Adjourned for lunch at 1:15 o’clock. (p65)

( Meeting convened at 2:40 P.M., Chairman St. John presiding.
p 66)

Mr. Tower resumed report of the Rules Revision Committee.
(pp 66 and 100)

Motion (Morgan): That the Editor write all manufacturers of
basketball equipment, requesting they follow more rigidly the
specifications in the Rule Book.

Voted unanimously.

Motion (Morgan-Hepbron) : That the Rules Revision Committee
and Mr. Tower be instructed to draw up a rule covering the double
referee suggestions.

Later it was suggested that by enlarging the duties of the umpire
the same result could be accomplished.

This suggestion accepted by Messrs. Morgan and Hepbron.
(pp 114and 118) Voted unanimously.

Motion (Morgan-Hepbron) : That the Rules Revision Committee
consider a standard system of signals for officials and report at the
annual meeting of the Joint Rules Committee in 1930.

Voted unanimously. (p 121)

Motion (Hepbron) : That the observations by Mr. Ball that play-
ing is largely limited to two-thirds of the court, one-third of each
end, be referred to the Rules Revision Committee for discussion
and recommendation. (pp 126-128)

Vote unanimous. :

Report of the Nominating Committee: Picsinied by Dr. John
Brown, Jr. (p 129)

Chairman—L. W. St. John.
Vice-Chairman—Ralph Morgan.
Secretary—George T. Hepbron.
Treasurer—A. E. Metzdorf.
Editor—Oswald Tower.

Motion (Dr. Brown-Reynolds): That the Committee report of
the Nominating Committee be accepted. (p 129)

Call for other nominations. (p 130)

No response.

Vote unanimous.

Dr. Brown, The Joint Committees representative on Interna-
tional relations reported that at Amsterdam last summer an Inter-
national Ball Federation was formed.

This Federation divided itself into three councils, namely : Hand-
ball, Outdoor Ball, (in which passing the ball with the hand is the
major feature) and Basketball.

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