Chairman, L. W. ST. JOHN
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Vice-Chairman, FLOYD A. ROWE Secretary, GEORGE T. HEPBRON

Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio 105 Nassau Street, New York City

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Treasurer, A. E. METZDORF
97 Elmsdorf Ave., Rochester, N. Y.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE
of the UNITED STATES AND CANADA

 

ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE

This questionnaire is sent annually to representative basketball men of the country in order that their views may be

presented at the annual meeting of the National Committee. The Committee will be grateful if you will check these

answers and RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRE PROMPTLY to Dr. forrest C0. Allen, Director of the
Division of Physical Education and Intercollegiate Athletics, Univ. of Kans.

 

 

The Committee Member whose name appears above will send all replies received up to March 25 to H. V. Porter, 11
South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois.

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Relative to jumping:
(a) Is crowding around jumpers a problem in your
locality? Yeu... -.. Oa 2 vn

(b) Are too many fouls committed during jumps?
WG oe eons

(c) Should the abnormally tall player be deprived of
part of his advantage? Yes...... INDRA.

Concerning the rule which prohibits coaches from
addressing players or officials:
(a) Should the present rule be retained?

Te Se eo es

(b) If you favor modifying the rule make sugges-
tions on the back of this sheet.

Would you favor making it permissible to move the
baskets a specified number of feet farther in the court
on courts that are at least 75 feet long?

Has the smaller ball size which was adopted last year
been satisfactory? Yes...... Pees. Ps

Would you favor raising the baskets to 11 or 12 feet?

Nese Nee oes,

Would you favor changing the size of the basket to
20 inches in diameter? Yes...... 6.2 el

(a) Is the pivot post play in the free throw lane
causing undue trouble in your locality?

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(b) Would you favor some rule change which would

take away the right of a player in the traditional
pivot post position to try for a field goal?

MYesi-  e INGE 2 os

8. When a player, in driving in toward the basket, is
fouled but succeeds in scoring in the continuing offen-
sive motion the foul should be charged against the
offender but the field goal should be allowed and no
free throw awarded. Would you favor such a rule?

Mies.

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9g. Relative to the traveling rule:
A player in motion receives the ball and comes to a
legal stride stand stop on the count of two. Do you
favor retaining the present rule which does not allow

a pivot from such a position? Yes...... Noo 3;

Comments:

QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE,

J. H. CROCKER,

E. J; Hickox,

W. E. MEANWELL, .
OSWALD TOWER, Editor,

H. V. PORTER, Chairman

 

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