NATIONA ~ tet pone eo Inn = = we © Jd ~ te) a ” ne = a, mS National Sahereadieuiate Athletic Association Basketball Tourmament The NCCA for the first time is conducting its own basketball tournament this year. This tournament is not to be confused with any other national tournament inasmuch as only members of the NCAA are eligible for competion. The NéAA is divided into eight districts, four east of the Mississippi River and four west of the river. Districts ONE, TWO, THREE, and FOUR comprise the Eastern section while Districts FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, and EIGHT go to make up the Western section. A selection committee has already been named for each of the eight districts. This committee, onbasis of season record, will select the outstanding team inits district to play in the Sectional tournament with the two sectional winners meeting a week later for the NCAA championship. THE EASTERN SECTIONAL WITH THE OUTSTANDING TEAM IN DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, THREE, AND FOUR WILL BE HELD AT THE PALESTRA IN PHILA DELPHIA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MARCH 17 AND 18UNDER THE SUPER VISION OF H. JAMISON SCHWARTZ OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANTA, THE WESTERN SECTIONAL WITH THE OUTSTANDING TEAMS INDISTRICTS FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT WILL BE HELD AT THE GOLDEN GATE EXPOSITION GROUNDS, SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY AND TUESDAY MARCH 20 A ND 21 UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF JOHN BUNN OF STANFORD. The selection of the teams playing in these sectional meets, of a necessity, must be postponed until late in the regular playing season. However, most sport writers will be able within the next week or so to tell pretty well which team in its respective district is outstanding. THE WINNERS IN THE EASTERN AND WESTERN SECTIONAL WILL MEET FOR THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP THE NIGHT OF MARCH 25AT NORTH-WESTERN UNIVERSITY, EVANSTON, ILL. THE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF WILL BE IN CHARGE OF A.C. ( DUTCH ) LONBORG. The General Committee in sharge of the tournament is composed of H.G.Olsen, Ohio State University, Columbus, 0.,chairman; H.H. Salmon, Jr., 40 Wall St., New York City; W.F. Chandler, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis., and John Bunn of Stanford University Palo Alto, Calif, For any additional information write or wire any of the above. Herewith is a list of states and NCAA schools in your district also members of the Selection Committee for the district: DISTRICT ONE Amherst College, Amherst, Mass. Bates College, Lewiston, Maine Boston College, Boston, Hass. Boston Univ., Boston, Mass. . Bovdoin College, Brunswick, Me. Brown Univ., Provedonce, R.d.. . Connecticut State, Storrs, Conn. Dartnouth College, Hanover, N.H. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass International Y.M.C.a.- College, Springficld, Mass. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. Massachusctts State, Amherst, Mass. Middlevury, Vt. Middicbuth Collece, Northeastern Univ., Boston, Mass. Norwich Univ., Northficla, Vt. . Rhode Island State, Kingston, A... Trinity college, Hartford, Conn. Tufts Colloge, Hartford, Conn.. Unitec States Coast Guard Acadony. Now London, Conn. of Maine, Orono, Me. of New Hamnshire, Durhan, Univ. Univ. NH Univ. of Verunont, Burlington, Vt. Williens College, Williamstown, Ma Ss S ° Worcester Polytcchnic Institute, . Worcester, Mass, Yale Univorsity, New'Haven, Conn. DISTRICT THO Alfred Univ., Alfred N.Y. Allesheny Gol.’ Moadville, Pa. Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. Brooklyn, N.z. Canisirs College, Buffelo, Noy. Carnegie Tech, Pittsburgh, Pa. Clarkson College, Potsdam, N.Y. Colzate U., Hamilton, N.Y. Collese of the City of new York, Now York City. Columbia Univ., New York Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y. Drexel Institute, Philadclphia. Dickinson Colloze, Carlisle, Pa. Dugquense Univ., Pittsburgh, Pa. Fordham Univ., NewYouk Franklin and Marshall Collere Lancaster, Pal Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pa. Gettysburg Collese, Gettysburg, Pa. Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y. Haverford Collegc, Haverford, Pa. Hariit Colloge, Geneva, N.Y. Ithaca Collese, Ithaca, N/Y. Lafayette Collescec, Easton, Pa. Manhattan Colleze, New York New York Univ., New York Niagara Univ., Ningara Falls,N.Y. Pennsylvania Military Collese, Chester, Pa. Pennsylvania State Collese, State Collere, Pa. Princeton Univ., Princeton, N.J. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., aroy, Bits Rutsers Univ., New Brunswick, N.d. ot. Lawrence U., Canton, N.z. State Teachers College, West chester, Pa. Stevens Institute of Technology, Ho»oken, N.d. Susquchanns U., Selinsgrove, Swartumore Col., Swarthmore, Syracuse U., Syracuse, Bi2. Temple Univ., Philndelphin, Pa. Union Colleze, Schenectady, N.Y. United States Tilitary Acnadeny, Feat Point, NH. fT. University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY Univ. Of Delawore, Newark, D&1. Univ. of Pennsyvlvenina, Philedelphi Unéversity of er tare Rochester, Pa. PA. DISTRICT TO (cont. ) Villanova Col., Villanova, Pa. West Virginia U., Morgantown, ‘.Va. DISTRICT THRE Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn, Ala. Catholic Univ.of Anerica, Washington, D.C. Eentenary College, Serevaport, Citadel, The, Charloston, 5.0. Clemson Asriculturnl College, Clenson College, 8. ©. Collere of William & Mary, Williansburg, V¥ae6 Davidson Collece, Davidson, N.C. Duke University, Durgam, N. C. Frrmnan University, Greenville, 5.0. Georsetorm University, Washington, Ds Ge : Technology, .. Atlante, Ga. Howard University, “nshintton, DV Jonun Hopkins University, Baltinore, Ma. Kinz’ Collese, Bristol, Tenn, Louisiann Polyte chnic Institute Ruston, La. LouigianaState Univ., Baton Rouge, . th, New Orleans, State iA. Goorcia Sehee. oF wy Loyola University, La. Miss sisskppi State Colleze, 70LLoge Cy Miss. Mary's Colleze, Mnnitsburs, Md. Rollins Collese, “intcr Park, Fla, Tulenc University, New Orlesns, La. United States Naval Acadeny, Mount St. Annapolis, lid. University of Alanana, University, : - Blas Univ. of Beltimore, Baltimore, Md. Univ. of Florida, Gaindsville, Fla. Univ. of Gcorgia, Athens, Ga. Univ. of Kentucky, Lexineton, Ky. . Univ. oF Maryland, Collece Park, Md Univ. of Itlami, Coral Gavies, Fla. VAIV,. OF eaiost cos, University, liiss. Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hit, Ba Ge Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, 5.0. nm tt ts ie DISTRICT THREE (cont. ) Sewenec,Tonn. Knoxville, Tenn Univ, cf the South, Univ. of Tennessce, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. Vanderbilt Universit: , Tenn. Virzinia oa Ai tary Institute, Lexington, Ve. Virginia Sckotcstinic Institute, Blacksburs, Va. Wake Forest College, Wake Fores N.C. Washinston & Lee University, Lexinston, Va. Xavier University, New Orlenns,La. Nashville, t, DISTRICT FOUR Beloit College, Beloit, "“isconsin Bradley Polytechic Institute, Peoria, Ill. Indianapolis, Indiana Northfield, Butler Univ., Carleton Collecec, - Minn. C_se School of Applied Scicnce, c Gleveland, Ohio | Denison Une Ves Grenville, Chio DePauy Univ, Greenenstie, Ind. Indiana State Teachers College, Terre Enute, Ind. Indiana Univ., Bloominzton, Ind. Kenyon pa Gambier, Ohio Rnoe Coliosce, Gricsbure, lll. | owrence ‘Bolle~e, Anpleton, Wis. Marquette Univ., Milveukee, Wis. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Michivan State Collece, Enst Lansing, Mich, Michis‘en State Normal Colleze, Yosilenti, Michicen Northvestorn University, Evanston, bile Oberlin, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Ohio Delaware, Ohio. Lafavett, Ind. Chicaro, Ill. Oberlin Colle: Ohio State Univ., Ohio Univ., Athens, Ohio Yesleyan Univ., Prrduc Univ., Univ.of Chicaso, Univ. of Cincinnati, Cinn, Ohio Univ, of Detroit, Detroit, Mich, Univ. Of Tijingis, Uroanna, iil. ia hii ii Ni as DISTRICT FOUR (cont.) DISTRICT Six Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Mich Baylor University, Waco, Texas Univ. Of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Rice Institute, Houston, Tessas Minn. Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dane, | Texas Indiana Texas Acricultural and Mechanical Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, ‘/is. Collezc, Collec Station, Texas Wayne Univ., Detroit, Michigan Texns Christian Univ., Fort Worth, Westcrn Reserve University, Texas Cleveland, Ohio University of Arizona, Tucson, Western State Teachers Collese Ariz. alamazzo, Mich. University of Texss, Austin, Texas VYooster betiese, Wooster, Ohio DISTRICT SEVEN DISTRICT FIVE: Colorado Avricultural Collese, Central State Te-chers Collece, Fort Collins, Coloredo Edmond, Okla. Colorado Collese, Colorado Springs Coe Collesc, Cedar Rapids, Lowa Colorado. Cornell Colleze, Kt. Vernon, Iowa Montana State College, Bozeman, Creichton Univ., Omaha, Nev. . Mont. Draka Univ., Des Moines, Iova Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. Grinnell Colle:se, Grinnell, Iowa Univ. of Denvcr, Denver, Colo. Iowa State Colle.:c, Ancs, Iova Univ. of Uteh, Salt Lae City, Towa State Teachers Colle-vz7c, Utah Codar Ranids, lowa Kansas State Colleve, Manhattan, DISTRICT HIGHT Kansas Oklahoma A. and HM. College, Fresno Strte Collé::c, Fresno, Cal. tillyetor Okla, Oreon State Collerce, Cervallis, St. Louis Univorsity, St. Louis, Orecon. ; Mo... San Jose State Collcse, San Jose, Southwestern State Teachers Colles Wentherford, Okla, State Univ., of Iowa, Iova City, lova Univ. of Kansas, Lavrence, Kanse ag Univ. Of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. Univ. of Nebraska, Lineoln, Neor. Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks Ha De Univ. of Oklahona, Norman, Okla. University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla. Univ. of Wichita, Wichita, Kans. Washburn Collezo, Topeka, Kansas Washin:‘ton Univ., St. Louis, Mo. Stanford Univ., Calif. Stanford Univ. Cal. State College of Washinton, Pullman, Wash. Univ. of California, Borkelcy, CaLif. Univ. of Idaho, Moecov, Idaho Univ. of Oreson, Eurene, Oreson Univ. of Southern Cr Ligornin, Los Anzclcs, Cnlif. Univ. of Washin=ton, Donets, Wash. NEWS Worcester Tech of Yorcester Mass. - An excellent colleze by the way, came out flatly in favor of scholarships for deserving student-athletes four years ago and the college alumni and students are proud of their stand. The prime requisite was that the scholar- ship athlete do excellent in his classes. Four regulars of their fine basketball team are top honor students, which in e college exacting as Worcester Tech means the boys keep yusy all the time. Eighty-two per cent of the scholarship students from the original group will be graduated this year with honors. "Tnside Basketball" by Nat Holman in the magazine "Ken" con- sists of very fine pictures of the "How to do it" and "How not to do it." For experienced as well as inexperienced coecnos, these pictures are fine to cut out and hang up for both the coaches and players to look at. They say that the Big Ton is now doing what the Eastern Basketball League has been doing; pairing one group of officials for officiating in all its games. Wilmeth Sidet-Sinvgh, wonderful football passer of Syracuse University, is also the star of the Orange basketball team. The biggest crowd in Big Ten history 15,700 saw Ohio State beat Minnesota by one point. The previous mark was 15,278 also at the Minnesota ficld house. From here it loos like Long Island University is the best college team in this country with Loyola of Chicagw a closo second. Claire Bee of L:I.U. and Lennie Locks of Loyola have done swell jobs. I'll say both know their stuff and are "pepper boxes", The three major colle¢e tournaments should be very success-— ful. There are so many fine basketball teams that all three will increase the game to a greater degree than over before. And we know that every one of the coaches will pull for all three and not think that one is better than the other. The Metropolitan Baskect- ball Writers voted to give the National Collegiate Athletic Association.all the help it possible can give in the running of its games. This is a fine gesture, and that fine spirit should be commanded. Several lettors have arrived asking what can be done about preventing rough play. My answer is to read the rules of associa- tionnand then rend them again. As it scems most of the young coaches have these rough teams, they should be given a penalty of being compelled to recite the sportsman code at our annual me¢éting, NES Booing still continues at wames. That great basketball official, Schommer of Chicaso at our last meeting stated when asked should technical fouls be called on the crowd for booing, ansvered "Unless the coaches get together and do something in preventing the boos and their vitriolic statements in the nevspapers, that before long the coaches would have to kiss this great game good-bye. He also steted that bhe "Big Ten" on several occasions came near abolishing basket- ball, and that a good many of his fricnds in and near Chicago do not go to basketball games because of the crond. Broberg-the great Dartmouth sophomore is a Connecticut boy. He is doad shot from all angles and a fine shooter of fouls. The New York Sports Writers! Basketball tournament- an invit- ation affair will be staged at Madison Sguare Garden, New York City on March 17-20-22. From what I hear form coaches the rules are as near perfect as shey can be. So why not let them alone. What we do need is more standardization of material equipment; such as: 1. Standard Backboards Why not have one kind of backboard. Now we play with glass poards, stecl boards, and wooden boards. We all know that the re- hounds ere of different intensity. 2. Standard size floors One night we play on a 50-90 and the nert on a 756-56 ft. one. 5. Standard ball A laced ball, a laceless ball, a channell seam , or a molded ball. 4. Standard baskets. 5. Standard Lighting BASKETBALL ON THE PACIFIC COAST Gal) Sorat al s ¢igantic.Golden Bearg are still ridinz at the head of the parade in the Southern Division of the Pacific Conference, at this ~riting. Headed by Bill Ogilvie, 6-6 center> Captain Bob Chalmers, 6-4 forward, and Bill Big-erstaff, 6-5 guerd, the Blue and Gold basketers are heavy favorites to win the Southern Division title. Their most severe test, in all probability, ill cone in their second ve game series against Southern California. In the first secric the trio tenms split cven but California is expected to have tie edge on her home floor. Ogilvie, incidentally, is second high scorer in the southern Division. Oregon's stalvart quintet leads the Northern Division and is considered practicselly a cinch to repeat its victory of last year, in that section. The Webfeet lost the coast title to Stanford's poverful outfit in 1°38, and have practically the same team which have Hank Luisetti and his mates plenty of trouble. Laddic Gale seems bound for a nev individual scoring record in the north. Ralph Vau;shn, Southern California's sharp-shooting forverd, is settinz a fast pace for scorers in the Southern Division. At this writing, the Trojan star has run up eichty- one points in five games. His outstanding feat was performed against U.C.L.4. to weeks avo when he tanked sixteen field soals and four free throvs for thirty-six points. Three Pacific Coast teams hed successful barnstorming trips throuch the East and Middle Yest during the holidays - Soutnorn California, Oregon, and Santa Clara. The last named team is probebly king-pin ane: tho "§ndenendents" althoush it did drop a same to St. Marv's recently. The Broncos are expect- ed to turn the tebles at the next meeting of these two teams. Everyone connected with basketball on the coast learned with regret that Caddy Yorks, head coach at U.C.L.A. since 1922, will retire pt the end of this season. Caddy has resiened to devote his entire time to law. Yorks has been a prominent figure in basketball durine his entire stay at U.C.L.A. and has developed some of the finest plavers in coast history. Southern California, pre-season favorites for the Southern Division championship, is not out of the race yet. The trojans can clim> back into the lead by beating California twice on the latter's home court - no small job. Stanford might still play an innortant pert in the race by tripping either the Berrs or the Trojans, although this is not to be expected. The Indians turned in one surprise by beat- ing heavily favored Southern California in the first game. U.C.L.A. is out of the race, with five straicht defeats but might possidly trip any one of the other three teams. BERRYGRiMS These sayings have been ea sheret by Cliff Vells from dressing rooms in Indiana high schools. They have been called Berrygrans because Cliff Yells" team has the nickname of "Berrios". I would rather have less ability than less ‘'loyalty' The less a fellow says, the less he has to retract. Training - Fighting - Winning - all go together. You're @ick of tho game? Well that's a shame. You're youns and you're strong and you're bright. You've had a raw deal I know, “put don't scucal. Buck up, do your damndcst and FIGHT. A winner never quits, And----- A quitter never wins, Give to the game the best that you have and the best will come v had no shees and complained -'til I met a man who had no fect. A heel never toes the mark. Persistent people begin and succeed where others fail. Wo ey An empty wagon makes the most noise. A mule can't kick wnile,he is pulling. Neither can he pull whife he is kicking. Neither can you. More bone in the back and less in the head. A good thing to remember, And a better thing to do Is to work with the construction gang And not the wrecking crew. Cleanliness of mind and body is the first sceret of building a sreat team. No team can be a winner that does not observe the rules of clean living. The world loves a winner, but the world wants victory with honor. If the coach ‘bawls' you out, take it as a compliment. If he thought you were not good, he would not do it. He !bawls!'out the man he thinks will make a good player. Never docs a coach 'bawl' a player out for sdesonal reasons. Play hard but not dirty. Play the game, don't quit and don't complain. Then if you win it, it is well worth while. If you lose, you know thet you have done the best you could and the better team has won. If you can't be a Hiway, then just be a trail. if you ean't be a aun, Ge a star. It isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you arc. Garments of righteousness never go out of style. ts Teach a normal boy 'form! and @evelop his ‘fighting heart! and he will make a successful athlete. PEP - PURPOSE - ENTHUSIASM - PERSEVSRANCE, F. C. 'PHOG!' ALLEN - By Harold Claassen - Lavrence, Kas.,Jan.31,(AP) - Atop vindsvept Mount Oroad, the consistent capital of college paskotvall, is a man who sticks to horse and bugsy coaching tectics- and and makes others like it. Dr. Forrest © (Phog) Allen, although as modern and intense ns a 1939 jittcbug, keeps his Kansas University Jay-havwks winning titles with tricks used when Pa-and-Ma danced the dreamy vweltzes of 1£05. Successful? Twenty-two of his 26 teams have von Conference championships. In 28 years his teams won Cae sames and lost only 70. He is so good he overcame his tvro sons! natural doubts of a parent's wisdon and made them playing stars. The advent of the 10-second rule and three-second law and its subsequent modifiaction of the post play sent other coaches to athletic apothecaries for nev "system builders. " Not so the doctor of Mount Oread. His quintets kept winning on the theory "a team never won a came in its 1ite- its opponents lost it through crrors in fundamentals and poor judsement." The debonsir but vitrolic corch- he once labeled A.A.U. officials "quadrennial oceanic hitch-hikers “ho chisel thoir way" to the Olympic «ames - boasts of having only a Tov sot plays and no distinguishing system, "Adherence to the vrinciples of sound fundamentals {ovelops confidence in the individual player. If he knows the nass is coins to be good, he can be thinking of manouver- ing along a path that is not necessarily rehearsed," is the doctor's prescription. "This ig not mechanical pley, this is 'versatile play. It is the principle of education through play. * At every game to assistents grade the players on fundamentals - too nany bad prsses or wrony; pivots and the player flunks out of the starting lincup. Since climination of the center jump, the pivot ona Kansas team is the "querterback" and is stationed in the backcourt with the guards. He ealls the signals and hendles the ball first on all offensive drives. It's » snot where the player must heve a ereat deal of native intelligence and be as adept with the sphere as a bride with a can opener, Allen is » sraduate of an Osteopathic college but a master of psycholozy. None of his teams has ever taken the floor but that it knew it ves the better acsregnation. The coach himself isen't always thet collected and serene. The excitement and vernth of the ouilding makes for a dryness of his throat. Game time finds him souirming on the bench, surrounded by water bottles. A non-confrrence game is a six quirt affair. But at a conference zeme he needs a bracer - taxes eight querts. BOUNDS AND REBOUNDS FROM THE COURT By Arthur Sampson - Boston Herald - Boston, Mass. In recent years there has been a tendency among basket- ball coaches to favor tall candidates when selecting their teams. The bisr;er oneratives have been given preference when other qualifications have been anywhere near equal. The little fellows on the squad have been forced to display marked sup- eriority over bigger contenders for positions on the team before they would get much consideration. ~ It has always seemed to us tat this tendency to stress the advantege of height is carried too far. It is true that the nature of the same is such that a tall operative has certain advantaves over a short player. Theoretically, at least, he should be more effective around the basket, for example, where his height can be an asset in grabbing rebounds. But, as a rule, these tall operatives haven't the speed, niftiness, belance or stamina of the smaller players. Stressing height has secmed to affect the caliber of play, for the fundamentals of the game are speed, deception, cleverness, precision and stamina. By Everett 5. Morris - N.¥. Herald-Tribune. No matter what the fortunes of his pupils, Net Holman is a hero to City College students and alumni. On the night of March 14 the City College Club of New York will throw a big dinner party at the Downtown Athletic Club in honor of Nat's tyentieth yeer as coach of Beaver basketball. His tenth end fifteenth anniversaries were observed with social functions that were tributes to Holman's personal popularity and coachins: genius, but the impending celebration is expected to make its nredecessors puny by comparison. The turnout will include players from all of Holman's teams beck to 1919, “is metropolitan coaching colleazues, basketball writers and officials and a host of academic and judicial dignitaries. BOTH QUINTETS FOOL REFEREE - Piqua, Ohio, Jan.21 -(UP)- Steady followers of basket »all often have witnessed an ind- ividual player becoming confused and shooting for the "wrong" basket, but even the most faithful were astonished here when all the players and the referee in a Piqua-Covington high schorcl game pulled a "Corrigan." It happened thus: Covinston took the ball out-of-bounds after a time-out period. The Piqua five raced into defensive positions at one end of the floor and the Covinzton cagers, supposing their opponents knew their business, Devan to pass the ball toward that basket, The goal happened to be the wrong one for Covinzton. For several second the to teams battled furiously un- checked by the referee. Covinzton 4as attempting to score points for Piqua and Pigua vas attempting to prevent the scoring. (Cont'd.) EE RT RT ESI Meanwhile, the spectators were aware of the contradic- tory situation and sect un a “ild clamor to call attention to the players and Referee Mac Hummon to the unusual proceedings. Hummon, who had supposed the play was orthodox, then corrected the mixup and Piqua went on to win. et Notre Dame Coach Sets Mark - South Bend, Jan.14- Notre Dame Basketball Coach Georze Keogan's 15-year record of 252 victorics ageinst 71 defeats, for a percentage of 780, ranks him as one of the nation's outstanding coaches. Miami, Okla., Jan. 14- McKib»en, ace forvard of the Miami High School basketball team, scored 33 points against Pryor High - and that vas 3 points more than all Pryor playoers combined. Pryor had 20 shots at the basket from the free throv mark and at least 10 more from the ficld but cased none of them. Final score: Miami, 67; Pryor, O. Tiffin, Ohio, Jan. 18 ~ (AP). Basketball rules say it can't be done, but Toledo University and Heidelberg played a 48 - 48 tie tonight. The scoreboard said: Toledo 48, Heidol- berg 47, and the crowd "ent home believing the Fockets had won. But when it wes too late to do anything about it, a recneck showed a deadlock. Detroit,- (AP) - Going on the theory that music will prevent an athicte from "fighting the ball", Coach Newman i. Ertell, of the Wayne University basketball team, has installed a readio in the cymnasium and the cagers now do their playing to the accompaniment of music. Fire Hoses Discourage Fans 'Crashing* Game. Phila- Gelohia, Feb. 11 - (AP) - Splashing prevents crashing at Haverford Township Hitch School basketball gemes. School Superintendent J. Frank Cartor posted six janitors with fire hoses at the back windows of the gym. Five young crashers got a soaking as they tried to sneak in. Green Creek, N.C., Girl Rolls Up 99 Points in One Game. Green Creek, N.C.,Jan. 28,-(AP)- The Green Creek girls! basket- ball team beat the Sunnyview team, 102 to 10 the other night and Aileen Cudd of the winners scored °9 of the points. The tall, 15-year-old ninth grade student caged 45 field goals and nine foul shots. What Next? Longview, Wash.- (INS) - Avnparently way ahead of the fashons, the Long-Bell Retail Yard basketball team has added hoods to their equipment and prefer to be known as the "Masked Marvels." The hoods were adopted for two purposes: To fool the opposition and to add color to their playing, the players said. rm tree W. S. CHANDLER, MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT ~ a Po THE NATIONAL DR. JAMES A. NAISMITH, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HONORARY PRESIDENT OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS W. S. CHANDLER, President B. T. GROVER, First Vice-President Nat HOLMAN, Second Vice-President JOHN W. BUNN, Third Vice-President NELSON H. NORGREN, Secretary-Treasurer FRANK KEANEY, Editor BOARD OF DIRECTORS GEORGE EDWARDS MARSHALL DIEBOLD W. H. BROWNE E. J. Hickox EDITOR OF BULLETIN FRANK KEANEY, State College, Kingston, R. I. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE EDWARD J. HICKOX, Springfield College, Chairman O. B. COWLES, Dartmouth College, N. H. J. P. SABO, University of Vermont K. J. LAWRENCE, Allegheny College Roy M. MUNDORF, Georgia Tech. BLAIR GULLION, University of Tennessee JOHN MAUER, Miami University ' DAN MOFFETT, De Pauw University FRANK ROOT, Kansas State A. E. HAYLETT, Doane College AL BAGGETT, West Texas State FORREST COX, University of Colorado W. A. WITTE, University of Wyoming H. A. HOBSON, University of Oregon VISUAL INTERPRETATION COMMITTEE Nat HOLMAN, City College of New York, Chairman HAROLD E. FOSTER, University of Wisconsin W. H. BROWNE, University of Nebraska JOHN W. BUNN, Stanford University Roy M. MUNDORF, Georgia Tech COACHING ETHICS COMMITTEE J. J. GALLAGHER, Niagara University, Chairman L. H. DAVIES, University of West Ontario, London, C. B. Hoy, University of South Dakota LLOYD BRAZIL, University of Detroit : JOSEPH LAPCHICK, St. John’s College, Brooklyn J. H. ROWLAND, Cornell University H. K. YOUNG, Washington and Lee University RESEARCH COMMITTEE VAL LENTZ, St. John’s College, Annapolis, Chairman GEORGE R. EDWARDS, University of Missouri Nat HOLMAN, City College of New York JOHN W. BUNN, Stanford University HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE CLIFFORD WELLS, Logansport High School, gansport, Indiana, Chairman S. O. STORBY, Proviso High School, Maywood, Illinois R. S. HINSHAW, Rushville High School, Rushville, Indiana W. I. SCHWARTZ, David City High School, David City, Nebraska TOURNAMENT AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE . G. OLSEN, Ohio State, Chairman R, F. C. ALLEN, University of Kansas OHN W. BUNN, Stanford University PRESS COMMITTEE SOx E. O. WILLIAMS, Drake University, Chairman E. S. DEAN, Stanford University P. D. HINKLE, Butler University H. B. IBA, Oklahoma A. & M. College BASKET-BALL RULES COMMITTEE CLAIR F. BEE, Long Island University, Chairman DONALD WHITE, Conn. State Teachers College E. S. HICKEY, Creighton University GEORGE KEOGAN, University of Notre Dame SAM BARRY, University of Southern California E. A. LAMPE, University of Georgia A. E. LONBORG, Northwestern University ADOLPH RUPP, University of Kentucky WILLIAM REINHARDT, George Washington University JAMES USILTON, Temple University R. F. WILLIAMS, University of Iowa Dr. F. C. ALLEN, University of Kansas OFFICIALS COMMITTEE OSBORN COWLES, Dartmouth College, Chairman CURTIS PARKER, Centenary College C. M. PRICE, University of California DOUGLAS MILLs, University of Illinois E. S. LIsTON, Baker University B. T. GROVER, OHIO UNIVERSITY FIRST VICE PRESIDENT 4 - BASKETBALL COACHES N. H. NORGREN, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SECRETARY-TREASURER January 15, 1959 (Rules and Recommendations Committee) Gy, FF. CG. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas My dear Dr. Allen: I have refrained from writing you concerning Rules-Recommendations during the early part of the season. No doubt, you feel that there have been too many changes in the rules during the past few years. I subscribe to this view. However, I believe the following suggestion to be a good one and offer it for your consideration. When a player of the losing team deliberately and intentionally fouls an oppon- ent in order to secure possession of the ball, award one foul instead of two, but and also, sive the team which has been fouled possession of the ball either in their front court or at the division line in the center of the court. Time out to be called during the free-throw. If you have any recommendation concerning the above proposed rule change, will you please advise me. I wish you continued success in the present basketball season. Sinceretey, CFB:GG air F, Bee, Chairman Rules-Recommendation Committee a8 2; mC ay lf ate 682 $3993 i: I i332 52]: 1 i ik ios Fd ; — i a i [| 4 Wak oe iil; iit tas aja os aqeyt ie ei g isa i “yl ‘R rl : ebay a ati fad Fie? = W. S. CHANDLER, MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT THE NATIONAL DR. JAMES A. NAISMITH, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HONORARY PRESIDENT B. T. GROVER, OHIO UNIVERSITY FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Assoe¢ oe 08," suite N. H. NORGREN, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS W. S. CHANDLER, President B. T. GROVER, First Vice-President Nat HOLMAN, Second Vice-President JOHN W. BUNN, Third Vice-President NELSON H. NORGREN, Secretary-Treasurer FRANK KEANEY, Editor BOARD OF DIRECTORS GEORGE EDWARDS MARSHALL DIEBOLD W. H. BROWNE E. J. HICKox EDITOR OF BULLETIN FRANK KEANEY, State College, Kingston, R. I. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE EDWARD J. HICKOX, Springfield College, Chairman O. B. COWLES, Dartmouth College, N. H. J. P. SABO, University of Vermont K. J. LAWRENCE, Allegheny College Roy M. MUNDORF, Georgia Tech. BLAIR GULLION, University of Tennessee JOHN MAUER, Miami University DAN MOFFETT, De Pauw University FRANK ROOT, Kansas State A. E. HAYLETT, Doane College AL BAGGETT, West Texas State FORREST COX, University of Colorado W. A. WITTE, University of Wyoming H. A. Hosson, University of Oregon VISUAL INTERPRETATION COMMITTEE Nat HOLMAN, City College of New York, Chairman HAROLD E. FOSTER, University of Wisconsin W. H. BROWNE, University of Nebraska JOHN W. BUNN, Stanford University Roy M. MUNDORF, Georgia Tech COACHING ETHICS COMMITTEE J. J. GALLAGHER, Niagara University, Chairman L. H. DAVIES, University of West Ontario, London, Canada C. B. Hoy, University of South Dakota LLOYD BRAZIL, University of Detroit JOSEPH LAPCHICK, St. John’s College, Brooklyn J. H. ROWLAND, Cornell University H. K. YOUNG, Washington and Lee University RESEARCH COMMITTEE VAL LENTZ, St. John’s College, Annapolis, Chairman GEORGE R. EDWARDS, University of Missouri Nat HOLMAN, City College of New York JOHN W. BUNN, Stanford University HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE CLIFFORD WELLS, Logansport High School, Logansport, Indiana, Chairman S.-O; << Proviso High School, ywood, Illinois R. S. HINSHAW, Rushville High School, Rushville, Indi W. I. SCHWARTZ, David City High School, David City, Nebraska TOURNAMENT AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE . G. OLSEN, Ohio State, Chairman R. F. C. ALLEN, University of Kansas OHN W. BUNN, Stanford University PRESS COMMITTEE . O. WILLIAMS, Drake University, Chairman . S. DEAN, Stanford University . D. HINKLE, Butler University . B. IBA, Oklahoma A. & M. College BASKET-BALL RULES COMMITTEE CLAIR F. BEE, Long Island University, Chairman DONALD WHITE, Conn. State Teachers College E. S. HICKEY, Creighton University GEORGE KEOGAN, University of Notre Dame SAM BARRY, University of Southern California E. A. LAMPE, University of Georgia A. E. LONBORG, Northwestern University ADOLPH RUPP, University of Kentucky WILLIAM REINHARDT, George Washington University JAMES USILTON, Temple University R. F, WILLIAMS, University of Iowa Dr. F. C. ALLEN, University of Kansas OFFICIALS COMMITTEE OSBORN COWLES, Dartmouth College, Chairman CURTIS PARKER, Centenary College C. M. PRICE, University of California DOUGLAS MILLs, University of Illinois E. S. LIsTON, Baker University mb Str! SECRETARY-TREASURER Milwaukee, Wis. January 17, 1949 Dr. Forrest ©, Allen, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansase Dear "Phog": Nelson Norgren is secretary of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. I have written him requesting that he send you some of the letterheads. Chandler, President, Ae Be Co Se NN & WSC: OL January ll, 19396 Mre We Se Chandler, | Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsine Dear Bills ° : I am writing to you because I do not know who is secretary of the National Basketball Coaches Association. I would like to have a few letterheads of the Association, showing the newly elected officers and committee members. I wonder if you could direct my request to the proper perscfe Thanking you and with a2 good wishes, I an Very sincerely yours, | Director of Physical Education, PCASAL Varsity Basketball Coache GEORGE R. EDWARDS, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Dr. JAMES A. NAISMITH, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS W. S. CHANDLER, MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY | PRESIDENT HONORARY PRESIDENT FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT THE NATIONAL Assq SASKETBALL COACHES J.W. BUNN, STANFORD UNIVERSITY STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA SECRETARY-TREASURER OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Grorce R. Epwarps, University of Missouri President W. S. CHANDLER, Marquette University First Vice-President B. T. Grover, Ohio University Second Vice-President Nat Hotman, City eee pi Sad 7 ur tce-President J. W. Bunn, Stanford University Dr. Allen: Secretary-Treasurer BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dr. H. C. Carrson, Pittsburgh University While this research problem you are W. L Purdue U it Comer Roe Toc Cio Dame undertaking is primarily for the use of your Frank Keaney, Rhode Island University own committee report to the National Rules EDITOR + pi Wai ee Committee, I am hoping that a summary of results siemens couseeruk can be made available to Valentine Lents, chairman E. J. Hicxox, Springfield College, Chairman of our own, research committee. Art Kanter, Brown University Karu LAWRENCE, Allegheny College Roy Munporrr, Georgia Tech. Buarr Guitiion, University of Tennessee Would it be possible for you to prepare E. M. Hote, College of Wooster Pee Root, —— oe rare a five or ten minute report to be read at the 2 t. t 2 e ot oo toe time Mr. Lentz submits his remarks ? Sam Barry, ‘Univ. of Southern Calif. VISUAL INTERPRETATION COMMITTEE ad aac eos — New ne Chairman oy CLIFFORD, estern Reserve University Joz Hutton, Hamline University Your 3 truly, Harotp E. Foster, University of Wisconsin Sam Barry, Univ. of Southern Calif. : BASKETBALL RULES COMMITTEE be : Herbert W. Reap, Western State Teach., Chairman Geo rge 2. - dward Se Art KAHLER, Brown University Pau Mooney, Columbia University Roy Munovorrr, Georgia Tech. HARRY RaBENHORST, Louisiana State PauL HINKLE, Butler University Jor Hutton, Hamline ee Henry Isa, ‘Oklahoma, A. & M Ciype W. ‘Husparp, Denver University Sam Barry, Univ. of Southern Calif. Leo RepMonp, Muskegon, Mich. (High School Rep.) OFFICIALS COMMITTEE Marsh Diesotp, Carleton College, Chairman Joun Breepen, Montana State College Everett Dean, University of Indiana AvoteH Rupp, University of Kentucky Joun P. Saso, University of Vermont COACHING ETHICS COMMITTEE Harry K. (Cy) Younc, Wash. & Lee Univ., Chairman Harry RasenuHorst, Louisiana State Univ. CuiFFrorRD WELLS, Logansport, Ind., High School RESEARCH COMMITTEE Vat Lentz, St. Johns College, eee Chairman Pierce Works, Univ. of Calif. H. V. Porter, for the High Siioc, Chicago, Ill. Dr. Forrest Cc. ALLEN, University of Kansas HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE Jacx Lips, Thornton High School, Chairman : ‘ CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE # & 33 A jy 5 Pierce Works, Univ. of Calif. at L. A., Chairman ae us ——R i £ a gl J 6" H. G. Otsen, Ohio State University ae Epwarps, University of Missouri L. “‘W. Jourvet, University of Pennsylvania PRESS COMMITTEE Ray Hanson, Western Ill. State Teach. Col., Chairman (a Ail Committee Chairmen Soe ong CONVENTION COMMITTEE Ld coos Krocan, University of Notre Dame, Chairman C. Lonzorc, Northwestern University pate Norcren, Chicago University Next Convention: Chicago, Ill., Monday and Tuesday, April 4 and 5, 1938 rs ; F ty % ea j en oft Py his » at .f! Be Z ee CZ ae 4 gf 2 A pet resin ag Fad ff i oe Ne sala Ef: Need ae ee” 7 bp Na ot : waite oe , ar # et * 7 \ a eo one la A 4 > 2 me £ z AS : sh wt Ad oe OF 2 As kK ET B A L L ¢ Sa AC H E ol hh rhsn ORR x edbnnens . BULLETIN NO. 1 | +. £ SERTES 1936-37: ANNUAL CONVENTION ee est) eon Beoyak by the records of ame er at iibiShs conventions the site ; for the meeting of the Association next spring ‘will be Chicago", according to the .. :wote of the Executive Committee at the: close of, the New York:Convention last’ April. All moves to increase interest: by choaSing another city ‘have. resulted ‘i in-decreased attendance. Also, since many basketball ‘eoaches also. double in . baseball, the time:has been advenced to March 14, 15, and:16 as most court: games Ore over: and. ear r ey "Fon oe fone iomnt ee is: oT — be & at: pee’ “es ' v4 The obit LEE in charge has’ selected hat. MORRISON HOTEL: as’ neat . quarters. Nick Kearns, prominent official and member of this Association;:is connected with the Morrison. Those who attended the 1934 meeting in Chicago “--, pleasantly remember the attentions Nick obtained for us. Mr. Kearns Sr nee “y even: bbe Sit i hotel- oe Grae ee next spring ge this. group: has ever ere Bay ; = fo ‘Cheek the deen and. sie on your battbhahie: now tae ‘an’ to etcene? Morrison Hotel Chicago Maroh. 14.15, 16,1937 : a aie er ee Mies See ee ee Se ee See et a ee See Se eee ee HH re oe i ye Soe ar. THE OLYUPTES 1936, ° ‘- Dr. Tomey’ io feremth™ EDITOR'S NOTE: Addition of basketbell to the reguler program. of the Olympic Games in Berlin promoted international interest ‘in the sport and brought many belated honors to the game's in- . ventor,; Dr, Naismith. This Association conducted.a. campaign last winter to-raise funds to send Dr. Naismith:to Berlin. The . drive focused public attention upon & man’ whose contributions to sport have been of ‘outstanding. value. : He:was a. guest of honor at many important tournaments. andvaddressed important _ Meetings of educators, .At Berlin'he was. honored. at. the: formal opening of the basketball: tournament. His European’ trip in- cluded visits to several countries where he met athletic and - educational: leaders... The exchanges of ideas wili make more > gecure the place of basketball*in-international favors At the ‘request of the editor he preserits to-the ‘coaches his observa+ tions, cpinions and suggestions:regurding ‘the ‘recent games in the Berlin Olympics. ats ze y i . q “ woe ‘ 4 * xy ye e 7 A fees 3 rata y ; sie es Ne yee oe re oe * ae ate ek get me eee ch ee ee ew? re 5, Ruta args , itl The introduction of ba sition into the Olyenic program was a success: in:many ways. First, it-@avre- many: pepresehtet tves-:who.-attended the tournament an'opportunity to observe the game and to. judge its, qualities. Some of the countries not representeé-by* #eome-hid “obsorders-te:watel: the games. See it;gave each country a chance to see the game es pluyed by other nations to note the similarities in style and the points of differcnee. tauirvd, it helped in, the development of an, international set of PUL eBay Ane in the method of con- ducting internationel contests. peat oy sae GP CMR TOs os ie we be ! eee s< Rourth,“it-emphastzed the -differences: in- physical.meke-up .of -the.dif-. ferent nations. eg: The tallest man on the Philippine team was 5 ft. ll in., and the tallest man on the American team was, 6 ft. 9 in., This brought out the fact that tell men were monopolizing the: peme;~ and that- the: ‘shorter reces were handi- capped, greatly, n not alone in the center jump, but in the whole game. So apparent was this that,it has been suggested that ‘there be- two classes, - ‘the stort end the ‘tall, - following ‘the. plen of ‘weight. divisions ‘used’ in wrestling end boxing.’ The next Olympics will be held in Japen whiose Men are ‘less than 5. fet, and whose | neighbors, China and Philippines, also are short. The onky team ‘with extremely | tall, men WAS the U.S.A. squad. A medium Tange of from’ s ft. 2 in; ‘S00 1s 2 tai; was found . on teams from Turkey, Egypt, Switzerland, Ttaly, France, and Caneda. : These teams have set their cstiméte of extreme height as 6 ft. 3 tt or’190‘¢.m. Such a limit still would be tao tall Tor shorter beans, partiqularty these from Oriental nations. A ets: to, si sive _Firth,~ it gave, a splendid opportunity for the ‘development of friendly feelings between, the men of the teams, as they’ worked ‘side by side, and yet did” not try to injure each other. A ‘fine spirit of sportsmanship prevailed and was — encouraged by all connected with the tournament. AS 4 COUNTERS RERRES REED. cae ga a folloning twenty-two nations entered the Siwite: Basketball com~ petition: U.S.A., Canada, Mexico, Poland, Japan, China, Philippines, ~ ~ ~ ~ Switzerland, France, Egypt, Germany, Turkey, Hungery, Uraguay, Brazil, Italy, Czeckoslovakia, Betgium,™ ‘Esthonid, Pera? and Chili. Spain ehtered a team but the civil war prevented its appearance. THE eile i ‘ an The. courts “were outdoors and were covered with the: same - surface as the running ‘track. This was made of ¢. mixture of ‘sawdust , sand and. eait. % resembled in, ‘appearance . the sand on the seashore that is solid ‘when damp but powdery when dry. The surface was wetted down after each game & and usually was in good shape. The main ob jeetion was that the surface gave way bene th the foot on a rapid turn and made pivoting much more difficult. There was “no covering over the court and, while the weather was ete for most of the gales , the finals were played in the rain on, 4 sloppy surfec * ot Gm i + tp. In Berlin there were ‘in the’ Reischport Field several ¢ vane, .Siums con- nected with the Jahn’ Platz and used for the school of. physical | educdtion. These would have made ‘excellent courts. The schedule, . however,’ had béen ‘prearranged making it impossible to. shift events. Fe aN ae r. .-* For the basketball tournement there were ‘in gll'six ‘courts, one of which was larger than the others and for which the bleachers would atcommodate more spectators. This court was scheduled for use in the semifinals and finals, but when used for the semifinals in the rain, it proved so poor that the finals were shifted to a smaller court. I believe that it would be possible to arrange (3) the games so. ‘that greater ceeeentiaek beh aie. be had While the courts in Berlin were side by side, bleachers were erected between the sidélines so that spectators could see but one game at a time. Placing of the courts in a central area and surrounding the whole by bleachers would have. “pion ted RDO ALERS to choose. reir games without changing seats. ‘ ; faq 4 A change in the time schedule. would ,have increased attendance, also. Two sets of gemes were played each day starting at 4:00 P.M., and ending about 6:00 P.M. At the same time important events were heid in the main stadium which seated 100,000; in the swimming stadium seating 10,000; and in the hockey stadium which seated 15,000. By.starting the basketball games two hours earlier this con- flict. could have been avoided. The finals in hockey, soccer, and handbell were. played in the main. stadium end drew huge crowds. A Similar treatment of basket- ball probably, would. have inereased interest tremendously, and this could have been done,.as. usually there was a considereble lapse .of time between the morning - and afternoon programs. : ; BRACKET ARRANGEMENT . The. acamumen’ schedule was so- cununoel cease a daatentek, team in the- first round Was not. eliminated but ‘continued in play with a-chance for 4 shiek position,- the chempignship. still was possible for a first round. loser. . ‘The orig-. inal. position and opp nent was determined -by:a blind draw. After the firs t round the losers plaved each other with the winners of this ;consolation re-established in the championship flight. An entirely new draw wes held, then, for first round and consolation winners with the consolation losers, having lost twice,' ¢liminated.. Unfortunately, teams which lost in the third series were considered to “have lost two games and.were dropped. Some injustice prevailed here es one team which drew a bye was eliminated inthe third round with. only one defeat. The U.S.A. team drew a bye in the;second , round due to Spain's absence, but won its third round game and: continued in the tournament. | Saete* Lire iw tise Brivo} me ffi The general plan struck me as being a good arrangement. With « few-. corrections it appears much fairer than @ straight eLiminatdon bracket or any sort of a partial PORN 1s . *r THE RULES It appeared before the games that there wight be some.difficulty in deciding the rules which should be used. The Olympic Committee settled this matter by: adopting, with a few minor changes, the 1932 rules as they were the latest used-: by some of the nations. For any one.game a team was limited to seven players. A withdrawn player eould return to the game only once, except those disqualified by personal fouls. Once a team found itself with but four remaining eligible men, but the opposing captain asked that a player be permitted to return and the offi- cial agreed. er re PLAYER SELECTION. ech country was permitted its own, plan of. oniantd eh its team onbun. Four methods were used by the various nations: 1. In the United States eight members of the winning team; five from the. runner-up squad; and One additional player from the final tournament were chosen. Thus the U.S.A. team was. composed of fourteen players. As: only seven. could be used in any single Olympic game the squad was Aytiaad in half with:an agreement: that. groups would alternate games. The presence of. a shins preset: some GA EF Leal ty which was hard to, iron out. bona - : (4). 2. Vt» Lebanon, Ili. Clinton, Miss. Ypsiienti, Mich. Bozeman, Mont. Churleston,; W. Ve. PRESENT, COACH Sumner Joyce Ralph B.j Frencis Paul Bixler Clerence Munn Earl, Pomeroy John M. Often Louis Meens Stafford O'Connor A. W. Norman We) He Knight Join Gellowsy Jt OwecGHristian John Fi. Rowlend Wallace Myers Osborne G. Cowles Raburn Miller Werden? evel Bob, Wiegens Theo. Brigzs Josh Cody R. We, Smith Gordon Benn Clement Parberry G. Aw Johnson C. L. Weatherwax MeAdoo Keaton Douglas iilis Thomas Conley Gardner Mellonce John Lance J. G. Kralovec W. S. Jackson Ernie Nevers. Garrett: Arbelbide Wn. Liston Jemes Needles Cam Henderson Lake Russell Ben H. Beck Dick Hitt Elton Ryneason John Breeden Homer: Ca» Martin PORMER COACH ‘Clarence Amiott Lawrence Apitz Howard Blain Sed. seateth Ry HH. Lavik Ell Ge Reitz, Jr. Robert K. Jogger: Pincus Metchk Charles Willisrd William Bell R. C. Hubbard J.W. Heldman Howard Ortner Gene Taylor Albert D. Stark John MeCaffrie W. S. Jackson Bob Kell George DeConrsey W. N.. Clemons A. P. McLeod Ken Loeffler M. E. Morgan W. D. Hegamen D. B. Harwood J.B. Cheaney Creiz Ruby Mike Koken Georze Darley Charlie Morgan Da O.. Allison Wee A. Richardson H. A. Lorenz Lee Eisan W.A. Comerford Nillisom Sarreant T. E.) Dandelot Jimny Slocum W. J. Nelson Paul Waldorf L. H. Wilson Harry Ockerman Schubert Dyche i." W./ Walker SCHOOL Muhlenberg College Nebraska State Normal North Carolina, Univ. of Norwich University Oklahoma City U. Okla. State Teachers Okla. State Teachers Omaha Municipal Univ. Oregon Normal School Parsons College Penn State College Penn. State Teachers Penn. State Teachers Penn. State Teachers Princeton University Providence College St. Edwards Univ. St. Louis University St. Paul Normal South Carolina, U. of Southwestern Univ. Tampa, Univ. of Taylor University Texas State Teachers Texas State Teachers Texas Tech Transylvania Univ. Tufts College Vanderbilt Univ. Villanova College Washburn College Western Union College Westminister College W. Va. State College Wofford College Yale University CITY Allentown, Pa. Chadron, Neb. Chapel Hill, N. C. Northfield, Vt. Oklahoma City, Okle. Edmond, Okla. Durant, Okla. Omaha, Neb. Monmouth, Ore. Fairfax, Iowa State College, Pa. Kutztown, Pa. West Chester, Pa. ‘Lock Haven, Pa. Princeton, N. J. Providence, R. I. Austin, Tex. St. Louis, Mo. Lawrenceville, Va. Columbia, S. C. Memphis, Tenn. Tampa, Fla., Upland, Ind. Denton, Tex. Huntsville, Tex. Lubbock, Tex. Lexington, Ky. Medford, Mass. Nashville, Ky. Villanova, Pa. Topeka, Kan. La Mars, Iowa New Wilmington, Pa. Keyser, W. Va. Spartanburg, S. C. New Haven, Conn. — eee ee ee ee oe oe ae ee PRESENT COACH Alvin Julian Ross Armstrong W. D. Skidmore H. G. Oesterich Ray Piper Claude Reeds J. M. Culberson John Baker J. Alfred Cox L. J. Frank John Lawther J. G. McGovern | Glen Killinger J. W. Fredericks R. K. Fairman Albert McClelland Bill Pierce Mike Nyikos A. S. Gaither Frank Pauly "Shorty" Probst Geo. K. Straus W. H. Crawford Henry Shands Clyde White Burl Hoffman Claude Simons Lewis Manly Jim Buford A. G. Severance D. Erickson E. J. Voltner Geo. W. Roark D. G. Lough Roy Robertson Kenneth Loeffler COMMENTS ON COACHING CHANGES FORMER COACH John L. Utz R. F. Trap G. E. Shepard Uo Pe ‘Hartford Toby Greene Pat Taylor O. L. Ramsey C. L. Hartman L. W. Wolfe Wayne Hill E. E. Leslie Earnest Slessinge: H. A. Wescott H. J. Kaiser John Jeffries, Jr Oliver Roberge Laurie Vejar Eddie Davidson Theo. H. Smith A. W. Norman Harold High Nash Higgins 4. H. Corwall Jack Sisco J. W. Jones Vergil Ballard Alfred Reece A. M. Cochran Josh Cody Geo. W. Jacobs Elmer Holm W. S. Koch John D. Lawther H. 0. Staggers Jack Frost Elmer Ripley Early December news reports detail the resignation of G. Ott Romney as director of athletics and coach of basketball at Bringhem Young University, Provo, Utah. maintained a membership in the Association for many years. to enter business on January 1 after ecight years at Brigham Young. Mr. Romney has contributed articles to this Bulletin end has He is resigning The resig- nation breaks up one of the most famous brother combinations in basketball coaching and leaves E. L. traditions in the Rocky Mountain Conference. (Dick) Romney at Utah State to carry on the femtty Adolph J. Lewandoski, head basketball coach et the University of Montana, has resigned and will be on the staff at the University of Nebraska next fall. "Lew" is a former Cornhusker football and basketball player. His new job will place him mostly in cherge of freshman football and besketball. afin John Lawther, who coached at Westminister College, New Wilmington, Pa., with phenomenal success, is now located at Penn State where he succeeded E. E. Leslie. George W. Roerk is the new coach at Westminister. Ken Loeffler, whose teams at Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pa., en=- joyed winning records, is now at Yale University succeeding Elmer Fipley. Gordon Benn is the new Geneva coach. The State Teachers College at Fitchburg, Mass., with an enrollment of 380 students, appoints its intercollegiate coaches from the student body who work under the supervision of R. H. Colson, director of athletics. Princeton University has had three basketball coaches in as many seasons. Fritz Crisler found his football and director's cuties did not allow him sufficient time to help the basketball squad and turned the task over to John H. Jeffries, Jr., lest year. This season the team will be coached by R. Kenneth Fairman. In looking for a new coach to take the place of Charles Williard athletic officials at The Citadel, Charleston, 5. ©C., selected A. Wes Norman from their own state university. Mr. Williard will confine his duties to the teaching and *coaching of The Citadel's swinming teams. Frank Pauly is the new coach at the University of South Carolina. Elmer Holm, last season's basketball coach at Washburn College, Topeka, Kan. was elected director of athletics last spring. He has chosen D. Erickson, formerly coach at Ottawa University, to continue his basketball WOPKs «5? dttee .w .@ ( Sfsceie Saancte Re? Josh Cody, for many years at Vanderbilt, is now director of athletics and coach of football and basketball at the University of Florida taking the place of W. N.. Clemons. Jim Buford is coaching basketball at Vanderbilt. eee eee ee ee ane coe Lewis F. Manly, Tufts College, Medford, Mass., has relinquished his basketball work to Arthur M. Cochran and will devote his time to football. —o ee ee ae nee ee oe At Tampa University, Tampa, Fla., Nash Higgins found his director's work too heavy and appointed George K. Straus to handle the basketball squad. Harold High, Southwestern University, Memphis, Tenn., also has been relieved of some of his work so that he can concentrate on the coaching of track and athletic managership leaving the basketball team to "Shorty" Probst. John Baker is the new basketball coach at Omaha Municipal University. C. L. Hartman, coach last year, is athletic director and football coach. oe A similar shift was arranged at Oklahoma City University whére Toby Greéhe, director and football coach, has appointed Ray Piper to take over his basketball teaching. George E. Shepard remains at the University of North Carolina in charge of freshman athletics. His place as varsity basketball coach is filled by W. D. Skidmore. R. F. Trapp, State Normal College, Chadron, Neb., stays as football coach while surrendering his basketball Cuties to Ross O. Armstrong. At Montana State College, Schubert Dyche, director, has selected John Breeden to take his place as coach of basketball. Frank Carideo, University of Mississippi, doubles in coaching the gridiron backfield and varsity basketball. Paul Waldorf, formerly at McKendree College, has given up basketball and is head coach of football at Kansas State Teachers, Hays, Kan. He is a brother of Lynn Waldorf, football coach at Northwestern University. a oe oe ee oe Jimmie Needles, whose Universal Pictures team won the A.A.U. chemp- tonship snd pisced first in the Olympic triais, hes returned to collegiate coaching this year. He succeeds William Sargeent at Loyola University in Los Angeles. John Lance, Kansas State Teachers, Pittsburg, Kan., has returned to his duties as head basketball coach after a year's leave for study. Cherlie Morgan, who substituted for him, will return to his coaching of track. A. P. McLeod, Furman University, Greenville, S. C., is another director who hired a basketball coach to succeed himself. R. W. Smith is the new coach. Similar changes have been made at Daniel Baker College, Brownwood, Tex., where Director Gene Taylor has appointed Wallace Myers to coach beasket- ball; and at Tempe, Ariz., State Teachers where Rudy H. Lavik selected Farl Pomeroy to handle the basketball team. ee ee eee nee me ee eee ee ee ee ee eS Re Se ES SS SE GE OE SEN) SES GS OT EE SEH OR Re SES EEF Ween SS EE SER wee Oem er nae ee SEED OE Sm meh UD Oe OEE Om GR A ES See ene OO GD EE OEM ee ED GO ES OE SED Ge OP Oe Oe GD SS eee em ee CRITICIZES "CRYING" - COACHES "The creakiest wheel gets the most grease" appears to be an axiom applied by the whinning coach who seeks by his yepping to obtain advantages in a basketball game. Any immediate gain, however, results in an ultimate loss to the squealer. He hurts himself, the game, and his players. Favors granted plant the seed of favors expected and the individual who begs for and expects all of the breaks weakens his own moral fiber to the point of disgust on the part of all of his associates. Bellyaching coaches drive away that immense section of the public which loves sportsmanship and robs the game of its most influential supporters. Some of the plavers copy the bad example while the more level headed learn to detest the teechers who use such tactics. i If our game is to progress rather than regress, we coaches must stop acting like pamrered children and grow into men of quality. The yowling coaches are becoming fewer, but there are still some to be smoked out. Those opposed to the practice can demonstrate their attitude by the actions of their players. Exclusive of the captain, none should be allowed to approach the officials. Player protests through sign language, facial, head, or shoulder expressions can be eliminated by any capable coach in short order. In the long run tne coach will profit by his own square teaching. More gemes will be won on their merit. We shall win or lose with grace, and there still will be glory all around in giving the best we have. When the heat of battle has blown over there will be sufficient retrospection to differentiate between right and wrong, and the coach who has behaved properly will have sure compensation. Character building will not be the bunk of the comic artists but will be a contribution to society from athletics. Why not republish the basketball coaches creed? Some of the boys could read it profitably. (Authors name withheld by request) SAS SS ee — HS SS HR Rm OM eS + Hee Seeing HOST See OSs OS SRS = See Se SoS Ss + ee eee EXPECT TIGHT RACE IN BUCKEYE CONMERENCE by "Butch" Grover, Ohio University. The basketodall busy Buckeye Conference promises to sponsor the grandpappy of all free-for-alls this winter as the six member teams, Ohio Wesleyan, Cincinnati, Ohio University, Miami, Marshall, and Dayton, appear just about as evenly matched as you can find six outfite. Ohio Wesleyan and Cincinnati, co-champions last year, have been hit hard by graduation and will not be as strong as they were in 1935-36. Ohio University, Miami, and Marshall are back with veterans and should be improved. Dayton will depend upon sophomores about which there is little known except that they are em to be better than the outfit which was in last place a year ago. Ray Detrick's Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan have been the dominent court power in the loop for the last three years with two undisputed and one tied championship. However, only McAdams, forward, returns from last winter's fine combination. Tavenner, center, and Glancy, guard, who were lost by ine eligibility in mid-season last year will be back to help the situation. New men of ability are expected to make the Bishops a real threat despite their losses. Coach Tay Brown has a similar situation at Cincinnati as Capelle is the only regular back from the co-champion outfit. However, Brown does have five returning lettermen, and prospects cannot be classed as poor as the Bearcat mentor says that three sophomores likely will beat out some of these veterans. Ohio University re-enters the race with five of the six regulars from last season, including Lalich, all-Ohio center; Hood and Shingleton, forwards; Rinta and Malokas, guards. The Bobcats missed a share in the 1935-36 championship by a single point, and are rated as favorites by a majority of Buckeye court fans. -8- A fast coming Marshall quintet is attracting attention. Although in fifth place last year the Herd was just reaching.a winning stride when the season. closed. With a bumper. crop from. the freshman ranks, several of whom have elbowed out strong regulars, Mérshall becomes a real title threat. Coach John Mauer, formerly at Kentucky, has had several lean years at Miami but finally has a favorable. outlook for his. Redskins. Mauer's team finished fourth last year but has available 3 veteran for every starting position with some fine sophomores as reserves. On a squad. of 16 men Coach Ray Holsinger at Dayton has three lettered juniors and twelve sophomores. It is to the latter that the Flyer coach looks for the strength to lift his team out of the cellar. There is little doubt that Holsinger has a better team than one wiiich could win only one of its ten conference starts last year. , ee ae ee ce ee ee ee ee ee rem ma ee a Se eee nem ee ne ee em Sm OO Me ee mete nm eee OOS ps ee wre Mme ae mm Ye me Co ne ae ca al me Oa ee wh en rte ees Se ni ee ae AO NY eee ce oe me a ee ne mee aS me en ee en we ee GIVE THE OFFENSE A BREAK Addressing the Metropolitan Basketbell Writers’ Associetion in New York City, Clair F. Bee, coach at Long Island University, is cuoted in the press: ‘ eo te ” "Set blocks are outrageous. They have no place in basketball. Any- body can pick up a pencil and a wad of paper and diagram blocks plays until the cows come home, and blocks are easy to coach. _You will.find teams from a territory where block piays are allowed all use the zone defense to protect their players from. being hit from behind". Continuing his comments, Mr. Bee defined "set blocks" as determined efforts by the offense to jolt defensive players out of position by tactics similar to clipping in football. Coaches everywhere. recognize this tirade.as some more publicity in- tended to force the New York interpretations on blocks and screens upon the National Rules Committee and the rest of the country. "Teams from a territory where block plays are allowed" refers, of course, to the part of the United States outside of the Metropolitan area. That Mr. Bee is using an extreme to prove his point is obvious, for the rules are specific regarding blocks; officials universally call them; and coaches dar not teach them. - Coaches . committed to zone defenses probably will be greatly surprised and somewhat amused to know that they do.so because of a fear that their men will be clipped from behind if they try a man-to-man style. A census of teams in any section unquestionably will show as much use of man-to-man defenses as obtains in New York City. Such veiled criticism ané exaggerated statements coming from an area which legalizes flying tackles by its defensive players as does New York leaves a bad taste in the mouths of everyone, and certainly won't assist any in bridging the wide gap now existing between that area and the rest of the basketball world regarding interpretations of screens and blocks. Dr. H..C. Carlson, whose Pittsburgh U. teams play extensive inter- sectional schedules, makes some pointed comments on the situation in a recent letter: " Basketball offenses would have further restrictions if some interests are leeded. Ottrensive territory first was cut in half, then the heart of the abe remaining half was restricted, and now comes the argument that an offensive player is not entitled to his position on the floor, even by right of priority. "Why should defensea be given rights not accorded to offenses? The first fundamental of defensive play i8 to keep between &n opponent and his basket. The defense shifts in choice territory and is supposed to be entitled to changing to new positions. Often arms and knees are extended thus adding © to the size of the entitled position. However, if an offensive player assumes a position back of a defensive player, some would howl "pick off" even if the offensive man stands immobile. They maintain it is a crime, also, if an offen- sive man shifts to a more advantageous position even if the space is unoccup- pied. To assume the offensive seems to imply obligations, beyond ball handling, which do not allow offensive men prior right of position in ae territory now very limited. ee "What's the difference between standing blocks and running blocks by _ either the defense or offense, except that most bodily contacts created by the defense are the result of running blocks? The defense may use arms, chest, hips and knees to enhance the contact and take in more territory. Even at that most basketball men are not horrified by the situation, and yet a demand for equal opportunities for offense seems ample cause fur a secession of part of the union. "The offensive player shoulc be entitled to any position in the non- restricted territory providing he gets there first without creating contact. The defensive men Should have the same rights. When there is contact because of movement the defense, at certain times, may be charged with ulterior motives while at other times the offense may be seeking illegaliy to further its ad- vantage. If there are running blocks by the offense then there are twice as many by the defense, Contact through movement may be mede illegally by both offenses and defenses and are subject to the judgment of the officials. An immobile player, either on cefense or offense, should be entitled to his posi- tion. His intent is of no moment to the official. Any campaign to take from the rules the principle that a player is entitled by priority to his position on the floor will lead to further complicated definitions. Let us aim toward simplicity rather than complexity. THE OFFENSE SHOULD HAVE NO FURTHER RESTRIC- TIONS. NEWS NOTES So many teame. have played intersectional games during December that a full resume is impossible. Never before has any season shown so many such contests. The pleasure and profit of such contacts heve been so obvious that the trend towards the scheduling of intersectional games must of necessity play an important part in nationalizing the sport. : Some of the better known of these teams and their trips are: . Michigan traveled to the Pacific Northwest; Stanford met teams in the mid-west and invaded New York with a victory in Madison Square Garden which broke Long Island's long winning streak; Southern California made a fine record on its tour of Texas; Utah played in Denver and continued into Iowa; Ohio State went west to meet Creighton in Omaha and Nebraska in Lincoln; Denver U. played four games in Iowa; Missouri won two games in Denver; Kansas State took an ex- tended tour through Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota; Nebraska also went east with games in Chicago, Cleveland, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Philadelphia; Arizona traveled in California; Indiana defeated Manhattan in New York; Notre Dame and Pittsburgh have toured through Illinois as a start for nite their usual strong intersectional programs. — ' Des Moines claims the distinction of conducting the largest basket- ball coaching clinic in the country. .Certainly none with as large an atten- dance has come to the writer's attention. The Iowa clinic is conducted under the auspices of the Register-Tribune and Drake University. The paper gives splendid publicity to the gathering and aids in interesting coaches and fans. Meetings are held in Dreke's field house. A broad program attempting to appeal . to coaches of all classes, players and fans is arranged. Nearly 1,000 attended ““the clinic held in mid-December. The Collegiate Conference of Iowa, composed of a dozen collese of the state, has voted unanimously to continue use of the modified center jump rule. As an experiment last year all conference gumes were played without the center jump except at the start of each half and after technical fouls. The plan found so much favor with coaches, players and spectators that it will be retained. An invention designed to eradicate confusion as to whether a ball entered the goal or not is being marketed this season by an Indiana firm under the name of Bask-o-lite. The contraption has a ring and net of traditional type. Suspended from the ring, and inside the net, is a steel cage with a trip lever at the bottom. As the ball falls through the basket the lever stops its flight momentarily and at the same times closes a switch which flashes. on red lights for a period of two seconds. The Bask-o-lite Company is located at New Albany, Ind. A set of two goals with this equipment sells for approximately $60.00 | During the opening geme of the season at Menhattan, Ken., when Kansas State College was host to the Hays Teachers, Richard Stabb, Heys center, tore his pants and borrowed a pair from his opponents. immediately afterwards Stabb tossed a two-pointer for the Kansas State tesm. Inasmuch as Hays enjoyed a comfortable lead, Stabb was accused of showing gratitude for the use of the pants. He disclaimed any desire to pay for the loan, however. _ "I just got kinda mixed up for a moment", he said. Stabb scored thirteen points in his team's 47 a = victory. After the game Coach Frank Root of Kansas State donated the pants to Stabb with the remark: # ees ie "Take those things awey. I never want to see them again.” ee oe ae cee oe ee Thirty years ago "Phog” Allen coached his first championship team at Baker University, Baldwin, Kan. Recently he took his University of Kansas team back to his old stamping ground to play the dedicatory game on Beker's new court. Kanses won a close, exciting contest. Many pleyers from his first team were present. | ret, ts