Show ALLENS ALLEN'S ALLENS ALLEN'S NINE-MAN NINE TEAM SUGGESTION WOULD WOULD- I Ruin Hoop Democracy AND AND PLACE ADDED BURDENS ON SMALLER SCHOOLS By GRAHAM HOVEY F FAYETTEVILLE AY VILLE Ark Feb 1 27 INS INS Basketball Basketball the national national national na na- na- na winter pastime is ls all allright allright allright right the way it Is ls according to Dr Glen Rose of the University University University sity of Arkansas who today offers of of- lets fers his view on the subject recently recently recently re re- re- re opened by Coach F. F C C. Allen Kansas coach who advocates nine-man nine teams and courts third one-third la larger ger to tomake tomake tomake make the game a greater crowd catcher Such changes would tend to destroy the democracy of the game Coach Rose said By democracy I refer to the fact that basketball Is ls the ope team game in which small schools really have hav some chance to compete on even terms with larger s schools continued the mentor of the Southwest con con- ference champion Razorbacks Rose whose team is Js a rankIng ranking ranking rank rank- ing favorite to win the national ALLEN collegiate championship this season continued Even a very small school usually has five boys capable of playing good basketball and generally a substitute or two can be found he said Enlarge the team to 10 nine members however however however how- how ever and many smaller schools would be forced to 10 drop from Interscholastic competition In my opinion universal adoption of ot the two ideas would make the game an impractical one for small schools both from the manpower and financial standpoints Increasing the number of ot otmen men on the teams would require more equipment but the big financial item Involved would be the cost of enlarging the gymnasium playing floor This would hit colleges as well as high schools Basketball is La Js isa a a democratic game game game-a a game nearly all can play That is why it is so popular I hope it stays that way |