BASKETBALL’'S GREATEST
INNOVATION .. .

“In Goes the Ball — peg
On Goes the Light”

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December 8, 1957

 

/ Dr. Forrest C. Allen,
{ University of Kansas,
J Lawrence, Sansas,

| Dear Friend:

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did everything possible to line u Bie
and finally had seven for it and three against.
Due to the fact that they could not have a un-
animous vote on it they agreed to keep an open
mind, use it in non-conference games this year

and vote at their spring meeting. We are, however,
breaking down resistance to Bask-O-Lite and quite

9 few sood coaches are beginning to come over to

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our side.

Enclosed find memo agreement which will compensate
whe he wt h ao ae & ‘ee ata a me secede = : ‘ :

you in vrovortion to the success of Bask-0-Lite
for the wonderful help you have given us.

A week aco Saturday I attended a clinic at Detroit
and Dr. Naismith was there and made a talk on the
1 After the clinic was over

origin of Basketball. she clini
Dr. Naismith rode over to Chicago with me. [I en-
joyed the vi th fh immensely and learned a

L160: about th had never heard before.
He saw VaskeO 4n two games at the Naval

 

Armory in Detroit

He promised to find out tor
book called for the change
elosed bottom type to the open type. If you should
see him I would appreciate it if you will remind him
about this and also if he likes the Bask-O-Lite to
write us a letter telling us what he thought about
the two cames he saw in Detroit.

me when the first rule
in nets, that is from the

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THE BASK-O-LITE CO... . NEW ALBANY, INDIANA