Chairman, L. W. St. JoHN Vice-Chairman, FLtoyp A. RowE Secretary, GEorcE T. HEPBRON Treasurer, A, E. MEtTzporF
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio 105 Nassau Street, New York City 97 Elmsdorf Ave., Rochester, N. Y.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE ©
of the UNITED STATES AND CANADA

 

ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE

This questionnaire is sent annually to representative basketball men of the country in order that their views may be
presented at the annual meeting of the National Committee. The Committee will be grateful if you will check these

answers and RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRE PROMPTLY to Amateur Athletic Union 661s

Room No. 2742 233 B’way, New tovk

The Committee Member whose name appears above will send all replies received up to March 25 to H. V. Porter,

11 South LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois. :

 

 

1. (a) Has the new note on held ball resulted in a 7. Would you favor allowing play to proceed at the
better game? end of a quarter until the play which is in progress
Yes. No. when the signal sounds is completed?

(b) Should a held ball be declared whenever a Yes No

player in control is touching the floor with any part

of his body other than hands or feet? 8. There is some sentiment in favor of moving the
Yes No. backboards 6 feet inside the end lines. Assuming

 

that over a period of years such a change might be

(c) when a team is attempting to consume time by : io
made, in your opinion

holding the ball near the division line should a held

 

 

 

 

 

ball be declared whenever a closely guarded player (a) Would it relieve the crowding in front of the
holds the ball for three seconds? basket?
Yes. No Yes. No

2. Player in possession near the sideline sometimes in- (b) Would it result in fewer out-of-bounds balls?
tentionally hits the opponent on the leg with the Yes No
ball so that it caroms out-of-bounds. There are (c) would it result in more play in the center floor
other similar situations. Should these be regarded zone and in more tries from there? :
as legitimate plays and allowed without penalty? Yes No
Yes No (d) Would the increased possibilities for offensive

3. Check the court size which you regard as best: strategy be desirable?

 

 

 

(a) For high school play 48x75 48x84 50x94 Yes No

b) F ll 1 48x75 48x84 50x94

oe r c . 9. Would you favor a plan whereby a free throw for
4. (a) Has the removal of the “due allowance” clause a personal foul would be made from the spot where

in the traveling rule caused any difficulty? the foul is committed (with proper adjustments for

Yes No unusually long or short distances) ?

(b) It is claimed that few players in starting a Yes No

dribble drop the ball before the pivot foot leaves List other suggestions on reverse side.

the floor. Do you favor rigid enforcement of this

rule?

Yes. No

 

QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE,
5. Would you favor taking time out after each basket?

 

‘Ves aa J. H. Crocker,
E..-J}, ICKOX,
6. The new rule for starting second and fourth quar- A. A. SCHABINGER,
ters reduces the number of center jumps. Would F, A, Scu™inpr,
you favor further gradual reduction? OswaLp Tower,
Yes. No. H. V. Porter, Chairman

 

 

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