HITS AT CAGE SCORING
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PITT COACH ADVOCATES THREE
POINTS FOR A FIELD GOAL.

The Change Would Eliminate

_ Games Being Decided on Free

Throws Awarded by Offi-
cials, H. C, Carlson Says.

(By the Associated Press.)
’PrrrsBpuRGH, March 31.—A revision
in basket ball scoring—counting three
points for a field goal instead of two
has been advocated by Coach H. C.
Carlson of the University of Pitts-

1 ae ie ae: gee pe pro-|

posed at the meeting of the joint
tbasket ball rules commitee in New
ork April 6, 7 and 8, pointing out
that it would curtail the number of
games decided by foul shots, which
in turn are governed by the decisions
of those officiating.

“The 1932 rule book shéws that 55}:
per cent. of games last year were de-
cided. by foul throws,” Dr. Carlson
said, “Fouls, of course, depend on the
judgment of officials. Games often
,| depend 70 per cent on the opinion of
those who interpret the rules. The

-point field goal and the 1-point

ul would eliminate a good portion
gpf that unfavorable ratio.”
s= Dr. Carlson foresees a battle royal on
sket ball rule changes at the New
ork meeting. The recent withdrawal
wt the National Collegiate Athletic As-| ,
sociation: from the rules committee is|~
ge climax of a long-brewing disturb-

nce in the national structure of ‘bas- | ,

et ball rule-making, he said, adding: | .

| “There are several rule changes

 

Carlson said his experiment this
fyear with the center-jump elimination
shas met with favor among some}:

oaches and has drawn criticism from }

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