it left behind something that it could not take away. That some-
thing was the American enthusiasm for Sports and Games. The re-
sults of the Olympic Games of 1928 verify the above assertion.
Germany assembled the largest Olympic group of competitive parti-
cipants for the try-outs, of any country in the world. A war-weary
world turned "en-masse" to recreation through sports and games.

Very early we learned that the whole is equal to the sum
of its parts. Basketball is one of these parts. Germany is now
taking up basketball with an enthusiasm unsurpassed. To the immense
population in her crowded and congested areas this sport has particu-
lar appeal. This country has long economized in play space. Her
Gymasiums have for centuries been the gathering places for her Turn-
verein—her men of exceptional physical skill. These gymnasiums
are now being turned over to basketball and other indoor sports.
Basketball is Olympic bound.

The German physique, big and powerful, and the German mind,
progressive and inventive, are especially adapted to basketball. The
only thing that will prevent the rapid growth of basketball in Germany
will be her failure to build large arenas rapidly enough to keep pace
with her enthusiasm for her new national play-program.

(A letter from Ray Oosting, Trinity College,
Hartford, Conn., contains these comments.)

There has been considerable comment in this section on one
phase of basketball which it seems to me might be well considered for
it would add to the uniformity of game conditions which, I believe, is
one of the biggest problems now confronting the Rules Committee, The
rules state that the backboards must be 4 feet by 6 feet and must be
painted white, but they do not make any statement regarding the mat-
erial to be used in their construction. A few colleges are using steel
backboards and, because they are exceptionally fast, they have given
the visiting teams a great deal of difficulty. Some places still use
glass backboards and here again the team unaccustomed to them is hand-
icapved,. I am not particular just what standards are set up to gov-
ern backboards, but I do believe that definite regulations should be
formulated for the sake of uniformity in game conditions. I believe
a number of high schools and colleges would be unable to purchase the
steel backboards due to the expense and, therefore, I would recommend
that the Rules Committee draw up definite regulations regarding the
construction of wooden backboards,

I was interested in an account of a rather heated discussion
before the N.Y.U.-Notre Dames game which was played in Madison Souare
Garden. The Notre Dame coach, inspecting the court the morning of the
game, noticed that the backboards were made of glass and were not
painted white. Of course he had a real argument as the rules state
definitely that the backboards should be painted white. Naturally his
team was at a disadvantage in this game, not only because the back-
boards were not white but also because of the glass construction.