THE NEW BASKETBALL. cont'd.

This’ is what the members of my basketball teams think
of the new ball.

When shooting long shots hand slips from surface of ball

Hand slips from ball’ when passing.

Cannot be caught as easily as old ball with seams.

Olid ball better for Pilialedtedaig for. it can _ epntrolled
more. effegtively.. e

peered bends to: POR: when throwing ay long: paee.

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oo ROD. ‘myself, . I do not ‘Like: the new ball because it does”
tricks like. the above and.uniess universally adopted. should be~
discarded. we tried the. ball. in..a. prac tice. game last. season and
the players said. the. ball was tricky in shooting. passing and
dribbling - holding passes was difficult,

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In answer to your. letter relative to the new ball.

A year ago, during experiments the bell: did,curve ;,.flioat
and dip. This was primiaril due to the fact that they used 13
pounds pressure, After rather extensive experimentation we found
that & pounds pressure in the new ball, was equivalent to 13
pounds pressure in the old ball. I believe you will find that
the new ball at 8 pounds pressure, will produce about the sameb
reactions that the old ball had.

The best way to: determine this for oy is to get a
couple and try them. We are using some of, them — - also. the laceless
ball of the old type,

There is ‘really no sales talk necessary: on this new ball.
I firmly believe that in the next year or two, all balls both
football and basketballs will be Last Build: It) was my pleasure
to spend several days at the factory, studying the operations
in manufacture, and | to conduct ae eertaaak eats of. this ball.

Tt: sure is- ferduestens no- suas tien about. shake and aa]
totdi ‘you the matter of. AP LOSE i and liveliness: was due, to todo.
much Preccare in: the new. bali. |

Dear Coach;
In answer to your fine ,etter of recent date
I am very much.in accordance with your views on the new seam-
less Basketball and in fact several of-'the coaches of our
opponents have written in requesting that the ball not be used
in games played between our institutions,
Yes,.the ball just seems to + no “good.

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