Tower: "I am not attempting to influence the decisions of this
organization in any manner, but I am merely trying to point out what I
think has been the intent of the rules committee What Mr. Bunn's reading
to you has been’ the interpretation of the committee in the past, and I
think it is an attempt to harmonize the New York group's attitude with
that of the rest of the country, because although I: have been in agreement
with the great majority of the country on this matter of screening, I can

see some point, a strong point, in the argument of the New York group. I
find that parts of the’ country have interpreted this statement to the
effect that a player is entitled to take a position on the floor not
occupied by another player in an extreme way, and that is where the New
York group hits a weaknesSe As that play was illustrated, I think that
matter of proximity had a good deal to do with it. If I come up as close
as this, I have taken a position not occupicd by another player, but I
am sO close he cannot’ make a normal movement of his body without hitting
me, and if I take that position I am responsible for the foule ‘The rule

“does not say merely a position not occupied by another player, but it

says "not occupied by another player, provided personal contact does not

-ensuee" If I take a pos ition here, I am impeding his normal bodily move~

ment and I'am responsible. If I am a yard away, I an not impeding his
normal movement. He has an opportunity to avoid me; and under the fornal
interpretation, it is his duty to avoid the contact. "There is one phase

Or it, if accepted, that meets one objection | that the New York group has
to the interpretation madé in other parts of the country, and of course,
it is o legitinate objection."

i. Following another brief denonstration, the hee ting add euEnge at noon
until C300 pele that afternoons ; oy

“At the afternoon neeting Dr. géhads Edwards said that itidin brousnt
up'a point that morning when he dated that a man cannot screen from the
rear; he must sereen fron the side. He pointed out thaf in the Temple
Oilers gane in New York City, the Oiler center was fouled. three tines for
screening a nan he didn't — even know was ‘theres

In a discussion that eorioeide Frank Keaney of Rhode Island State,
_ said that: "An ideal solution would "be to accept’ Mr. Tower's version of
“ face-guarding, blocking, and screening."

A motion; "A player is entitled to take any position on the court
not occupied by another player, provided that this position is not closer
than approxinately three Teet ; “tO am opponent, that contact ensues when the
opponent makes nornal ‘bodily’ ‘novenents, " was carried. It was said that
"position" takes Gate.0f  810e, rear, or backe

ile A notion, - “ player is entitled to take any: position on the court not
occupied by another player, ’ ‘provided that this position isnot taken in
the path of a noving opponent so quickly that thé latter cannot’ avoid
“contact, " was beats through & denonstratione |

Mr. ‘Tower: "I have taken a ceadebon not commtek w another player,
but in doing that, I have caused contact and the foul is on mee The funda
nental is that I an pernitted to take a position on the court not occupied
by another player, provided I-take that position without causing contact,
it is legal; but if Ido cause contact, the foul is on mee He couldn't
possibly avoid running into ne, because I jumped in there so quickly. In
this case, I jumped in and am stationary. Sone parts of the country have
taken the position that because I have taken the position not occupied by
another player, and am stationary, he was responsible for the contact."

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