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Phog Allen B lasting Again—.
Thi isTimeat t Cage Rules Body

LAWRENCE, Kan., Apr. 30—Dr.,
Forrest C. “Phog” Allen, an old hand
|at producing fearsome basketball teams
‘at Kansas University, let loose a verbal
| barrage at the rules committee today for
| its recent changes, aiming his blast par-
eee at the ‘‘anti-goalie’’ mandate.
| Allen claims the new rule prohibiting
‘tall players from touching the ball. on
its downward flight to the basket fails to
| take into consideration the fact that most

players don’t shoot arching shots, but
| “skimmers.” The veteran coach says
raising the. basket to 12-feet from the
floor would be a better solution.

“The committee didn’t meet the issues
squarely,” Phog charged, “because it did
nothing about the tall player on offense—
the ones who can add their height to
their jump and push the ball down
through the basket.”

Phog, however, praised the new wun-
limited substitution rule, but condemned
the change allowing five personal fouls
instead of the previous four.

The good doctor of cage lore concluded
his blast at the committee with a con-
demnation of the new rule permitting
officials to halt play any time for an
injured player. ‘The new rule will plague
officials and rulemakers just as it did

 

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before being changed to the one just
abolished. When in force before, players

were able to fake injuries when their
opponents had the ball in scoring
position.”