#2 Mr. George Rdwards
Mareh 16th, 1934

. that the tall man now possesses, Therefore, instead of moving
the backboarcs forward or backward, I would raise them. 0n
every one of the subdivisions of question #8, the height of the
basket would ansver every one of these questions more definitely
than by =n the backboard in the field of play.

Another thing that I recommended
for consideration. by the Rules body last year was that we make
the basket ball court the same relative width and length that a
football field is, If you woukd do thet, you would increase the
width of the court some five or six feet, with the length 94 feet
as it now is, This width and longth then would conform exactly
to the same proportions as a football field, By widening the
court, it woulé be more difficult for a zone defense to operate,

And further, you would have fewer
out of bound balis. Certainly it seems logical to me that-a
football field wherein you can carry the ball should be no wider,
if as wide proportionately as a basket ball field, where there
is greater opportunity for fumble and out of bound balls,

| Therefore, I would be in favor of
ecco the baskets to 11 or 12 feet in height, leaving the back- .
board where it is, and I would be in favor of increasing the
width of the basket ball court to conform proportionately’ to the
width and length of a football field, These three changes that
I mentioned, which include the permission to substitute in the
usuel way without time being called out in the last minute, would
be the three weaee suggestions that I would have for your consider-
ation,

Trusting that “ suggestions are
received by you in ample time for your study, I am

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Very cordially yours,

Director,

FCA:IW