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CHAIRMAN, L. W. St. JOHN VICE-CHAIRMAN, H. H. SALMON, JR. secretary, H. V. Porter TREASURER, FLoyp A. RoWE
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 40 Wall St., New York, N. Y. 11 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio

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

 

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 .........DP+..FeC+. Allen, Dir...of. Ath.
U. 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? Yeés..h... Mo.c..5. 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...eX..... NO-.........+ the circle...X.......
c. Do you favor the rule which allows’ four 5. a. Would you favor having all jumps following
held ball at th arest one of the three
charged time out periods? Yes..X.... No.......... . sical : ag oe
traini ircles? Yes............ Oia
d. Do you favor the present rule which allows a ee ee - x
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
Vea oo retaining the center restraining circle?
DOB iinicun ss INOS. ccc
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.Kne: No... Wee No..A%.....
b. If (a) should be adopted, ball should be 7. Would you favor making the free throw lanes
thrown in (check one) wider? Yeu... 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
cial XC when the ball is not on or in the basket?
(3) From end of division line after being Se eee No..X oe ;
eee 9. Would you favor having the proper bouncing

reaction of a ball specified and the requiring of
factory tests which would determine the legal

8. Should the following be legalized for those pressure which would secure that reaction and

schools that choose to use the following modi-

fications: which would be stamped on the ball? Yes............
a. Backboards which would be placed four feet No...X....
inside the end lines. Yes........ So 10. If any particular section of the rules needs

: ; improvement give rule and section number
b. Baskets which deviate from the customary

single net and ring type (such as the double

 

ring recording device which causes a light Comment én reverse side.
a No... QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE
ce, A smaller backboard designed so that more : W. E. MEANWELL
spectators at the end of the court will be able Samuet RoGers
J. W. St. CLair

to see the ball go through the goal. Yes............
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Oswatp TOWER, EDITOR

. V. Porter, CHAIRMAN

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