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

 

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A Ay os

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

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CHAIRMAN, L. W. St. JOHN ? secretary, H. V. Porter

11 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois

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

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

 

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... }O2Z@
tory? Yesg gag ae £y b. Remove all three second lane restriction... B45 i
b. Do you favor the restraining circle around c. Make restriction apply only to lane and half : 3
center circle? Yes. LABONo....68.. the circle... S49 : ’
ce. Do you favor the rule which allows. four 5. a. Would you favor having all jumps following eo
held ball at th arest f the thr Fa
charged time out periods? Yeh B Eno. sey. ' oe " * — 44s ie ass or
traini i 2? Yes. ! No... 882 rs
d. Do you favor the present rule which allows a oe " bs
defensive player to strike the ball and hand b. Tf (a) should not be adopted and the center e
of an opponent while the hand is on thegball? jump should be eliminated would you favor i
retaining the center restraining circle? Bes
Yes@@6é.-- No..g49- pe
Yes. BBS. No... S22 a
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. g94- No.6 58-- Yes... 969 No..495.
b. If (a) should be adopted, ball should be 7. Would you favor making the free throw lanes
thrown in (check one) wider? Yes..¥@.. No.31449
(1) Immediately from end of court... 693 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
: when the ball is not on or in the basket?
Gal... 6321
(3) From end of division line after being Yes... B16 No... 2296
; 9. Would you favor having the proper bouncing
meen hy official... 343 reaction of a ball specified and the requiring of
: s . factory tests which would determine the legal
3. 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. L133
a. Backboards which would be placed four feet No.... 380
10. If any particular section of the rules needs

inside the end lines. Yes. 664 No. 94%.

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. 4368 No. @g}-

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

to see the ball go through the goal. YesQg4--

No...1361

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Comment on reverse side.

QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE
W. E. MEANWELL
SAMUEL ROGERS
J. W. St. CLair
Oswatp TOWER, EDITOR
H. V. Porter, CHAIRMAN