PS ‘Sam Gouston State Teachers College

H. F. ESTILL, PRESIDENT

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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

JOE E. KIRK, DIRECTOR
H. O. CRAWFORD
CLYDE WHITE

ERNIE KOY

Mr. F. C. Allen

Basketball ;Coach

Kansas University

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Mr. Allen:

The data for the research committee of the National
Basketball Rules Committee, as requested by Mr.

J. W. St. Clair, is enclosed.

If you desire further information I shall be glad

to aid in any way possible.
Very ay yours,

Joe E.
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Assistant Coaches
Ernie Koy (Texas)
Capt ain----- Alvis Bolton
Name Home Pos. Age Ft. oes
Gordon Cotton Yuntsville Ge iy Owii Fs
Bill white Huntsville Ps fo a4 1+VL
Mack Runnels Tutkin Ge a 369 1~VT.
Alvis Bolton Hunteville Fr, ose 6.0 = Bw VF.
Bill Bitner Tovelady iM 2h 663 1-VT,
Swece Will Foueton G. 21 5.10 Ps
John Puckett Fou-ton Fs mo GOP
Tom Williams Arp P. 22 6° 760s
Melvin Reimer Richmond Te Ci. Ge we VE
Clifford Dotson Ponta C. BS 642 JeCs
Cleve O'Toole Fouston Fe — bel Ps
Jack “illiams Palistine CG. 21 6.0 Le ¥)
Ployd Dotson Ponta Fe 25) G0 Je Gi
Ae Bontins Lats. p-—559—__1--
Bus Towe Taneville Ye BS Gel 1-VT.
Souvy Mize RBeecis Ce fi 648 HS
Aubrey Stallings Bane TP. Si 68 JC.
Carl Spencer Dent on C. — fio fe

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Hardin-Simuons University
Department of Journaliam
Abilene, Texas

Feb. 27, 1937

F.C. Allen,

Athletic Department,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kan.

Dear Mr. Allen:

Please find inclosed basketball roster for
Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas,
as requested by J.W. St. Clair of S.M.U.

Regret several days' delay but Coach Frank
Kimbrough asked that my secretary measure
each of the boys and it was difficult to
catch all of them.

Trusting that I may have the opportunity
of serving you further, I remain,

Very truly yours,

    
 

Edward 56.Dugan,
Director of Pub
Hardin- Simmons University

Department of Journaliem
Abilene, Texas

— Position
Benson, Carol .
Glover, Robert G
Harris, Bill ‘
Hunt, Cagle :
MeCollum, Sam .
Payne, Vernon .
Reeves, Ollie ‘
Seroggins, Firman ‘
Terry, Alton .
Wood, Gordon .

Height

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6'1 1f2"
6*1 1/2"
6'1 1/4"
5*11 1/2"
6*]1 1/2"
6*5 3/47
6*1/2"

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R. GUY DAVIS

PRESIDENT

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Mr. Fe C. Allen,

Daniel Baker College
Brofufood, Cexas

March 4, 1937.

Basketball Coach Kansas University,

Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Mr. Allen;

The information you desire follows;

Jake McCulley, F. mf 6'3''
Billie Stewart, F. 5'11''

Bill Bratton Fe. S10"

Hubert Davenport Cc. 6'1''

Cullen Perry c. 6'
Charles Chrane 5'10''
Carl McCurdy G. 5'9''
Charles Jordan G. 5'8''

Bob Asberry G. 5'9''

Irby Petsick G. 5'11''.

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Sincerely yours

—Coee

Gene Taylor.

C. W. MeCLELLAND
DEAN

Miss ALTA M. CRAIG
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THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
LARAMIE, WYOMING

February 8, 1937

Mr. Forrest C. Allen
Director of Athletics
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Phog:

The following is a list of the men in our conference
whom I believe to be 6'3" or more in heighth, I think
there may be several more on the western side but since
we do not play them I am not familiar with all the players,
particularly Montana State and Brigham Young University.

Childs-6'8"~ Utah States Babcock - 6'5" - Denver Univ. :
Wade - 6'5# — Utah State: Pederson - 6'4ae - Western States
College? Robertson - 6143" - Greeley State: French - 6'44
Colorado State: Simmons - 6!4" — Colorado Univ.: Peterson =
6'3k" ~ Colorado Mines: Unger - 6'3" — Colorado Univ.:
Ahlquist - 6'34" - Utah States Fore - 6145" University of
Idaho Southern Branch.

I am not sure that all these heights are exactly right
but feel that they are fairly accurate. Perhaps Ryan of
Utah State is close to the 63" mark,

I hope that this is the information that you desire,
Should there be any additional questions I should be more
than happy to Zive you any information you might want.

With best wishes, I am

Very sincerely yours,
. W

W.A.Witte
WAW smei Director of Athletics

Have you been informed of the dates when the National Rules
Committee will meet?
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Rules Comittee for ten years and have four additional years to
serve at the present. I an also Chairman of the Research Com-
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February

Thirteen
79357

Dear Dr. Allen:

Surprise would be a mild term to use in
describing my reaction when I received your letter on
the center jump elimination.

I had no idea you would discuss it at such
length and am very grateful that you would take so
much of your time in order to give me the very clear
view of the matter as you saw it.

My purpose in again writing you concerns
itself with your letter.

I had intended to combine the opinions of
some thirty coaches, players, and writers in a series
of articles for publication. However, I feel that your
four-page discourse on the tip-off play is so valuable
that it would be a shame to use only a fraction of it,
as would be necessary in the series I had planned.

With your permission, and that of Dr.
Naismith, I would like to combine your views in one
article and offer it as a magazine article to one of
the leading magazines of the country.

Because I realize that the work is completely
the property of Dr. Naismith and yourself, I thought it
only proper that I consult you as to your wishes before
taking any action.

My personal opinion is that such an article
as that I propose would have considerable market value.

I would appreciate your answering as soon as
is conveniently possible.

Yours
orte/J,. hnson

18 North College
Bloomington, Indiana
Dear Dr. Allen:

I am collecting the opinions of
basketball coaches, players, and writers
on the problem of eliminating the center
jump. Do you favor its elimination?

If you do, or don't, please let me
know by the attached card. "Yes" or "Not

will do, but it would be appreciated if
you would expand and make any comment
you think pertinent.

Yours,

George J. Johnson

 
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Dr. Forrest Allen
University of Kansas

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My. George J. Johnson
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Bloomington, jane

Dear Mr. Johnson:

  

in reply to your inguiry concern-
ing my resetion on the possibility of e1 im: tt

juap I beg to state that I am not in fevor 7
center jump on account of several reasons.

ee ty ee
of basket ball. If you could el the juup efter held
balls and the jump when the ball soes out of bounds when two ven
simultaneously touch it, then I. if you could eliminate ali
jumps from the game I would be in favor of being consistent and
eliminating the center jump. | |

! I heve done quite a bit of research
on the center fump and found that the center jump comprised but
two-thirds of the totel jumps in a game and this wes when they
jumped at center efter a successful free throw following a per-
sonai foul oy a technical foul.

a . Even you should elt:
these center after field goals, it would still be nec
up at center. ‘This shows how ebsolutely necessary the jump rule
is from eae fvmdementeal standpoint. ——

ite Now, take the thing thet the jump
contributes to a game. It contributes definite high expectancy
as to who will recover the ball on the tip-off. The crowd is not
gure but what the opposition may dart in ami stenl the ball from
a center who controls the tip but places it at a spot that the
opposition is able to steal the Sip.

: ZL distinctly remexber Dr Haden th
asking a group of coaches as they thought was
spot or the highest thrill to spectators when a field goal was

  
 
   

 
 

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Februery &, 1957

being shot and the ball was two feet above the basket. Dr. —
Batemith ssid to the conches, When is it that the spectators
get the greatest thrill,“ and a coach replied, "When thet old

ball gees t the bucket." Dr. Naismith replied, "You are
wrong. It is when it is above the basket on its way to the

 

| astion is will the bal : the basket or
will it miss. e ae ew

: fhe vneertainty of the thing - will
it or will it not - one set of rooters pulling for it to
through, the other set pulling for it to miss. Isn't that en
argument ¢ ble to the jump ball, tip-off or tap in this
phase of basket bail. ee aa

. 7 When the rules will eliminate the
juap ball altogether then I would say thet I would be consistent
sand vote for the elimination of the tip-off or jump bell at cen~

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You are fust making another out of
bounds play when you give the opponents the ball out of bounds
under the basket. ‘You have removed the dash and color and you
haven't speeded up the game only you have enabled a team to pass
the bell within bounds. | 3

Bat, the teas which has just scored,
if it has half-way intelligence, can drop back quickly on defense
before the tean t has been scored upon ters the bali and
drives down the floor. Certainly no quick break will be permitted

by a half-way smart team under such conditions as these. .

A quick break is much more thinkable
by a defensive guerd who recovers the opponents' shot off the |
back-board and by a semi-long 3 to a sleeper team mate or one
who has laid « slightly initiateé a drive to the besket. And,
would a quick break be best by a team that has been scored upon
recovering the ball and making the sane type of pass?

. fhe defense would be thet when the ball
starts to go through the hoop, the scoring team senses it imuediate-
ly and immediately drops back. While in the other case the offen-
sive team would be driving in to follow their rebound and by hav-
ing a defensive guard recover it, the first offensive team would

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thrown out of position due to the fact that they are follow. —
ing the ball too closely.

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in my 27 years of coaching experi-—
an * wit a a es oe ee i have been
able to get the tip-off more times than I have lost it with small
centers to the fast that the other players on ~ temn make @
tough servap for possess ion of the ball.

honestly pelleve thet the teas
without a tall center is a tougher figsting team than a team that
possesses a tail center end “cite ‘themselves thet they can control
the tip. The team without the tall center realizes that it must
fight for it and puts up a better serap.

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thet Heats you ef the tip-off in the center of the court but he
= = beter either the oe or offensive basket, Oe
either ‘hem away from the goal when they are on

way into the eS hee one ee rem ee

I would eure all of thisse ills
reising the Sine ple basket to a height of 12 ft. ° 3
veally puts the bic fellow ; out of business either umder the offen<__
at loft. basket, but I would leave the high school basket
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achools in Aas © e fe t. 7 in., severel 6 ft. & Sme;y

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would be no more confusion over
thie fect then there would ee over any other of gue edopted rules
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You can see by the fact that [ hove
had 90 fow add players tn m3 time thet I have no . al altitadi~-
ous play or And, I believe the center tip 1s one of
4 oh Me “gome hould leok eee spectator
Poe fn as well as the efficiency part of the play.

; se wee te : oe ees with nthe center” this mora
tip-off. poubt less ely will ba ieacy yOUs

    

 

 

  

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gee Gf Sie Mebioual Besket Onll man of Gouxtiand. | ax sameaiees
= do a bit of research work on sxiapthonasas tall men in
the various National Collegiate Districts of the 0.5,

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Gould you kindly list for me the

names of all men in your district whether members of your con-
ferenes or not who are taller then 6 ft. 3 in.? I especially —
want these over 6 ft. 5 in. and better. W111 you please give

college as fer as

‘et once giving the names of the outs

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imow of and thon write the other schools thet you have heard of
having tali men for definite confirmation. \

tions

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I will appreciate your early coopera. ?

 

With every good wish, I am

 

presentetive Sth Dist.
= Hat ?l Collegiate Ath. Ass'n.

 
 

Pebruery 2nd
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Ohio State Gateweethy
Columbus, Ohio

Dear sap ,

 

for be fe 0 bie of beeen aca een tai) aon in | j
the various National Collegiate Districts of oe UsSe

Would you kindly list for me the
 ‘nemen_of 11 men in your disteiat whether meubers of your eon
ference or not who are taller than 6 ft. 3 in. I especially
want those over 6 ft. 5 in. and better? Will you please give .
me the anhoo) thet they ave affiliated with ani their yeas is
eollege as fer as competition is concerned?

I would appreciate your writing me
- at onee giving the naws of the outstend 1 men thet you
know of and then write the other schools } ee ey Haeee af
having tall men for definite emfermation.

‘ + as eetetle xen Sd of

ing Saint. Dr. Meanwell is not active and i want to get this .
dope so I thought you would be the one to write me regerding the
tail men in tho Big Ten Conference and the Fourth District.

Between a handball - Teen:
game, which you can't play now, write me this ope as neetly.
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I certainly engoyed the short visit —
Thad with you ot Saint's party. it was great. .

I will appreciate your early soopera~
tion and with every good wish, I am |

Sincerely yours, ‘

Representative 5th Dist.
Mat" Collegiate Ath. Ass'n.

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