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- Executive Committee from available members with past experience.

Suggestion was made by President Kelleher that the Executive
Committee meeting the next day be attended by those ex~presidents
of the Association who were present. This found general favor,

The next topic taken up was Rules.

There seemed a practically unanimous sentiment for 4 "no-
change for the duration" attitude. This was made more definite
when the report was received that sixty percent of the replies
from card questionnaires also said “freeze the rules for the
duration".

The sentiment then prevailed that now is a fine time to
experiment with modification of rules and equipment so that at our
next meetings we may have a definite date to direct our
conclusions,

Certain rules then came up for discussion.

1. “Goal tending" giants whose whole activity on defense
is to bat away potential basket making shots were
felt to be definitely undesirable in such 4 role.
Perhaps there should be legislation to penalize this
specialized form of "defense."

2. Unlimited substitutions came in for rather full discussion,
We are likely to be definitely short of replacements during
the war and perhaps we should allow greater freedom in
substituting. There was sentiment expressed that such
freedom would be abused for purposes of stalling.

3. Personal foul increase--There was fairly general feeling
that the "four personals" should be changed to "five
personals," because the game has definitely a longer
playing time now and particularly because during this
war period we are likely to be very short on substitutes.
Also some felt that audiences hated to see the stars ousted.
Also the penalty sometimes seemed very heavy for the
particular foul called.

4. “Three second" rule-- Some feeling that this is no longer
needed as contact fouls are much more quickly called than
formerly. Also that games are rather frequently
interrupted by calling this violation to the puzzlement
and discontent of the audience and to the bewilderment,
and disruption of offensive actions, of the player called.
Suggestion was made that more uniformity in Se neeEe rene eS
is desirable.

5. Backboards-= Tony Hinkle reported his Great Lakes Naval
team had run across eight different kinds of backboards in