COLLEGE COURT PLAYERS
RUN FOUR MILES A GAME,

' Greencastle, Ind., March 19.- Psychologists and scientists
who believe that there is enough basis for argument about the new
Style basketball game to put their oar into iit, cone up with some
‘interesting data as a result of experiments, It is stated that cagers
tnis seasontraveled nearly twice as far in a game as they did in 1931,
The contention is made by paul G. Fay, psychology professor, and L.L.
liessersnith, physical education professor of pepauw University.

After checking four Depauw players in as many games, it was
found that cach traveled nearly four miles per contest, When the last
check was made in 1931 it was found that the average distance traveled
was’from 2,25 to 2.5 miles, This year, the average was approximately
wen miien,”*” 7

In determining these figures, professors Fay and Messersmith
constructed & miniature court made of tin that fastened to a wooden
base, A metal"folower," attached to a storage battery, is used to
follow the player's movements: on the floor,while.a clock-like in-
strument records the number of. feet traveled,

The two most important rule- changes since 1931. have contribvtec
mostly to this long-distance travéling, namely, .the 10-second limit «
bringing the ball .to mid-court on offense, and the.elimination of th«
center jump, cee cea :

Checking a guard in the pDePpauw-Boston University contest, the
experimenters found that he traveled exactly 3.9 miles, In the DePpauy-
Ball State engagement,a forward covered 3.96 miles., guard moved 3,87
miles'in the DePpauw-franklin scrap. A center traveled. 3.97 miles, in

the Depauw-Farlham battle, . ;

The forward who was followed in the Ball state game iaoved £2,158
feet on offense and 8,798 feet on defense, : . ak

Because Franklin used a delayed offense during the secind half,
the guard checked in this contest.traveled 11,748 feet on defense
end 8,668 on offense, a . ; vit =

In addition to checking the distance traveled by the. players,
Professors Fay and jiessersmith also checked the number of times :the
ball changed hands, The average was slightly more than 60, The boys
are on the go much more than in former years, but the figures do not
prove the new game detrimental to the athlete's well-being, The battle
rages, but the players themselves do the least complaining.

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