FRED MEDART MANUFACTURING CO.

STEEL LOCKERS — STEEL SHELVING — STEEL WARDROBES
GYMNASIUM APPARATUS — PLAYGROUND APPARATUS

GYM SEATS — SWIMMING POOL EQUIPMENT

NEW YORK OFFICE CHICAGO OFFICE
16 WEST 61ST STREET METAL SPECIALTIES : 326 W. MADISON ST.

GENERAL OFFICE AND FACTORY
POTOMAC AND DE KALB STREETS

ST. LOUIS, MO.

Dr. Forrest C,. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

As representative of the National Collegiate Athletic Associations of the
National Basketball Committee, we are taking the liberty of submitting,
for your comments and criticisms, a new type of basketball bank which we
have just lately developed. We understand there has been some agitation
toward altering the present type of bank and, as manufacturers of basket—
ball and gymnasium equipment for the past 66. years, we have followed the
development of this game very closely.

Since the latest change in the rules permits the extension of the end

zone for an additional two feet, we find that practically all new schools
for which we have occasion to lay out the basketball court and equipment,
are taking advantage of this new ruling. It has been our observation that
this allowable increase in the end zone increases the blind spots or "cof=
fin" corners which, though allowing greater freedom of movement or play,
in so far as the offense is concerned, does not materially change or alter
the defense, owing to the fact that the possible scoring threat has not
been increased,

Taking this fact into consideration, we have developed and built a convex
type of bank which is illustrated on the blueprint enclosed and which we
believe will revolutionize the offensive play in the end zone. By increas-
ing the scoring zone, it mst necessarily follow that the defense mst
spread out, resulting in more open and mech faster play in the end zone,

If you will refer to the blueprint, on the enlarged view of the bank you
will note that we have retained the six-foot width dimension of playing
surface and, likewise, the four—foot height dimension. We have assumed a
14-foot radius of curvature to be ideal as the angle of incident and re-
flection on this arc does not vary greatly from the conventional flat
plane. This radius, however, can be altered to meet conditions that may
develope

We would like to cite the following points which we consider to be decid-
edly in favor of this type of bank.