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Oswatp Tower, Editor

ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS

Match 27, 1934,

Dr, F. €. Allen,

c/o Mri Roy Mundorff,
Georgia Tech,
Atlanta, Georgia.

Dear Phog;
This is in reply to your letter of March 24,

My investigations this year have been largely in
the nature of general observation, rather than experimenta-
tion with proposed changes. I have some data on the ten-
second rule which (pre interesting and favorable. Major
Griffith has givew me permission to reproduce Craig Ruby's
pictures of various legal and illegal plays if we wish to
use them in the Guide. I will take copies of these to New
York for study by your committee,

There has never been & season when there has been
so little demand for changes in the Rules and such general
satisfactionwith the game . Of course there is scattered
criticism of this or that phase, but no widespread complaint
Or general request that some particular change be made,

I am sorry that I cannot be in Atlanta this week.
Saint is urging that the center jump be abolished and I hope
the coaches will discuss this carefully. I have opposed this
change in the past but am ready to be convinced or converted
if I can be shown that there is any widespread and weil-
founded opinion in favor of it. Until I rec#ived Saint's
letter I had considered this almost a dead issue, although
it has cropped out frequently. I shall be interested in
learning what the Caaches Association thinksabout it now.

One situation still bothers me end my correspondence
indicates that we ought to do something to improve it. I refer
to the situation in which calling a foul works to the disad-
vantage of the offended team. We have discussed this often
but have never reached a solution because any plan of declining