BASKETBALL EVALUATION STUDY FOR 1958839 SEASON Dre Forrest Ce Allen Pre i@é Re Elbel Drs Ve We. Lapp Department of Physical Education, University of Kansas Mareh, 19359 le In the 1938=39 study the evaluation teehnique has been extended to in- clude a defensive rating system for both the team and the individual player. The itoms and their cvaluation woights, as used in this study, are shown in Table Ie Data were collected during all the home games on both the Kansas team and the visiting teams. The teehnique used in the collection of these data is the same as described in the first evaluation studye In the 1937=38 scason nine home games were played, and this soason eight home games were played, thus making a total of 17 games on which averages of certain activities were availablee These averages are shown in Table IIIe The 17-game averages seem to be reliable as there was no great variation in the figures computed for the two seasons, The team this yoar took more shots than did last season's team, but averaged one less goal per gamce The number of free throws awarded in both seasons was practicall y identical, but the mumber made was slightly reduced this seasone This year the total number of positive offensive evaluation points is lower than last ycarts total, This is duc to two roasons, First, theroc wis a change in the technique of tabulating immediate assists. In last year's study credit was given the players for both passes and catches, which gave them double credit in evaluation points. In this year's study a player receives evaluation points only oncee The second reason for the lower total is that the recovery of rebounds off the opponent's backboard was computed with the defensive play instead of offensive play, as was the case in last year's studye The drop in negative offensive evaluation points indicates that the team made fewer mistakes during this season than last seasone It is possible that the team summary posted in the team dressing room the day following each game made the individual players more conscious of their mistakes with the end result that fewer were madée The defensive evaluation yoints as shown in Table I do not accumulate as rapidly as do the offensive pointse However, this is not true of the negative defensive pointse During the season the negative defensive points were accunulated almost exactly twice as fast as were the negative offensive pointse The penalty for fouling should be high because if a player committed a foul he inmediately gave the opponents a chance to make 5 or 10 positive offensive pointse In games where a player was forced out by fouls his total negative points cxcceded his positive pointse The team summaries (sce Table IV) were made from the data gathered during the last hone seasone Kansas did not lose a home contest this season and lost only one last seasons Because no data were available on the opposition at the time of the loss it is not possible to show the effect of losing ® game on the statistics gathered. Due to its style of play, Kansas does more passing than most teamse This is well shown wider total passes and catches, Table III. fHven in a loss it is possible Kansas would show a higher evaluation point total due to the factor just mentioned. It would be interesting to collect data for games played away from homee However, this has been considered impractical to datee Included in the tean summary, Table ITI, a new term (defensive cffi- ciency) is listed. This term is the result of the formula: cc total positive defensive evaluation points sum of positive and negative defensive points Ze Due to the ease with whieh negative defense points can be accumulated the efficiencies for defense are low. Tho composite officioncy, like last year's efficiency, is based on the net positive points and nogative points that are earned during the entire game. The composite efficiency rating seems to parallel the game score more closely than some of the other itomse : A close examination of the statisties of the game with Team D will lead one to wonder just how the Kansas team won the game. Tho story is told in goals made where the home team made two more than the opposition. The remaining statis- tics are largely in favor of Team De In the middle of the scason there was some question about the numbor of violationse It seemed that the number of violations was too low and it was tho opinion that our observers were missing a few violations. Without discussing the matter with the observers, a check was made during the game with Team F and both sets of observers had nine violations on the Kansas team charged against the same boyse We realize the data cannot be more accurate than our observers and this check on the violations indicate that our boys were noticing the game rather closelye Table IV shows the player analysis for twelve players, A few more players were used in the home contests, but all had less than 20 minutes of playing time to their credit and were not ineluded in the present tablee The number (sec Table IV) preceding the dash in the various columns represents the individual 's rank in relation to the other members of the squade The scoring ability index as showm in column 2 is based upon goals and free throws made and is computed as shown in the first study under definition of tormse If two boys each made 25 goals, the one with the highest percentage of made shots will have the highest scoring ability indexe By changing the order of some of the data it is possible to make some player comparison between the two seasons!’ play on the same basise 1937=58 Season 1938839 Season Offensive Beall handle Offensive Ball handl- Player efficiengy ing error efficiency ing error A 90ed ~ 46% Fier 1Let% B 96 o& le? 97 9 0D F 9202 209 97 ef let I 94 el 200 76 4 204 L 9463 20% 97 6 led This rating shows that all the players, with the exception of Player I who did not finish the season, did make improvemente The evaluation points per minute (see Table TV) earned during the play- jing season show how active the individual was, while the composite efficiency shows how well the individual performed his taskse The players of visiting teams were rated on the fow items which are shown in Table Ve The table is limited to players who played at least 15 ninutes during the game, The table (V) divides itself naturally into @hree groups: le Above 90% playing efficioncy 2e Between 80% and 90% playing efficiency 3e Bolow 80% playing efficiencye Se The group above 90% consisted of 13 players; the two highest in this group were forwards. Three centers and cight guards composed the remainder of the list. The next group consisted of 22 players, four of whon were centers, seven were guards, and eleven were forwardse The group below 80% contained eleven players, three centers, four forwards and four guards. It should be pointed out that out of the high cight players from the standpoint of playing efficiency, four of these players belong to School D, and that the players ranked one and two in evaluation points carned per minute also were from the same tcam,. Also, it should be noted that two players of School D were ranked among those that were listed with zero ball handling errorse On the basis of the data presented in Table V it would be interesting to sclect an all-opposition team. Summary and Conclusion Research of this type depends to a great extent upon the accuracy of the observers¢ Realizing this, the observers were very carefully selected fron student majors and other intcrosted students, The same observers were used in all the games and there is every reason to believe that tho results are very nearly correcte It is the opinion of the writers that this study has merit because: 1. It points out mistakes made during a game, thus causing the players to be more conscious of there . ée It stresses the importance of game fundanentals.s 3¢ It provides an itemized history of the contost. 4, It makes possible a more accurate means of conparing individuals ond teans. TABLE I ITEMS USED IN BASKETBALL EVALUTAION 1939 STUDY OFFENSIVE : Weight in evaluation points Ae Positive items Be Ll. he Se 4e Se Se Te 8 Ye Field goals & Free throws Immediate assists Secondary assists Recovers ball off own backboard Recovers teammate's jump ball Recovers opponent's fumble Good pass to a teammate Catches teammate's pass RR eY NMA PP OO Negative items le 26 Se te Se or Te 8e 9 Error of emission Held ball forced by opponent Fumbles ball and it goes out of bounds Fumbles ball and it is obtained by epponent Taps ball out of bounds Wild pass out of bounds Wild pass to an opponent Violation of rules Offensive personal foul COOmPNANNNNH-H DEFENSIVE Ae Positive items Be le Ze Se te De Ce Te 8e Blocking opponent's shot Recovery from opponent's backboard Intercepting opponent's dribble Intercepting opponent's pass Forcing held ball with opponent Batting ball from opponent's hands and recevering Batting ball from opponent's hands and not recovering Cuts off opponent's pass, but not recovering Nw WW PP He Negative items le oe Fouling opponent with ball 8 Fouling opponent without ball 8 TABLE II AVERAGES OF THE KANSAS TEAM 1938=39 Study 1938 Nine Game 1939 Eight 17 Game Averages Game Aves Averages Score 42ef 4063 4145 Goals attempted 6165 7208 668 Goals mide 1665 156 16el Free throws attempted 16 161 161 Free throws made 956 9 9ed Personal fouls 102 l2el lll Offensive personal fouls 278 288 082 Violations Sel 508 Sel Rebounds from own backboard 2100 15 18.45 Rebounds from epponent's backboard 223 27 0% 2467 Total passes and catches 706 3 72846 716.8 Wild passes 707 Sed 5e6 Held balls obtained by opponent Sei 5e5 See Fumbles 6el 209 Sed Recovers jump ball 10.8 Tol 9el Offensive positive eval.s. points 1103 1055 1080 4 Offensive negative eval. points = = T73e2 48 94 61¢5 Defensive positive evale points - 144 - Defensive negative evale points ” 97 ~ Net eval. points per player per minute of play 5el4 5ed See Immediate assists 13 1304 1302 Secondary assists Le l1ed lies TABLE III : TEAM SUMMARY u “ » = 7 oes HFFIC/IENS, > = U | .O@fcate? - : " © ¢ -O6cM@ei oa gl ORB d = i 3 a § <= «Ss w . 9 i SN $2 JHSBS?S BY Ss = * has ae wk tes oa 6 lh Ni v ‘~ Q é % ~ dd ah > = nm + * saad “a v) .. ) \y = 4 QF AS “—= ive «a VY 9g : * 280% § ae mak & s < 9 4 $ > «© 2 a. x2 sso A z < yo © 3 «2 2 2. 2 ae mom eos & _- © i HO WER @ Beware oC ge a & Kansas 2? 0 iig6 0 Gogo Ib Yee © dgt Of © Sega "eg? to,9 O00 A 2 6 1S © @t mM OO 0 a OW 6 lt oS a Konsass 39 16 38 7 OS M MS 6 Oe Oe 6 lo ee ee ao 8h OG gk 088 8 (Ee Migs OMe «ST B So di” i6g9 dl Toss Yomsas 35 10 1657 13 Te Moe tlie let lea es ae Ce C 29 10 1668 9 eo 16 G2 6 oO OU lil Clk el OER Kenens. 37 15 1669 7 S658 26 754 24 358 GE 2 GB.8 S454 GetA t0k2 D 32 13 20 6 42.5 % 86 106 ic6 9 6 86:0 Gis? 88:3 35 Kansas 34 15 2267 4 GeuA 9 754 18 158 87 © O7ie este opts i081 E 27 10 20st 7 GG WW O88 -8 ink 28 6 GGct SOck G6c2 G26 Kenens 49 22 29536 6 2798 42 i 6 tal Oe le lots a Oe? 1a FP 46 19 20:4 8 Op hf it wt ast ast ee) (OM Kongas 46 16 2168 14 G36 ie 768 4 065 468 4 8456 Geis eels tis G S7 16 O496 7 43g8 WP GOO 14 263 18 1 Osh Gog? G46 EP Kansas 59 23 247 13 @is2 18 711 8 261 89 12 9766 5666 92.8 1169 H 46 18 8 9 €.8 14 400 26 45 84 9 82 Sui 7 | «6h Ka nsas ToteleS22 126 Cleo 72 SSe8 3104 S629 V7 eS SG0 50 G5s6 59,8 6942 8055 Oppe Totals269 102 @2le? 65 6566 ll2 43572 99 262 245 28 9369 4845 6468 5952 TABLE IVe PLAYER ANALYSIS Position = guard, forward, center * Indicates player rank in squad. (1938-39) Pay ‘ny EF Fi ciepeics 0 ’ a 7 ~~ ~ oo oN as 3 & 0 «8 Nu ~ i eR “S a v R ‘e% ~, ; o uN ot - Bete em = FE OF COS gv = >. «a ‘ y : S 4 > = g YS —— 4 =, k. i, “) "1 t 8 y ty AQ me ~~ N > 8 ‘+ : | ~* ~~ ~ . 5." z & — w w & ch ~ = BS s «a Bi “ y é: «ee x Q * = * > aX 4 ih &% 1. WN * a ay he 1-276 2-857 2-54 6.8 8 6-14 6=-95.2" 2-80.88 2492.9 5-6 Bg 2227 46503 527 304 8 26005 SnGF.8 3-754 3H9204 Sn506 C © Sa226.5 7-331 4031 369 8 In0e3 BH97e8 Dekel 6H90e4 2n605 D £ 48187.5 141383 1673 Q9el 8 THle8 969504 4675. (59006 e505 EB ff 5#150 38759 3647 768 6 Qmle9 869403 10-3702 968504 Gebed F f£ 68140e5 Ge386 6a26 363 8 4elel Se9748 85451 459059 Touded Gg THl05 86268 9915 265 6 116269 749406 5=6763 8688.5 73-409 H Cf 8@91.5 5e426 7-20 269 7 3e0e9 169900 1682.4 169604 44509 Il £ 966705 9m207 8217 463 4 Ge2e4 10-9068 11-2992 10-7406 10-341 J & 10-485 10881 1086 165 4 1Om2e6 11489.6 1226.2 11-7461 11+2.6 K £ QUleSS—5 1267 lied 04 = 5 12992 127904 5749 1247306 1202 L © €Sebieb Leth Laat 05 4k 059745) 4=— GGG) 789K | 17a **This includes the players who had a playing time of more than 2@minutes on the home courte TABLE V Playing Efficiency of Oppouonts Composite Ball Hondling Eazmuteos Evale Points Playor Position School Efficiensy * Error : * Played * per Minute A r . To €§€=F—Fhshtlhir eo r.)-).|6|[6lUmm le ee 50 = Oud A f E 100 6 w» G0 20 «6s 27 1b Uw B A g B 9464 12 ow Os? 21e5= 33 S « 5s A ¢ G 9462 oe wm isd 16 = 35.5 12 « 48 B ¢ D 94 3965 = 463 46 = 15 Sl Oa S Cc g D 95e7 5 = 0.0 45 = 15,5 i «%7e A g F 93 04 16 =-1,0 6 » 40 16 wt D g D 93e1 1005 = 065 6 «= 40 e « 69 A g A 9201 43 = 5e4 38 = 2165 1k 469 B cS B Gisele 1305 = 028 6 = 40 - 18 #4 B g F 90.9 1345 = 068 6 « 3 «GG B Ss G 9029 1025 = 0.5 6 » 40 5 «» 57 B c E co. 5 «= 00 6 = 40 15.5 = 4e1 B g A 8948 sl 0m tar 39 «= 20 fi & oge A c H 8992 4195 = 5,0 3B0ed= 26 5965 = 265 Cc f E 89 5 ww» Of 40 = 1965 Si. 0 269 E f D 8869 2765 = 2h 196563345 2665 = 36 C f G 88,8 3605 « 365 6 = 40 7 st D gs E 8803 2955 @ 2.35 36 w» 2326 6e5 = 50d 0 f B 88 16 «wif? 13658 38 14 = 4e2 A f C 87 66 a 2145= 33 44 4 2 C £ F 87 ed 19 - Lee 6 -= 40 25¢5 - 308 B f ¢ 86 94: 26 « 240 G6 = 40 18 4 D C B 8507 55 ow Set 6 «= 40 54 8 & 839 F c D 85el 45 = 669 Se « 2 1545 -« 451 C cS C 84.67 44, - Bee 27 oe 2745 . * 569 E f E 83 69 5 » 0,0 19 95~33 05 2325 » 348 B g H 83 6 160 «#150 12 = 39 2, & oe E g B B3 el 5» 060 26 = 28 34 = 209 G D 83e1 4145 = 5,0 56 = 2356 455 = 169 C r A 8146 3995 = 463 15 = 3665 45 i 242 D g c 8165 oo 6 1a 6 «= 20 34 « 299 C = H 802e9 38 oo 462 17 « 36 9 » 5el F gS E 80.8 2965 « 203 $6 = 2355 Ged = 505 C © Hl 7968 7c «it £4 = oO “eo ww the F gs B 7993 oo ow 158 41 «19 25 «ww SV D eC F 7042 30 ow 249 23 = 5205 S56 (lt 246 D ¢ G 7899 2745 « Bil 27 ebe27 ed 45e5 = 169 E . H Tie 3305 = 360 1325 =38 ae D f A 77 6 a 18 = 3445 39—b m 25 E f F 77,6 5 =» 0 24 «a Hh 34 w 249 H g D 76 16 « 34 = 24,45 29 = See E ¢ he Thee 36e5 « 395 3B0eb= 26 13 Sed E g G 7396 20° = let 45 «i? 2605 = 3e6 F g G 1Ge 33e5 = 3.0 42 « 1895 sy «& MT Positions = forward, guard, centore *Indicates rank of player. Dear Fellow-Member: We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your dues for membership in the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. The adjoining card indicates the manner in which your membership is en- tered in our files. The year and type of membership are indicated at the bottom of the card, and the month of expiration is indicated on the reverse side of the card. If there are any changes or corrections, we would appre- ciate your advising us immediately. 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W2 Fe fc ql oe SAMUEL MORGAN PRINCIPAL Davis High School KAYSVILLE, UTAH Ye Porrest Os Allen Basketball Coach University of Kansa Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: According to reports from the physical education men in our district who attended the National Conven- tion in SanFrancisco, you pave a very worth while report on late researches in basketball. I was un- able to attend that conven ion, and , in as much as see vu these coachés report that you have extra copies to Cee eeeeees lL wonder if I may have one. If therevis a fee attached to it, you may send the bill to the Athletic Department of Davis High School. t to} ne in care of the vw Basketball Coach May 4, 19396 Mire Ce Vayne Millet, Basketball Coach, Davis High School, Kaysville, Utahe Dear Coach Millets Your letter of liny 1, addressed to Dre Fs Ce Allen, has been received during his absence. He is in New York this week attending the National Basketball Rules Camittee meetings, and will probably return at the end of the wecke I am sure he will appreciate your kind words regarding his report et the San Francisco mecting this springe Under separate cover I em sending you you @ copy of research study in vasketballe There is no charge for this. Sincerely yours, Secretary to Dre Fe Ce Allens April 21, 1939 ire Robert Le Day Weber College, _ Ogden, Ubtahe Dear i. Daviess Se ee ee ee ee ge ee WEBER COLLEGE HENRY ALDOUS DIXON OGDEN, UTAH PRESIDENT April 14, 1939 Mr. Forest Allen pasketbell Coach Dear lir, Allen: I attended your basketball lecture at the National Physical Education, Health, and Kecreation meets in “an Francisco. I failed to get the copy of your individual players tabulation sheets which you promised the group and which failed to arrive in time. Would you Blease be kind enough to send ES aici of this as it souhmds very interesting and helpful. Thank you in advande for your courtesy. Yours sincerely, bed K Sart RLD: TM Robert L, Davis | April 29, 1939 The mimeographed copy of the research mterial on — basketball has been sent to you, and I am sure it will reach you in a few days. : Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coaches 2 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF Qe wk 1G, \ ABA, PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR MEN BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA Qaon Bx, GNX, % » wo 5 ; 4 Be C8 Giikiee Son hale Bon KAqwunes oAme Qo ee eth Us RRA ora AL mroSanrink / Sawn (oN qo Parmweanda vrnl\e — Ranrlo em wren Nh Creme, Ler ern orld , ee y ‘eel: os one HL rs se qo nto § ~ ery + Wim Ao odin ol, ' ark wr co ervey Non ye ear dn oo, Gaak. Sue 4 Pt. Jemary 18, 1959. | now Ss for you to take up the matter with the : Geaduate Remenagh Comd thes." oe I should eppreciave any suggestions you have to offer. she gauite wakan X wuld wapett “o thee uh Ge C—O ee we heave done. Thenicing you for your consideration, I an | - Diyeotor of Physical Bduoation, Jammary 15, 19396 Chancellor Ee MN. Lindley, University of Kensase i have received a letter from Paul Re ‘iashle, professor of Physical Education at the University of Oregon, , end shaimmen of the men's athletic section nestings for the allowance to aid me in this trip? thy T ask 4¢ there are euffiotent Sunde in the travel | The contacts tint we mde at Atlanta havo boon very. Assuring you of our appreciation of past favors, I am Mivector of Physical Eduention, ‘FCAsAH | . Vewrsity Dasketball Coach. Jamary 13, 19396 the c the opening of school following the holidays. Your letter to me came while I was in Temes with the basketball teams I em deeply grateful to you for your kindly | ; Director of Physical Education, FCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coach. THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION LAWRENCE OFFICE OF THE DEAN December 21, 1938 Dr. F. C. Allen, Head Department of Physical Education Robinson Gymnasium My dear Dr. Allen: Replying to your letter of the fourteenth in the matter of your wish to secure some financial assistance from the University in connection with the men's athletic section of the Physical Fducation Convention at San Francisco, permit me to say that the usual approach is directly through the Chancellor's office. When you have sent your letter requesting allotment, I shall be very happy indeed to send a supplementary note supporting your request. I would suggest that you do this within the next week--or perhaps still better, during the first week of January in order to prevent the letter being misplaced during the vacation. Let me know the day on which you send your letter in and we shall hasten to send in a supporting note. Sincerely yours, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION EUGENE, OREGON November 22, 1938 Dr. Forrest C. Allen E. Director of Physical Education cs Varsity Basketball Coach bo University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: Thank you for your good letter of November 17th in which you express the C fact that it would be a pleasure for you to appear as a speaker at one of the sessions of the Men's Athletic Section for our San Francisco convention. "It was my pleasure to hear your presentation at Atlanta, Georgia last spring and I was so impressed with both your subject matter and your material that I have asked you to appear at our Pacific Coast meeting) for I feel there will be many people in attendance at the San Francisco convention who were not present at the Atlanta meeting. ee Yes, I am somewhat acquainted with your text, "Better Basketball". One of the desirable features to me about your text is the section on basketball tales and psychology of basketball. In view of your book, your position at Kansas University, and your membership on the National Basketball Rules committee I would suggest that you speak on one of the . following subjects: eC 1. Changes in basketball rules. [ 2. Basketball psychology. ; 3. The contribution of basketball to the : passions education program. Le Please be assured that I would not feel that you should be limited to a f selection of one of the above three titles. As I said before, I feel | assured your audience will get a great deal out of any aspect of basketball f that you might wish to discuss. Your comments about expenses are much appreciated. The fact remains, however, that I as chairman of the section have been instructed that there is no expense money available nor honorariums possible. In view of that fact it is incumbent upon me to pass this information on to the prospective speakers. I am very sorry and the only hope I have is that your professional pride will help us out to the extent of your appearing at the Athletic Section in San Francisco during the first week in April. I interpret your letter of November 17th as an acceptance and hereby thank you very heartily for it. Please inform me at your earliest opportunity just what subject you have decided to discuss. - Very truly yours, Professor of Physical Education. Decenber 14, 1938. ean Raymond Ag Schwegler, School of Education, University of Kansas. Dear Dean Schweglers — Paul Re Washke, of the University of Oregon, which T | maationad ‘to yun the other day wun I wie im your offices ty of course, would like to appear before Men's goin, Series Sin Heasenes, penetasion Say ales Francisco, if sane angement could be made for meeting — my expensese I an wondering if you could suggest to me the proper procedure to follow in requesting funds fron the University I would present a written paper to the sections Thanking you for your cooperation, I am ; Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical aiiintliains FCAsAH : ee Lawrence, Kansas November 17, 1938. Professor Paul Re Washke, School of Physical Education, University of Oregon, Bugene, Oregone Dear Professor Washke: This will acknowledge your kind favor ef the 2nd instante Yes, I em aware of the meeting of the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, to be held in San Francisco the week of April 5«6, 1939. I was present last year at ani convention, end I am hoping to attend the convention at I have a brother who is Major in the ReO.T.C. at Stanford University, and since John Bum, one of my old players is at Stanford University, and Brutug Hemilton, our former track coach is at the — University of California at Berkeley, I had hoped to get to the coast to renew my fine friendships theree — It would be a pleasure for me to appear as a speaker at one of the sessions of the men's athletic sestion for this convention, ae at all possiblee You are doubtless aware that I am chairman of the Research Committee of the National Basketball Rules Comittee, as well as being the Mfth District Representative from our section. As head | of the Department of Physical Education here 1 am interested especially in the durable angle of physical education.as it relates to basketball = as a game and not.as a sporte If I made a contribution I would want 4% to be one that would be worth while from this standpoint. At the same time, I realize that there must be enough spice in it to make it _ interesting. . . Doubtless you are acquainted with my new text, "Better Basket- ball". You perhaps have it in your library, and I would like for you to sean over that and then suggest some topic you think would be attractive, and yet would have enough meat in it to be considered from an angle of physical educations. I have always beon happy to make any sort of contribution either to the sport of basketball or to the program of physigal educae — tion, but since dues are paid into the organization by all of us, and since we do have speakers who are forced to eat while they travel, I am wondering what sort af a budget committee would “& animated cartoons to operate for nothings ' I will be pleased to hear from you ‘at your convenientes Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach, FOAsAH 7 University of -Kansase | UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION EUGENE, OREGON November 2, 19358 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Head Basketball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr, Allen: As you are probably aware, for the first time in several years the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation will hold its annual convention in San Francisco during the week of April 3 to 6, 1939. It happens that I am the chairman of the men’s athletic section meetings for the coming convention. The purpose of this letter is to enquire from you if you would be willing to appear as a speaker at one of the sessions of the men's athletic section, for this convention. Your long and successful service in the capacity of basketball coach, member of the National Rules committee, and your intimate knowledge of the game in the physical education program would make any presentation you might care to make very valuable I am sure. It is not possible at this present time to give you the exact time and place of the meeting, nor will it be possible for the Association to pay any expenses. “Nevertheless, because we feel you have a great interest in the promotion of our professional work I am taking the liberty of asking you to make us a presentation even though we are not in any position to offer an honorarium or expenses.’ Hoping to have your tentative acceptance at least, in the very near future, I am Very truly yours, Paul R.’Washke Professor of Physical Education. PRW: p CC:Dr. F. W. Cozens