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RULES CHANGES PROPOSED OR ADOPTED

 

Motion: Crisp -- Collins: That around the center circle there be

a larger concentric circle with a six-foot radius, this circle to

be a solid line two inches in width, The measurement should be from
the center to the inside of the arc, The motion was carried,

Motion: St. Clair -- Witte: That the editor be empowered to make
changes in the diagram on page 2 to conform to the new rules and to
make proper corrections in all measurements to show that these
measurements are to the inside of the various lines. The motion was
carried and the discussion brought out the fact that it is under-
steod that the editor is empowered to make changes in the various
sections of the rules to conform to any newly adopted rules,.

Motion: Porter -- Bunn: That in case there is a violation of the
restraining circle rule by the opponent of a jumper who taps the
ball in the basket, the violation be disregarded and the goal al-
lowed, The motion carried,

Suggestion: The matter of what constitutes legal numbers was dis-
cussed, The sentiment was to the effect that: solid block rather
than outline numbers should be used. However, no change in the rule
was authorized, 7

Motion: St, Clair -- Rowe: That the clause "nor shall he communi-
cate with any player except an official until play has been resumed"
in Rule 15, Section 2 be omitted and that proper changes in the
questions and answers and in other sections of the book be made to
be consistent with this omission, The motion was carried,

Motion: Meanwell -- Allen: That there be inserted in the proper
place a provision that a substitute shall report frist to the scorer,
then to the official and that the game shall proceed immediately
thereafter. This motion was carried and the discussion brought out
the fact that the note under Rule 5, Section 3 should be changed to
be in accordance with the removal of the restriction on communication,

Mr, St. John suggested that a wider free throw line, possibly twelve
feet, would be desirable but that the sentiment as expressed on the
questionnaire did not secm to warrant a change in this respect at
the present time,

Motion: Rowe -~ Porter: That this matter be referred to the re-~-
search committee for experimentation and a report at the next annual
meeting. Motion was carried,

The matter of various proposed changes in the three-second rule was
thoroughly discussed, here was some sentiment in favor of removing
the three-second restriction from a player without the ball in the
half of the free throw circle farthest from the basket. There was
also some sentiment in favor of extending the application of the
three-second rule to a player who was in a pivot post position just
outside the lane and near the basket. The result of the discussion
was a majority decision in favor of referring the matter to the re-
search committee for further study,