Walworth, Wisconsin
October 23, 1945

Mr. Ferrest C. Allen :
Director oi Physical Education
University ot Kansas _

Kansas City, Missouri

Dear Mr. Allen:

Perhaps this ietter is out of line and
you are busier with other more important
problems but I have always felt that you
played sound basketball, leaving nothing
to chance, and so I would like a iittle
advieée in regard to type of play experienced
here.

Most of the teams around here play
zone defenses of one type of another with
an occasional man to man defense thrown in,
particularly our games played with larger
schools. Myself, I am an advocate of the
man to man defense and was fortunate enough
to win a district tournament last year after
a poor season. My problem is this: is it
possible to build an offense capable of playing
against both a zone or a man to man deiense.
Most of the floors around here are small, ours
being the biggest, thereiore, the predominance
ef the zone type. I have only second year men
with not too great ability and feei that it is
impossible to build too separate types ot
effenses satistactoriiy--the boys just don't nave
te. Also mizht add we have had extreme
ditticulty in maintaining a iead onee it has
been established. We tend to lagzand lost many
games in the last quarter after they were
seemingly won.

Any information such as charts emdany other
advise will be greatly appreciated.

Very sincerely yours,

Gordon J. hs