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NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. - NATIONAL FEDERATION H. S. A. A.

Y. M. C. A. - CANADIAN 1. A. U. - CANADIAN A. B.A.

 

CHAIRMAN, H. H. SALMON, JR. VICE-CHAIRMAN, JOHN BUNN

40 Wall St., New York, N. Y.

» secretary, H. V. Porter
Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Calif. 11 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill. Board of Education, Cleveland, O.

EDITOR, OSWALD TOWER
Andover, Mass.

TREASURER, FLOYD A. Rowe

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 —— PROMPTLY to......Forrest..C.e. -Allen,. Cheirman,..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. HH “Wt {

PART I. Concerning rule changes made last:
spring:
NOTE: Vote yes or no on general principle involved.
Suggestions for slight modifications may be
made in Part III or on back of sheet.

1. Is the 17 Lee, a substitution after
a goal I is J WY Nol]. i
ber of time-outs and inter-

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3. The removal of the three-second limitation for
player in the outer half of the circle — the

 

 

 

 

ball has resulted in: ie A better gamcilll 114d LL LA Ut!

(b) A wors ii Seer (c) No noticeable

difference! tf
4, Have you had U experience with a court

~ erat end line et feet behind the back-
1 Wy) AYA} Nol €1 Alle

If the answer {ltl is ‘Yes’, check the following:

ue WF there fewer out of bounds balls?
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(b) Was the space often used for tries for goal?

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there = ies after rebounds?
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(d) Were visiting teams nemeceey handicap-.

ped? vestil). NoLl{, DA Uf JH YW

(e) Do 7 Pare et ia ing use of the
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5. Is os rule which prescribes the “sudden death”
method in the Wy overtime in high Ae games
,

satisfactory ? “No. dX Al Liqnhawts
PART II. Concerning general trend of game:

6. The present average total score for High School

Ut i i nd for - lees 70 points. This
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Too high. HW) esis
te MS) retation of “travelling” —_ is
l i wae Whit Uy (2) Too loose... H |
(3) Too rigid!) ie

be Use of a zone defense is (1) About right

AT] lL j Ui i LA (2) Too great. i)...
on Mbt 2 my locality i Wt PN ne.
tit teu Hie) Too loose //{/7 Too
strict.l..........
Wh most desirable color: (a) for court lines is
Uw Pn TM ithed. witli. teoken black and

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fi tures which attach basket

_ af ' a I idea IH whiteJf{] | (c)
hee lis a white UM.

9. _ you favor conference experimentation goer

  

 

 

(a) A smaller fan an backboard? Yes.. Lae

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(b) wat Pay park tm eh i Gai Ae aes ae

(c) A basket ring 10 or 12 inches the

 

(d) A heavier basket ring? ve). I/ No. Yi UH Ly
(e) A short metal chain TAT It = Yes. }}....

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10. Is des guarding” causing fuel difficulty to

 

warrant further restriction? Yes | Soe Nod, Lt La
PART III. Concerning rules for 1939-40: //4) UAniS

Do you favor allowing the offended team to

keep possession after: (a) a successful free

i er Tih wed ani Don UR, ersonal foul?
Ll iw Nodf Put fter any throw

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following a stake technical foul? Yes JA LAN | |] If

No. VALET ee ' l|

12. Do you favor a as of timing whereby the
clock would be stopped each time the ball is
nag (with proper shortening of periods)?

Yes..| Ss seit no JALAN AMILYVAT )

13. Do ie favor a ball that bounces near the

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present: (a) Minimum 48”. WAM (b) Maxi-

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mum 55”.)/...... ; or (c) Median 52”£ YOUNG Hf ||
14. Do you favor making it a violation — an
unsuccessful free throw misses the ring even

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though it MOT Let aH backboard? ves J) pli f i Hy ||
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15. (Cheek ti this Ht a you are connected with Col-
lege or Independent games)
(a) College and Independent games should be

aa in 10-minute quarters. Yes./ii WH iq)!
No. Ve Ii LAL

(b) College conferences should be urged to ex-

periment with baskets 12 Way iF i PF I) |
tthe i
floor. Yes. M1. NofM/1JL Yt yf ty At
16. (Check this only if you are perenne —

Junior or Senior High School games)
(a) Have you had actual experience with the

 

29” ball? Yes/.......... Wel,
(b) Do you favor use of the 29” ball for Junior
High School? Yes//.. No-eescs--

(c) Would you favor permitting optional use of
a 29” ball for Senior High School play?

17. Assuming that proper safeguards would be
made against any sudden compulsory use of
equipment whose use would involve considerable
expense, do you favor permitting the optional
use of:

(a) A backboard with several inch i removed

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from the lower edge? ves HII) No HH. LA Wy! I
(b) A transparent backboard with small a |
behind rent painted white? Yel 4

No.; Wi (det IWAN

18. Deliberate pushing of a player in the act of
throwing for goal should result in additional

i PA the unsport ey phase of the
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19. Reverse side as be ne for comments.

 

 

QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE

 

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Signed: (Coach.......... ) (Official.......... ) (Administrator.......... ) (Otherc.... )
Institution Represented: College... een. High Scheel... YMCA Other
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