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dardizing officiating procedure and rd ative to the improvement of timing and scor-
ing conditions. These recommendations had an influence on later action which was
taken by the Committee in definitely specifying certain time limits and certain pro-
cedures in connection with officiating. There will be a page in the supplementary
section of the guide which will list and discuss the various proposed improvements
in these matters. It was the sentiment of the Committee thatultimately the rules
should probably provide for a checker or supervisor of matters pertaining to timing
and scoring andthat there should then be only one official timer and one official
SCOrere

THE PUBLICATIONS AND QUESTIONNAIRE REPORTS were confined to an analysis of the work
which had been done and to the apparent sentiment as shown by the questionmaire re-
suits.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RASKETBALL COACHES: The recommendations of the National
fssociation of Basketball Coaches were presented by Don Whito, Basket ball Coach,
University of Connecticut. It was recommended that all suggestions for radical
cules revision be submitted to the proper committees for exhaustive study, research
and report before being considered for adoption, with the exception of the following:

1. In case of a technical foul, the offended team has the choice of ball or foul
shot (foul shot to be played as ina personal foul). Conches Vote: 34-6

2. That the Rules Committee adopt a standard ball for all intercollegiate competi-
tion. The coaches prefer the brown leather laceless ball with rubber valve,
eight panels ond stitched seams; the ball tc be 29 1/2" in circumference and to
be inflated to 13 lbs. pressuro. Coaches Voto; 354-28

3. Recommends positive clarification of the rule governing handling of the ball by
officials on out of bounds plays onwhich the offensive team receives the ball
in its fore court. Carried unanimously

4. Recommends the adoption of a rule requiring hcme teams to wear white uniform
jerseys and visiting teams to wear colored uniform jerseys. It is also recom-
mended that the jerseys of the playing squad be numbered consectuvely upward
from three. Carried unanimously.

5. Recommends that no ecunference or organization of college basketball teams shall
conduct its contests under rules or interpretations thereof at variance with
those in the playing code except for the purposes of research on express author-
ity of the National Rules Committee. Carried unanimously

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The Committee carefully ccnsidered all recommendations from the various grcups, the
results of the questionnaire and all other informaticn which had poen gathered by
the sub-committees. In every case action was taken after a motion regularly mde,
seconded andcarried. In nearly all cases the adoption was by unanimous vote. In
no case was any important change made with less than a three-fourths majority. The
more important actions of the committee relative to rule changes are included on
the appended sheets entitled “Summary of Major Changes". This summary was made up
for the conveniorce of members who desired carly and authentic information follow-
ing the meeting. Other actions of the committee follow this prelimimry summary.