Proceedings - Annual Convention, Cont'd.

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&. Tuesday morning session April 6, 1938.
1. Motion pictures sented by Nat Holman
2, Motion that President appoint a tournament committee
of three mombers to investigate all phases of post
eason tournaments of national scope, and report

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findings and recommendations to 1939 convention - Carried.
S. Motion that telegram be sent to Dr. Lentz expressing the

condolences of the Association in the loss of his sister,

and its compliments for the splendid report of the Re-

search Committee - Carried.
4. Final discussion of Rules and adoption of suggestions
to the National Committec.

(a) Motion to approve in general the rule climinating
the center jump - Carried.

(>) Motion that the official shall handle the ball after

| every score. Lost.

(co) Motion that present wording on screening and blocking
be retained. - Carried.

(i) Motion that outer half of the foul circle be freed
from the three second restriction, both with and
without the »dall. - Lost.

(c) Motion that player be entitled to assume position
in the outer half of the foul circle, without the
ball, for an unlimited time: that with the ball
the three second limitation or restriction be put
upon him. - Carried.

(f) Motion that time outs be increased from one minute
to two minutes. - Carried.

(zg) Motion that substitutions shall cancel time outs
for the team making the substitution. - Lost.

(h) Motion that the game of basketball be divided into
quartors. - Lost.

(1) Motion that the number of time outs be increased
from four to five. « Uarried.

(j)Motion that the 1936-37 wording of the 10 second
tule be adopted. ~ Carricd.

(k) Motion that the court be extended two feet at each end
from the backboard. - Lost.

(1) Motion that an arc be drawn, with a radius of 24
fect, whose center is at the outer edge of the
free throw circle, to be used as an extension
of the end line. - Carried.

i, Discussion concerning standardization of equipment.

(n) Motion that the Research Committee study the matter
of recommending a suitable ball, together with
specifications, to the Rules Committee for con-
sideration, report on its findings to be made to
the next convention. - Carricd.