-* HINKLE FEATUEES BASKETBALL SECTION.
AT THE NORTHEASTERN COACHING SCHOOL

Paul "Tony" Hinkle of Butler, University featured the
basketball section of the Northeastern University Coaching
School last June before 150 coaches.

the popular Butler-coach was aided by having with him
..five of his freshman and sophgqmore ‘players. Taking the floor
_- promptly at the scheduled time, "Tony" allowed no grass to
grow under either his or the players! feet. With a highly
appreciative and knowledge-seeking audience, Hinkle, with .
the sparing use of a blackboard, .showed and demonstrated how
-he has built his eleverly conceived offense. With plenty of
time at his-disposal and a willing ‘group of players, he spent
plenty of time on-his basic set-up and showed the possibili-
ties of such set-ups. With each succeeding session he deve-
laped and.enlarged on his offense. The coaches fortunate

to be present. at the school. were well rewarded by the effort

_ that Hinkle and the boys put into their work,

Those who stayed at the Lennox Hotel, headquarters of
the school, further enjoyed the late evening discussion of
basketball, football, and practically everything in the
world of .sport.. . wre Pe Me:

"LOU ALEXANDER PIESIDES OVER TiO
BASKETBALL COURSES AT COLUMBIA

The Teachers College of Columbia University offered to
its Phiysical”Education students two courses in basketball
last“summer, ~ Thése courses were presided over by Louis
Alexander, popular and successful former coach of Connecti-
‘cut State Coliege and now of the University of Rochester. ©

(| Professor Alexander had a course :on ‘the fundamental
mechanics of basketball for novices. This course of three
-weeks was held in the gymnasium, and the students dressed -'

a up-for the workouts. Louis handled this course beginning
_With.-the-.basic: principles of fundamental basketball, The

course was well received by the students, and many who
dropped in to visit were rewarded by learning some inter~
=. egting points in handling a group of beginners.

The course on advanced basketball was run for three
weeks at Columbia. This course, also handled by Alexander,
. Wags. in-the nature of lecture sessions. Lic dealt with daiter -~-
-.ent. systems of basketball as. played in the various parts of.
the country... To further aid*him in his course, Professor ~
. Alexander had various coaches attend and lecture to the group,
answering the questions put to them by the class. Ths proce-
dure brought to the coaches taking the course the various
ideas. and- methods employed throughout the country.

_:» -Among,those speaking to: the class were Dr. Forrest
-"Phog":Allen, University of Kansas; Elmer Ripley, Yalej;* "Bo"
Shepard, University:of North Carolina; Jim St. Clair, Sou-

thern:.Methodist University; Al. Baggott, West Texas State ~
. Teachers College, Paul Cieurzo, Rhode tsland State College;
Art Acker, Chico State College, Califs;-and "Blue"*Foster, —