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But the proponents of the center juup contend that the rule mikers have placed a
premium on medicerity rather than upon exvellences Wow the toan scored upm automntically
secures possession of the ball out of bounds, whereas heretofore both teams had to fight for
possession at center after each goal and free throwe The woaker team will now have a betteo —
chance to hold the score dom, for with the ball in its possession it will have the option of
either driving dow rapidly or delaying the offensive to suit its play situations

As a result of this new ruling, scores should be higher, now necessarily on account
of faster play, but because 6 or 8 min. of action will be added to the actual playing times
Previously, there wore letups in action on the center tip-off playse These additional
mimstes of playing time in this already strenuous game msy prove too great a physical strain on
the heart and the kidnogs of the players. Heretofore, the spectators had en opportunity to —
relax for a few seoanis while the ball was being brought beck to center for the tip-off after
an exciting field goale ‘ow, only strong hearts that can stand long~sustained excitenent ak
should venture out to the gaumose )

- There will still be held balls during the game because research has show that, in
games played with the tip-off in use, there were held-ball plays for every three tip-off
plays. In the future, the jumpers will be players of mequal heights, whereas the center jump
invariably brought together the tallest men and the best jumpers of each teane

the proponents of the elimination of the canter juap contend also thet the tean
having the shorter canter fought harder for the possession and control of the ball, and
thereby added fight to the whole tea, while the tea controlling the tip-off usally, be-
cause of a tall conter, courted too meh on its height advantage and moansolously loafed
on the jobe

"Just a lot more of outqof=bounds plays at the endline added to whet you had before,"
4s the analysis of ane coache The defense will soon learn to drop back fast enough to
thwart any so-called quick break. And as for that rapid~fire offense allowing sleepers to
work against them, there stil] will be a premium on good ball handling and on all-around
fundementalse Any time that a sleeper, amiting a pass from his temmates, tries to drop
out of the defensive picture, he will discover to his sorrow that the added man on offense
will be too strong for the weakened defensive tem to cope withs