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(3)

5. The intermission between halves shall be extended to
FIFTEEN MINUTES to permit more rest and longer time for entertain-
ment of spectators.

6. (a) Three circles SIX FEET in radius shall be drawn,
one at center court and the other two at the freethrow lines. (The
usual freethrow circle will be completed by a dotted line.) A
smaller circle with a two feet radius shall be placed in the center
of each of the larger circles.

(ob) Held and jump balls anywhere on the court shall
be tossed at the nearer of these three circles.

(c) For those who are tipping the ball the present
jump rules shall be in force.

(ad) For the other eight players the larger circle is
a restraining line which they may not cross until the ball has been
tapped by the jumpers.

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CENTER JUMP CHANGE AT CORNELL

Coach Howard Ortner at Cornell University is conducting
experiments with the center tip during his practice sessions this
year. The change involves a requirement that the centers must tap
the ball in the direction of their baskets. A backward tip is
prohibited. If the tap made by the controlling jumper does not
receive a forward impetus it shall be construed as a violation.

BALL COLOR TESTS

At Brown University, Coach A. D. Kahler is experimenting
with basketballs of various colors. He is attempting to find
whether some other color than the customary tan now supplied by
manufacturers will make the sphere more easily seen by the players
and spectators.

EXPERIMENTS WITH LARGER BASKETS

Coaches Craig Ruby at Illinois and George Edwards at
Missouri are conducting a series of tests with a basket whose ring
is TWENTY INCHES in diameter instead of the usual eighteen inches.
At each school, the floor has been zoned and a group of selected
players are taking daily practice at both the standard basket and
the larger one. Records are being kept on several thousand trials
at both sized rings. Some accurate information regarding the
effects of the larger ring on shots from various sections of the
floor soon should be available.

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ORGANIZING STATE COACHES

The high school coaches of Missouri have begun the pre-
liminary steps to form an association similar to that of the
national organizations of the basketball and football coaches. A
constitution committee has already done its work and will submit