MATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. - NATIONAL FEDERATION H. S. A. A. - Y. M. C. A. + CANADIAN I. A. U. - CANADIAN A. B. A. CHAIRMAN, H. H. SALMON, JR. VICE-CHAIRMAN, JOHN BUNN secretary, H. V. Porter TREASURER, FLorvpD A. Rowe EDITOR, OSWALD TOWER 40 Wall St., New York, N. Y. Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Calif. 11 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill. 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...............-----.--------------- jiineeieeaauncsaoiniabsvpadisnbeepabbanaamneriiece 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 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 rule which prohibits a substitution after a goal satisfactory? Yes............ Seem 2. Are length and number of time-outs and inter- missions satisfactory? Yes............ isiciaoce 3. The removal of the three-second limitation for player in the outer half of the circle without the ball has resulted in: (a) A better game.............. (b) A worse game.............. (c) No noticeable difference............... 4. Have you had direct experience with a court having the end line four feet behind the back- board? Yess... Noes : If the answer above is ‘Yes’, check the following: (a) Were there fewer out of bounds balls? VOS: te INOS Seca (b) Was the space often used for tries for goal? MOS. eile ING: ce (c) Was there less crowding after rebounds? Th Wc (d) Were visiting teams noticeably handicap- peat . 288... cca (e) Do you recommend encouraging use of the four-foot space? Yes............ NG. is 5. Is the rule which prescribes the “sudden death” method in the first overtime in high school games satisfactory? Yes............ We PART II. Concerning general trend of game: 6. The present average total score for High School play is 55 points and for College 70 points. This is (a) About right.............. (6) Too. low.............. (c) Tee high... 7. (a) The interpretation of “travelling” rule is (1) About right............ (2) Too loose............ (3) Toe 2... (b) Use of a zone defense is (1) About right sisi sah (2) Too great............. (c) Officiating in my locality is (1) About PON ha. (2) Too. loose........... (3) Too strict2:.. 8. The most desirable color: (a) for court lines is black........ rea white........ broken black and white.......; (b) for fixtures which attach basket — ring to backboard is black........ white........ 3 (ce) for ball is tan........ white......... 9. Do you favor conference experimentation with: (a) A smaller fan shaped backboard? Yes.......... (d) A heavier basket ring? Yes.......... Ws (e) A short metal chain basket net? Yes............ Mec 10. Is “face guarding” causing enough difficulty to warrant further restriction? Yes.......... PO ics PART III. Concerning rules for 1939-40: 11. Do you favor allowing the offended team to keep possession after: (a) a successful free throw following a deliberate personal foul? Se Rn ; or (b) after any throw following a deliberate technical foul? Yes.......... Ds ihicin 12. Do you favor a method of timing whereby the clock would be stopped each time the ball is dead (with proper shortening of periods)? Tins Di kcieticvns 13. Do you favor a ball that bounces near the present: (a) Minimum 48”............ ; (b) Maxi- mum: 05" 3220 -- ; or (c) Median 52”............ 2 14. Do you favor making it a violation when an unsuccessful free throw misses the ring even though it touches the backboard? Yes............ INGi cs 15. (Check this only if you are connected with Col- lege or Independent games) (a) College and Independent games should be played in 10-minute quarters. Yes............ Pe Gisccssciensese (b) College conferences should be urged to ex- periment with baskets 12 feet above the Soor, You........ Noss 23 16. (Check this only if you are connected with Junior or Senior High School games) (a) Have you had actual experience with the SO” bell? Yea... Meck (b) Do you favor use of the 29” ball for Junior High School? Yes...........- Mec. (c) Would you favor permitting optional use of a 29” ball for Senior High School play? DB iscccccs cca 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 inches removed from the lower edge? Yes............ 6. (b) A transparent backboard with small area behind basket painted white? Yes............ ING nesses 18. Deliberate pushing of a player in the act of throwing for goal should result in additional penalty for the unsportsmanlike phase of the sa foay Te... Piso (b) Basket without a backboard? Yes............ 19. Reverse side may be used for comments. Gian (c) A basket ring 10 or 12 inches from the QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE F. C. Allen - J. H. Crocker - H. D. Edgren backboard? Yes............ NO.....2----0e00 W. E. Meanwell - Oswald Tower - H. V. Porter, Chr. Signed: {Cosch..__. ) (Official... ) (Administrator.......... ) Other... ) Institution Represented: College-........-..-.--------+ PE Sa vos Y.M.C.A Other. City State