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(a) Endorse for advertising or otherwise any orticle of equipment.

(b) Promotion of any rule beyond the adoption of the same by the National -
Committec.

(c) Oppose the action of any minority group; should that group gain a strong follow-
ing it should be evident that the rules group were wrong or that the trend had
chonged in the meantime. It is to be expected that the rules group could be
wrong occasionally in placing an adoption in the book amd that correction of
such errors were not weessarily a reflection on the ability and integrity of
the N.tional Basketball Committee.

(a) That no individual member of the National Basketball Committee express for piib-
lication or otherwise any opinion relative to anticipated action of the group in
the future,

(e) No member of the National Basketball Committeo should indulge in any form of
SALESMANSHIP of new rules, new equipment, etc. If . proposal is good, it will
sell itself; if a rule is bad, it will be pointed out to the members of the
National Basketball Committee.

(f) Failure to re-open an issue when circumstances warrant the re-opening of the
SAME ¢

This committee is indebted to Mr. Floyd Rowe, Chairman of the National Basketball
Committee, for his frank suggestions relative to the mistakes of our association in
the pst as well as suggestions for improving the relationships between the groups;
to llr, Phillip 0. Badger, President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
for his clarification of the functions of the N,C«*.+. representatives to the
National Basketball Committee and to the many coaches ¢ the National Basketball
Coaches Association for their letters describing experiences which have strained

the relationships in the past.

Basketball in the present crisis will of necessity face mny vital and crucial prob-
lems; the solution to thse problems will rest in the united effort of all agencies
intrusted with the responsibility. Let us work together that our great game my
continue to go forward.