December 235, 1940

Mr. Andrew J» lcDonald

‘Basketball Coach ~— . q

Southwest Missouri State Teachers College s
Springfield, Missouri

Dear Andy:

: I received your request in your special delivery letter as of
Sunday morning December 22e I notice thet your letter is postemarked
December 20 at 8:00, and arrived in Lawrence, Kansas December 22 at
83:00 Aelle I do not know vhat is wrong with Uncle Sam, but had I gotten
it Saturday I could have had it in your hands Monday mornings I hope
this arrives in timee :

Texas plays three men ine They play double post with one man out
near the side-line end just about in line with the freeethrow circle. The
other men are along the straight line, about four te six feet out from the
line and just about where the freesthrow circle meets the straight line.

They both play outside of the free-throw arete

The ball is generally passed to the man out in front and along .
the sideeline. Then the man along the free-throw circle may swing toward
the man on the side=line end receive a pass and he may hand it back to the
fellow whe cut around hime ‘The two guards bring the ball dow the floor
and dribble and they very selden fst-bre

_ They have three very big men, 6°43", 613", 6°2", and they never ©
pess out when the ball gets near the basket; they keep rebounding, batting,
or trying to throw it back in the baskets When the three men get in the
offensive area one of the two guards may shoot a shot designed for the basket,
but if it is missed the big beys endeavor to cateh it and rebound it ine
The three big boys also work the defensive basket, leaving the two smller
men out in front, in a position of the forwards on defenses

They play the figure-ofeeight swing, much after Dr. Carlson's
rolling offenses They are pretty rugged and some of these boys are hard
fighters and pretty clever for their size. ‘They are not as good ball handlers:
as the boys in our area but they make up for it in fight and determinations
They are in pretty good physical condition and they guarantee anybody a good
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Instead of floor bouncing when they are in the: three=man offense area
they will make low one-hand underarm passes and they are pretty Zood at ite
But it is the old traditional rolling offense with mean well pibkeoffe The
inside mn moves out and the outside man swings ing hoping that they can work
the pickeoff in the usual traditioml pickeoff playe If you do a good deal
of switching or trading you will get along all right.