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Mr, Daniel Chase (6) in Hygeia, states that, "If con-
tests are well controlled and limited to those who are physically
fit, relatively little danger may be anticipated from athletic
competition, On the contrary, both moral and physical conditions
are likely to benefit by the training."

Fred V, Hein and A.S, Randall, M.D. (%) report a study
on the effects of the center jump elimination in basketball, This
study involved the effect of the loss of weight, pulse recovery,
and blood pressure on high school players. These writers con-
cluded that through the elimination of the center jump over a
period of time, basketball might be dangerous to some players,

The survey study conducted by the Athletic Journal (8)
under the heading "What they're saying about basketball without
the center jump Made by university coaches, is summarized here=
with; (a) less fouls are made; (b) less {njuries; (c) increase
play from six to eight minutes per game; and (d) some coaches
say men fatigue faster thereforé, need for better substitutes,

Nancy Miner, Pauline Hodgson and Anna Espenschade, (9)
who made a study of the distance traversed and the time spent in
active play in women's basketball, found that advanced players
were active about 30 per cent of the total time consumed in play-

ing two-court games,