Worcestery Mass. March 17, 1959. Mr. F.C, Allen | ; — Z 39 ve Univ. of Western Ontario. ‘ London, Ontario. & Dear Sir. I have had splendid reports of my steel nets from the colleges testing my all steel nets and am interested to know the results of the tests made at veue Yatvorsity. Providing the tests were satisfactory I will appreciate anything you may be able to do for me at the National meeting in order to have the nets approved. I Wery truly yours fehl Goch 20 Richards St. Worcester, MasSs.. Merch 22, 1959¢ Secretary to Dre ©, Cy Allen. a » Kensas January 18, 1940» He “il litt * po els Sata the bac. #..,333.. 3328 pail ie ey A ae tee al peg eee eate sek aiahal ah 85 He aH! Pg fost He : Tete 4328 Aap bl af ian : Fane 2 Hiei: [1 Lawrence, Kansas Jamary 15, 1940 MY « He Ve Porter, il See IaSalie Ste, Chicago, Tilinoise Dear Ms Porters Maciel niak laine tilatdy abr cae diagram of a backbodrde Is this the flat board, and if so, where did you get it? We have one of the smaller boards here on which we have assaabled data regarding use of the various parts of the board, but we find the board too small for practical USOs ik seek nb ak tes ‘aia dein ti cs tn: uk banks They could be easily mde by the mame training departments of the high sehools. Very sincerely yours, Chairman of Research Committee, NeCeAche NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. - NATIONAL FEDERATION H. S. A. A. - Y. M. C, A. - C'ANADIAN I. A. U. and A. B. A. NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE of the UNITED STATES and CANADA CHAIRMEN OF SUB-COMMITTEES Executive H. H. Satmon, Jr. Research Forrest C. ALLEN Complete List of Committee Members F.C. Allen Univ. of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas John Brown, Jr. 347 Madison Ave. New York, New York John Bunn Stanford Univ. Palo Alto, California Forrest Cox _ Colorado University Boulder, Colorado J. H. Crocker Univ. of Western Ontario London, Ont., Canada M. C. Cunningham High School Desloge, Missouri Sumner A. Dole Connecticut State College Storrs, Connecticut J. Mark Good Sun-Gazette Co. Williamsport, Pennsylvania E. J. Hickox Springfield College Springfield, Massachusetts A. F. Jefferess 114 Carrick Ave. Hamilton, Ont., Canada Frank P. Maguire Dept. of Public Instruction Harrisburg, Pennsylvania H. G. Olsen Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Curtis Parker | Centennary College Shreveport, Louisiana H. V. Porter 11 S. LaSalle St. Chicago, Illinois Floyd A. Rowe Board of Education Cleveland, Ohio J. W. St. Clair Southern Methodist Univ. Dallas, Texas H. H. Salmon, Jr. 40 Wall St. New York, New York Oswald Tower Andover, Massachusetts Publication Oswatp Tower Questionnaire H. V. Porter Game Administration Sumner A. Dote Vice Cuairman, JOHN BUNN Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Calif. Treasurer, FLOYD A. ROWE Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio Evitrorn, OSWALD TOWER Andover, Massachusetts Cuairman, H. H. SALMON, Jr. 40 Wall St., New York, N. Y. Secretary, H. V. PORTER 11 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois January 11, 1940 Mr. F, c, Allen Univ. of Kansas lewrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: I ave your letter relative to research work on the ekven-foot basket. I would be willing to encourage sane experimentation along this line but, frankly, our men have looked upon this as primarily a college problem I have never peen able to work up very much enthusiasm for raising the baskets for high school play, although I think most of our men are of the opinion that there is merit in the suggestion for college players. Up to the age of nineteen or twenty, where high school eligibility ends, there are not a great many unduly tall players or, if they do exist, their muscles are not coordinated to the extent where they become great scoring threats. It is exceedingly rare to find a six foot five high school boy who is also well enough coordinated to make a defense against him an impossible problem. I may be able to stir up enough interest at me or more of the schools to persuade them to collect actual data on this matter, but I am not sure I can do ite : With respect to other research problems, I will say that we have been con- centrating on the problems which I.mentimed in a former letter, i.e. 1. The problem of the effect on the game through use of the modified backboard as outlined in the back of the rule book. 2 The proper bouncing reaction of a ball. 8. The advantages end disadvantages of eliminating more of the jumps which follow held ball. In my opinion, the most valuable work . the Research Committee could do at this time would be to stress experimentation with the backboard of modified size end shape. I note that you mention this in your form letter to members of the committee. As far as Iam concerned, I am attempting to maintain an open mind in connection with the convex backboard. I am not yet ready to commit myself as either favoring or disapproving the change. I do feel that even if the cmvex type of board should prove to be of enough ad- vantage to warrant the change, it is very doubtful whether it would be wise for the committee to consider such a change this year. In my opinicn, the adoptim of such a board would practically force every school in thecountry to make a change, not only in their backboard but in the bridgework which NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. - NATIONAL FEDERATION H. S. A. A. - Y. M. CLA. - C:ANADIAN I. A. U. and A. B. A. NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE of the UNITED STATES and CANADA CHAIRMEN OF SUB-COMMITTEES ‘ics Chane, 200 Oe a ek . . Cumann, 4 1 Ga a. Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Calif. 40 Wall St., New York, N. Y. Treasurer, FLOYD A. ROWE — ee “ Secretary, H. V. PORTER Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio ; —— 11 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois Evitor, OSWALD TOWER Game Administration Andover, Massachusetts Sumner A. Dote Page two - Complete List of é Committee Members must support it. There is also the mtter of a patent being taken out on F.C. Allen. such a board. In my opinion, the construction of a boardwith a eylindrical Tawiense Mauss surface is not patentable but the manufacturers of this board cmtend that John Brown, Jr. it ise This matter would have tobe ironed out before we went too far in 347 Madison Ave. 2 : New York, New York committing ourselves to such a change. John Bunn Palo Alto, California These things do not apply toa board with a flat surface and with a modified Forrest Cox size and shape. It is my opinionthat if the advantages seem to warrant it, Boulder Covad” the committee could authorize a gradual change which would not be a hardship J. H. Crocker on any school. If such a board were legalized as optional equipment, it Pair. of Western Ontario would permit schools to make the change at their convenience and I do not M. 6. Cunuingtiam believe that it would greatly handicap a team. if they were to practice with Dales Meneusi a board of the present size and shape and then play a game with the smaller Succes Aaa board. The only difference would be in appearance and my experience leads m Connecticut State College +o believe that any team could adjust itself to this difference in appearance Storrs, Connecticut : ss : 5: Merk Gooa during the five or ten minute warm-up period. One of the phenomenal things San Gazette Co, rsyivaniet DOUG basketball players is their ability to quickly a djust themselves to E. J. Hickox varied conditims. I could cite any numer of cases where actual figures Springfield College, have proven this to be true. This has been strikingly illustrated in cone ‘i ce nection with balls which have a different bouncing reaction and with floors 114 Carrick Ave. which vary greatly in resilience. We have carefully charted the percentage Hamilton, Ont., Canada : eee 2 oe ji Sein es of successful tries where these conditims differ widely and it is surprising n. - Maguire Poe how quickly the boys adjust themselves to these slight differences. * Ohio State University All of this leads me to believe that the Research Committee should expend a every effort in getting work done almg these lines and, if actual experi- “Gehannats Olle mental use indicates adwmtages such as we think exist in the modified Shreveport, Louisiana = s Hoard, there is no reason why some action should not be taken in the near “HS. EaSatte st future, possibly at this year's meeting of the committee. icago, Illinois as Even if the convex backboard should ultimately prove to be desirable, probably ee the best method of changing over would be to do it in steps, first through J: athorn Methodist Univ, OPtional use of the flat board of modified form and shape and in later years oe through the final change to the cmvex surface. This second change would ar a then involve no modification of bridgework ami the only expense would be in — eee See the cost of a couple of b oards. Incidentally, with the size reduced it Oswald Tower cachusetts snould be possible to stamp out a steel or composition board at very little expense. There is not the opportmity for warping and twisting that exists when a board of the present size is used. By this time you have received notice relative to reservation for the March meeting. You will note that I have taken your figures on room rates at the Continental Hotel. These seemvwry reasonable and I have no doubt that they are made on the basis of group rentals. Wi erler Yours truly, : : Secretary HVP/j USE OF BACKBOARD ‘For ome or more games, please appoint responsible statisticians to gather data on the use that is made of various parts of the backboard. PREPARATION; Statisticians should train themselves by making test observations to become familiar with the surface of the present backboard which is included in the proposed board shown in dotted lines on pare 47 of the rules book. ‘ith practice, the observer should be able to estimate the spot on the board where the ball strikes. METHOD: In gathering data, a dot should be entered in the proper place on the dia- gram cach time the ball strikes the backboard. If the ball caroms into the basket for a goal, a small cross should be placed over the dot. If the ball strikes the edge of the board, a check mark should be placed outside the board diagram at the proper placc. a Dit OO RI. acca a SUMMARY OF MAJOR CHANGES AUTHURIZED BY THE NATIONAL BASK®TBALL / COMMITTEE OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA FOR 1940-1. NOTE TU MEMBERS: This is a preliminary statement of the major actions of the Com- mittee at their annual meeting at Kansas City, Missouri, on March 30th and 3lst. This is issued for your convenience and for the pvurpose of giving the press some needed information. The detailed actions of the Committee will be included in the complete minutes which will be sent to each member as soon as they can be made ready. H. V. PORTER, Secretary Court Diagram. No chmge is to be made in the diagram of the court. It will be made clear that during a free throw the player who occupies the space marked H or V is entitled to the entire space from the first alley mark to the end line. Rule 2. The smaller streamlined backboardwhich was outlined for experimental pur- poses by the Committee last year will be legal at the option of the home team. The new style board will be as outlined on page 47 of the Interscholastic Edition of the 1939-40 basketball guide. It will have an over-all width of 54 inches, the top will be an arc having a radius of 32 inches. The lower edge of the board directly behind the ring will be on a level with the ring. Directly under the extreme left and right edges of the ring, the board will extend downward three inches below the ring and from that point the lower edge will slope upward to the corners of the board which will be on a level with the ring. The edges of the board at each side will beperpendicular to the floor and will extend upward until they meet. the..arc which forms the top border. The board will contain no sharp corners or edges. This board will be considered legal wherever the management may choose to use it. It should be understood that no organization will be compelled to make the change. It is felt that no team will be handicapped by practicing on one type board and playing on tho other. The new board will hrve a plane surface, the same as the old. The part which has been eliminated has been waste space for many years and, because of more recent changes in the game, has become a detriment to free use of all the playing space. It is suggested that when on organization chooses to keep its pre- sent backboards and finds that they will play some of their games on courts having the new board, the unused space on the traditional board be blocked out with a dark paint to give the target the same appearance as that of the new type board. Rule 4. The rule relative to the size, color and reaction of a leet Will remain exactly as it was bst yoar. The questionnaire which was nationally circulated indi- cates an overwhelming satisfaction with the present ball situation. Any difference in opinion rd ative to which of the various types of official balls is most satis- factory is a healthy condition which will result in continued improvement of equip- ment and ultimate use of the best. Rule 5-3. Several minor changes were made in connection with the proper time and method for making substitutions. A substitution will be permitted any time the watch is n& running except during the interval between the time the ball is placed at the disposal of a free thrower ond the time the free throw is successful or un- successful. It will also be permitted any time the ball is dead with the watch running except after a field goal. Rule 5-6. It is strongly recommended that players be numbered consecutively begin- ning with the number 3 and that ranking players wear the lower numbers. It will also be prescribed that wherever possible, the home team wear suits of a light color and the visitors suits of a dark color. Page two - Rule 6-2, ll and 12. Slight changes have heen made in these rules which deal with timing and scoring in an attempt to eliminate some of the irregularities which have been common in connection with these important mattors. Comments by the Games Ad- ministration Committee will emphasize a trond towa d the use of a checker or super- visor who will be primarily responsible for these matters and whe will be assisted by one Official Timer and one Official Scorer. Rule 7. Several changes in wrding and arrangement will be made in an attempt to modernize this rule. The Editors are authorized to provide for consistent rules relative to casos where the ball touches or is touched by a player who is on or cut- sidea boundary line. An attempt will be made to place the responsibility for causing the ball to go out of bounds on the player who is himself out of bounds be- fore touching the ball. Rule 8-1. In high schovul or junior high school games, an sutometic time-out is to te declared in the middle of the seccnd and fourth quarter, provided neithor team has taken a cha rged time-out during th: first four minutes of these quarters. Ihs official's time-out is to be of two minutes duration. Rule 9-5. When a high school game ends inatie, one overtime period of three min- uses duration will always be played. Thercafter tho sudden death method of breaking a tie will be used. Rule 9-4 and 5. When a game is forfeited, the score at the time of forfeitwe will be considered the official score in cases where it would be to the disadvantage of the offended team to have the score declared 2-0. Rule 10-1-Note to Officials. When the ball is awarded to a team out of bounds from its from court, the Official must have actual possossion of the ball and then hand it to the proper player. Rule 13-1 and 2. These sections will be brought up to date and a definite proccodure for the Official when a foul is called will be prescribed. Also the rule relative to who shall make the free throw will be made consistent in cases where an injured player is to lesve the game, or a pleyer is illegally in the game, or a player is disqualified on the play. In such cases, the substitute will be expected to attempt the free throw, : Rule 14-2. If a free thrower who is attempting a throw for a technical foul steps over the line too soon, the point shall not be counted and whether the throw is successful or unsuccessful, the ball will be awarded to the free thrower's team out of bounds at mid-court. Rule 14-11. This section will be rewritten to include the provision relative to tl use of the restraining circles during jumps and the interpretation of the rule will be to the effect that . player may not jump through the cylinder above the circle before the ball has been tapped by a jumper. Rule 15-12. In Penalty (a) a new question and answer or an addition to the Rule Comments will give mcre specific information as te what constitutes a foul from be- hind". In penalty (b) the provision for the extra free throw for a deliberate foul will be further emphasized. Page three - In penalty (d) the right to waive a free throw will exist only until the ball has been placed at the disposal of the free thrower. A definite procedure will be out- lined for the referec's duties relative to this matter. Comments. The comments will include the recommendation of the National Basketball caches Association that no conference adopt rules which deviate from the official rules except in cases where such modifications are authorized by the Naticml Com- mittse for experimental purposes. Also a 98-foot court for college play will be legalized in those cases whore it is impractical for the local management to use the fourefoot end line without making the court lenger than the previously auther- izcd 94 feet. The Editor and Secretary were authorized to make cortoin changes in wrding or ar- rangement for purposes of ciarification or amplification. Dear Coachs I am enclosing herewith the annual questionnaire of the National Basketball Committeee Will you please fill it out and return it to me at an early date, as I have to make my report to Mre He Ve Porter, Secretary of the Committee. Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely yours, ; pee 5 ‘ he ) ernst OC Le, Chairman, 5th District, N.C.AdAe LATE RESEARCHES IN BASKETBALL by z Dre Forrest Ce Allen, ~~" Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansase (Presented to the Men's Athletic Section of the American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation at their national meeting in San Francisco, California, April 3-6, 1939.) For years the generally accepted method of choosing a team has been upon the judgment of the coach, reinforced by the performance of stellar players who were outstanding in scoring field goals on the offense and by superior guards smothering the scoring oppositione Many times a coach removes a player from the game merely on the coach's own judgnent. By the same token other players do not get an opportunity to play because this particular individual did not attract the coachts attention. Baseball has had its batting and fielding averages computed for years, thereby making it easy to weigh the ability of the dominant players in this sport. Using the same procedure in basketball, it is the opinion of the speaker that g relative rating of basketball players can be hade We call this the "batting and fielding averages" because this terminology elicits the interest of these competing players on account of their previous experiences in baseball. Most every able-bodied boy in America has played eithor hard ball or soft ball. ~Lthink this is also true in basketball. The problem was to link up the intere est of these boys and get them to enter into a scheme that indicated their prowesses definitely in basketball as has been done in baseballe The development of a list of offensive clomonts was the first stope With that idea in mind a list of offensive clements was made and oach activity or play was weighed subjectively. The woight of the item was carcfully consider= ed ag it related to an important part of .ffonsive tactics and also insofar as it gouitesbatod to the cxccution of sound fundamontals and to winning success. Of course, the objective was to stimulato the lcarncr to make as few mistakes as possible. Experience has shown that it is the repetition of mistakes that de# feats a player or a teame The same mistake made too many timos always proves disastrous e Under the heading, "The Kansas Basketball Evaluation Study", is shown the positive items as opposed to the negative items. Every play of importance, both in the pesitive and the negative offensive study, has been weighed in evaluation points. The old kindergarten theory of a good reward for a good deed and & poor reward for a bad deed has been carricd oute In the above offensive study the data were collected by former varsity players well versed in the meaning of these evaluation points, by mature majors in the Department of Physical Education, and by some othor well qualified student assistants. Twelve men students were used in the collection of facts, six for Sek ELS RR Ae aa, woe each teame The men worked in poirs, one acting as a recorder and the othor as an observer. One pair made a record of all the passes ond catches, one pair made a spot record of all the shets taken by players' numbers, and the other pair re- cerded the remaining material. Data were collected during al11 the home games on both the Kansas team and the visiting teamse The technique used in the collection of these data is the same as described in the first evaluation study, It will be observed that in the first year only the offensive evaluation chart was used. In the socond year of the study, 1938-'39, the evaluation tech- nique was extended to include a defensive rating systen for both the team and the individual players. A new term, "defensive efficiency", is used in the defensivo rating which is comparable to the first study on the offensive rating. You will please note that in Table III the term "defensive efficioney" is the result of the formula: total positive defensive evaluation points sum of positive and negative defensive points We now have a form of study which incorporates the offensive and the defensive rating comparable to the batting and fielding averages in bascballe It is the convietion of the speaker that research of this type is worth while. The accuracy of this study depends upon the efficiency of the recorderse As stated heretofore, the selections were carefully made and the same individuals performed thoir tasks in all games, Thorefore, there is every reason to belicve that the results were very nearly correct, The great benefit accruing to a coach from this type ef study is that the mistakes made during the game are pointed out, thus causing the players to be more conscious of them. This chart will enable the coach to link up the practice period value of exccuting proper fundamentals with matched game or competitive situationse For instance, we toach our players before receiving the ball whon going down the court never to got closer to the sidelino than 8 feet because should that player fumble the ball when very noar the sideline it will go out of bounds and the player will lose evaluations points; whereas the same ball thrown to him when he is within 8 feet of the sideline can properly be recovered for no loss of evaluation points to the player and to the teams Again, in our offensive set up we insist that our offensive players do not retreat teward the division line nearer than 8 or 10 feet, because when the offensive team is forced back collectively by 2 defensive team, the player on the offensive team having the ball is in danger of getting "ticd up" if he were closer to the division line than 8 fcet. Imnumerable instances such as the two outlined above are always pre# senting themselves to the coach, enabling him to foreably tench better funda} mentals to his protegese The coach can say = By overcoming certain self-evident faults you can increase your batting and fielding averagese And in the discussions that always follow when the players and their coach are huddled around the batting and fielding average chart in the dressing room the following day these abeve mentioned points alweys come out during the "bulifest". EIR SRN ia tt I ak ag ina a" SR ite Se AMC pat nici gems aes Furthor, it stresses the additional importance of game fundamentals and it also provides an itemized history of the contest which is intensely interesting to the players in the upper bracketse It stimulates those in the lower brackets to better their fundamentals. And too, it makes it possible for & coach to select his men on a more accurate basise His judgment is reinforced by the itemized history of the contest. The speaker is indebtod to Dr. E. Re Elbcl and Dre Ve We Lapp, of the Department of Physical Education, for their aid in working out the rating of the basketball players. To Dr. Elbel for his invalwabic assistance in an a dvisory capacity in weighing the offensive and defensive eloments and in the careful selection of the recorders. To Dre Lapp for his painstaking work in compiling the statistics and presenting the results in roadable forme Dre Lapp initiated the thought of writing to each player on the varsity squad, asking them to evaluate cach of their teammates according to their individual playing efficiency. It is through Dr. Lapp's untiring devotion and indefatigable patience that this rescarch is possiblce STANFORD UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF MEN STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA January 12, 1938 Dr. F. C. Allen Basketball Coach University of Sansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: Your letter to members of the Research Committee con- cerning floor markings is very interesting. My personal feeling is that so far as the rule book is concerned we should not change the present statements. However, I do feel that schools should have complete: freedom in the laying out of their courts, so long as they do not follow procedure which will be confusing or disadvantageous to their opponents. It seems to me that your idea would be very helpful to environments similiar to yours. You may be interested to know that our court here has a wide border of deep red, so that the playing surface stands out in bold relief. Our procedure is similar to that in Madison Square Garden. I have found this type of marking very helpful and the officials seem to have less trouble with out-of-bounds decisions. Therefore, I go back to my original statement that anything which will help the players in a particular situation may be © used, but that the rules probably should remain un- changed. With best wishes, I am February 16, 1938 To Members, National Basketball Committee: Under separate cover I am sending a supply of the anmal questionnaire. In order that there will not be too much overlapping, I suggest that a plan similar to that of last year be used for seouring distribution. In brief, this was to the effect that each representative of the N.°.A.A. attempt to get the questionnaire in the hands of college and independent coaches in his own district. Messrs. St. John and Tower will use their own judgment as to distribution. Messrs. Brown and Hickox will make their own. arrangements relative to taking care of the Y.ell,C.A. group for that part of the country east of Illinois. Mr. Higren will take this group west. — In the Canadian group, Crocker will circularize the schools and Rogers the other organi zations. Of course, it is understood that any of the groups may choose to make their own arrangements by mutual agreement of the representatives for that group. Each of the high school representatives will be responsible for the high school men in the territory as outlined on a map which is being sent to them. HVP/ 5 g i yr. % at a A A ART mee i 4 a tt Pn , ne a . — « sz # f av : Puch act fr, January 14, 1959. i have had eorresponderise with Dre Carlson, of Pitte~ burgh, and Js we Ste Clair, of S.lieUe, and a great mmbor of other outstanding conches and none of the like the lastbilt ball. I also think you will Yilke the four foc’ option 4f you will try it out, beoause it prevents fewer balls from going out of bounds, henee the necessity of using an official tocter to start the game againe I am also very open-ninded as to the matter of allowing ss eaiebds ate ahovins 4 FAUNA eke | With all good wishes, I am ~ | Director of Physical Education, FCAsAHl , Varsity Basketball Coachs CENTENARY COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT SHREVEPORT, LA. January 12, 199 Mr, Forrest C. Allen Chairman, Research Committee National Basketball Conmittee University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: I have your letter of January 4th in regard to floor markings which I will try on our bloxonend wood floor. I have a copy of Mr, Floyd A. Rowe's letter to you of the 6th relative to the white ball. We used a white ball Tuesday night and to me this type ball put more color into the game, The spectators liked it a lot, We played in white uniforms which made a nice color scheme, I think that we should standardize on a certain type ball. The majority of our players do not like the last-bilt ball. Personally I do not think it matters what type they use, Statistics in our scrimmages under game conditions bear me out. We have not played on a court where the extentions are four feet from the backboard. I rather like the option, I think that we should give considerable thought to allowing a substitution after scoring a field goal. Sincerely, Athletic Director, CP:mb @ gen. 33 343 eli igh ' be $283 fe F tag! 331393 7. af Gl que gS a a jae, ffi c tart sat 3 ig | re Hille - Pe a5a32 : iat a fii nag ye An A ifn ne sad do Adade Hina é NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. - NATIONAL FEDERATION H. S.A. A. - Y.M.C. A. - CANADIAN I. A U. and A. B. A. NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE of the UNITED STATES and CANADA CHAIRMEN OF SUB-COMMITTEES Vice CHAIRMAN, JOHN BUNN Executive Publication Cuairman, H. H. SALMON, Jr. Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Cal. H. H. Satmon, Jr. Oswa.p Tower 40 Wall St., New York, N. Y. Treasurer, FLOYD A. ROWE Research Questionnaire Secaatany, H. V. PORTER Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio Forrest C. ALLEN H. V. Porter 11 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois Epitor, OSWALD TOWER Game Administration January 9, 1938 Andover, Massachusetts Sumner A. Dote Complete List of Ls Committee Members Mr. F. C. Allen ZT F. C. Allen Univ. of Kansas yw Univ. of Kansas \ k A Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Vy a! Ty ioe A ison Ave. New York, New York Dear Mr. Allen: John Bunn stants Caitornia «©9091 hope you will pardon the couple of days delay in my answer to your re- J. H. Crocker cent letter. However, I note that your letter is dated January 9th, which Univ. of Western Ontario ts today, so possibly no apology is necessary. M. C. Cunningham ee nit I am very much interested in your comments relative to the alternate black Seven te Gill and white method of marking the lines and hope that further study will be Connecticut State College Storrs, Connecticut made H. D. Edgren forse Wiliams College Along with this, I think we might very well interest ourselves in a study E. J. Hickox of lighting conditions. We have made recommendations relative to height of Springfield College setts COLling, size of floor, etc., but no attention has officially been given cis ma the matter of what constitutes proper floor lighting. It sans to me that Dept. of Public Instruction it should be possible to determine what constitutes the most desirable amount : and type of light for the basketball court. If there is some way of measuring Wshorewood Hills this, a statement in the rule book would be very helpful. Madison, Wisconsin Centennary College I note your comment about the fan shaped backboard. We have many coaches Curtis Parker Shreveport, Louisiana = =§ iving consideration to this matter and some of them are still collecting M11 So. LaSalle St. statistics. Of the various forms which were proposed, the fan shaped board ee with the lower edges sloping upward seems to be the more popular type. sad Ce edeeation Life Blagi@ Go not yet have enough statistics to warrant drawing definite conclusions Toronto, Ont. Canada -yelative to the advantages end disadvantages but early returns and comments a ee do indicate rather conclusively that from one-third to one-half of the ao present board is practically useless. Within the next couple of months J. W. St. Clair odist Univ, © nope to have enough statistics to indicate some of the advantages and dis- Daten, Sone advantages of the proposed new shape. H. H. Salmon, Jr. : 40 Wall St. New York, New York Yours truly, Oswald Tower Andover, Massachusetts (y Willard A. Witte Univ. of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming ® Ht belew Secretary HVP/j Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kans, Jan.19,1939 Dear Dr.Allen: -Your letter of January 17th with copy of your letter to Mr.Tower on a uniform interpretation of basketball rules, has come to Dr.Brown's desk during his absence.He will return the end of next week, when this communication will come to his atten- tion. Thanking you, Sincerely, Qa Ut) Pathe Office Secy., Natl.Assn.of Approved Basketball Officials. $ t 5 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. - NATIONAL FEDERATION H. S. A. A. - Y. M.C. A. -* CANADIAN I. A. U. - CANADIAN A. B. A. CHAIRMAN, H. H. SALMON, JR. VICE-CHAIRMAN, JOHN BUNN secretary, H. V. Porter TREASURER, FLoYD A. Rowe EDITOR, OSWALD TOWER 40 Wall St., New York, N. Y. Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Calif. 11 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, II. Board of Education, Cleveland, O. Andover, Mass. “NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE of the UNITED STATES AND CANADA 1939 ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE This questionnaire is sent annually to representative basketball men in order that their views may be presented at: the annual meeting of the National Committee. The Committee will be grateful if you will check these answers and RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRE PROMPTLY to....... Forrest .C..Allen,.Chairman,. 5th District, .The Committee Member or State Athletic Officer whose name appears above will send all replies received up to March 20th to the Secretary of the Committee, 11 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois. PART I. Concerning rule changes made last: (d) A heavier basket ring? ve. /.. No SP. spring: (e) A short oo chain basket net? Yes. iin NOTE: Vote yes or no on general principle involved. No 2 Suggestions for slight modifications may be = if ¢. «ee, ....: made in Part III or on back of sheet. | “ 1. Is the rule which prohibits a substitution after warrant further restriction? Yes...... No..a:.-}.. 3 a 4 PART III. Concerning rules for 1939-40: Oo Ae coke a goal satisfactory? Yes. s ae 10. Is “face guarding” causing enough difficulty to 11. Do you favor allowing the offended team to 2. Are length and number of time- outs and inter- keep possession after: (a) a successful free missions satisfactory? Yes.=.. 3%. No 7... : throw following as deliberate personal foul? 3. The removal of the three-second limitation for Yes [4 | No...<:.2.; or (b) after any throw 1 in th ter half of the circle without th ee openness . ' following a deliberate technical foul? Yes./ Lo... ball has resulted in: (a) A better game..<../ Baas No.2 “ (b) A worse game./ soecenecens (c) No noticeable 12. Do you favor a method of timing whereby the difference./f.......... clock would be stopped each time the ball is 4, Have you had direct experience with a court dead (with proper shortening of periods)? having the end line four feet behind the back- woe ea No...-./.. board? Veo 2 }_. No...7 Baie 13. Do you favor a ball that bounces near the If the answer above is ‘Yes’, check the following: present: (a) Minimum 48”....2.....; (b) Maxi- (a) Were there fewer out of bounds balls? -, : white........ broken black and ‘ i ee : : 2 re ae (b) A transparent backboard with Small area ites S ; t i tt ; yes oo) Soe RR WE Seen Re behind basket painted white? Yes............ ring to backboard is black........ ‘white:....... ; (ce) “No for ball is tan........ white......... : : 3 18. Deliberate pushing of a player in the act of os 9. Do you favor conference experimentation with: throwing for goal should result in additional CALs - (a) A smaller fan shaped backboard? Yes=...... penalty for the unsportsmanlike phase of the Q, ¢> 7 Fa. foul? Yes......... ee... Jf : nae? < Basket without a backboard? Kes... 19. Reverse side may be used for comments. ) f nhf — INOn oe. (c) A basket ring 10 or 12 inches from the QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE F.C. Allen - J. Ht. Crocker - H. D. Edgren backboard? i No...........- W. E. Meanwell Oswald Tower - H. V. Porter, Chr. Signed:..£. pede A htedchs t- Mig Mtinrsadee Aa (Coach. jee } (Official.......... ) (Administrator.......... } {0 her... ) ce Institution Represented: Chliege Rar W SC PON i cvteees ie aos TOM Cr Ala Other /, City. sol na pnnGe Sar Lbdl iis ee State. Ae. bd eal wh? EDITOR, OSWALD TOWER Andover, Mass. BEL nt” f 1” on @ LM ty LO fu ct ti. 4 4 ty NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. - NATIONAL FEDERATION H. S. A. A. Y. M. C. A. - CANADIAN 1. A. U. - CANADIAN A. B.A. CHAIRMAN, H. H. SALMON, JR. VICE-CHAIRMAN, JOHN BUNN 40 Wall St., New York, N. Y. » secretary, H. V. Porter Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Calif. 11 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill. Board of Education, Cleveland, O. EDITOR, OSWALD TOWER Andover, Mass. TREASURER, FLOYD A. Rowe NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE of the UNITED STATES AND CANADA 1939 ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE This questionnaire is sent annually to representative basketball men in order that their views may be presented at: the annual meeting of the National Committee. The Committee will be grateful if you will check these answers and RETURN THE —— PROMPTLY to......Forrest..C.e. -Allen,. Cheirman,..5th.District,. The Committee Member or State Athletic Officer whose name appears above will send all replies received up to March 20th to the Secretary of the Committee, 11 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois. HH “Wt { PART I. Concerning rule changes made last: spring: NOTE: Vote yes or no on general principle involved. Suggestions for slight modifications may be made in Part III or on back of sheet. 1. Is the 17 Lee, a substitution after a goal I is J WY Nol]. i ber of time-outs and inter- * AOL iI 3. The removal of the three-second limitation for player in the outer half of the circle — the ball has resulted in: ie A better gamcilll 114d LL LA Ut! (b) A wors ii Seer (c) No noticeable difference! tf 4, Have you had U experience with a court ~ erat end line et feet behind the back- 1 Wy) AYA} Nol €1 Alle If the answer {ltl is ‘Yes’, check the following: ue WF there fewer out of bounds balls? ryt a YLT No.! Se (b) Was the space often used for tries for goal? ve HM NAL there = ies after rebounds? ail phy Kut Hf Ly ‘No. LA a (d) Were visiting teams nemeceey handicap-. ped? vestil). NoLl{, DA Uf JH YW (e) Do 7 Pare et ia ing use of the 00 j fii f / ; 5. Is os rule which prescribes the “sudden death” method in the Wy overtime in high Ae games , satisfactory ? “No. dX Al Liqnhawts PART II. Concerning general trend of game: 6. The present average total score for High School Ut i i nd for - lees 70 points. This ) “About if WH. ib) tos bw HE. Too high. HW) esis te MS) retation of “travelling” —_ is l i wae Whit Uy (2) Too loose... H | (3) Too rigid!) ie be Use of a zone defense is (1) About right AT] lL j Ui i LA (2) Too great. i)... on Mbt 2 my locality i Wt PN ne. tit teu Hie) Too loose //{/7 Too strict.l.......... Wh most desirable color: (a) for court lines is Uw Pn TM ithed. witli. teoken black and whited Ul. : fi tures which attach basket _ af ' a I idea IH whiteJf{] | (c) hee lis a white UM. 9. _ you favor conference experimentation goer (a) A smaller fan an backboard? Yes.. Lae nol WH DpH Y HAT | I) (b) wat Pay park tm eh i Gai Ae aes ae (c) A basket ring 10 or 12 inches the (d) A heavier basket ring? ve). I/ No. Yi UH Ly (e) A short metal chain TAT It = Yes. }}.... won LH 10. Is des guarding” causing fuel difficulty to warrant further restriction? Yes | Soe Nod, Lt La PART III. Concerning rules for 1939-40: //4) UAniS Do you favor allowing the offended team to keep possession after: (a) a successful free i er Tih wed ani Don UR, ersonal foul? Ll iw Nodf Put fter any throw ' following a stake technical foul? Yes JA LAN | |] If No. VALET ee ' l| 12. Do you favor a as of timing whereby the clock would be stopped each time the ball is nag (with proper shortening of periods)? Yes..| Ss seit no JALAN AMILYVAT ) 13. Do ie favor a ball that bounces near the an | ie present: (a) Minimum 48”. WAM (b) Maxi- WH Lp iT| Wf mum 55”.)/...... ; or (c) Median 52”£ YOUNG Hf || 14. Do you favor making it a violation — an unsuccessful free throw misses the ring even it / rf though it MOT Let aH backboard? ves J) pli f i Hy || YALA 15. (Cheek ti this Ht a you are connected with Col- lege or Independent games) (a) College and Independent games should be aa in 10-minute quarters. Yes./ii WH iq)! No. Ve Ii LAL (b) College conferences should be urged to ex- periment with baskets 12 Way iF i PF I) | tthe i floor. Yes. M1. NofM/1JL Yt yf ty At 16. (Check this only if you are perenne — Junior or Senior High School games) (a) Have you had actual experience with the 29” ball? Yes/.......... Wel, (b) Do you favor use of the 29” ball for Junior High School? Yes//.. No-eescs-- (c) Would you favor permitting optional use of a 29” ball for Senior High School play? 17. Assuming that proper safeguards would be made against any sudden compulsory use of equipment whose use would involve considerable expense, do you favor permitting the optional use of: (a) A backboard with several inch i removed | from the lower edge? ves HII) No HH. LA Wy! I (b) A transparent backboard with small a | behind rent painted white? Yel 4 No.; Wi (det IWAN 18. Deliberate pushing of a player in the act of throwing for goal should result in additional i PA the unsport ey phase of the Ul L Lt Nott] ATL A 19. Reverse side as be ne for comments. QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE \ a ee Allen - J. H. Crocker - H. D. Ed Miy F.C. a. . D. Edgren backboard? Yes)! eseeeeeee No. LULU it » W. E. Meanwell Oswald Tower - H. V. Porter, Chr. Signed: (Coach.......... ) (Official.......... ) (Administrator.......... ) (Otherc.... ) Institution Represented: College... een. High Scheel... YMCA Other City aS 1 ff. J < go ! 5 ‘ Y oO. Her 0 bod DP mbm