Chairman, L. W. St. Joun
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

CHAIRMEN OF SuUB-COMMITTEES

Executive Committee

L. W. St. John
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio.

Committee on Research and
Visual Investigation
Forrest C. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas.

Special Publication Committee

A. E. Metzdorf
97 Elmdorf Avenue
Rochester, N. Y.

Committee for Permanent
Organization
H. H. Salmon, Jr.

67 Wall Street

New York City, N. Y.

Officials Committee

John Brown, Jr.
347 Madison Avenue
New York City, N. Y.

Questionnaire Committee

H. V. Porter
11 So. LaSalle Street
Chicago, III.

Rules Co-Ordination Committee

H.. H. Salmon, Jr.
67 Wall Street
New York City, N. Y.

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Committee Members
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Vice-Chairman, FLtoyp A. ROWE
Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio

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Secretary, GEo. T. HEPBRON Editor, OSWALD TOWER
105 Nassau St., NewYork City,N.Y. Andover, Mass.

Treasurer, A. E, METZDORF
97 Elmdorf Ave., Rochester, N. Y.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE

OF THE
UNITED STATES AND CANADA

Honorary Members

James A. Naismith
Ralph Morgan

March 26th, 1954

Mr. F. 4. 4lilen
Univ. of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Dear Mr. Allen:

T annreciate havi ne the several letters from you déaling
with the wort of the committee on research and with

vronosals for matters to be considered at the coaches!
association mecting.

With respect to the pictures I will say that I shall
be glad to bring along several reels of pictures which
we may be able to project on Friday before the meeting
of the rules committee. It is rather difficult to
carry a projector that far but I am sure we cm arrange
to rent a suitable one after we get to New York.

I have considerable data which is along the line of
research work but which has been done by the sub-committee
which was formed to investigate the merits in floors of
various sizes. Incidental to this investigation other
interesting data has been secured. [I have no doubt that
we can go over some of this on Friday and I am trying to
arrange a meeting of the sub-committee on floor sizes for
that day. Wherever the work overlaps or where there

are incidental data that might be of interest to the re-
search committee this can be used in research work.

I note your comment relative to the setting up of a pair
of baskets which will be higher than the present 10-foot
limit. I think it wovld be a good plan if it can be
arranged although it is not vrobable that we can reach
anv final determination from a vractice scrimmage. How-
ever, it is a sten in the right direction. A few years
aco at a time when the scores were running so low as to
fetract from the interest of snectators T had two bas-
kets with a diameter of 20 inches made uv. I rather
think these are stored awav in one of the high schools
here in the state. If they can be secured, would you be
at all interested in having them sent down to be worked
into this experiment? As stated above, 1 am not sure
they can be located but I shall make some inquiries so
that in case there is enough interest in the matter they

could be shipped.