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onds.

RULING: Under ordinary circumstances the count would not con-
tinue provided Al is on his way out of the lane by the time the three
seconds have elapsed or if he dribbles in the lane toward the basket.
The purpose of the rule is to prevent the jockeying for position in
the free throw lane, and under the described circumstances continuous
offensive play should not be hindered,

9. Play (1): Al stands with one foot outside the lane and one foot

inside at the time his team secures possession. While a teammate has

the ball he lifts the foot which is inside the lane and pivots so that

the lifted foot is brought down again inside the lane or on the line,

Should the three-second count continue through the entire movement?
RULING: Yes.

Play (2): In the same situation Al actually steps entirely outside
the lane and then steps back in. Should the three—-second count con—
tinue through the entire operation?

RULING: No.

10. Play: Al is listed by the coach as a starting player two minutes
before game time. One minute later the coach enters the name of A6
instead of Al, and the game starts with A6 in the line-up. Should a.
free throw be awarded?

RULING: If the scorer accepted this change it was an error on
his part and no free throw should be awarded.

ll. Play: After a successful free throw following a personal foul is
the official required to obtain the ball and give it to Team B out-of-
bounds under the basket?

RULING: No. The official should not touch the ball unless it is
free in his locality. In that case it would be proper for him to toss
the ball to a B player in order to speed the play.

12. Play: Team A makes a successful free throw following a personal
foul and a Team A player touches the ball as it drops through the net.
Is this to be ruled as a technical foul?

RULING: Some allowance is to be made for instinctively jumping
for the ball. Any positive act by a Team A player indicating an in-
tent to delay the game is a technical foul.

 

A CONVENTION BY-—PRODUCT

The playing of intersectional games has become so common now
that one can hardly realize that they were a novelty a few years ago.
As this is written the University of California is in New York; Drake
is meeting teams in the Pacific Northwest; Southern California is in
Kansas City; Nebraska is enroute to San Francisco; and Notre Dame is

in New Orleans. And the season is hardly begun.

A number of factors have contributed to this wave of inter-
sectional contests. Better places to play; accommodations for an in-
creased number of spectators; inherent attractiveness of the sport;
and better administration of games have all had important parts. Asa
by-product of the activities of this Association must be considered
its effect upon game administration. The officiating panel conducted
at the Chicago convention combined with the long discussion on rule
interpretations paved the way for more uniformity in the calling of
plays so that a team from one territory can meet those from another
under more satisfactory conditions. Ideal conditions have not yet ar-
rived but attendance at the annual convention by an increased number
of leading coaches soon will bring the end of intersectionai differ—
ences, and basketball will reach an undreamed—of popularity.