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