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player who is putting the ball in play. On such courts a fine broken line

should be drawn in the court three feet from the boundary line.
Ques.— Ball is being tossed up by an Official between two play-
ers; after it has been tapped and before any other player touches
it, it goes to “out of bounds’; what is the decision? Ans.—Ball
goes to an opponent of player who tapped it out. If both players
tap it simultaneously, Rule 10, Sec. 2, governs.

Note to Officials
Officials should make their out-of-bounds decisions clearly evi-
dent to both teams. If there is any confusion or misunder-
standing among the players as to the decision, the Official
should obtain possession of the ball and not permit the player
entitled to it to play it until both teams have had a chance
to recover their positions. Whenever the ball is awarded
to a team out of bounds from its front court area, as provided
in this rule or in Rule 14, the Official must hand the ball
immediately to the player who is to put it into play. The
purpose of this is to make the decision clear; the purpose
is not to delay the game until the defensive team gets “set’’.

*SECTION 2. If an Official is unable to determine which player
Bic i Be touched the ball last before it went out of bounds,
= oe ho a suses te shall put the ball into play by a Jump Ball at

the spot where it was last touched inside the
court, but not less than six feet from any boundary line. If, how-
ever, on a jump ball at center, or elsewhere, the ball is tapped out
of bounds by both players simultaneously, it shall be put into play
again at the same point.

RULE 11—Time-Out and Time-In
SECTION 1. Time-out may be declared under the following
Time-out. conditions:

(a) When a foul is called, the Official’s signal for the foul
being an automatic declaration of time-out;

(b) When an Official suspends play for a substitution upon
signal from the Scorers;

(c) When ordered by an Official because of delay in obtaining
the ball, as when it lodges in the support of the basket or
rolls under seats;

(d) When an Official grants a Captain’s request for time-out,
such request being granted only when the ball is dead or
in possession of this Captain’s team;

(e) When an Official suspends play because of injury to a
player;

(f) When an Official suspends play for the removal of a dis-
qualified player.