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Doubtless the center jump did entail too much strain upon the two jumping

. centers. The rotation of the center jump after each goal would entirely
. eliminate this problem. Too, these pauses in the game would efford breathing
, spells for both the spectators and players. ‘The ebeeheteieAtee: of the
Xs rotation of the center jump should be as efficient as is the endacoentih
6 of the batting order in baseball. Before the game began, the respective
coaches would give to the score-keeper the order in which their players
. were to jump «= just as the batting order is iene in baseball. Sube
8 stitutes coming in would follow the jumping order of their ateaibiiii:

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"leave the rules alone” nals coaches.» Baseball would still be "One
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ul Old Cat" if intelligamt rulesmakers, through numerous wise revisions, had
as not developed it into its present magnificent game. Baseball is 100 years

| x 13 gia. Basketball is but one-half of that. Whether or not basketball as a
us sport lives to see the century mark depends largely upon intelligent rules
a revisions which will at every turn protect the permanent well-being of its
us participants.
* Many of the outetanding obches of the nation opposed the elimination of the

center jump. NOW after four years, we find them still wanting the center tT |