October 7, 1959e ball". ras tapey tint ou told something in 46 that we interesting and appealing to yous | I just got a letter from Eenie Quigley who is attend~ ing the World's Series at New York and Cincimmati, saying that he expects to return to 5t. Marys, Kansas, his home tom, after the World's Seriese Ste Marys is 75 miles west of Lawrence, so we see a lot of Quig during the fall and winter seasone Yes, I I lmew Pat Kennedy vert welle He is a grand — a eS ae eee Sere IT sew Pat work the I en sure that you are a very efficient official because the official's code « Know the games; Imow the rules; | know men «~ is just about all that need be said regarding the hog ctegallag arabian rie rage It would be a great Leasur for me to have an opportunity to lmow you more intin- lye I trust the time will not be far distant. ay I reoiproonte ky wishing you every suocess in the f Direotor of iysiea! Eduoation and Recreation, PCAsAH Vanetty TRERETERTS Cente | 5 Armstrong Lane Germantown Phila Penna. Aug. 22, 1959. Mr. Forrest C. Allen Direetor of Bhysieal Education University of Kansas Lawrenee, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: I have read, with a great deal of interest, your all-inelusive book, Better Basketball. Needless to say I have found a wealth of material in its pages and have found in its author, not only a basketball eoach, but rather a teacher of men. 7 Of particular interest to me was the chapter devoted to Officiating. There are many trwisms expressed in the pages of this ehapter whieh I think many of our officials should read. The fault whieh I believe is found in much of the offieiating today is the laekadaisiesal manner shown by many of the officials working sehool and eollege games today. Many of these officials treat their work as an avocation instead of a voe- ation. Like the suecessful coach who tirelessly spends hours perfect- ing a syspem of play for a certain opponent, so must the suecessful official make his acute study of the game. As in other life work I would again speak those words of wisdom given to us so long ago, "Many are @alled, but few are chosen." Speaking from the viewpoint of a young official I mast admit that you have expressed a grievous fault of the yowg offieial who, in endeav- oring to please his employer, will go out of his way to inquire as to how the game is going. Such & man is foolish in that he leaves himself wide open for criticism. Better, I think, is the method of being prepared both physieally and mentally to give his best and to ask no questions-- for after all his word is law. | The attitude of a judge is far better, for what judge does not have a deep and abiding knowledge as well as interest in those whose faults and mistakes eome under his jurisdiction. What judge, no matter how sober he mast be, does not at some time or other show atwinkle of merri- ment in his eye? So I believe the young official or older man too, must be:..kind, yet firm and unyielding in his decisions. I believe, too, that an offieial should try his best to help the younger player and to fully explain his mistakes so that in future games the boy will not falter again. Many ahool eoaches neglect to point out a eertain fault and often the offieial will notiee the mistakes that are being repeated. Not that the official should endeavor to eoach the players at any time in the game, but after the game he may take the opportunity of expressing himself. In the eollege game I do not think much ean be dome along these lines for the majority of eollege eoaches and players alike have had the preliminary training which will make them bettsr students. In offieiating a school game a few years ago I called attention to the faet that a boy on eaeh of the opposing teams had three personal fouls eharged against him. There remained but a few minutes of play and the seore was close. On eautioning one of the players I said," I suppose you are aware of the faet that you have three fouls charged against you--be earefal." With no hesitation whatever he turned to me and said, "You be earefal." It is the alert mind like this which makes the suecessful athlete. Many times a player laeking in physieal ability will make up the diserepaney in mental alertness. So should the official be alert to all situations. One of the most helpfal plans I would suggest is that the younger offieial make a study of a suecessfal offieial and endeavor to take into aecoant his various positions in different situations. You remarked in your book of the ability of Ernie Quigley and in my locality we have an offieial whom may acknowledge as one of the best. You have probably seman or heard of Pat Kennédy of New York. Pat was my pattern in my first days and I endeavored in erery way to study his work. Just as a successful coach will watch the professional or well-eoached eollege teams, so ean the young official study the suecessfal arbiter. Although I have never had the opportunity as yet of acknowledging my indebted= ness to Kennedy, I hope to work with him in the near future. I liked your poem, Courage, included in the chapter,Esprit de Corps. I believe it is that spirit more than anything that has made Ameriea: and American sports so sueceessful. I know 'tis true for I have had to battle my way to the place I hold today in offieiating. I made the elimb in three short years, but they were years in whieh I often faeed dia- appointment and lomliness. Nevertheless I had set a goal and with de- termination I began to realize that I was making rapid progress. Through independent basketball to the American League is a road which was rough but I managed to survive, and surviving gathered strength. My American League debut is in the future but the faet that my nmme is on the prob- ationary list is satisfaetory knowledge to me that I will be a regular man soon. You did mention the American League in your book and although we do not have the high-salaried men of past years nevertheless the East is a hot-bed for professional basketball. In a professional game.last year I had an amusing incident happen whieh might have meant my failure if I had not known the rules. Hazleton was playing at Pottstown fin the Tri-County League of Pennsylvania. Hadeton presented the tallest player I have emer seen, a eenter-man standing 6' 11". A Pottstown man shot for his own goal and the ball was direetly over the hoop about to enter when the tall eenter reached over the top and politely plucked the ball out of the air. I immediatedy blew the whistle and awarded a goal to Pottstown. Of eourse a great howl went up from the Hazleton players, ealling me "homer" and a few other ehoice phrases. But I stuck to my decision whieh I knew to be right and the goal was scored. Strangely enough the final score read: Pottstown 31, Hazleton 30. After the game was over the Hazleton eaptain, who incidently was an assistant coach at Hazleton High Sehool who were the Penna. State Champions, ealled me over and congratulated me on the game I handled. Later I officiated at the State semi-final High Sehool game in which Hazleton was eliminated from competition,through the efforts of the assistant eoach's intervention. Later I also officiated the play-off games in the Tri-County League. It was during these play-off games that my name was mentioned for the American League. I have not written to merely get glory to my name for I do not wart that, but rather to corroborate many of the traths you have so ably stated in your book. There are many other stories I eould tell of my experiences even as you can as a coach but I shall not take your time here to do so. I would like to express however, in closing, my triad arrangement of the successful offieial's code. They are these: Knew the game ! Know the rules : Know men $3 I hope that some day we shall meet and that I shall have the oppor- tunity of seeing one of your teams in action or better yet to officiate at one of your eontests. | My sineere congratulations on your past suecess, your eontribution to Ameriean Sports and through those sports to Ameriea, and wishing you every happiness in the future in the game we both love,Basketball. If ever our paths may eome together I hope I ean serve you. Most sineerely yours, Clarence Wm. Jonés National Approved Basketball Off'l Philadelphia Central Board WELCOME Guest Forrest C. Allen Street Univ. of Kans. City . Lawrence, Kans, Hoclfofferson The ARISTOCRAT of ST.LOUIS y The ARISTOCRAT of ST.LOUIS | TO WELCOME A GUEST is pleasant ...and to welcome one back gives even greater pleasure. So, as we thank you again for choosing the Jefferson on your recent visit to St. Louis, we would like to add a sincere wish that you will always make your headquarters with us. It is our desire to learn your individual preferences quickly and to satisfy them fully. Are you scheduled for an early return? If you are, please let us know and we will gladly arrange to have a comfort- able room, of the type you like, waiting for your arrival. Cordially yours, CARL E. ROESSLER Manager i October 9, 19596. preparation of your text, contribution with deep Yours, on & said ; read in & read 5 Very bali* ny ‘pain spent and I . FOAsAH line Lon Jourdet, Basketball Coach, University of Penneylvania, Philedelphia, Pare Dear Lone ae ee eee eee of Philadelphia, because I lmew you were at Pustodelphitns This was sinply a typographical error that does not happen very often in this office. Your beck has been received and it looks very interesting. iI haven*t had a chances to peruse it as yet, but expect to read it within the next fow days. With all good wishes, I em Very sincerely yours, | Director of Physical Edueation and Resreation, PCAs A | Varsity Basketball Coach, BARNES & AARON CAdverkisin BOM gency» 1616 WALNUT STREET November 10, 1939.6 Mire Je De haiti, Fencing Instructor, Kansas City University, Kensas City, Missourle Dear Mr. Jones: The University of Kensas Pencing Team will be glad _ ‘to fence you on either of the following dates: Thuradey afterncen, November 16, at 5 pers or Thursday afternoon, November 235, at. 3 pelle Please let me mow whether you wuld like to fence ae ens Sey Ree ay Gr eee ee Leen Ser See first match. : + aie dies ties ta wees ied sue ee 0 ee fencing teane on + oe ae a to fence against your women fencerse if you have any other suggestions as to time, place end date, plewse advise nee Sincerely yours, Janes Ra port, Instructor in Physical Educations Novenber 9, 1939 Mite He A» Bremen, Feneing rs Kansas City, “os Near litre Brennans I am suggesting three dates on which we might have a feaicing match either here at Lawrence or at Kansas oe Which hour would you prefer? : Friday night, Novenber 10, here or at Kansas City Prides night, November 17, ""* ™ ” Priday nights obecber 24," " =" 7. * If you have any other sucgestions as to dates I shall ee Sincerely yours, Jamesx Raport, Instructor in Physical Educationse Ha RR is, U PHA M & .— CABLE ADDRESS UPHAM” MILTON MEGREEVY IRVINE O. HOCKADAY SUCCESSORS TO NEW YORK RESIDENT PARTNERS MEGREEVY & Co. MEMBERS sid Sone acini wae aaa NEW YORK- CHICAGO- KANSAS CITY ew ee ee TELEPHONE VICTOR 6622 “oy, ) NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE 912 BALTIMORE AVE. i CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGE 5 KANSAS CITY, MO. Oeteber 31, 1939 Director of Athletics University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Attention Fencing Coach: Dear Sir: The Central Y.M.C.A. would be pleased to have a fencing match with your team in the near future. Will you kindly advise the writer, of dates } { i f | i opened for a match. | H. A. Brennan Fencing Instructor of Central YMG ede WE ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OUR INFORMATION AND STATISTICAL DATA REGARDING SECURITIES FROM THE BEST AVAILABLE SOURCES AND WHILE WE BELIEVE THEM TO BE RELIABLE WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THEIR ACCURACY--SIMPLY PERFORMING THIS SERVICE AS A COURTESY TC OUR CUSTOMERS WITHOUT ANY RESPONSIBILITY ON OUR PART ee. Mery Badfour Se Jeffrey, National Banik of Topol Building, Director of Physical ndusation and Recreation, DORAN, KLINE,COSGROVE,JEFFREY & RUSSELL LAWYERS NATIONAL BANK OF TOPEKA BUILDING THOMAS F. DORAN TOPEKA,KANSAS CLAYTON E.KLINE M.F. COSGROVE BALFOUR S.JEFFREY ROBERT-E-RUSSELL Cc-A.MAGAW H.-LLOYD ERICSSON August 25, 1939. Mr. Forrest C. Allen, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen: I am more than ashamed that I have not replied before this to your last letter concerning Dick Shakeshaft and Don Kirchner, but I think you will understand that it was not for lack of interest, but due to the fact that I have been ex- tremely busy on a job which has taken all of my time this summer, much of it being spent away from Topeka. I have scarcely had opportunity to even make in- quire concerning these two boys, but I understand both have definitely decided to attend the University of Colorado. Frosty Cox is now in town in connection with the coaching school. . Shakeshaft I understand has not been around Topeka much this summer. I have a little more time now and will be glad to do anything I can for you. ace Yours very truly, Balfour S. Jeffrey. / BSJ/rB ATTACK IN. | BASKETBALL ny ae Dgee ee b COACH OF BASKETBALL UNIV. OF at ERASE EE HILE individual bril- liance in performance is as much to be desired in basketball as in most other sports, the team that does not harness each player’s bril- liance so that it fits into the “team scheme” of play will not go very far in these days of highly developed passing attacks. Nothing shows the validity of this statement more than the performance of our own American Olympic team, winners of the first Olympic Games basketball champion- ship ever held. Here was a squad of players—seven from the Universal Pictures team of Hollywood, five from the Globe Oil & Refining Co. team of McPherson, Kansas, better known as the McPher- son Oilers, and one player from the University of Wash- ington five—each a star of the first order, the squad verita- bly an “all star” array of bas- ketball talent. Yet put five of these players in action as the American Olympic team, or as the Hollywood Universals or McPherson Oilers, and the first impression you get after watching them in action for a few minutes is that every player’s move seems designed to fit the movements of his teammates. The key to such efficient play is to be found in a successful passing attack. In basketball a passing at- tack is a more general and flexible plan of advancing the ball than you have in foot- ball. There are a dozen or more different kinds of bas- ketball passing attacks. In the main, they resolve into two general types: (1) the Fast Break and (2) the Slow Break. In the Fast Break the idea is to send three of your play- ers down the floor ahead of the ball at fire-engine speed, and to whip a pass to them as they cut for the basket. The underlying hope is to get there before the defense can get set. Some Fast Break teams send three players down in straight lines, and have them cut in toward the basket when they have reach- ed the area near the foul line. In Diagram 1 the general “fire-engine” principle of the Fast Break is shown. No. 5, recovering the ball from the opponents’ backboard, whips a pass out to 3 starting down the side, as 1, 2 and 4 go at break-neck speed down the floor. If necessary 3 dribbles (wavy line) until one of these three (1, 2 or 4) has crossed the center-division line before passing the ball. The diagram shows 3, after this brief drib- ble, passing to 2 who has the option of passing to 3 or 4. Broken lines indicate the ball in flight; solid lines the paths of the players. The Slow Break, sometimes called the set attack, is a more deliberate, unhurried plan of advancing the ball into posi- tion for a shot. Teams de- pending wholly on the Slow Break are content to allow the defense to get set. By the movement and circulation of passers and receivers in and about the defense, the attack strives to work the ball into DIAGRAM 1 position for a quick, but not rushed, shot. The system we use at Penn is a combination of Fast Break and the Slow Break. We fast- break when we see a possi- bility of beating the defense down into our scoring terri- tory. If we see that the defense is already set, we depend on the in-and-out, cross-cut weaving of our players among the five defensive players. If the defense we are facing is the man-to-man type of de- fense (and it usually is) we count on getting one of our players free to receive a pass and make a shot by causing a situation that will enable this player to lose his guard. Dia- gram 2 illustrates one of a hundred such situations that occurin theSlow Breakattack : Guard 5 dribbles the ball across the center line (wavy line) then whips a bounce- pass to his forward, 1, coming . out. 5 then runs slightly to the left as though he were going to take a return pass from 1 on the inside, but just as he reaches a point a few feet in front of 1, 5 cuts sharply out _to the outside, thus losing his guard X-5, and making him- self open for a pass on the DIAGRAM 2 inside from 1. The two defen- sive players involved here, X-1 and X-5, sometimes at- . tempt to “switch men”; that is, instead of sticking to 1 when he sees what is going to happen, switches to cover 5. However, clever offensive players, capable of faking and masking their intentions, and timing their movements to a split second, can often succeed in losing one of the defensive players in these plays, which are called ‘‘screens.”’ A screen situation develops in this same play when, just as 5 re- ceives a return pass from 1, 2 moves out to screen for 3 so that 3 can cut in unguarded and take a pass on the run from 5. When X-3 turned to cover 3, 2 blocked or “screened” X-3’s path. Against a zone defense it is useless to attempt to free your players by screening’ because the defensive players do not run around with and stick close to certain offensive players. Therefore, in going through a zone defense your team’s effort should be on get- ting a player into an unpro- tected area, and then quickly sending a pass to this player. The ball should be kept mov- ing in short, snappy passes DIAGRAM 3 all the time, from one side of the floor to the other. Two of your players should partici- pate in this side-to-side pass- ing, while the three others maneuver inside the defensive lines, two of them attempting to pull the defense over to one section of the floor while the third dashes into the sec- tion vacated. This sort of ma- neuvering is shown in Dia- gram 3 where the attacking team succeeds in pulling the zone defense over to the right, and with a series of short passes(usually bounce passes) work the ball into player No. 3 who becomes free under the basket when Defensive Play- er X-E is drawn over to cover 5. The play from the begin- ning is: 1 dribbles part way toward 2 and passes to 2 as Defensive Player X-B comes out to cover 1. X-C comes out to cover 2, causing 2 to make a quick bounce pass to 5 who dribbles in to draw X-E over so as to open the territory un- der the basket for 3 to cut into. IRON MEN AND HOW TO BUILD THEM en as FOOTBALL COACH TEMPLE UNIVERSITY An “Iron Man” is a man who can “take it.” Size and weight have very little to do with it. For the one big thing that makes an “Iron Man” is physical fitness! Training for physical fitness isn’t hard. Habit is the big thing. Occasional spurts of training do no good. You must stick to it. On this page I have outlined briefly the basic pro- gram I have used in training athletes. It’s a simple program ... but it builds “Iron Men”! SLEEP... Get plenty of sound sleep. Go to bed early...and at the same time every night. If you are actively engaged in athletics, you'll need a little more than 8 hours of sleep. KEEP OUT OF DOORS... Get plenty of fresh air and sunshine. Be out of doors every day, if only for ten minutes. YOUR EXERCISE... Exercise prop- erly and regularly. Do your set- ting-up exercises vigorously and earnestly until you feel a bit tired ...then quit. Don’t over-do it. Any of the regular setting-up exercises will do, but choose them so that each part of your body gets the same amount of exercising as every other part. HOW TO EAT... Eat at regular hours...and take your time. Chew your food thoroughly. Eat gener- ously of the leafy vegetables. All fruits are excellent. Eat sparingly of rich desserts, pastry, candy, and highly seasoned and fried foods. Avoid spirituous drinks and soda waters containing artificial syrups. A warm drink with meals is de- sirable, but I try to discourage my football players from using coffee. It is inclined to interfere with sleep, and many coaches now for- bid its use altogether. A 4-Letter Drink in a Thousand Schools! I advise my boys to include Postum in their diets. Postum is delicious, and con- tains no caffein. JOHN W. Coomss, Baseball Coach, Duke University Caffein-containing beverages have no place in an athlete’s diet. I recommend Postum because it is free from caffein. ARCHIE HAHN, Track Coach University of Virginia Coffee may have bad effects on many boys, Such as= Nerves, — etc. If so, substitute Postum. C. M. PRICE, Basketball Coach, Univ. of California Postum is an ideal mealtime drink for athletes because it cannot produce any harmful effects. FRANCIS A. SCHMIDT, Football Coach, Ohio State WHAT FAMOUS COACHES AND ATHLETES SAY ABOUT POSTUM @ Postum, which is soothing to the nervous sys- tem, should find a place on every training table. It is what the athlete needs to produce that steadi- ness of nerves necessary to keen competition. GEORGE E. KEoGAN, Basketball Coach, University of Notre Dame @ Correct training habits must be formed early by the youth who aspires to become an athlete. Use of stimulants retards physical development. Postum makes a non-stim- ulating drink which may be used safely by the athlete in or out of training. TUCKER P. SMITH, Trainer, Ohio State University ® A good training rule for anyone who wants to keep physically fit is “No coffee.” A hot meal- time drink is beneficial, however, and I recom- mend Postum, a warm, delicious beverage con- taining no caffein. HELEN HIcKs YOU’LL LIKE POSTUM Postum is wholesome and delicious. It contains no caffein. It is simply whole wheat and bran roasted and slightly sweetened. And Postum- made-with-milk is one of the most nourishing drinks in the world. It changes plain milk into a delightful, steaming beverage, amber- clear, and with a fragrance that gives promise of its full rich, satisfy- ing flavor. Try Postum. Drink it for 30 days...and you'll see why top-notch coaches all over America recommend it. Copyright 1936, General Foods Corp. 2414 — Printed in U.S.A. BOYS...TEST YOUR ATHLETIC ABILITY Compare it with what your friends can do 1st 1 Mo. 2 Mos. | *Coach’s EVENT Try Later Later | Estimate — 50 yd. Dash (boys under 16) 2 -100°yd) Dashes ee) ws 6 3 Hop, step and jump....... 4 Running high jump....... 5 Running broad jump...... 6 Standing broad jump..... 7. Baseball throw’: 2. 3 = 8: Pull-Ups... es ee 9 Rope climb ®ve esse 10 Punt——rootball2. =... 3 11 Pass— Football...... ae 12 Running bases 2.2.5. ..65 -. 13 Foul shooting. 2.325.522... 14 Baseball throw and catch... 15:-Golf drive’ 32. eee * Ask your coach what you should do. BOYS’ RULES 50-yard Dash and 100-yard Dash: Crouching start. No spiked shoes. One trial. Hop, Step and Jump: Use a running start, take off on one foot, land on the same foot, take a long step to the other foot, end with a leap, land- ing on both feet. Two trials. Fouling counts as a trial. Running High Jump: No diving over the bar. Raise bar one inch at a time. Three trials at each height. Standing Broad Jump: No diving. Three trials. Take-off and land on both feet. No preparatory run or steps. Baseball Throw: Throw from behind a foul line in any manner you choose, running or standing. Crossing the line counts as a trial. Three trials. Measure. Pull-Ups: Grasp the bar with palms away from body. Clear the bar each time with the chin. Body and arms must hang straight after each chin- ning. No swinging or snapping of the body is allowed. Rope Climb: One trial. Stand on floor and grasp rope. Climb in any manner. Time from the starter’s command to the instant climber touches a point on the rope eighteen feet above the floor. Football Pass; Three trials. Rules as in baseball throw. Football Punt: Three trials. Do not cross foul line. Measure as in base- ball throw. The ball must be dropped from the hands and kicked before touching the ground. Running the Bases: Use baseball diamond bases 45 feet apart for boys up to 13; regulation for boys 14 and older. Time from the starting signal until you again touch home plate. Touch all the bases. Foul Shooting: Stand on free throw line. Ten throws allowed. Stepping over the line after any throw counts as a trial. Baseball Throw and Catch: Use baseball diamond with bases 45 feet apart. Stand at home plate. Players on first, second, third, and in the pitcher’s box. Catch a ball thrown by the pitcher, throw to first, catch the return, throw to second, catch the return, throw to third and catch the return. Counting both throws and catches, you have a chance for seven errors. Throws are good if both hands can reach the ball by stretching and keeping one foot on the base. A bad throw must be repeated. A bad throw or missed ball is an error. Golf Drive: Three trials. Use any wood club. Rest the ball on the ground or tee it. Measure from the tee to the point where the ball comes to a full stop. Count best of strokes. A missed swing or a topped ball counts as a trial. GIRLS...TEST YOUR ATHLETIC ABILITY Compare it with what your friends can do 1st 1 Mo. 2 Mos. |*Coach’s EVENT Try Later Later | Estimate 1°50 yds Dash oes Suse 2 Running the bases ........ QW Batting, soft ball ......... 4 Baseball throw and catch. . 5 Baseball throw ........... 6 Kicking soccer ball... 3). 7 Throwing soccer ball ..... 8 Hop, step and jump....... 9 Standing broad jump ..... 10-Rope climb: ss 11 Tennis serve’: 12 Ball: bouncing ee 13: Jump