THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GENERAL OFFICE
SO ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK, N. Y.

ANOTHER WHEN THERE'S SO LITTLE ROOM THAT THEY CAN'T AVOID CONTACT, AND
VAST OPEN SPACES IN THE REST OF THE COURT THAT AREN'T BEING USED. MOSTLY
THEY *'RE SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT I CAN'T MAKE OUT WHAT ANYONE [S TRYING TO
DO.

AS | MAKE OUT, THE MAXIMUM RANGE AT WHICH A PLAYER CAN BE REASONABLY
SURE OF HITTING THE BASKET IS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 FEETe I FIGURE IF THE SIZE
OF THE BALL OR BASKET WERE CHANGED SO THAT A BOY WOULD HAVE A GOOD CHANCE
OF HITTING FROM FAR OUT IN THE COURT» IT AUTOMATICALLY WOULD LOOSEN UP THE
JAMS AND GIVE PLAYERS A CHANCE TO DRIBBLE AND CUT IN WITHOUT FOULING OR
BEING FOULED. |

BUT, AS | SAID, I'M NO EXPERT.

[| SEE. YOU ARE DUE TO MEET MRe SEVEN BY ONE SATURDAY AND I'LL BE
INTERESTED IN SEEING THE OUTCOMEse WHICH REMINDS ME THAT FRITZ HOWELL HAS
BEEN TELLING ABOUT A PLAYER IN OHIO WHO SCORED 17 POINTS WITHOUT MAKING A
FIELD GOAL. A 6—=11) GOAL TENDER ON THE OTHER TEAM KEPT BATTING THEM OUT AND
EIGHT TIMES THE REFEREE RULED HE HAD REACHED OVER THE BASKET TO DO ITe

SINCERELY YOURS,