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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