REPORT OF SUPVE

“Made by: - Herbert w, oad):
Chairman, Rules Conn: tree.

In January your chairman sent a questionnaire to all
committeemen and also forwarded a copy of this to certain of the
key men in the associdtion. Replies from practically. ali have come
in, [t is now timé’ for a slight resurvey before the convention on

_ “The findings appear “to bé as follows: There is a very strong
approval of the new game--» which may be characterized as that with..
out the center tip--all through the country except in the south, the
proportion of approval appears to be about ten to one. But a quest-
ionnaire circulated by Roy Mundorff of Georgia Tech almost reverses
_ this ‘for ‘the ‘Southeast part of the United States, Plainly though
this is a minority opinon, in the light of proportionate area, still
it should be given consideration, The summation shows for the united
States as a whole that the game i's faster, both players and spectat-
ors like it better; that there is'no evidénce the game is to tough
. aoe collegiate players, ‘and ‘except in a few cases it is felt not to
-toygh for high school players; however, there are a few suggestions
- that work be “done ‘along the'line of scientific investigation of the

' There’ is a‘curious summation on’ the "pick-off" play. while
many ‘protest the "pick-offs' are not being called,,yet most feel there
is an improvement in general play along this line and hardly anyone
cares to return to last years ruling, Therefore the three-foot se-

_ paration seems to be achieving the desired effect, . E
_’ ‘There is little agitation for freeing the foul cirele or any
_part of it from the three second restriction, In regard to a much
' confused rule covéring play along the center. line a very great |

_ “majority prefer'a return to. the 1936-37 ruling and in fact play

this year was generally in accordance with the older rule,

There seems’ to’ bea general atti tude. of thumbs down on the
new "Last-Bilt" ball, This is not ‘strictly a matter of rules but
Since it does involve agreement when téams play each other, therefore,
it easily becomes & serious matter..{f!the new ball should ever be-
come’better- the game needs it, but if it has serious faults, free
discussion would aid in eliminating thesé’ to tue profit of both
inmanufacturerand users. The new type’ busket have not generaily found
favor, A few like them and one suggests that he has returned to the
cloth net, but has kept the red light feature, |

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