HOTEL ASTOR;
NEW YORK CITYs
NOVEMBER 28, 1930.

An EASTERN BASKETBALL INTERPRETATION MEETING Was held at
the Hotel Astor, New York City, November 28, 1930.

Meeting convened at 8:30 P.M. Chairman St. John presided.

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Members of the Joint Basketball Committee present:—

L. W. St. John G. K. Tebell
Wm.McK. Barber Oswald Tower
A, E. Metzdorf E. Jd. Hickox
G. T. Hepbron I.C. Matheny
John Brown,Jr. F. W. Helm

Ralph Morgan.
Basketball Guides were on sale at the meeting.

Attached sheets include names of those present and who
signed slips. This list numbers 152 individuals. There were
also a number who did not sign the slips and roughly I should
gay —_ attendents was about 175 which is a little larger than
usuale

Following States were represented:—

Connecticut New York
Delaware Ohio
Maryland Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Virginia

New Jersey Vermont.

Chairman St. John introduced Dr. Brown who spoke breifly
on present status of Approved Officials Organizations throughout
the United States and greeted the new Brooklyn & Queens District
Board (recently organized) which attended the meeting thirty (30)

strong.

Chairman St. John made a few opening remarks including
information regarding the experiment he is about to make by the
use of three (3) officials instead of two (2).

Chairman St. John then introduced Oswald Tower, Editor
of the Guide, who interpretated the changes to the group that
were made by the Committee at their Annual Meeting in April, 1930,
and which appear in the Official Guide after which the meeting was
thrown open by Mr. Tower for questicns on interpretation of other

Rules.
Meeting closed at 10:30 P. M..

A number of those present spoke to the Secretary person-
ally and volunteered their opinion that this was the best meeting
we had ever held. The size of the room no doubt contributed to
the comfort and pleasure of those attending.

espectfully submitted,
SEO. T.,.HEPBRON, Secys
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