| CURVED BACKBOARD PROPOSED

 

St. Louis, March 31.@ (A.
—A new basketball
curved convexly to make field
goals possible from the deep ends
of the court was proposed Friday
to increase the game’s scoring op-

portunitics.

Coach Forrest C. (Phog) Allen

"of the University of Kansas, who
' saw the convex board demon-

strated, called it « “marvelous

_ idea” for increasing scoring and

action—“That’s what puts over

"any sport.”

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court may extend from two to
four feet behind the backboard,
the four-foot extension has been
recommended to the national rules
committee, which will meet in
New York May 1 and 2.

A player in this zone finds it
alinust impossible to score with
the present flat backboard. The
suggested board, curving back
four inches on each side, elimi-
nates the “blind spots.”

It was invented by two St.
Louisans, Len Maune and George
Chervenko.