April, 1944 —

ridge, Hope, Leonardville, Miltonvale, Minneapolis,
Onaga, Wamego, Washington, Wesleyan Academy.
Group D—Admire, Barnes, Beattie, Blaine, Brook-
ville, Clements, Courtland, Cuba, Dunlap, Greenleaf,
Junction City Jr., Kipp, Mahaska, Munden, Narka,
Neosho Rapids, Reading, Republic, St. Marys, Tescott,
Vermillion, Wakefield, Wilsey.
District No. IV
Group A—Atwood, Beloit, Colby, Ellsworth, Lincoln,
Norton, Oberlin, Russell, St. Francis, St. Joseph’s.
Group C—Alton, Beverly, Brewster, Esbon, Gorham,
Grinnell, Hunter, Jennings, McDonald, Natoma, Nor-
catur, Palco, St. John’s, Sylvan Grove, Woodston.
District No. V

Group B—Ashland, Dighton, Elkhart, Fowler, >

Greensburg, Hugoton, Kinsley, Leoti, Meade, Medicine
Lodge, Ness City, Spearville, Sublette, Syracuse, T'ri-
bune.

Group C—Bison, Johnson, Lewis, Macksville, Min-
neola, Montezuma, Pawnee Rock, Satanta, Utica.

Group D—Alexander, Arnold, Bellefont, Bloom,
Brownell, Burdett, Copeland, Cullison, Dodge City Jr.,
Great Bend Jr., Hazelton, Healy, Kingsdown, Lewis Jr.,
Offerle, Pratt Jr., Rozel, Shallow Water, Sharon, Staf-
ford Jr. ;

District No. VI

Group A—Arkansas City, El Dorado, Hutchinson,
Wellington.

Group C—Belle Plaine, Potwin, Pretty Prairie, Sedg-
wick.

Group D—Arkansas City Jr., Belmont, Bentley, Ben-
ton, Bluff City, Cambridge, Durham, Galva, Goddard,
Lincolnville, Maize, Mount Hope, Nashville, Partridge,
Ramona, Rosalia, Towanda, Udall, Viola, Walton,
Zenda.

The Constitutional Amendment

As we go to press the vote on the constitution amend-
ment to change the wording of Article II, which refers
to the purposes of the Association, was 301 favorable
votes to 9 opposed. This appears to insure the passage
of the proposed amendment.

Whether or not it will produce the results desired by
the Delegate Assembly and Board of Control in regard
to making the employees of the Association eligible for

enrollment under the Federal Social Security Act, is a

question. The action of the Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector who assessed the Social Security tax against
us on the basis that our association had “influenced
legislation,” was not endorsed by the Internal Revenue
Department. It is rather doubtful if the change in the
constitution is sufficient to alter the present Federal
ruling.
The inclusion of reference to the maintenance of the
Athletic Accident Benefit Plan as a part of the con-
stitution seems to have been wise and necessary. As for
the proposed benefits for the retirement plan, apparent-
ly no harm will have been done whether the change in
wording is recognized or not. The new wording of
Article II is a true statement of the activities of the

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Association, regardless of its effect upon the proposed
retirement plan.

Basketball Rules Changes

A number of changes in the basketball code were
made by the national rules committee at its annual meet-
ing in March. These alterations are divided into those
affecting Playing Procedure and those that affect Game
Administration. In the first division are the following:

1. A player will be disqualified when he commits
his fifth personal foul, instead of his fourth. No addi-
tional personal fouls will be permitted in an extra period
and the rule for high school and college play will be the
same. As soon as the fifth personal foul is made the
player is out of the game for good.

>. The limitation on the number of times a player
may re-enter the game has been removed. It is still
illegal, however, for a player to withdraw during a dead
ball and return to the game before play has been re-
sumed. Alsé, he may not enter during a dead ball and
withdraw before the ball is put in play.

3. The practice of “goal tending” will be illegal.
During a throw for a field goal no opponent may legally
touch such a throw while his hand is above the level of
the ring and after the ball has started its downward
course. For this violation 2 points are awarded. The
ball becomes dead when the violation occurs and the
awarded 2 points are the only points scored, even though
the ball might go through the basket, despite the viola-
ticn.

In the second division of rules changes the following
will be found:

1. A change has been made in the legal length and
composition of the basket net. The new rule permits
the use of cord as thick as 120-thread. The length of
the net will be limited to a minimum length of 15
inches and a maximum of 18 inches.

2. The new tules will specify that scorers must be
supplied with legible lists of all substitutes and their
numbers, as well as the starting players, at least two
minutes before time for the game to begin. Failure to
comply is a technical foul.

3. Officials will be given discretionary authority to
suspend play when a player is obviously injured. This
is designated to protect the official when the player is

- obviously injured, is entirely out of the play, and is

apparently in need of medical or first-aid attention.

The new rules will not permit a team to return
the ball from its front court to its back court, except
where such return immediately follows a jump ball. In
all other cases, if a player secures the ball inbounds, it
is a violation if he causes the ball to go to the back
court.

Other moderate changes will tend to simplify and
clarify certain sections of the code. The new rules will
make it clear that a substitute free throw must be at-_
tempted by the same player who threw the first one. A
slight change also has been made in order to designate
definitely the spot of the jump-ball following basket-
interference violations and free-throw lane violations.