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MEMBER OF NATIONAL FEDERATION OF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS

  

E.A. THOMAS
COMMISSIONER

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TOPGEA

April 11, 1944

Dr. Forrest C. Allen,
Head Basketball Coach,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas,

Dear Dr, Allen:s-

I wrote the enclosed article after I had been asked by a certain
publication of wide circulation for my views on the new basketball

- rubes. I don't know that I'll offer it for print but am thinking of
running it as en editorial in the next issue of the Kansas High
School Activities Journal,

We high school fellows have been thinking about certain desirable
changes for some time but have taken no active part in the contro-
versy over higher goals and the curbing of the performances of the
extra long boys. Since the rules committee has acted, however, it
appears to me that the subject is as much ours for consideration as
it is one for anybody else,

I believe I have indicated just about how I feel in regard to the
subject at the present time and with the information I have at hand.
I'm not for any such “whittling” remedies as the rules committee has
dished out to us. I would favor, however, a conscientious study of
the game in an endeavor to eliminate as many of the inequities in
the geme as possible, provided thet is what the basketball people
really want.

I'll be glad to have your comments before I decide to publish this
erticle and if I em wrong in any of my factual statements, I'll be
glad to have you correct me. I'm not endeavoring to agree with any-
one in his particular views. All of us are entitled to our own views,
provided we are honest about them and use ordinary judgment in pre-
senting them. This I ve tried to keep in mind in preparing this
short artiebe which, of course, does not go very deep into the subject.
I'll be glad to hear from you.

Yours very cordiall

cmiestaasrs *—3"

   

E. R. STEVENS. PRESIDENT
INDEPENDENCE

J. R. JONES, VICE-PRESIDENT
GARDEN CITY

E. A. FUNK, TREASURER
ARKANSAS CITY

D. E. WOLGAST
MARYSVILLE

HUGH W. SPEER
HAYS

JOHNNIE CORRIGAN
POWHATTAN