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FRED MEDART

MANUFACTURING Co.

 

 

 

POTOMAC AND DE KALB STREETS SAINT Louis. Mo.
E. J. MEDART March 27, 1940

PRESIDENT

Dr, F, ¢, Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

During the past 17 months it has been our privilege to assist in the
work undertaken by your Committee to determine the advisability of a
change in the size and shape of the present basketball backboard.

Much time has elapsed since we first entered this picture. Because of
that fact, which may obscure an appreciation of our position in this
cooperative effort, I am anxious that each member of the National Bas-
ketball Rules Committee know that during the past 17 months our effort
has been strictly non-commercial, inspired only by a desire to contri-
bute something of value, if possible, to the data you obtained else-
where.

It has been suggested that we submit the attached summary of results
from our effort to each member of your group. In presenting it to
you, we are hopeful that this contribution may be of some value.

When invited to participate in this work, it was obvious that our manu-
facturing facilities permitted us to attack this mutual problem from a
different angle, in that we were in a position to design, fabricate and
install actual full-size samples in many parts of the country for the
use of local coaches and for the enlightenment of your Committee from
this actual-use experience.

During this period of experimentation we have had a number of requests
for quotations on this new type of basketball backboard, and notwith-
standing the assurance of your Secretary that the sale of convex back-
boads for cross court use would be permissible for experimental pur-
poses, we have invariably discouraged the purchase of this new type of
backboard until your Committee ecm pass upon its practicability viewed
from the various angles that you will have to take into consideration.

Permit me to express my appreciation for the opportunity that has been
afforded us to cooperate in this experiment with the National Basket-
ball Rules Committee.

Cordi yours,

(Ale fleet

President
RJM/AC

STEEL LOCKERS___ STEEL WARDROBES____ STEEL SHELVING____GYMNASIUM APPARATUS____GYM SEATS____BASKETBALL BACKSTOPS____PLAYGROUND APPARATUS