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8. Home teams shall designate the make and type of bajl to be used
in the game. For each game the home team is to prepare two new balls. These
may be used by both teams in pre-game practice, and the referee is to select
from these the one to be used in the game.

9. When two officials are used the head official is the one named
first in the assignment by the conference secretary. The head official deter-
mines the justification for game delay as given in Rule 5, Section 2.

10. The starting time as given by the home officiais shall be the
official time. Referees and visitors should check their watches by this time.

11. Under Rule 5, Section 2, a substitute is not to be recognized
by the scorer until he has removed his warm-up suit and is ready for play.
Also, a substitute after having reported to the referee must participate in
at least one play regardless of his acceptance by his captain.

lz. The game officials shall wear vertical striped black end white
shirts and dark blue trousers.

13. after a substitute has reported to the scorer he must enter the
game at the first'dead ball. ;

14. This conference urges officials to penalize every deliberate
coaching attempt from either bench, as well as derogatory remarks to
officials by anyone officially connected with either team.

The above list represents some definite agreements between coaches
of the two major colieze conferences in the Missouri Valley territory. Other
groups have these and additional agreements. The editor would appreciate
receipt of such agreements with the expectation of submitting all lists to a
committee of this Association for redrafting into a uniform code for same
administration.:

GEORGE R. EDWARDS, University of Missouri
MAJORITY STILL FAVORS THREE SECOND CHANGE

Two rather contradictory ideas were sent by the coaches to the
National Rules Committee last spring: One recommended a minimum amount of
tampering with the rules; and the other asked for a modification of the three
second provisions which would free the half of the freethrow circle ncarest
center court from this regulation. In choosing between these two the com-
mittee favored the first and suggested that the three second rule be tried
another year. Since the requested modification of the three second limi-
tation met unanimous approval of the coeches many mentors have felt that
its refusal was a direct slap by the rule makers ct this Association: ~It
appears, however, that the Rules Committee simply has followed a sound policy
of evolution rather than one of revolution, and will make ¢hanzes: in the
future only when convinced that the game will be improved.

Roy Clifford, Western Reserve University at Cleveland, has under-
taken the task of collecting all possible information regarding the opinions
and use of a modified three second rule so that both the coaches and rules
mekers will be eble to base their votes on definite facts. Western Reserve
will play practically all of its twenty-two games under the modificction and
will keep records of the results. In addition, he has taken « census of our
membership and will tabulate the opinions. Mr. Clifford's first report is
incomplete but lists more than sixty schools whose coaches favor the modifi-
cation. Of the replies received 85% wont a change in the present rule.