Yebruary 17th, 1940.

Dr. Ve Ce Allen,
University of Kesas,
Lawrence Kas.

Dear Sir:«@

You might be interested to learn of a plan designed to
balance the basket-making or seoring opportunities in the popular
game of basketball.

To raise the baskets as proposed might be impossible in
some of the presmt built courts - to shrink the ball would obsolete
a lot of equipment now bought and paid for. |

My proposal is to put a ‘limit line* on aA seven or eight
foot radius from the basket, permitting only those outside of that
line an opportunity to throw for the besket. This would eliminate
the many shove in shots by tall players who have heighth advantage.
It likewise would give more thrill to the fans who come to see a
try for the basket from the field ard not when on top of it.

In the many games I have witnessed and perticularly the
college games I have observed a gradual drifting te the 6°6 group
of players - some 20 years ago when I played the main advantage of
@ tall player was for the center jump.

Trust you will try this out sam time and you will be
surprised how well this balances the scoring opportunities and edds
thrills to ow present style of besketbell.

Yours truly,

George Bourgref
810 Sycamore Street

Cincinnati Ohio.

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