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"Maren 4, 1931

Varsity Baskebball Coach
University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois

Dear Bubys

1 have not much to report in the way of changes
in basketball rules from this district. The San Francisco
Bay region had a meeting last night in which changes in the
rules were discussed. The consensus of opinion at this
meeting was tc the effect that the basketball rules be not
altered to any great extent. There were a couple of proposals,
howeveg that I will diseuss below.

No. 1. On ali jump balis, neither jumper shall be —
permitted to have his lower hand or arm in a plane in advance ©
of his body until the ball has been tippedgj in other words,
neither jumper be permitted to hive his lower arm between him-
self and his opponent.

No. 2e That the restraining line on the free-throw
Sens bonnie Sain Seal of 5 eee

| Some discussion was hed as to enlarging the center
jump circle six or eight inches and also as to providing for a
geatrhaing Gipele areund:the juap circle tut no recomendations
were made.

Peete Sa nah & death oF official tn this district
who has expressed himself as being in favor of changing the
dribble rule. During the past season the Pacific Coast has had
absolutely no trouble with stalling. 4 few of the teams attempted
this but the team behind always came out immediately und guarded

man for maM.

Where a year ago there was some talk of changing the
tip-off rule, during the past season most of the coaches md of-
fieials on the Pacific Coast have made the provision that the
present tip-off has looked very good during the past season and
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the ball in play.