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, FLoyp 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. SALMON, 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 ......O%s..Fs. C+ Allen, Dir. of Ath.
U. of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

 

 

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...7r.... INO. waa 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.....\. one Seeman the circle...Z>s....
ce. Do you favor the rule which allows four 5. a. Would you favor having all jumps following
charged time out periods? +k . Mek held ball at the nearest one of the three
d. Do you favor the present rule which allows a restraining circles? Yes... NO...---s--ss
defensive player to strike the ball and hand b. If (a) should not be adopted and the center
of an TC while the hand is on the ball? jump should be eliminated would you favor
Vou | RK: ST ae retaining the center restraining circle?
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2, Concerning center jumps: 6. In your territory is the rule relative to “guard-
a. Do you favor eliminating oe jump ing from the being properly enforced?
following a field goal? Yes.../\.... WA 8. OF Aik
b. If (a) should be adopted, ball should be 7. Would you favor making ‘the free throw lanes
thrown in (check one) wit Ge a. :
(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
en when, the ball is not on or in the basket?
(3) From end of division line after being Yes..£\.... NO...--------+
. 9. Would you favor having the proper bouncing
handled by official.............
alae ar a copa reaction of a ball specified and the requiring of
3. Should the following be legalized for those co gs gaa oscar et
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...........- .
inside the end lines. Yes............ Maw... 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 Mes causes a light

to flash). Yes............ INO.

c. A smaller backboard designed so that more
spectators at the end of the court will be able

to .. ball go through the goal. Yes............

This questionnaire checked by

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Comment on reverse side.

QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE
W. E. MEANWELL
Samuet Rocers
J. W. Sr. Crair
Oswatp Tower, EDITOR
H. V. Porter, CHAIRMAN

 

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