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center of the court for all the ills of the past game, I have
hoard one of our own bosy, Coach Arthur "Dutch" Lonborg, of
Northwestern University Bay many timcs that he found when his
team had a short conter and could not control the tipeoff that
in those vory years he had his scrappiest toamsS,s Those boys
with their apparent disadvantage had to fight harder than ever
to recover the ball aftcr tho tip-off,

Wellj Doctor, that is a good pointe. Now, anothor question -~

is there any other game in which there is not cither an equal
chance for the opponents to obtain the ball after a goal is

made, or the defendants are compelled to drive the ball into

the opponents’ territory? In the carly '90s in football the

ball was givon to one side at the boginning of the game and after
the goal was made, they were pomittcd to attack instoad of the
usual kick off, This lasted obout two years, and then the roe
turn to the kick off was mades

Dre Naismith, do you think that the gome of baskotball as now
constituted has a similar opportunity?

I am not sure as to that. If the game is better without the
tipeoff certainly it will not return, Only time will tell about
thate We want the game to continuously make progresse

Doctor, one eritic in Indianapolis contended that you are still
in the cra of the peachebasket stage. What would bo your roe
action to such criticism as that?

If I om in the poachebaskct stage it is because the late rules
compel me to be in that stagee In tho carly days 10 men played
the game in a 40 by 50 foot areca, and we gradually enlarged the
ficld soas to get in scientific play. But the rulos since 1932
are now compelling 10 men to play in a space 45 by 50 fect which
naturally brings in a lot of roughness as wo had in the peach
basket stage, and the center tip is the only play that occupics
the full courte

Woll, Dre Naismith, this is a tribute to you when they talk about
the peach basket stage, because the basket idea was yours, and I
would say that any idea that can enthrall’'18 million peoplo is a
peach of an idcead But, scriously, Doctor, the proponents of the
new rule state that this new rule has increased the playing time
about 7 minutese What do you say as to that?

Do you think that is right? In the rule it specifically states
that the ball is dead after a goal is made and play ccnases, and
how can you increase the playing time? You might decrease the
elapsed time, but you can't increase the playing timce

That is exactly right, Doctore They have not increased the playing
time one iota by rulee But they can actually play longer uder
this game than they played under last yoar'’s gamce This is the
reason: . After a free throw or a ficld goal was made the referce