NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. - NATIONAL FEDERATION H.S.A.A. - Y.M.C.A. - CANADIANI. A. U. and A. B. A.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE
of the UNITED STATES and CANADA

Editor, OSWALD TOWER Vice-Chairman, H. H. SALMON, JR.
Andover, Massachusetts Chairman, L. W. ST. JOHN 40 Wall St., New York, N. Y.

CHAIRMEN OF SUB-COMMITTEES Chie Eaate: Capeanaiy Conn, Cane Treasurer, FLOYD A. ROWE

Mere Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio
Executive Publication
L. W. St. John H. H. Salmon, Jr. N Secretary, H. V. PORTER
Research Questionnaire ovember 17, 1937 11 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, Ilinois
Forrest C. Allen H. V. Porter
Complete List of Mr. Forrest C. Allen
Committee Members Unive of Kansas

. C. Allen K

ae gy > Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

hn Brown f A ‘
a7 Madison Ave. Dear Mr. Allen

New York, New York

ie I appreciate having your letter of November 15th with comments relative
Palo Alto, California to the molded ball. I have a great deal of respect for your opinion

H. G. Crisp in any matter of this kind and naturally I have given these opinions
Univ. of Alabama %
Tuscaloosa, Alabama considerable thought.

J. H. Crocker

niv. Ontari
London, Ont, Canada hope you will continue to study the new type ball because these balls

MC. Cumpiaegboite are constantly being improved. It may be that the defects you mention
Desloge, Missouri can be eliminated. As a matter of fact, I wis you could try one

Sumner A. Dole of the Cord-Bilt balls which has ribs of a contrasting color and of
Connecticut State College

Storrs, Connecticut’ a differenég material between the leather panels. As you probably
H.D. Edgren ins College “HOW there are two types of balls, One is the ball made under the “Last

Chicago, Illinois Bilt" patent and marketed by Spalding, Reach, Goldsmith and Wilson.
J, Wiebe, aise This ball is entirely smooth and is supposed to be blown to a seven

Springfield, Massachusett}Ound pressure in order to react properly. This ball is entirely

Frank P. Maguire _Ssmooth and is quite a bit livelier than the sewed ball.
Dept. of Public Instruction

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

W.E. Meanwell The other type ball is the Cord-Bilt ball which has been developed
Madison, Wisconsin through the effors of the National Federation. This ball is usually blown
H.V.Porter |. to a pressure of about ten pounds and at this pressure reacts almost
Chicago, Illinois the same as the sewed type ball at thirteen pounds. This ball is made
Samuel Rogers = Gither entirely smooth or with ribs to give the appearance of the
Toronto, Ont. Canada Od ball and to give a slight gripping surface. It may be that these
Floyd A. Rowe ribs will build up the same sort of air gushion on a long pass as that
Cleveland, Ohio of the sewed type ball where the air is caught by the depression at the
J.W.St.Clir = = seamse At any rate, I hope you will be able to give some study
Dellas, Texas “to both types before reaching a definite conclusion that these balls
L. W, St. John will not be satisfactory. In the next day or two I hove to be
Cee See able to see one of the men who is interested in the ribbed type ball
H. H. Salmon, Jr. and I shall recommend that he send you one of these for experimental
New York, NewYork Purposes. As you probably know the Cord-Bilt ball is being marketed
Onwild Yower by the Dubow lianufacturing Company and by the Rawlings Manufacturing
Andover, Massachusetts C ompanye
Willard A. Witte

Univ. of Wyoming
Taramie, Wyoming We are especially interested in the new type ball. because if it can

be satisfactorily developed it will mean a great saving to schools and
also it will insure their playing with a ball which is a perfect sphere.
At the present time they use a spherical ball only while the ball is
newe The sewed ball soon stretches out of shape and consequently

most high school teams are forced to practice with a pumpkin or egg

Shaped ball. The molded ball is being used quite extensively in this
territory and at a recent meeting of our state basketball committee they