Dinton Public Srhools

C. E. KNAPP, Superintendent’
Pinton, Jowa

January 13, 1938

Dr. Forrest ¢. Allen

Director of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

De-r Dr. Allen:

In reply to your letter of January 10, I wish to say I
do have your book on “Better Basketball". I have read the
chapter on the stratified transitional defense with the zone
prinelpal. I understand the two forwards ere to play man
to man defense. We have used tuis defense for the past two
years and have ound it particularly effective. When we tried
to press it it has paid us dividends. When our opponent.
brings the ball close to our basket we fall into a tight zone
of 2-1-2 or 2-3 formation. In exhtbits 108-113 inclusive, the
question I have in mind is do you assign the apex man (#6 in
diagram 110) or the right guard to any particular man in his
zone or does the formation your ovponent uses make any diff-
erence or do you have these three men play straight zone out
in front of the basket? Let us say the opponent plays straight
‘at the side of the floor and the center around the basket.
Tr right suard passes into his forward on this side of the flom
and of course the left guard covers the first pass. Who
will cover the second pass to the center, left guard or center
man?

I believe you forgot to answer my question as to just how

you would play against a 2-35 tvpe of zone where the three men ~
in the basket court play arongdin a straight line.

Thanking you, I am

Very truly yours,

Fuh P Camerann

FPEC:LB Fred E. Cameron
Ath: Bir.