Mr. Floyd ‘ Rowe
Cleveland Public Schools
Cleveland, Ohio.

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ae the last issue < the official bulletin
of the National Association of Basketball Coaches,
Dr. Allen is quoted as saying that you have statistics a
to prove that the game of basketball under the present
rules has shortened the stature of boys from two to
four imines. ci mo

bb know that you are a rather saveful : nie
gator. I also know that changes in anthropometric measures
in the race are hardly discernible over the short period :
of time in which the rules governing our present game —
have been in force, and also that it might be difficult
to attribute such a drastic change in height measurements
to oe one fetter. {

4 ala writing you to verify this statenant to

which Dr. ‘eee is credited. I hope that he has been

: cae misquoted because statements of this kind (I am assum-
ing that it cou t possibly be true) are the ¢;
which help - discredit the standing of the profession
of coaching. Most of our statements represent opinions

ishful thinking and so few of them are based on

sound facts. I hate to see statements of this kind in
print because I have not in any way diminished my high

evaluation of the contribution that coaches can make.

I shall be interested in having your reaction,
Cordially yours,