DARTMOUTH COLLEGE ATHLETIC COUNCIL
HANOVER - NEW HAMPSHIRE

March 6, 1939

The officials ccmmittec earnestly wishes
to contribute something worth while to basketball.

After talkins about basketball officiating
with coaches from ail over the country, the committee
on officials has decided it will be petter to concen-
trate on one sroblem this year.

Through different Pe of the country, out
mostiy th (the « Glseonn section, there are officials

trying to put on an sir bb tion b. shoutins at the ton

of their lumzs exslaining the reason for the whistle,

and no one can understand thom. Even the slayers
themselves can't understand and are mystified. This

has zone far enough, and it is time for the rules com-
mittee to instruct officials that they should use siznals
to signify the infractions and not words.

Some sisnals are already in use, and if they

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meet with approval can be made universal.

We believe that the only way to silence these
officials and make them realize that the game still
belongs to the players is to have the eles committce
out instructions to them in the Rule Book.

Will vou kindly ive careful thought to the
neue te" * sus in and be ready to discuss it at the
meeting?

Very truly yours,

O. B. Cowles,
Officials Committee