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NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE

of the UNITED STATES and CANADA

CHAIRMEN OF SUB-COMMITTEES

Executive
H. H. Satmon, Jr.

Research
Forrest C. ALLEN

Game Administration

Sumner A, Dote

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

Hi. V. Porter
11S. 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

Vice CHairMAN, JOHN BUNN
Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Calif.

Treasurer, FLOYD A. ROWE
Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio

Evirorn, OSWALD TOWER
Andover, Massachusetts

15,1940

Cuairman, H. H. SALMON, Jr.
40 Wall St., New York, N. Y.

Secretary, H. V. PORTER
11 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois

Feb..
Dr.Forrest C,Allen
Chairman Research Comm
Kansas Univ..
Lawrence Kang.
Dear Doctor Allen:
The Backstop sent out to be tried in
New England has rested at Worcester Poly and I have not had
a chance to try it out here.. Mr. Schabtinger expected it to
be sent on to us but so far we have not had it.
However as I saw it at Harvard and
made mental.notes I am ready to give my approval to the
idea and especially to the idea of a smaller board which
will give all. the surface we need but will not needlessly
interfere with the view of those sitting behind the board
during games. Even if no change were made further than to
reduce the area and keep a plane sufface I feel it would be

an advance over the present six feet by four feet flat

face ..
Perhaps even yet the board will. be sent

us from Worcester in time to really try it out...
Count me in favor of reduced size and Gee
shape tdpest meet conditions...

Sincerely yours

Edward J.. Hickox

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