Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the National Basketball Committee
of the United States and Canada.

The Chairman of the Committee on
Research and Visual Investigation wishes to report that never
before has there been as much serious, studied investigation
into the troublesome aspects of basket ball by both coaches
and committee members as there has been this past year.

Herewith submitted are the findings
of two exhibition games between the University of Kansas and
Kansas State College.

The suggested changes in rules that
were used in these clinic games were -

First - The basket will be 12 ft. above the floor instead of

10 ft. (This is supposed to equalize the height of the players,
making the tall players shoot instead of tipping the ball in
the goal. It also requires more arch on the shots.)

Second - The placing of the baskets six feet inside of the
playing field instead of two feet. (This would cut down the
number of out-of-bound balls, and provide room back of the
basket for play of the ball.)

Third ~ Permit an offended team to throw for the basket in
the half of the court where the foul was committed.

Fourth - Have all jump balls taken to one of three spotsson
the playing floor - the two foul-shooting marks and the center
spot. Around two-foot circles at these points draw aiz foot
circles to hold other players away from the jumpers until ‘the
ball is tapped.

Fifth - Change the scoring of field goals to three points, the
free throw remaining at one.

I am attaching a copy of the cards
distributed to the spectators at these games, on which they
might express their opinions regarding the changes.

A compilation of the cards returned
showed on the 12 ft. baskets 574 expressed opposition and
224 voiced their approval. On the 11 ft. baskets, 354 voted
no and 184 yes. On the held balls and jump balls being thrown
up in the restraining circles 500 voted yes and 430 no. On
throwing free throws for personal fouls in the half of court
in which foul is made, 526 were favorable and 296 opposed. On
having goals moved in 6 ft. from end line instead = 2 ft.,
614 voted yes and 202 no.