February 13, 1940.

Hire Ae Ne '
422 Coolidge Avee,
South Hills,
Pittsburgh, Pas

Dear Mre Myers:

_ I acimowledge receipt of your inquiry of February
10th comeerning a possible reduction in size of the backboard.

The members of our Research Committee of the National
Basketball Committee of the United States and Canada are as follows:
John We Burm, Dean of Men, Stenford University; Ee Js Hickox, Spring-
field College, S eld, Masse; Curtis Parker, Centenary College,
Shreveport, Ims3 He Ve Porter, 11 So. LaSalle Ste, Chicago; Floyd Ae |
Rowe, Board of Education, Cleveland; and Forrest C. Allen, University
of Kansas, shairmeans .

On page 276 of the Official Basketball Guide for
1939~*40 you will find an article on new types of backboards tested
by the Research Comittee. The Research Committee is to report on
backboards at their meoting which will be held in Kensas City, Moe,
on March 30, 31, and April l. Also, the Nations] Association of
Basketball Coaches wil] meet in Kensas City March 28, 29 and 30.

I have charge of the NeCeAsA. Basketball Championship of
the semi-finals to be played in Kansas City on March 22 and 23, and
the finals om March 30.

lite He Ve Porter, of Chicago, a member of the Research
Committee, is doing a lot of work on the size of the backboard.
Nothing will be determined et the Rules Meeting, but we would be
glad if you care to submit a backboard at the time of this meeting.
Perhaps we could arrange to set it up so the members could view it.
That was done in New York University Dey school, Washington Squre,
last year. The Medart people put up convex boards of all different
Sizes and the Rules Camittee inspected them there.

| if you want to submit a board or send a representative
along with it, we would be glad to see it. We would also like to
imow any experiments that have been made and what the findings have
beens

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education and Recreation,
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