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tossed the ball up at center for the tipeoff,. By research it
was determined that it took on an average about 10 seconds for
the ball to be brought from the end line where the basket was
made to the center at the time it was tossed up for the tip-off,
and incidentally that 10 seconds gave the spectators time to
catch thoir breath and their hearts to resume normaley after a
thrilling scoroe Courting the nunber of field goals and free
throws that were suecessfully made, ond multiplying this by 10
seconds, the total clapsed time during the progress of the
game was 5 to 7 minutes. Had the time been declared out last
yoar after field goals, the playing situation would have been
identically the same as this ycare

. gooording to the wording of the new rule, how can the
game be speeded up on accoumt of the rules? Is it not in spite
of tho.rules that the game has been specded up?

Weil, now.

Well, Doctor, sofar as the speeding up of the game is concerned,
that is entirely up to the play of the two opposing teamse The
so-oalled now rules have not been in’ the bocks long enough for
the teams to get thoroughly adjusted,’ as yet. If the side scored
upon really desires to delay the game, that side may hold the
ball 5 seconds out of bounds by rule at the end line before they
throw the ball in, and then they may take 10 seconds in addition
before the players on that side are forced by the rule to cyvss
the center linc of the court, or the division line. In other
words, it is possible to withhold the ball from the offonsive
court for 14 seconds after a goal is madee So you can see that
they can play the slow broak just as well as they can play the
fast broak, and personally I think that some smart team is going
to try that. I noticed by Sumday's papor thot Iowa State used
the slow broak against Kansas State and beat them 41 to 50_. So
you sec, Doctor, all teams are not going in for this fire doparte
ment basketball. In another year I predict that muny teams will
be using the slow break and then you will have 5 seconds to pass
the ball in from out of bounds and 10 seconds to get across;

Thon after they got across they are going to uso a play that many
people call “stall", and it will bo a dreary gari¢e Don't you
think so? :

Yes, I certainly agree with youe That is the real objection to
the whole thing, and that has been and is my objection to the
tipless center. It gives the team that has been scorod upon an
opportunity to delay the gamee

Well, thon, Doctor, who knows but what your prophecy, although you
didn't prophesy you did indicate, that since the football rules
wont back tothe kick off there may be a return to the conter tip-
off in basketball in a year or twoe Don't you think there is a
possibility of rotating the jumpers in basketball just as they
have the batting order in baseball? The coaches could instruct
their playcrs during practice, so it would be an casy matter to
handle the game situatione.