National Basketball Committ ee

The following is a brief summary of the principal changes in
the basketball rules for next season, Only a few of these
summaries have been prepared and therefore they cannot be
supplied in quantities. An oarly edition of the official
Tules will be available about June 15. Copies may be ordered
from H. V. Porter, 11 South TaSalle Street, Chicago, Ill.

We expect to have the regular edition of the Basketball Guide
ready for distribution earlier this year than in the past.

1. The distance from face of backboard to end line has been
made four feet, with proper @liowance on courts. where _
this distance is impossible, The maximum end ideal cours
length for college teams is 94 feet, with distance between
faces of backboards 86 feet.

2, After a free throw resulting from a technical foul, whether
madé or missed, the team having the free throw is to be
awarded the ball out of bounds at mid-—court. “hen a personal
foul is called, the captain of the offended team may waive
the free throw end elect to have the ball put in play from
out of bounds at mid-court by any player of his team. lm ,
case of & multiple throw this applies to the last free throw
only. It does not apply to ea double foul.

3. Ifa player in the act of shooting is fowled from behind, or
roughly handled from any position, two free throws are to be
awarded whether the field goal is made or missed.

4, Any play er of a team may ask for time out, that is, this
privilege is no longer limited to the captain.

5. In games which go into overtime periods, each team is ensitled
to an additional time-out for euch overtime period,

6. The words " or backboard " are to be deleted from mule 14,fe¢ 2,

There will be numerous changes in wording which will heve
Little effect on the meaning of the sections involved,

Prepared for the National Besketbali Committee by memees. coe
| Editor .

Andover, Massachusetts, May 8, 1939.