In 1934, the last center tip year in the, Southern. Division; the chanpion~
ship tean scored an average of 35. points per ganee Since then the average
hag consistently exceeded 45. points. «. Here again we find added cause for
public interest, for in basketball as. in. adl sports, the. spectators like
scoring activity. a ee ee ashanti

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a a ee x ,

Be ihtd bude of spectators, ‘Slayer’ a ‘ond ‘off ibials toward, ‘the changes “3

ke has been ont intinated, ‘the ye. at garies vihere the salle i.
cation has been employed, has received it with, enthusiasm. This. is not
surprising in ‘view of the feet that ‘the play” La practically continuous, .
offers dn oppértunity for nore diversified néthods of plays and results |
in higher scoring. * The general ‘connerit has been,’ after ‘subsequently
watching games where the tip-off, was, enplay.ed, that it robbed the game of

the action and thrill. rendered: pdéssitle by" ‘the elinination.

 

The players ile are endo cain MONCH ES the old style, once
they have becone accustoned to the newe. They feel that- the old. -slan-bang
crashing ‘tactics attendant upon the tip-off. sinply are not. pee ah and.
they are eager to play. according to the new:: nephod. 6 Since ie

Z pecans without, exception,, ‘the, i a “who have. goa oh ot e
the ‘ecurercoe are ‘heartily in favor. Ofte. ihe And in this ‘connection
ar ‘nay’ ‘be’ said that not. only does.it relieire. then, of an exceedipgly.ardu-
ous task, but” ib also results, to the sane.. extent, in placing thenm.in the
background, © greatly to the sobhelr eho’ of. ‘thos e,who feel ahet the game is
Undue Wwhistle-ridden™. a as ae

atid ‘report would not - me annie ial were, , mot some space qo cet to
aeseiacn ‘which are fron, tine to tine propounded with negara he. ‘, elinin
ations Anong . these ards abetot wians bacswerban Sokesd tiSA0 toby *

te Whether - or sob the. bipeott. should. be. retained. Be

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being. 2 traditional ‘part. of. ‘the gane? scduieees ae
The nos lee answer “to. “this query’ is that, after the opening
tip-off, the subséguént ones are not missed. . “This nay seen sonewhat
“strange, but the tvuth of the statenent will ne abtested by any. one {4
Has becone in the slightest degree accustoned to play under the new nethod
The sane is also true eRe the ‘preset, mle flininat ing the. tip-off after
t¥ce throwas == *" -"

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Aside fron ised however, 44. is ele evi ident, gmer no feature of a
‘gane, if detrinental to its vellbeing, | should be retained merely because
of traditicn,. And it’ “is! subaitted that, ‘the: Fase is a detrinent to
present day. basketballs

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"uae & veh win not ‘scoring opportunities ‘be Lost’ if the ftp

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a ee off is not used?

. We think not. In pPebent day: bas sketba’ wLy and in partiowlar as betwee
i ie delton opoqnents,. the tipuoff ig rarely used othér ‘than as a@neans Oo
opjaining possession. ‘Once possession is “Se soured, resort. is had to the
regular offensive ‘systen for scoring: ‘opportunities. We must. recognize fhe
-fact that the aad | as a te oe a tet plays, Veet sete
extincts ree oe

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