MINUTES OF NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE MEETINGS
HELD APRIL 5th and 6th AT MORRISON HOTEL, CHICAGO

The 1938 annual meeting of the National Basketball Committee was held in the roof
bungalow of the Morrison Hotel on April Sth and 6th.

The sub-committees, including the Research, Questionnaire and Publications Com-
mittees, met in informal session at 4:00 Tuesday, April 5th.

The first formal meeting was openod at 7:00 P.M., April 5th, with Chairman L. W.
St. John presiding.

The Credentials Committee authorized the seating of members as listod. Tho Chair-
man called attention to the fact that there was some question about the nature of
Canadian representation but that it appoared that the various Canadian groups
would probably be able to amicably sottle their differences in time for definite
action by the National Committce before next year's meeting.

The Chairman also commented on the importance of the work to be done by the com-
mittes andalso on some of his experiences through his long connection with rules
legislation since 1912. His observations, btased on this oxperience, wore to the
effect that the various organizations throughout the United States and Canada
were being efficiontly represented through the present typo of soteup and through
the type of personnel as found in the presont committce. Ho then askod Vice-
Chairman H. H, Salmon to preside during tho reports from the organizationse

The Vice-Chairman called for reports and the following organizations responded:
the National Basketball Coachos Association, the Chartered Boards of Officials,
the Officials and Coachos Department of tho National Foderation, the Questionnaire
Committec, the Rosearch Committce and tho Publications Committoc.

Comprohensive roports wore given by ropresentatives of coach of those groupse Since
there is considcrablo overlapping in the comploto reports, only a summary of the
more important parts of cach are roproduced horo.

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES
Presontod by We S. Chandlor

Rule 2, Section 2. Partial extonsion of the ond lines.

Extond the middlco portion of the end lincs by drawing an are with a radius of

24 fcet with tho contor at the outer odges of the foul circle where it intorsocts
the long axis of tho court. This are shall act as an cxtonsion of the ond lino
and shall terminate where the are intersocts the present ond linc. (Carricad 27-7)
Rulo 8, Section 8 (Note). Ton socond rule.

It is rocommonded that the interpretation of tho center court linc violations as
stated in the rules for 1937 is proferable to the intcrprotation as stated in the
rules for 1938. (Carried 48-3)

Rule ll, Section 2. Length of time-outs.

That cherged time-outs may consume two minutes. (Carriod 71-1)

Rule 11, Section 4. Numbcr of timo-outs per team por gamoe

That sach toam shall bo granted five charged time-outs during o gamo.