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CHAIRMAN, H. H. SALMON, JR. VICE-CHAIRMAN, JOHN BUNN secretary, H. V. Porter TREASURER, FLoYD A. Rowe EDITOR, OSWALD TOWER
40 Wall St., New York, N. Y. Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Calif. 11 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, II. Board of Education, Cleveland, O. Andover, Mass.

“NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE
of the UNITED STATES AND CANADA

1939 ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE

This questionnaire is sent annually to representative basketball men in order that their views may be presented at:
the annual meeting of the National Committee. The Committee will be grateful if you will check these answers and

 

RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRE PROMPTLY to....... Forrest .C..Allen,.Chairman,. 5th District,

.The Committee Member or State Athletic Officer whose name appears above will send all replies received up to March
20th to the Secretary of the Committee, 11 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois.

PART I. Concerning rule changes made last: (d) A heavier basket ring? ve. /.. No SP.

spring: (e) A short oo chain basket net? Yes. iin
NOTE: Vote yes or no on general principle involved. No 2

Suggestions for slight modifications may be = if ¢. «ee, ....:

made in Part III or on back of sheet. | “

1. Is the rule which prohibits a substitution after warrant further restriction? Yes...... No..a:.-}..

3 a 4 PART III. Concerning rules for 1939-40:
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a goal satisfactory? Yes. s ae

10. Is “face guarding” causing enough difficulty to

11. Do you favor allowing the offended team to

2. Are length and number of time- outs and inter- keep possession after: (a) a successful free
missions satisfactory? Yes.=.. 3%. No 7... : throw following as deliberate personal foul?

3. The removal of the three-second limitation for Yes [4 | No...<:.2.; or (b) after any throw
1 in th ter half of the circle without th
ee openness . ' following a deliberate technical foul? Yes./ Lo...
ball has resulted in: (a) A better game..<../ Baas No.2 “

(b) A worse game./ soecenecens (c) No noticeable 12. Do you favor a method of timing whereby the
difference./f.......... clock would be stopped each time the ball is

4, Have you had direct experience with a court dead (with proper shortening of periods)?
having the end line four feet behind the back- woe ea No...-./..
board? Veo 2 }_. No...7 Baie 13. Do you favor a ball that bounces near the
If the answer above is ‘Yes’, check the following: present: (a) Minimum 48”....2.....; (b) Maxi-
(a) Were there fewer out of bounds balls? -, : <a

34 , mum 55”...e43....; or (c) Median 52”...c%.24%.?
Yes.:2.1.... NO...4..-.----+ 14. Do you favor making it a violation when an
(b) Was the space often used for tries for oe unsuccessful free throw misses the ring even
| a
Yes! _... Node... though it touches the backboard? Yes..../ 4B.
(c) Was th ee less a after rebounds? No..22
Mi ccecsonns
Yes...2dd... No.....12....+ 15. (Check this only if you are connected with Col-
(d) Were visiting ‘nina noticeably handicap- lege or Independent games)
ped? Yes... Ue ae (a) College and Independent games should be
(e) Do you recommend encouraging use of the played in 10-minute quarters. Yes...
four-foot space? Yes. . No...» No... a2.

5. Is the rule which prescribes the “sudden death” (b) College conferences should be urged to ex-
method in the first overtime in high school games periment with, baskets 12 feet above the
satisfactory ? Yes... No... floor, Yes... No.4.

PART II. Concerning general trend of game: 16. (Check this only if you are connected with

6. The present average total score for High School Junior or Senior High School games)
play is 55 points and for College 70 points. a (a) Have you had actual experience with the
is (a) About right.2... (b) Too low. eocnteaenchuce 29” ball? ica 1 ee cucne No Bio I bei
(c) Too high.....22...... (b) Do you favor use of the 29” ball for Junior

7. (a) The Gees ctacon of “travelling” rule is High School? Yes..%...... TS ere

(1) About right... 5]. (2) Too jeu le fs (c) Would you favor permitting optional use of
(8) Yoo vinid_. a a 29” ball for bois High School play?
(b) Use of a zone defense is (1) About right 28 NO....by-----»

17. Assuming that proper safeguards would be
made against any sudden compulsory use of
equipment whose use would involve considerable

BO (2) Too great... iiss
(c) cae in my locality is (1) About

right..2 2... (2) Too loose. /@... (3) Too expense, do you favor permitting the optional
strict....! ee use of: ith — d
8. The most desirable color: (a) for court lines is (a) A backboard with several inches remove

from the lower edge? Yes./.£2.... No..... aa
black... Po: hite..2... 1
me ee a — or (b) A transparent backboard with small area

 

hit A b) for fixt hich attach bask : ; Y
— ioe cena . ce a — behind basket painted white? Yes...../......
ring to backboard is black.2 02 thie te. (c) my

¢ é No....:..22......
for ball is tan.) white... 18. Deliberate pushing of a player in the act of
9. Do you favor conference experimentation with: throwing for goal should result in additional
(a) A smaller fan shaped backboard? Yes & penalty for _ unsportsmanlike phase of the
No.3... foul? Yes. 2.¥ No... =,
(b) Basket without a backboard? Yes............ 19. Reverse side may be eee for comments.
No...
(c) A haskeot ring 10 or 12 inches from the QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE
F. C. Allen - J. H. Crocker : H. D. Edgren
backboard? Yes..2...... No..w.le a W. E. Meanwell - Oswald Tower - Hz. V. Porter, Chr.
Signed: a iCosch......... } {Ofcial....... ) (Administrator.......... } (Ofer... )
Institution Represented: College... ..-.ssseeee High School... .....<.-oiews ¥. M. GA Other

 

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