puts tae ball in playby having one of its nen step outside \

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It is recounended that the following be adde¢ in
parenthesis to Rule 16, Section lis ae
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Offielals and coaches have set forth the , )
 preposision to protect a player who has eluded & guard

and ig subsequently run into Srom behind by the sane uar
his offense is as serious as clirping in football, It is
- therefore, recommended that the following sentence be ad ded
‘to Rule 18, Section 14, Penalty(e):

ae If a player,with « clear jath xupam to the ae
basket,is fouled by an opponent runing inte him from behind, |
he shall be allowed two free throws. . |

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‘ The couvittee received the following suggestions
from the official's orgon'zation in Honolulu,Rawalis

ce Two changes in the rules are suggested, First

ig that the center Jump be climimated catirely and that
the ball be put in play at the start of the game by : 10.)
the visiting team out of bounds under the bastet im
its back court, At the atart of the second half the hose —
‘teem starts the ball im pley in a clailar manners

After each basket,the teen seored on immediately

   
    

the court ander its basket ant stert the pley by throwing
the ball in,csimilar to a regular "out-of-bounds" plays

3 It ean be readily scom that this would spe
the game as it does away with thove suny small delays now
aeeuring while the ball is being brought from under the
basket to the center of the floor preparatory to the tip
off, Team play is now very uncertain as it is never known
eno will get the "tip-off" and ¢ven after the tip off is

gecured there is no assurance who will get the ball,

   
 

‘Pith the sew proposed style of starting play,each
team will know that a set offenséve and defense ean, be fae
atarted depending om whether they start the ball in plays
Basketball will more nearliy possess some of the merits of
football as individual players will be lost sight of im
the more imsortant function of team play. Speed and abllity |
will be more sought softer in players than more height. ee

: The second change suggested in the rules is the =
drastic one of totally dolag evay ¥ith the "foul throw". d
This present method of penalizing a team for fouls take a4
 @p @ Lot of time and is the cause of more fouls as the pp  § \

players gather along the foul throw lane avaiting the throw, —

    
    
   

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