Company A, 89th IA TB

Camp Maxey, Texas
3 February 5

Dr. F. C. Allen

University of Kansas

lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen,

i hope you won't mind my taking of some of your time
to settle a dispute we are having here, You probably
don't remember me, although Mr Porter or Mr Austin might.
I played on the ASTP team at the University last season,
and have played on several Army teams since. At present
I am playing ae regimental team which will play in the
finals of the post tournament for the post championship
in about ten deys. In recent games I have been called
on a certain violation of the rules which is not clearly
understood down here, and I am writing to ask your help
in clearing the matter.

It seems that 1 have been guilty of goal-tending. I
realize that a rule is now in effect adikex forbids goal-
tending, but no one here has a copy of the rules, and
as a result, many individual versions are to be found ae
among the various referees. I interpret the new ruling to
mean that I am not allowed. to intercept the ball on its
downward flight, which is alright, but what about a ball
which is obviously short, or appears as though it will hit
the rim? Another example is the tall center on one of the
teams who has made a specialty of tipping in shots which the
guards have purposely shot a little short. According to the

present interpretation of the rule I may not intercept the