NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. - 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

CHAIRMEN OF SUB-COMMITTEES Vice Cuairman, JOHN BUNN
Exceutive Publication Cuamman, H. H. SALMON, Je. Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Cal.
H. H. Satmon, Jr. Oswatp TOWER 40 Wall St., New York, N. Y. Treasurer, FLOYD A. ROWE
Research Questionnaire Suchstany, H. V. PORTER Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio
Forrest C. ALLEN H. V. Porter 11 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois Epiror, OSWALD TOWER

Game Administration Andover, Massachusetts

Sumner A. Doe
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sae an aanegole ee about two feet. The lower edge of the backboard might remain parallel
ce with the floor or if the fan shape is to be tried, it might be sloped
Univ. of Kansas upward from the center.

Lawrence, Kansas

John Brown

347 Madison Ave. 4 - think it might be well for the Research Committee to standardize by
i a recommending experimentation with definite board sizes as indicated
Stanford Univ. above. We could then make up a table which would give us informtion as

Palo Alto, California
pee to how many times the border surface outside the marked areas were actually

Le tiegie aes ea used, ies., how many times the ball was prevented from going out of bounds
eo through hitting this extra surface and how many times a basket was actually
High School made through banking from the border surface. We should also provide a
3 i. place for the reaction of players to actual use of the smaller surface.
Connecticut State College This might help determine whether the larger target has a good or bad
ae eas ‘i mental effect. We might also find how much of the corner floor space at
George Williams College the end would be made available for shooting territory through the ree
Chicago, Illinois
ga duction of the backboard size and also how much more opportunity there is
"Springfield College for a player to shoot from farther under the backboard through the elirine-
Springfield, Massachusetts e
tion of the lower eight or ten inches. We could also determine the addi-
vrerht of Exbhe Instruction tLONG1l number of end seats that might be within view of the basket ring

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in a given sized gymnasium.
W shorewood Hills
oe If you decide to specify the actual portions that are to be eliminated
Cantey ger Callas for expsrimentatl purposes, we will be glad to conduct rather extensive
Shreveport, Louisiana ¢xpéerimentation and will give the matter considerable publicity through

HV.Porter the Illinois High School Atilete and from it through other state publi-
Chicago, Illinois cations.

Samuel Rogers
210 Confederation Life Bld

Toronto, Ont., Canada “het me have your reaction.
Floyd A. Rowe
Board of Education

Cleveland, Ohio Yours truly,

J. W. St. Clair
Southern Methodist Univ.
Dallas, Texas at
H. H. Salmon, Jr.
40 Wall St.
New York, New York
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Oswald Tower

Andover, Massachusetts
Se cretary
Willard A. Witte

Univ. of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming AP / 5