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7.Will eliminate the player's effort to draw two shots by being fouled.
8. The four foul disqualifying rule will still discourage too much fouling.
9. Will require all players to shoot upward for basket as originally in-
tended by Dr; Naismith,
10. Present congestion of tall men uider basket works a hardship on short
men and makes the game roughe
li. Less handicap to a short man in shooting extra distance than by junp-
ing extra distance.
12. Will discourage using a tall man who is not as active as a shorter mane
13. No other sport puts such an outlandish premium on height as does
basketball . :
14. A player accommodates muscles of oyes and hands to height tho same as
to distances
15¢ The only roason the height of the present basket is 10 fect is because
of the gymnasium running track at Springfield College.
164 A 12=8foot basket is a blow to the zone defense account spreading
defonsece
17- A convex board with 12-foot basket is another impediment to the zone
defense.
18, The specdicr players could recover the ball before it goes out of
bounds in the 4-foot zone, thereby reducing the number of out of
bounds plays in a gameée

19- Is a decided aid to officials - awarding 2 shots on foulse

20. Will do away with single and double post plays.

21. Will do away with 3~second rule in the lane.

220 Will do away with rule regarding interference of ball on or above rime

23» Will increase spectator enjoyment by high arch shots that hit.

24, Will increaso visibility for spectators by raising basket 2 fect.

25~¢ Will decrease number of accidents uder goals, driving in, not so
much hipping, nudginge

26.6 Will actually give more rebound playing space per player,

27 Fourefoot zone behind basket another fa ctor against zone defense.

28 Will make unnecessary al1 legislation around basket, such as leyard
rule, ctce

2946 Twelve=foot basket is coming, as sure as death and taxecse

506 in eleven=foot basket would still be within reach of 69" or 6110"
players.

Sle Twelveefoot basket would forever guarantco noneintorforence.e

52~¢ In Olympic participation 12=foot basket would equalize height of two
teams (desire of Olympic Committce); limited class 6t2" of under,
unlimited class, any height,