Almost every athlete in his boyhood has had his first lessons in minor tactics
in games in which he bag legitimately fooled hie tesmetes. Herein he has learned
the ways of both the pursuer and the pursued. Fron the time that he has observed
the instinetive feints and starts and stops and turns of his pel end first opponent,
his dog, he has been experimenting with points of strategy that will stand hin in
good stead in these leter days, perhaps of stardom on his college tents

The quarterbask on a football tean is the field general. When on the field
he divests all strategy for his tem, The real directing genius in the basketball
setup is generally the offensive center looated in tho back line, He is comparable
to the quarterback in football. Hie directs all plays and mikes the necessary passes —
end, in his 167 position, sun rifle the ball to sny offensive mn who ewdes his
opponent and is open for the basket. Also, he oan talk to either guard, suggesting
plays that they should initiate. lle is the captain of the ship, and he should
(2) the principle of the offensive; (3) the principle of the masss (4) the principle
of the economy of force; (5) the principle of movements (6) the principle of surprise; —
(7) the primeiple of security; (8) the principle of simplicity; and (9) the prin-

With very few exeeptions, in the syste of offense to be considered, each
ef the tus offensive ferarts 1s stationed 10 feet fras the aniline ani shout 10
8 fect in front of the division line, with the center in center or quarterback
position and the two offensive guards about 10 feet to each side of him and about
10 fect from each sidelines Owing to the 10 second rule requirenent, all players
are in the front or offensive court.