May Slst, 1941

Mr. R, F. Williams
Basketball Coach

State University of Iowa
Iowa City, lowa

Dear Mr. Williams;

Thank you for your very prompt response in which you inclose contracts
for next year. I would like to sign the next year's date. And, so far as I'm
concerned, the same date suits me very well, indeed. However, the exact date
is qependent upon the time of our final examinations after the first semester.

Sometimes early next spring we can determine upon the date because your
semester and our semester examinations will be set and we can play the game upon
a date which would be agreed upon then if this is satisfactory to you.

I will be happy to agree to either Gil McDonald or Bill Haarolow for our two-
year-agreement. However, Rollie, I was wondering about Major Griffith, the Commissioner
of your Conference appointing these Commissioners. Reeves Peters, our new Commissioner,
apparently seems pretty anxious to appoint evem our non-conference officials.

I'm wondering if we should show them the courtesy of asking them to appoint
certain officials that we might select. Ted O'Sullivant or Rark Carrol seem to be
about as efficient as any we have. Although Ernie Quigler is aging a little, he
still commands the respect and really keeps the game better in hand than any of
our other officials.

I just submitted the contract to our financial secretary of the Athletic
Association for the signature of Mr. Gwinn Henry, the Athletic Director. Mr.
Faulkenstien was leath to sign the agreement that each team pay its own expenses.

I realize that you and the Big Ten follow this proceedure, but in our Big Six
Conference, we have a four hundred dollar guarantee with an option of fifty percent
of the same.

Things are so uncertain with thewar coming on that I know that the Athletic
Authorities will be better satisfied with a cash guarantee. Won't you kindly
discuss this with your authorities and write me what you think is the best procedure?

I'm returning the agreements which you inclosed.

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education and Recreation-
Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach.

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