NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. - NATIONAL FEDERATION H. S. A. A. - CANADIAN I. A. U. - CANADIAN A. B. A. CHAIRMAN, L. W. St. JoHN Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio TREASURER, FLoYD A. Rowe Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio secretary, H. V. Porter 11 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE of the UNITED STATES AND CANADA 1937 ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE This questionnaire is sent annually to representative basketball men of the country in order that their views may be VICE-CHAIRMAN, H. H. SA:MON, JR. 40 Wall St., New York, N. Y. 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 ...... Dr. F.C. Allen, Dir. of Ath.. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Ks. The Committee Member or State Athletic Officer whose name appears above will send all replies received up to March 6th to H. V. Porter, 11 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois. 1. Concerning rule changes which were made last 4. Concerning the three second lane rule (check spring: one) a. Is the new rule on communication satisfac- a. Present rule is satisfactory............. tory? Yes..&... No...........: b. Remove all three second lane restriction........... b. Do you favor the restraining circle around c. Make restriction apply only to lane and half center circle? Yes...%<... No........... the eircle.....DQ.. ce. Do you favor the rule which allows four 5. a. Would you favor having all jumps following charged time out periods? Yes..X... No.......... held ball at the nearest one of the three d. Do you favor the present rule which allows a restraining circles? Yes... No..........- defensive player to strike the ball and hand b. If (a) should not be adopted and the center of an opponent while the hand is on the ball? jump should be eliminated would you favor Ven Oe. Me retaining the center restraining circle? You 2. Benes 2. Concerning center jumps: 6. In your territory is the rule relative to “guard- a. Do you favor eliminating the center jump ing from the rear” being properly enforced? following a field goal? Yes..)K..... NO... You. Me. b. If (a) should be adopted, ball should be 7. Would you favor making the free throw lanes thrown in (check one) onet Sa ae ae (1) Immediately from end of court............. 8. Would you favor changing the rule so that (2) From end after being handled by offi- touching the ring or net is a violation even ce ee when the ball is not on or in the basket? (3) From end of division line after being — No....2S,-. : 9. Would you favor having the proper bouncing handled by official.....AK\... en 2X reaction of a ball specified and the requiring of : ‘ h 3. Should the following be legalized for those Enehery os seh Sonn Corre © . iogel : 4 pressure which would secure that reaction and schools that choose to use the following modi- fications: : which would be stamped on the ball? Yes...2%.. a. Backboards which would be placed four feet No...» inside the end lines. Yes... .. a... 10. If any particular section of the rules needs b. Baskets which deviate from the customary single net and ring type (such as the double ring recording device which causes a light to flash). Yes............ No... ya improvement give rule and section number Comment on reverse side. QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE ec. A smaller backboard designed so that more W. E. Meanwelt spectators at the end of the court will be able Samuet Rocers J. W. Sr. Crair to see the ball go through the goal. Yes............ N 0... This questionnaire checked by..-<<<5 Location er ee Oswatp Tower, EDITOR H. V. Porter, CHAIRMAN