations regarding squad limitations for games, and to include these in his
report.

-~~--taken from the minutes of the Directors’
meeting in Ames, May 18-19, 1939.
"The following trip limits of varsity players
in Conference competition for conference games
was set as a limit:

Basketball - 10 men"

Comment: According to this regulation the visiting team is limited
to 10 players; the home team is not restricted. From opinions

expressed at the meeting the coaches do not favor this rule, If so,
they should draft a substitute and present it at the annual meeting

next springe :

5+ It was agreed to add a "checker" to the officials at the scoring
bench whose duties are outlined on page 14 of the 1940-41 Guide in an article
on "Game Administration" by Summer A. Dole.

6. The home team shall wear uniforms which are all white except the
trim; the visitors are to dress in their school colors so that in both pants
and shirts solid colors will predominate,