NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. - CHAIRMEN OF SUB-COMMITTEES Publication Oswatp TOwER Executive H. H. SALMON, 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 347 Madison Ave. New York, New York John Bunn Stanford Univ. Palo Alto, California 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 H. Chicago, Illinois E. J. Hickox Springfield College Springfield, Massachusetts Frank P. Maguire Questionnaire H. V. Porter . D. Edgren George Williams College 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 Vice CHairMAN, JOHN BUNN Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Cal. _ Treasurer, FLOYD A. ROWE Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio Epitorn, OSWALD TOWER Andover, Massachusetts CuairmMan, H. H. SALMON, Jr. 40 Wall St., New York, N. Y. Secretary, H. V. PORTER 11 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois September 27, 1938 Mre ee. Cc. Allen Univ. of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: In response to your letter of September 26th I am enclosing some rough drawings which might serve as a starter for experimental work along the line of backboards. Of course, there are a number of other possibilities but since it is necessary to start somewhere, these might serve as the starting point. We will be in a position to do considerable experimental work along this line and will use these diagrams unless you have some modifications to suggest. We plan on proceeding along two lines. On some backboards Dept. of Public Instructionthe border space will be blacked out leaving only the section agreed Harrisburg, Pennsylvania W. E. Meanwell Shorewood Hills Madison, Wisconsin Curtis Parker Centennary College Shreveport, Louisiana H. V. Porter 11 So. LaSalle St. Chicago, Illinois Samuel Rogers upon in white paint. Records can then be kept as to the use which is actually made of the border surface and also the general effect on the player. In a few cases we will be able to have manual training departments make backbords of the designated size and shape and it will probably be possible to have games played with these boards where mitual consent of the two managers can be secured. 210 Confederation Life Blidget me have your reaction to the proposed designs. Toronto, Ont., Canada 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 Willard A. Witte Univ. of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming Yours truly, WU Cab Secretary HVP/;