Page 16. Mr. Oswald Tower, the official interpreter of our rules came to the rescue, and he saved the cay. The coaches cortrinly tricd to put him on the spot, but he was equal te the occasion. He was bombarded with intricate questions and plays which might result in one basket in a game, and vas on the hazy side of the rule, So Mr. Tover offered his official interpretation of the three second rule, which is as follows. " The following applics to a player ho is in his free throw lane while his team is in control of the ball: If he cones to a stop inside the free throw lane, then moves into the outer half of the circle and receives the ball immediately, the count is continuous from the time he first enters the lane until he gets rid of the ball or moves out of the lance. If he does not receive the ball immediately, the count ceases when he reaches the outer half of the circle, and a new count bezins if he later receives the ball. In no other case is the time he is inside the free throw lane, without the ball, added to the time he is in the outcr half of the cirele, The foreroing interpretation restricts attempts to defeat the purpose of the three second rule, without unduly Limiting legitimate plays which start inside the froe thro Line, S