“Phog’s” New Book Is Out.
HE newest thing in basketball is Forrest C. Allen’s book, “Better
Basketball,” just off the presses of the McGraw-Hill Book com-
pany. Coach Allen’s first hook, “My Basketball Bible,” was published
in 1924. .
“Better Basketball” is profoundly llustrated with action photo-
graphs and diagrams cf plays. Photographs follow diagrams to give
clarity.
Individual offense, individual defense, team offense and team de-
fense are exhaustively treated because, upon the fundamentals of the
individual are dependent the success of team
fundamentals and consequent winning success.
A most complete chapter on Treatment of
Athletic Injuries has been presented to enable the
coach to improve the condition of his men and
further to aid him in treating such injuries that a
coach and trainer should know more about. Often
by simple and early treatment of a strain or sprain,
a player is saved from a more serious complica-
tion-and a possible loss of an important game.
To dramatize a game and to provide excep-

tional entertainment between halves many times
determines the success of a coach. “Better Bas-
ketball” goes deeply into this important phase of
the pregame and between-game activities and
Dr. F. C. ALLEN. shows the manager and coach many possibilities in

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drawing patrons to the games, .

For the junior and senior high school coach a chapter on Motivation
is highly interesting. A series of offensive and defensive skill move-
ments are outlined as a class problem which enable the high school
coach to teach his pupils mass fundamentals without each player
handling the ball. Correct fundamental skills develop neurograms, or
brain tracts, which are conducive to the making of fewer mistakes. Mis-
takes are cailed fouls in basketball and fouls defeat a team that makes
too many of them. Foul less and win more by learning correct funda-
mental skills, the author advises.

“Better Basketball” incorporates everything that.a player, coach,
an Official, a trainer or a manager of a team needs to know about his
own special phase of the game. Nothing has been omitted to make this
text the most complete and interesting story of this great indoor game
yet written. ;