re

opponent is responsible for the foul.

Rule 15. Penalty and note following Section 14.

The judgment of the official in ruling with respect to a player who is
in the act of shooting is to be guided by the philosophy of Mr. Tower

as incorporated in these interpretations. Rulings are to be made,
therefore, exactly as in the past. This holds true also for penalty (e).

The officials presented a uniform set of signals to be used in all games. These
were unanimously adopted:

1.

Re
3.

Ae
De

6.
Te
8.
9.
10.

Time-out -- waving hands, palms forward, in a vertical plane in
front of face.

Holding -- grasping wrist

Pushing -- pushing out away from the body with the hands by
extending the erms in front.

Hacking -— hitting the arm with the edge of the hand.

Charging or blocking -- indicate by a movement by that part of
the body which was used to charge or block. .
Running -- an alternating up and down movement of the hands with

the palms down.

Illegal dribble -- a simultaneous movement of the hands up and

down with palms down.

Held ball -—- upward movement of the hands with index finger pointed
and palms facing each other.

No goal -——- alternating, oscillating horizontal movement of arms in
front of the body with the palms down.
Guarding from the rear -— form a horizontal circle with the arms

and hands.

The following statement by Mr. Oswald Tower, editor of the basketball guide and
official interpreter of the rules, was adopted as representing the sentiment of
the conference with respect to the purpose of the rules and penalties:

"We should aim to compensate a player who has been deprived of an
opportunity to make a play through some illegal act of an opponent,
rather than to inflict penalties for technical errors which have no
effect upon the play."

The conference coaches have agreed that they will not talk to the officials before,
during the progress of, or after their games on points concerning the game except
in the presence of both coaches concerned and then only upon the interpretation

of rules and not on questions of judgment.

They further express their confidence in the officials that they have chosen and
direct them to run their ball games fearlessly and consistently throughout the
whole game without regard to the conditions of the game.

JOHN W. BUNN
Secretary