&-------4ft-—-~--> k-— , I< 65 : * ep] OS ' 12h 7i a Fe ) mapas Ae ee potas 62 Lie f = a Areibepenissentan sqengoe < z pesca ae ROL eater ea Spee ae = . s rete Disgremed backboerds for shooting practice a eaten pipalanateg A A RS PENI SRE —\é--=--207----- 34] { | Th | | é 0 Path of balf \ No Cypical shop | 2% t wat ~~ 17 — « if ly KS, O WY | { | Floor | a Air peth for high-erch shot ~ RESEARCH PROBLEMS WITH 12 FOOT BASKET The possible effect of roughness and interference under the basket. Will the basket tend to open up the play around the basket and increase the crowding, blocking and incident fouling that inevitably occurs? Fatigue effects upon the players as a result of the higher basket. _ Is it possible for any of the players to score a tip-in with a 12 ft. basket, and from whet area out in front of the basket are most of the tries for goal? This refers to location and distance. Are the reacheups and the layeins largely obliterated under a 12 ft. basket? Is the height of the taller man reduced more definitely under a 12 ft. basket than under a 10 ft. basket? a Is the disadvantage to the shorter man more pronounced or reduced under a 12 ft. basket? Is the taller man required to make a shot in the same way a shorter man found necessary to shoot? On rebound does the taller man now have more of an advantage or a lesser ad- vantage in obtaining the rebounds? Does the fact that the goals are higher give the taller man more advantage or does it permit the shorter man to drive in and recover miss-shots that fall in the field of play, or does the taller man still have the greater advantage proportion= ately? Would the shorter man have time to recover after jumping and then spring again for the ball? Under the'12 ft. basket does the exceptionally tall player lose his position because he is forced now to move from his set pomition that he obtained under a 10 ft. basket? Observe the effect on the set-up or layein shot with the higher basket. With the 12 ft. basket are players able to control their shots when coming — toward the basket at a rapid rate of speed? With the higher basket are there more set shots further out on the court? Are longer shots equally as easy to make with a 12 ft. basket as with a 10 ft. basket? Dees the higher basket induce less passing and more long shooting? From the standpoint of roughness, is there less contact under a higher goal? In regard to fatigue, this is rather difficult to measure, but obtain any in- formation regarding complaints of fatigue from the players, Naturally, at the beginning of the experiment of shooting at a 12 ft. basket there will be complaints of the wrist and forearm muscles being overworked, but as the play continues from week to week doubtless this criticism will be lessened, RESEARCH PROBLEMS WITH 12 FOOT BASKET The possible effect of roughness and interference under the basket. Will the basket tend to open up the pley around the basket and increase the crowding, blocking and incident fouling that inevitably occurs? : Fatigue effects upon the players as a result of the higher basket, Is it possible for any of the players to score a tip-in with a 12 ft. basket, and from what area out in front of the basket are most of the tries for goal? This refers to location and distance. Are the reash-ups and the lay-ins largely obliterated wider a 12 ft. basket? Is the height of the taller man reduced more definitely under a 12 ft. basket than under a 10 ft. basket? Is the disadvantage to the shorter man more pronounced or reduced wider a 12 ft. basket? : Ie the taller man required to make a shot in the same way a shorter man found necessary to shoot? oo Oe Se Se ee ae Se ae See aE on eS Se a vantage in obtaining the rebounds? Dees the fact that the goals are higher give the taller man more advantage or does it permit the shorter man to drive in and recover miss-shots that fall in the field of play, or does the taller man still have the greater advantage proportion- ately? Would the shorter man have tine to recover after jumping and then epring again for the ball? Under the 12 ft» basket does the exceptionally tall player lose his position See NE SS THIET GT TS ANNE SHEE BEG GON HORNED That hy eeNED Sey S 10 ft. basket? Observe the effect on the set-up or lay-in shot with the higher basket. a 2 De ae ae evans Wats te eentvel Cake ehete Sam emmy toward the basket at a rapid rate of speed? With the higher basket are there more set shots further out on ‘the court? Are longer shots equally as easy to make with a 12 ft. basket as with a 10 ft. basket? . Does the higher basket induce less passing and more long shooting? From the standpoint of roughness, is there less contact wer a higher goal? | ‘In regard to fatigue, this is rather difficult to measure, but obtain any in- formation regarding complaints of fatigue from the players. Naturally, at the beginning of the experiment of shooting at a 12 ft. basket there will be complaints of the wrist and forearm muscles being overworked, but as the play continues from — week to week doubtless this criticism will be lessened, The possible effect of roughness and interference wider the basket. Will the up the play around the basket and increase the crowling, blecking and incident fouling that inevitably occurs? Patigue effeets upon the players as a result of the higher basket. | Is it possible for any of the players to score a tip-in with a 12 ft. basket, end from what area out in front of the basket are most of the tries for goal? This refers to location and distance. Ave the reach-ups and the lay-ins largely obliterated under a 12 ft. basket? Is the height of the taller man reduced more definitely wider a 12 ft. basket than under a 10 ft. basket? Is the disadvantage to the shorter men nore pronomeed or redused under a 12 ft. basket? Zp the takder wes vegdved to make 0 chet tn the seme way 0 shaitiagceen fount necessary to shoot? On rebound does the taller man now have more of an advantage or a lesser ad- vantage in obtaining the rebounds? Dees the fact that the goals are higher give the taller man more advantage or does it permit the shorter man to drive in and recover miss-shots that fall in the Saat of yey or does the taller man still have the greater advantage proportion- ee ee Ne Re GORY SUNG OS Te eels ae for the ball? Under the 12 ft. basket does the exceptionally tall player lose his position ee ee a ee ee oe eS 10 ft basket? Candies the thet en be edbny we tap-tn ah Wah On Mahaer teen. With the 12 2t. basket axe players able to control their shots when coming toward the basket at a rapid rate of speed? With the higher basket are there more set shots further out on the court? Ave longer shots equally as easy to make with a 12 ft, basket as with a 10 f g ft. Dees the higher basket induce less passing and more long shooting? From the standpoint of roughness, is there less contact wiler a higher goal? In regard to fatigue, this is rather difficult to measure, but obtain any in- formation regarding complaints of fatigue from the players. Naturally, at the Se ae ek te eee een ce Ae Ete Mean Deve WSS Se: emageatnte of the wrist and forearm muscles being overworked, but as the play continues from as Gal week doubtless this criticism will be lessened. wv Bee We invite any original suggestions that you oare to incorporate in this research problem, Won't you please hand them in to the office, or feel free to follow them according to your dictates, but please list them so that they oan be a part of the study, to follow them according to your dic ean be a part of the study, We iavite any original s research problem, Won't you please wee ts t: 3 : * ay, ; = ie _K. U. News Bureau ~ | ' _&. W. Davidson, Dir, q ‘ ¢ ” é é : Lawrence, Dee, -=Dr, Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, perennial producer of © champions at the University of Kansas, ans last year rated by the Helms = Foundation as the nation’s Number 1 basketball coach, has been chuckling for a week over the digcomfiture of Nat Holman, basketball coach of — i the College of the City of New York, after the recent defeat of C. Cz N. Yo. at the hands of the OkRahoma A, & M. quintet,. j Prof. Holnan is dead set against raising the basketball nei from ten to twelve feet, ling one of Dr, Aklen's pet proposals to improve the Gage sport. So when Coach Hank Iba invaded Madison Square Garden with a maven foot goal tender in the person of Robert Kurlana, and Mr, Kurlan batted away many sure goals from their destination in addition to scoring ~ seventeen points of his own, Dr, Allen had to chuckle, It wouldn't have — happened, he pointed ~“, had the goals been up where he believes they 4 belong. ; in a letter this week to Ralph Cannon, sports writer for Seenize, commenting on an article to appear in the January issue of the magazine — ai selosing the results of a magaZine poll on the merits of the proposal to raise the goals, Dr, Allen reiterates his arguments in favor of the change, While the public, quizzed by Esquire, favored riainsg the goals, 4 the sportscasters and sports editors contacted, turned thumbs down on the idea, . : = Dr, Allen doubts if ten per cent of the coaches in the nation have ever seen a twelve foot goal, The University of Kansas has had them set up in its gymnasium for. fifteen years for the purpose of teaching the Allen disciples toe art of properly arching the ball, Ane that was one of the contributing factors to the fact that Allen's Jayhakwers twice defeated Hank Iba's quintet last season with Kurland in the line-up bo iia iiss a le ai i Se a aE stairs hi ila SOAS cai a NM a ope ee RR IRE EG Resco, ZAMeCS» The fact that the tall boys can prevent the ball from going through the basket¥~ by goal tending, is not one of the Doctor's objections to the ten foot basket at all. Rather, he points out in his letter to Cannon, the discrimination is in favor of the offense rather than the defense.» "If the ball is on the rim of the -basket", he wrote, “the offensive man may push it in, strike the ball, bat it in, or strike the rim when he dunks his arm about eight inches through the rim with the ball, and the goal counts in all of these situations, But a defensive man guarding the oak aay not tap the ball or reach over the perpendicular plane of the pasket in knocking the ball away from the hoop, Again, if the ball should be on the edge of the basket and the defensive man should knowk it off or touch the goal twp points are scored for the offensive side," So Dr. Allen is not one of the coaches who are erying because he can't beat the “mezzanine peeping basketball hurdlers", The Doctor calls the tall boys "mezzanine hurdlers" because they are tall enough to reach the mezzanine floor, Not at all--for his Kansans last year defeated several — of the nation's crack outfits whd had stars over six and a half feet tall, The second of the Doctor's most intense arguments against the bask= et at the current level is that 80 per cent of all fouls in basketball are ~ committed under the basket--inside the free throw area--by the drive in and lay up attempt at the goal, ae "A hard drive toward the basket which produces 80 per cont of all the fouls by the defense in basketball are made for this very ob- vious reason", he said, “because a player driving in for the basket is fouled, or draws a pair of fouls and the official awards the offended ¥ player two free throws, If you could cut out 60 per cent of the fouls and practically all of the double shots caused from players throwing these goals, then you wuld have a much cleaner, open game where field goal Ng shooting would be the dominant point rather than foul shooting which Ee 5 seems now to be the case", | sant tele iS saciid Stal i i ia cn ea i a i tt li Ean is at Baers : ae "The added height of the basket", continued Dr, Allen, "would measur- ably clear up the congestion that always exists under the ten foot bask- | et, The big, rugeed guard who sets himself to block out the incoming man and the tall mezzanine hurdler who smkexkimee camps near the basket, would — of necessity have to move back on account of the higher are of dispersement of the bounding ball from a 12 foot basket....By foreing the defensive man farther back and away from the basket it would naturally give the shorter and speedier man more area to operate in with out molestation, It would also strike a blow at the zone defense", Sri -Aliok eiphedixed that be proposed the cievetion of bestete to twelve feet for college players only--he would leave the interscholast- , ic cage at its present level, largely because a great many present gym- nasium now utilized by high schools, would not allow the elevation to 12 feet, | — "The elevated basket will come just as sure as death and taxes", Dr. Allen concluded, "Phere is no way that the administrators (of the basketball rules) ean frame a rule that will not be discriminatory and I : 4 am going to get a great chuckle out of watehing these boys that oppose é- i2 foot basket view those seven foot boys like Kurland, In their con- fusion, they wouldn't know what to do and they get licked. I am not kiok- ing on my own personal account, but I am endeavoring to improve the game", And the doctor should speak with authority--since his trams have z won nineteen championships in the Big Six in the 26 years he has coached there, And the Big Six produces some of the nation's finest basketball, cas, National Basketball Rules Chairman Jim St, Clair is troubled by height trouble < double trouble - height under both the offensive as well as the defensive basket. St. Clair states that his rules body must "devise a way to reduce or eliminate the tall player's effectiveness on defense". But - not a word does he say about eliminating the undue advantage of the 7 foot gargantuan basketball stratosphere giant under the offensive basket. Why discriminate against the defensive giant while allowing this same altitudinous chap to dunk the ball unmolested into the offensive basket? "It is plainly evident that we'll have to do something," St. Clair says, "if not, stalling will return." There is nothing ssored about the ten foot goal height for college players. Let the rules body quit stalling and install a twelve foot goal that will forever take care of the double trouble. The rules of basketball insure the right to every player, without interference, of his position on the floor. How then om you stop a seven foot skyscraping behemoth from dunking the ball into a ten foot goal? But a twelve foot goal is another story. He will have plenty of trouble shooting the ball into a twelve foot goal, the same trouble that any shorter player will have. The higher goal will be a real advantage to the little man because the added height will Leones the tiller man's effectivensse by requiring both men to shoot. ‘The muscles of the eyes are as easily accommodated to height as ‘they are to distance, hence the higher goal is no more of an obstacle to a player than shooting from an added distance out on the court. BIG SIX CONFERENCE 1943 1943 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE ste Lawrence ee etreats . Manhattan Jane 9 Kansas State @ Ames Jan. 9 Kansas @ Norman Janell Iowa State @ Lincoln Jan.el16 Nebraska @ Columbia Jan.16 Kansas State @ Norman Jan.18 Nebraska @ Ames 2 ; Sas @ Manhattan * Jai.ee low ate @ Columbia Jane30 Oklahoma @ Lincoln Feb. 1 Oklahoma @ Ames Feb. 6 Missouri @ Manhattan K gia Feb. 6 _ Towa Shake @ Lawrence Feb. 8 ees ‘Sta te @ Norman Feb.13 Oklahoma @ Manhattan Feb.1 Kans @ Linc oln 7 Feb.15 Kansas _ @ Ames. EDe @ Columbia Feb.17 Kansas State @ Lincoln Feb.20 Missouri | @ Lincoln | Feb.22 Missouri @ Ames K De: Nebrask: @ Lawrence De 2 yk. 3, @ Lawrence K sas St ~@ Columbia Mar. 1 Nebraska @ Norman Mar. 2 Iowa State @ Manhattan Mar. 2 Kansas ‘a @ Columbia } 6 Kansas State .@ Lawrence Mar. 6 Wissourr ‘ @ Norman Check this over with your schedule and if you find any discrepancieé please let me know at once. 7, t ot MISSOURI VALLEY AND BIG SIX CHAMPIONSHIPS 1908 — 1909 1910 igil 1912 1915 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1923 «1924 1925 1926 1928 1929 1930 1931 1982 1983 1955 19386 1937 1938 1889 1940 1942 1942 1945 1944 Missouri Vall Kansas, 7-2 Kansas, 10«2 Kansas, 13-1 Kansas, 102 Kansas - Nebraska* Nebrasia, 1065 Kansas, 13=1 Kansas, 13-1 Nebraska, 8-0 Kansas State, 10=2 Missouri, 15-1 Kansas State, 10<0 Missouri, 17«1 Wissouri, fel Kansas « Missouri, id~1 Kansas, 16«0 Kansas, 15=1 ‘Kansas, 151 Kansas, 1602 Kansas, 10=z Oklahoma, 13-0 Big Six Oklahoma, 1080 Missouri, 8=2 Kansas, ToS Kansas, 793 EAnsas, Buz Kansas, 9-1 ‘lowe State, 8-2 Kensas, 10-0 Kansas ~- Nebraska, Se2 Kansas Missouri - Oklahoma Missouri « Oklahoma Towa State = Kansas Oklahoma ~ Kansas Kansas iowa State ome * No play-off Allen Allen Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Steihm Steihn Hamilten Hamilton Steihn Clevenger Meanwell Clevenger Meeanwell Mee.nwell Allen Ruby Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen MePermott MeDermott | Edwards Allen Allen Allen Allen Menze Al Allen Browne Allen Edwards - VoDermott Edwards ~ MieDermott Menze ~ Allen Drake + Allen Varsity Basketball Fractice Practice in Hoch Auditorium on the following re 5:30 on Monday, Thursday, Friday 5:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday 5:00 on Saturdays Practice in Gymnasium 3:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday SS | - BIG SIX CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS +¢ Kansas ' Pie; Kansas, Nebraska Kansas Tie: Missouri, Oklahom fies Missouri, Oklahoma Tie: Iowa State, Kansas Ties Oklahoma, Kansas - «Kansas. Iowa State - t oe e eh e ee U = ef aa har nl togt University of Kansas Basketball Team, 1943-44 i Noe | Name PoBe Service ‘ oe i 3 K 21 cz Don Barrington “~ F Vel2 10 ne se V-5 As ~——Dean Corder ae C Civ. 8 “7 Bill Lindquist“ " " G Cive ‘ Bob Malott eee Civ. 25 “ ~-—-Charles Moffett f ey Cive X¥5 “ Harold MeSpadden & G Vo12 15 ~ Homer Sherwood & G Vol2 xu? YWillard Frank + F Vel2 20 ~ —Geerge Dick - “SF Civ. q “7 Gordon Stucker\ wo =F Civ. 2 7 _. Kirk Scott Gq Vel2 ‘¥6 “ V-MBob Turner P V=12 19 Vv »Lloyd Palmer C Veol2 a : i] Ad a ' ie Gale ee saute March G, 1944. lr. Raymond Nichols, Chancelior's Offices. Dear Rays: i am enclosing a copy of the last expense account to Mr. Klooz for cleaning the basketball floor in Hoch Auditorium for the last three home games. The accounts rendered are as follows: Jenuary 4 - = ~~ 318,00 Jenuary 26 «<= 21.00 March 6 -=-=+-+- 18,00 fotal - - - ~~ - $57.00 Sincerely yours, Director of Physica Education, PCA:AH _ Varsity Basketball Coach. ins. . 0 : : Gee Byrees? ne a Ciic6e #., April 24, 1944. Mr. Karl Kloos, Business Office. Dear Mr. Klooz: The following men serubbed the basketball floor in Robinson Gymnasium on the afternoon of April 21 prior ‘to our exhibition basketball game that night with the varsity playing the Navy sll-stars: CG. W. Anderson 3 hrs. @ 5072 $1.50 Nelson Paronto 3 hrae @ 50Z 1.50 Henry MeConnell 3 hrs. @ 50/7 1.50 Bd Drennon S hrs. @ 50¢ 1.07 =? lir. Anderson will call at your office for the checks. Sincerely yours, Birestor of Physical Bdusation, Varsity Basketball Coach. - Bepense of oleaning basketball court in Hoch Auditoriun ie aw Se 2, February 26 and Maroh 3: C. , 4nderson 9 hrs. @ 50g $4.80 Haury MeComell 9 hrs. @ S0¢ 4.50 He Le Bone 9 hra. @ 507 4.60 Nelson Paronto 9 hrs, @ 50¢ 4.40 Total $18.00 Mr. Karl Kloos, Bursar, University of Kansas. Dear Karl: I am enclosing the last of the expense accounts for cleaning Hoch Auditoriwa floor for our last three home games. Mr. Anderson will call at your office for the checks. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCAd H Varsity Basketball Coach. Eno. January 26, 1944. Mr. Raymond Mohols, Chencellor'’s Office. Dear Ray: I am enclosing a copy of my second expense accommt to Mr. Kloog in scomection with the cleaning of Hoch Auditorium floor prior to our last three home games. At the end of the season I will submit the final expense accomt. Sincerely yours, : Ddrector of Physical Education, Eno. | Varsity Bask thall Coach. Jenuery 26, 1944. Ure Karl Klooz, Bursar, University of Kansas. Dear Karl: I em enclosing the expense accoumt for cleaning Hoch Auditorium floor prior to our last three home games. I will submit one more such expense account at the close of the season on March 3. Mr. Anderson will call for the checks at your office. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, Ene. Varsity Basketball. Coach. scisee oF Weeder Metetedl ceat is tak bien ee to regularly scheduled games on January 15, January 18 and January 21: Henry MoComell 3 hrBe @ 50g 24.8 C. We. Anderson 9 r 4.50 Nelson Peronto 5 = " 4.50 Bert Carey S * " ~ 450 He. Le Bone 5 > $3.00 Total $21.00 eines fs 1944. Mx. Raymond Nichols, Chancellor's Office. Dear Ray: I am & scopy of my memorandum « Kleoz on the cost cleaning the floor in- Auditorium for the home basketball games. We have six home games remaining on our schedule, and I estimate that it will cost approxi- eel ago cag these games, making an estimated oe $54.00. However, at the end of the season I will send you a statement of the exact cost, so that you can arrange for the transfer of funds. to Mr. Hooch Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Eno. January 4, 1944 Expense of cleaning basketball court in Hoch fuditoriun prior to regularly scheduled games: December 15, Deo- euber 17, January 3 o- GC. W. anderson He. Le Bone Nelsou Paronto Henry McConnell “2 @ 2 @ 50g $4.50 . 4.50 - 4.50 . 4.50 Total FIs.00"