Janary 6, 1940.

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Dear Roy's

 

| finuewering your furor of the 4th instant oonoerning
veut tpithanies ath Davies te @tanien, * beg to state that as
chairman of the Research Committee of the Netional tasketball Rules
Comittee, I am pursuing the same policy in regard to convex back
boards that I em pursuing in regard to Goaleli.

i have gone out on the limb so strongly for these
things that I believe it is better to ask the members of my Research
Comittee to write me their opinions end elso ask them to submit
their reports to the Basketball Rules Comittee. Their reports will
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the Research Committee members are John Bum, Ee Je
Hickox, Curtis Parker, H. Ve Porter and Floyd Rowe, and practicall
all of them are pretty strong for the convex board. I expect to

my
wdmhteed %0 the jet: Rules Cmadittes ot Geir meeting in Kanees
City on March 30, 31, April 1. I have no doubt thet it will be

All the poimts thet you bring up in your letter will
be submitted to these members of the Research Committee. Of course,
we will not mention your neme or your firn's name, but we will see
what .2@ points and what favorable points they will bring
forwards It will be then up to the elaimmn to codify these and see
what we can do about it.

I have gone so thoroughly into the mutter and boosted
ee cade Cah < & eae ; believe there is anything additional that
you or your firm could assist us with at the present time. I will keep
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With all good wishes, I am

Director of Physical Education and Recreation,
FCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coach.