The March 16 morning meeting started with President Carlson in the
chair. Herbert Read, of Kalamazoo State Teachers College, set the keynote
in declaring that he would first bring up the more ——t points of
‘discussion oT then wind = with the minor neers %

“iy iecagiing the SirBenbeeGik He%e| Nat- Holman asked the coaches to
think of the high school players and: proposed a ruling that would permit
indefinite presence of a man at the foul line, with or without the ball
and (cannot touch the foul line). In the discussion that followed, Mr.
Read asked for a rule that left no doubt as to what was a foul, bringing
to the attention of the coaches a remark made by a New York official that
' ‘twe will call the rules any way you want them calleds. If agg want them
Sey Peat. we will all then ‘that way - ore

Not Holden moved for the gAoptite of the SP ouNewing shia t,.ethat the
‘three~second restraining area be confined to the outer half of the foul
circle and that a player be permitted to stand in the forward area, with
or without the ball, as long as he pleases." A lengthy discussion then
‘ followed. John Bunn explained that the point was proposed for two reasons
first, to aid in combating the zone defensej and secondly, to aid the
~ high schools, which were handicapped with the present rule.e Mr. Porter
then explained that results of a questionnaire showed that high schools
were in favor of retaining the present rule,- whereupon Roy Mundorff, of
Georgia Tech, said that the South had no reason for the three=second rule,
- but he personally was in favor of any rule that would imorove the game of
basketball.

Nick Kearns shen made a beautiful talk upon the position of the offi-
Cialse "As for the three=second rule, the chances are the coach will not
use us again, if we get out there on that.line andq@ll two or three fouls
On each teams We are trying to keep friendly to you, friendly to the
crowd,and friendly to the players; and you have us on the spote I will
tell you whye The rule book says one thing, and you fellows are absolutely
_ teaching blocking. I have been in basketball 2l years and there is so
much action and so much blocking and so much personal contact, I want to
see a coach go out and officiate a Zanes You say we do this and do that
because you only see it from one anglee. There is only one thing I want
to leave with yous IF YOU TAKE THE RULE BOOK AND COACH THE GAME ACCORD}
ING TO THE RULES, YOU HAVE ELIMINATED A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR US. for any no
who coaches against the rules of basketball, it is almost impossible for
that man to ask an official to officiate that ‘game anywhere near satis-—
factorye I speak today for 300,000 ‘officials, but I an lousy, I an no
good, no one will ever use me againe Why am I out there? The game is
getting impossible. I really think wo night go John Hopkins University,
where I will work for nothing and the coaches will be professors. At the
sane tine, I defend you fellows, because you have to win to hold that job.
I should like to see both teams win, but what an I going to do?"

Finally, upon a vote, the outér half of ‘the foul circle was freed
fron the three-seconddlinination by a rising vote of Y2—_25~ This decisior
will be recommended, as the sentiment of the coaches to the rules comnittc

In a brief discussion that followed, sentiment was expressed to nake
the entire foul circle and lane free to all players without the ball,
unlinitedly. By a show of hands, a large najority expressed approval, as
a guidance for the rules connittece

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