NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. . NATIONAL FEDERATION H. S. A. A. - CANADIAN I. A. U. - CANADIAN A. B. A.

 

TREASURER, FLoyp A. Rowe
Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio

secretary, H. V. Porter
11 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois

VICE-CHAIRMAN, H. H. SALMON, JR.
40 Wall St., New York, N. Y.

CHAIRMAN, L. W. St. JOHN
Ohio State University, Columbus, 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 ...Dr...FPorrest..0....Allen,..
Director.of Athletics,..University.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. VY. Porter, 11 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois.

Concerning the three second lane rule (check

1. Concerning rule changes which were made last 4,
spring: one)
a. Is the new rule on communication satisfac. - a. Present rule is satisfactory............. He
tory? oie Bi 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..... <. Ne... the cirele......-......
ce. Do you favor the rule which allows four 5. a. Would you favor having all jumps following
held ball at the nearest one of the three
charged time out periods? Yen eo 7 eee - i a. ea
csi deuen wl ie. ae:
d. Do you favor the present rule which allows a ee oe
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
Wd retaining the center restraining circle?
Yes...Y...... ct ots J
OR tcc NO: We. 3s5
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?
iiliowine a Ac geal? Foe. V. No,...... Yes....N.... Whee
b. If (a) should be adopted, ball should be 7. Would you favor oe free throw lanes
thrown in (check one) ft wider? Yes............ No.™.........
(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
int when the ball a not on or in the basket?
(3) From end of division line after being BUR ee
i 9. Would you favor having the proper bouncing
handled by official......... reaction of a ball specified and the requiring of
z 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.....-------+
inside the end lines. Yes...W..... Wig 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............ Me. Vio:

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

improvement give rule and section number

 

Comment on reverse side.

QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE
W. E. MEANWELL
SAMUEL ROGERS

hth J. W. St. CLair
to eG ball go through the goal. Yes........ “ Cincien Tele salen
NO. AWA. H. V. Porter, c

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