Jdamary 2, 1941 ure Eden Germane — 48 High Street ' Portland, iffine Dear Mre Germanes Your letter of December 29 regarding the "Stratified Transitional Maneforeian Defense with the Zone Principle", has been receivede | re Allen is out of town at the present time, but as soon as he returns I know he will be gled to answer your letter promptlye Sincerely yours, ‘Seoretary to Dre Forrest Ce Alien Ceiiog sara sasmalecr fpshithll fuss asides plage DAacomme inbitsid 1m gosh unnegce Dian WNfrnae with the Jone Vhmeigh” bes rood your aschiols tri « and Lenteorly buh 0-7 r A hauld Mhete.- ts ee ploying pronto man bifeee spongy tile the I i _ Atcoudd 5 prasrobly ths, forurorcls tT ek ck jodbeg — — saa - lial Not ty Lor coamtes eigen lieth ho Kay wi fdeplacecr ad hi lem aad DE the quarcle on the dapnaine the. the 0st i bal Leth ainai Ml a essins Leal Fe Lrdlay of b-29. Vex one 4 ills plage sal Shadi Sontin RAIN ee eS A pene ber sabato tial cenuary 24, 1942 Mrs John Glem Glem Utilities Beardstomm, I) lincis | ‘8 soon as I received. your good letter T took it home so the family could read ite We were all happy that you hed a chance to eat breakfost with Jane and have.a good visit with here We were also glad to know that there is the possibility of your getting over to’ Columbia on Friday, February 21s oh ss Yes, it would be 2 fine idea if yon could bring John Musgrove Glong, We will certainly be lookins for hime T hope he is a better student than John Buescher, but John Iusgrove also had academic mortality at Colorados a . Thank you for your good wishes teganding the progress that Kansas ig making, but I want to tell you we are skating om mighty thin ices Regarding the ruling on the rejection or the acceptance of @ free throw, the interpretation of the basketbell rules is this; that it is not necessary for the froesthrower to give his deeision on the second free throw until he has thrown the first, I do not know what ‘the high school rule is on that and of course the high school rule would govern high school contests» The State rule would first epply and then the National Federation Rule. would apply in case there is no specifies high school rulee My notion is that * the player elected to throw the first free throw then he still has ten seconds to tarow the second, and it would be anple time for him to mike his decision at that times | Tt seons as if there are entirely: toe mary squabbles in high schools over these things, end my notion is that they endeavor to straitejacket these high school players with too mamy tech calitiess if we would use ¢ _judgment in mest cases it would be a lot better than too muny rulose Thank you for sending me the eliprings Now, I want to write you regerding John Bueschers He was in the hospital over a week with carbuncles on his knee and hed the flus and Dean warned him that he wae apt to produee trouble, John told hin was & é | Jon Glem | Page Two | . game 24, 1941 Now, I do not want to ory om your shoulder, John, but thig Dutehman, Buescher, is the hardest fellow to drill anything into his head that I have founds He has been smoking right along and the boys have poured it on hime I have had different conferences with him and the payoff came when he was taken to the hospitale He had been there nearly a week and he endeavored to get one of the players to bring him his plipee They would not do it, so he got another fellow to promise this got out to the team members and they very definitely wanted to ostracize hime On trips you could not get him to bed ‘morning you could not get him up, and everything was always wrong; the _ train was too rough or things were not rights aga nor had not been anywhere, the rest of the boys got tired of e@ 2 For a while Dean Nesmith satd he thought him just a farmer boy who needed some good advice, but later he took. him a Dutohman who would not listen to advides On Sumday morning before he became ill, I took him down to Dre Anderson and when I brought him back from the doctor I sat out in front of John Buescher's house and went over the whole problem with hime I said, “John, your teachers in Physical Education tell me that you have out their classes right alongs In other words, those classes where you could be making Ats you will be lucky to get a decent grade, and besides you have the resentment of those teachers because they know that you could have attended the class but you were just too lazy to do so, and you are fiunking in Physiologye Now should you get sick or and mise an additional number of days from school, it will put you on the ragged edge with everybody." 1 said, "John, why have you done this? He replied, "Well, 1 don't know, Doc, I guess I just slept when I should have been going to classe” ce Now they tell me that he has definitely flunked in five hours of Physiology and if he flumks in anything else he will be ineligible; and he is low in Rhetoric, and in addition, having missed a week right at the end I do not see how he is going to.make it, I thought I would write you this, Johp, so you could sit dom and give him "h e double q" if you have a mind to do so, When he ws a freshman it seemed as if he wanted There are some kids who appreciate what you do for them, but this Dutchman seems to have no of appreciation or judgments I am about three-fourths off of him and I am alnost of a mind that should he flunk I would not care much because he has brought it on himself, He had a chance to go someplace and be somebody, but it looks to me as if he is not much John Glenn Page Three Jane 24, 1941 concerned in emounting to much, I am writing you exactly the way 1 feel so that you will know in what little esteem T hold -at presents dissatisfied with the wonderful things you have done for him, but 1 and want to put him in the catalog exactly where I rate him, then you will lmow what to say to hime You certainly have been swell to John and given him every opportunity, and I thought I had done likewise, so far as my limited activity has permi tted. Thanlos again, John, for your good letter and we certainly will be looking for you and “ry gerd else thet accompanies you, If and when you get to Columbia I wil ‘the oldetime visit and I know that all of our boys will anxiously await the time when they can greet yoUe They certainly think a lot of yous My best to your dear Mother and the Kuhlse Sincerely yours, Diregtor of Physical Miucation and Recreation Varsity Baskethell Coach | FOArlg Jomary 30, 1941 sure that he passed ite If he did not, of course, he will be ineligiblé. has returned to the hospital for attention for another attack of boils. This is a secondary infection from the carbumele attack, | John said he was afraid that if we told his parents all about the difficulty, they would not let him return the second semester; of Course, you can use your own good judgment regarding thate John should have been able to do us a lot of good, but by his willful stubbornness he has note But doing us good is not the points he has failed to do himself good and failed to win high esteem from the fellows on the teams They simply camot get enthusiastic about a fellow who fils to give his part to the teams, e | . However, the only reason I wrote you this letter, John, was not to cry on your shoulder, but if you have not told his folks, John would rather we would not for a while until such time that he ean Sincerely yours, Director of Physical rducation and Reereation | Varsity Basketball Coach FeAsilg PeSe Your good letter just arrived together with John puescher's letter te yous I am returning his letter and I am hoping that he finds himself, Thank you very mich for your fine cooperation and your keen understanding of this boye Let's all pull for the fellow. diohn Haves Glenn 710 EAST FOURTH ST. BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS January 28, 1941 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Varsity Basketball University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: After receiving your letter of January 24 relative to the conduct of John Buescher, I wrote him a "Stinger" of a letter. Also, I had a heart to heart talk with his dear mother and she too wrote him yesterday along the same line. Mrs. Buescher, as you know, is sacrificing person- ally to put her son in a better position in later life to achieve every mother's goal,--success. Last summer I was very careful to watch the personal habits of John Buescher and found them to be clean, and his thoughts along the same line. It appears to me that too much newspaper publicity and campus heroism has gone to this Dutchman's head. Perhaps when the balloon is punctured he will wake up only to find it too late to own and become the wearer of a Kansas "Kk", Please write me if you think there is anything I might do to better John's condition in Lawrence. You and Mrs. Allen, Eleanore, and Robert have proba- bly done more for this Kansas sophomore than any © other athlete ever entering your university. Worse still I personally recommended him to you as a clean, upright boy worthy of an education and coach- ing suéh as both you and the University of Kansas have afforded him during the past three semesters. I believe you know me well enough to know that I wouldn't have returned him to your campus if his habits and mental conditions were @s they are today. Incidentally, his mother couldn't understand either and she and Junior have been very close. Again, keep me posted on John's progress or decline. February 20, 1941 Mire Johr Glen Glenn Utilities Beardstown, Illinois Dear Johns It was swell of you to send me John Buescher'ts letter. That certainly is a fine letter and it makes me feel very goode However, I want to assure you that eternal vigilance is our watchword for Johns He slips So easily, just as if he were lubrisatedeedown hill at times.e But John is a swell boy and we want to do every= thing we ean to help him along life's rugged pathway. I wired you this morning se I will be seeing you at Columbia and we will have a long gab feste it is thoughtful of you to do these things for mo, John, and I em wishing for you and yours all the happiness in the world. Our consistent love and admiration to your wnderful mothers Sincerely yourty Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Baskethal] Coach FCA slg * February 15, 1941 Mr. John Le Griffith, Jre The Athletic Journal 6858 Gl Averme Chisago, Illinois Deer ii. Griffith, I @m mailing you the article that I have written on “Twenty Years of Gains and Changes in Basket~ balle" J trust thet this will be satisfactory to yous I presume that you will mail me a chesk _ for the customary fee for such an erticles I realize that the editing of this will be up to you and any deletions or additions or revisions Se ee we make wkd be eutionlly eotintuotary With mo» Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Baucation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCAsig ENG» February 7, 1941 Mre John Le Griffith, Jre The Athletic Journal 6858 Glenwood Avenue Chicago, Illinois Dear Mre Griffiths | Iwill be happy to contribute the article, 1500 words, as you suggest, and I will have the manuscript in your hands by the 20th or before. My, it seems as if twenty years has gone in @ hurry and I congratulate you, Major Griffith and your Mother on the femily'ts mstérpicees Sincerely yours, Direstor of Physical Fducation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCAslg ‘ : sletoait e ; eS hae At (Batt (Sele _ ies Aili (a 3c, ’ JOHN L. GRIFFITH, EDITOR TELEPHONE ROGERS PARK 5074 THE ATHLETIC JOURNAL 6858 GLENWOOD AVENUE CHICAGO, ILL. February 6th, 1941, Dr. Forrest C. Allen Basketball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen: In March, 1921, my father started the Athletic Journal and I am now trying to carry on his work as far as the Journal is concerned. For the March, 1941, number I thought it would be interesting to make the theme of this anniversary issue, “Twenty Years of Athletics", _ I have gone through the early issues and find that you were one of the earliest contributors in basketball. There~- fore, I am turning to you first of all for the basketball review. What I have in mind is to show the progress that has been made in basketball during the two decades. How have the offense and defense changed? How do you account for the great popularity of the sport? These are a few questions that come to my mind, and I know you will have much more to include in an arbicle of 1500 words, I recently heard my mother say that she believed Dr. Allen's article on Ter=- minology in Basketball some years ago had done much to make for uniformity in the articles that come to us. We notice a great im= provement. IT am enclosing an air mail addressed envelope, asking you to reply at once if you can do this for us, We should have the manuscript by the 20th of this month. I will appreciate your help, as I believe this article will be most interesting as well as serving as an historical record of basketball in the years to come, Yours very truly, lw & Lhfeth Su ‘Sonn Le orirrith/ Jr. JLG=MC Twenty Years of Gains and Changes in basketball Wheat a galaxy of events in the history of basketball is this year, 1941 AeD’ The Golden Anniversary of Basketballs The Silver Anniversary of the Joint Basketball Rules Committees ‘Two decades of phenominal progress in basketball. What has inspired the phenomenal growth and progress of this great game? How have the offense and the defense changed? Why the great popularity of this sport? These are a few questions for which we find the answerse From the inventor’s peach basket to the present iron rimy from & soccer football to a fullesized regulation basketballs from the large rectangular 6* x 4" backboards, that were first made of chicken wire, then glass, then wood, to the present streamlined faneshmaped pressed-steel backe boards, the game of basketball has steadily forged ahead to become one of the most popular amateur sports. The original purpose of the large backboards was to keep spectators and partisans of the game from kicking or batting the ball away from the basket. later the players learned to bank the ball from these large boarda. The Reserach Committee of the Rules Body, by cutting away the dead wood, retained only the fertile area of the board. ‘The radical reduction in size of the backboard has aided spectator visibility, back of the basket, more than fifty pereent. From the amall low-ceilinged gymasiuns to the massive field houses of todays from audiences of a few hundreds to crowls of from 12,000 to 20,0003 from nine, then seven to five players on a side unfolds the unprecendented growth of the fiftysyear-old indoor game of basketball. Everyone knows that the distinguished Dr. James Naismith, former Proe fessor of Physical Education at the University of Kansas, while a student at Sil ab cecilia the International YelleCeAe College in Springfield, Massachusetts originated the game in 1891e A photostatic copy of the original thirteen rules are encased in a frame in my office, As ® medium of comparison the original rules are given herewith. le The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands, Ze ‘Tho ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands, never with the fiste S» A player cannot run with the balls the player must throw it from the spot where he catches it, allowance being made for a man who catches the ball when running at a good speeds 4 The ball must be held in or between the hands; the arms or body must not be used for holding ite : Se Mo shouldering, holding, pushing, tripping, or striking in any way the person of the is to be allowed. The first infringenent of this @ by any person shall count as a foul; the second shall disqualify him until the next goal is made, or if there was evident intent to injure the person, for the whole game; no substitute allowed, Ge A foul is striking the ball with the fist, violation of Rules S and 4, and such as described in Rule 5. Te If either side makes three consecutive fouls it shall count for 8e A goal shall be made when the ball is thrown or batted from the grounds into the basket and stays there, providing those defending the goal do not toush or disturb the goal, If the rests on the edge and the opponent moves the basket, it shall as 9¢ When the ar ee one of bene it shall be thrown into the field, and he person first touching ite In case of a dispute eo teotee 2 1 throw it straight inte the field, The thrower — t 10¢ The Unpire shall be the judge of the men, and shall note the fouls, and notify the Referee when three consecutive fouls have a. He 1 have power to disqualify men according to Be Referee shall be judge of the ball, and shall decide when $ to belongs, goal has been made, keep account of the goals, with any other duties that are Ee » 3 we 5 te i2— The time shall be two 15-mimrte halves, five minutes betwoene 2B_ ‘The side making the most goals shall be the wimners In case of a@ dyaw, the game may, by agreement of captains, be continued until another goal is madose ‘Important fumiamentale of the game as played today are found in the original thirteen rules. This fact is a remarimble tribute to the sound judgment and foresight of their authors low have the Offense and the Defense Changed? — Stuns ts tes abbanibinn nteeaey Shiba te bike first thirteen rules, the fundamentals of the geme have changed but little, if any. But the rules makers have legislated rules since which have affected both the offense and the defenses the three-second rule, the ten«second rule and the elimination of the center jump have all contributed to the present hurricane, hearte splitting game thet we have at present. But the fimdamentals have remained about the sam@s The accepted unified terminology of the game, the formation of the Natioual Association of Basketball Coaches and the Research Commi ttee, both of the Rules Body and Coaches Association have been a definite factor in stabilizing and improving the rules and administration of basketball, Why the great popularity of the sport? Basketball has had truly an amateur as well as a sound educational and a real missionary backgrounds (1) The genuine amateur sports promoters of America are the Boards of Education of the high schools and the Boards of Regents of the universities and Gollegess There are 27,474 high school buildings in the Mnited States. There are also 9,158 junior high schools, 918 colleges and 600 junior colleges. : } ; sshnennithetnsneiidanitataesinaaintaninsnisbinisidtaniaiainianintineiadl TSE oe SENSE SI NS DESERET omer It is reasonable to suppose thet most of these educational instutions have gymmasian These gymasia are built and maintained by public tax moneye The maintenanes of a basketball court is small and the equipment is inexe pensives Due to the fact that no cancellations of basketball games oovur on account of weather conditions, the games ean be played in all olimes at vegulay tineds Basketball can be an individval game as well as a team games . Children of practically a11 ages, therefore can play it without serious conse= sic acini acetate siti i quencese In the words of the great inventor who said, “Basketball is a game easy to play but difficult to master." The ball is always out in the opens It ig not hidden from view as it is in football, when mes play is in the orders Meny midwestern university coaches have told me that they have checked every ablesbodied boy entering the university and have failed to find a single active boy who has not played basketball tm high sehoole (2) Perhaps ty sevident or ty yaeee of invention the game of baskete ball has & real missionary significances At the international YelleCeAs College, Springfield, Massachusetts, “the cradle of basketball", physical directors, medical nissiousries and general secretaries were trained. These enissaries of good will planted the geme early in our century in many foreign comtries and islands of the sea, The United States soldiers, in 1900, introduced besketball in the Philippine Islands. The American army of occupation taught it to the German populace in 1919. During the Inter-Allied games in Paris, June, 1919, the United States, France, and Italy played for the championship, which the United States won rather handilys After tho Armistice was signed, two American teans, by invitation from the British goverment, denonstrated basketball in the British area of the war zone, ‘The British took to it readily. Practically every foreigh couwrtry ims fashioned tts basketball rules after our American game. ‘They look to us as the mother country of the sport, and expect ow guidance in formulating their rules and in shaping their ideals of the game. , In an official checkeup with Dre Naismith, we found that 49 nations and territories are now playing basketball; Africa, Alaska, Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Ceylon, Chile, Chim, Costa Rico, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Englend, France, Germny, Greece, Guatemala, Hati, Hawaii, Honduras, Hungary, Indie, Italy, Japan, Korea, latvia, Madagascar, Mexico, lew Zealand, Panam, Paraguay, Persia, the Philippines, Poland, Porto Rico, Portugal, Rumania, San Salvador, Siam, Spain, Switserlend, Syria, Turkey, the United States, and Uruguays Portugal, which introduced the game in 1927, went mad over ite In lesa than two years 24 baskethall clubs were in existence and matches were being played every Sunday ond were well patronized, Competition in the game was so keen that a team immediately began training for the European chamion= ship competitions This team was confident of victory because some of its players had learned the game in the United States and had figured in some important contests heres Ta Ameriea, according to the All Sports Book for 1935, basketball outdrew all other sports with a total of 80,000,000 paid attendances, Bases ball was next with 50,000,000; football third with 40,000,000. The author of this article, working with Dre Karl Diekn of Berlin, Germany and Sohalu Ri of Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, had the pleasure of having basketball placed on the Olympic calondar in Berlin in 1936. Prior to this action, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, through their President, William Chandler, sold to the Basketballeconseious public of the United States the idea of giving to Dre Naisnith and his family an honorariua, so that they might go to Berlin to see basketball in ite great demonstration before the nations of the earths Since Drs Nadamith had never made ® pemy from ih aii ti Ni a ind ici, this great game that he had so gladly given to the youthful posterity he was deeply grateful for the gratuity and affectionate contribution of his friends toward the Olympic trips His epic statement at that time was, "Do not be afraid to serve humanity and wait for your rewards" December 19, 1940 ire John Glem Beardstowm, Illinois Dear Johns The Kansas Basketball Team, comprising 15 players, coach and trainer, together with Mrse Allen and Eleanor, will leave for New York City on December 23, at 1:00 P.!%., on the Santa Fe Streame liner. We plan to stop overnight in Chicago, Amn Arbor, Michigan, and Buffalo, arriving at West Point on the 26th of Decembere We will spend the day there and go on to New York in time to see the Illinois-lmnhattan game which is played in the Garden that night. We will put on a wem-up exhibit between halves. : . Your fellow-townsman, John Buescher, will be one of the boys going to the Gardens Now, John, I want to tell you a rather surprising incidente The Saturday Evening Post people dropped in todey and showed me an article on basketball that is to appear on the news stands Christmas dey. it is an article on Kansas basketball, and was I surprised when the Post ran as a feature a picture of you holding the towels on Bobby's heade I have not read the article yet. They had but one copy, and when they showed me the Post, low and behold there was John Glenn as bigas lifee I thought I would write you and apprise you of this incidente The photographers were out here last April and shot some pictures, but they did not tell me what they were ruming or what they were writings But I want you to know that the old maestro from Beardstown is right in theres You must have your publicity man get one of them and tell him that you were the guy that “brought back” the fellow with a cold towel. Give my kindest regards to your mother and remember that you are still our trainer, _ With all good wishes to the Kuhls and our other friends in Beardstown, I am, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Reereation FCAslg Varsity Basketball Coach 2 December 21, 1940 Mre Led Le Gessell a es a Natl. Council of YelleC Ind Rast Biidh Strost’ Topeka, Kansas Dear Mrs Gessells ole Thank you very much for your check which © covered my expenses to the Hi-¥ Conference at Marysville. Iwas glad to do my bite Director of Physical Education and Reoreation wreity Basketball Coach FCAslg RALPH W. HARBISON PRESIDENT CLEVELAND E. DODGE CHAIRMAN INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE JOHN E. MANLEY GENERAL SECRETARY JAMES M. SPEERS TREASURER WILLIAM E. SPEERS CHAIRMAN NATIONAL BOARD THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS LEWIS A. DICK PRESIDENT AREA COUNCIL DEAN E. SHAFFER FIRST VICE PRESIDENT FRANK B. PARKER SECOND VICE PRESIDENT RANDALL FOSTER CHAIRMAN AREA BOARD E. E. CORDRY RECORDING SECRETARY RAY E. NORMAN ASST. RECORDING SECRETARY PAUL B. SWEET TREASURER DR. A. F. TYLER ASSISTANT TREASURER A. L. MAYER EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CORPORATE NAME INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS H. W. BOLTZ ASSOCIATE SECRETARY OFFICE OF WEST CENTRAL AREA COUNCIL 114 EAST NINTH ST. TOPEKA, KANSAS LEO L. GESSELL PROGRAM SECRETARY RUDOLF P. WIENS ASSOCIATE HI-Y SECRETARY FRED S. JARVIS ASSOCIATE HI-Y SECRETARY CHARLES SCHWIESO, JR. SECRETARY, ROCKY MOUNTAIN STUDENT COUNCIL December 19, 1940 FERN BABCOCK SECRETARY, SOUTHWEST STUDENT COUNCIL Dre Forrest C. Allen Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: i was somewhat apprehensive regarding your return trip, but since we came along about four hours later and there had fallen more snow I assumed you were able to get through. I was Lee and John lionday and saw they were no worse for their tripe : The Conference enjoyed very much your contribution and appreciate the effort on your part. Enclosed is check. Sincerely yours, 2. A iene leo le Gessell Program Secretary 2 FF TG LIG:FR Secretary to Dre Forrest C. Allen Mre Burton S. Gahn 1253 Yan Buren Ste Topeka, Kensas Dear ire Gahms In reply to your post card of recent date we are herewith enclosing a basketball schedule for this yeare We hope it will be possible for you to see some of the gamese Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach eS f- > ca bs ~ a ( THIS SIDE OF CARD ISRO ADDRESS J Ces Dr. F.C. Allies University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Ze ae eeetat e me 1253 Yan Boren st. pense. £0. Allen Topeka, Kansas ans as PRIN SYS? Wy eS —