HEADQUARTERS
SEDALIA ARMY AIR FIELD
WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI

23 February 1945
Mr. Phog Allen
Kansas University

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Sir:

I am writing you because I along with many others consider
you as an authority on rules, laws etc: of basketball.

We have a basketball league here at Sedalia Army Air Base.
I am a member of one of the teams and naturally an interested party.

In the game played last nite a situation arose that I'd like
to have you look over and then render your decision.

Our team is at the top with no losses, and it was our team
that was the victim of circumstance last nite.

At the end of the game the score keeper counted the score and
it came out 29-30 in favor of the other team. Then he counted it again
and found it was a tie 30-30. So both teams with the official got to-
gether and decided on a three minute overtime. At the end of the over
time the score was 36-30 in our favor. After this was all over some of
the other team counted the score over and found that at the end of the
regular game the score was 30-31 in their favor. The score keeper con-
tinued in the overtime to write the scores etc in his book in the space
for the second half. There were fouls made against us whether the other
team made any free throws I can't say because I don't remember, but I
don't think they did.

The above is the story and I'd appreciate your help on the
matter.

Sincerely yours,

LluahwE Le teand VI,

ARTHUR E. SANDERSON