November 10, 1943.

Ur. R. W. Higgins,
Pred Medart Manufacturing Co.,
St. Louis 18, Mo.

Dear Mr. Higgina:

For thatireason many of these army and navy groups just get
out and play shimmy, so to speak. I oan envisage what would happen
if we just let a group scrimmage in basketball without anyone teach-
ing them the rules. I believe this is a parallel illustration.

‘The fact that you get so many requests for rule books shows me
that apparently your advertising is getting across the thought that
this is a game and not just a piece of apparatus. I believe if in |.
your advertising you continue to stress that it will still bear fruit.

Now, regarding the matter of providing basketball

with an adjustable feature that will permit the height of the basket
to be changed. That also is a difficult problem to get action upon.
I believe that this should wait until after the war because it depends
upon the coaches and physical directors in the various high schools
and junior high schools. Things are so unstable as regards the tenure
of the people now in those jobs that I do not believe they would be
interested in working on a project that is at the present uncertain.
However, as you suggest, if I am in or through St. Louis I will cer-
tainly stop in and have a talk with you.

I would like to know more about Roy Weinzettel and Bill Robinson.
_ Where are the boys and how are they doing?

Very sincerely yours,

| Direetor of Physics. Education, “
PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach.

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