Ge Tho hane teen is to waar white uiiforms. ‘This includes shirt ond pants, 1 The visitors are to dross in their school colorse ; de A copy of the official box score shall be mailed to the Secretary of the — ee The visiting tean is to send to the hane team at least eight days in advanee of the gane, the nemes end mmbers of all players who will make the trips fe Bach soho is to exitenge with ali others eyund inforsion priestly tom, year on the varsity, men lost by graduation, veteran letter mon return~ may intereste Ii. Pules Interpretaticas: | Re Vhon a basket is made the official will signal the basket by raising ‘Ye ADL held balls are te be put in play in the nearest of the three circles. If there is doubt as to which is the nearest circle, the oomter is the one useds as Rule 8, Section 5, under ficte relative to division line, the following 4s en attenpt to mke the rule clear: | If a player passes the ball fron his tack court to a tean~ mate who is toushing or straddling the division line the m passed into front court. If a player passes the ball fron his front : 20 touremte who is ords the division lime is in the front court or back court accoriing to the m which the ball is thromte ‘hile he is in legal possession in such position i f i Ht : un in uty 5 et tau Be nT b Sih Pe tas = BASKETBALL RULES INTERPRETATIONS OF THE BIG SIX A. When @ basket is made the official will signal the basket by raising his arm end showing two fingerse Be All held balls are to be put in play in the nearest of the three circles. If there is doubt as.to which is the nearest circle, the center is the one usede C, The official shall place his hand on the back of the player fouled and raise the other hande De Rule 8, Section 8, under Note relative to division line, the following is an attempt to make the rule clear: If a player passes the ball from his back court to a team-mate who is touching or straddling the division line the ball has been passed into the front courte If a player passes the ball from his front court to a team-mate who is touching or straddling the division line the ball has been passed into the back courte In other words the division line is in the front court or back court according to the position from which the ball is throwme While he is in legal possession in such position the division line is a neutral area and the player's court location does not change because of any pivot until such time as both feet may touch the floor while entirely on one side of the line. Thereafter any stepping on or over the line changes the court location of the playere EB. We want to call attention to the Note to Officials under Rule 10, Section 1 which is as follows: ‘Whenever a ball is rewarded to a team out of bounds from its front eourt area the official must hand the ball immediately to the player who is to put it into play. iIf there is any confusion or misunderstanding among the players as to the decision the official should obtein 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 positionse Fe Relative to the Substitution Rules Substitution is permitted after a goal or made free throw. The procedure is as follows: The substitute reports to the scorer, the scorer sounds his horn loudly and quickly, the referee upon hearing the horn blowing his whistle and recognizing the substitute, permitting him to came on the floore The point we are trying to make is this: That the substitute should not go on the floor in these two situations until he has been recognized by the referees We would like to impress upon the officials that they warn the timekeepers to make these substitutions before the team that has been scored upon has had an opportunity to put the ball into « If however, the time-keeper's horn has sounded after the team scored upon has put the ball into play, no play by the team scored upon can follow wtil the substitution is complete. tm BASKETBALL RULES INTERPRETATIONS OF THE BIG SIx * A. When a basket is made the official will signal the basket by raising his arm and showing two fingerse B. All held balls are to be put in play in the nearest of the three circles. If there is doubt as to which is the nearest circle, the center is the one useds CG, The official shall place his hand on the back of the player fouled and raise the other hande De Rule 8, Section 8, umder Note relative to division line, the following is an attempt to make the rule clear: If a player passes the ball from his back court to a team-mate who is touching or straddling the division line the ball has been passed into the front court. If a player passes the ball from his front court a team-mate who is touching or straddling the division line the ball has been 5 into the back courte In other words the division line is in the front court or back c according to the position from which the ball is thrown. While he is in legal possession in sueh position the division line is a neutral area and the player's court location does not change because of any pivot until such time as both feet may touch the floor while entirely on one side of the linee Thereafter any stepping on or over the line changes the court location of the players iis Ee We want to call attention te the Note to Officials wider Rule 10, Section 1 which is as follows: "Whenever a ball is rewarded to a team out of bounds fram its front sourt area the official must hand the ball immediately to the player who is to put it into play. If there is any confusion or misunderstanding 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 positionse Fe Relative to the Substitution Rule. Substitution is permitted after a goal or made free throw. The procedure is as follows: The substitute reports to the scorer, the scorer sounds his horn loudly and quickly, the referee upon hearing the horn blowing his whistle and recognizing the substitute, permitting him to eames on the floors The point we are trying to make is this: That the substitute should not go on fi in these two situations until he has been recognized by the referee. We Bye If however, the time-keeper's horn has sounded after the team scored upon has put ji em into play, no play by the team scored upon can follow wmtil the substitution is completee ; BASKETBALL RULES INTERPRETATIONS OF THE BIG SIX Ae When a basket is made the official will signal the basket by raising his arm and showing two fingerse C, The offieial shall place his hand on the back of the player fouled and raise the other hande ii a Hi ‘Hu ii ult Hi { el 1 HE tna i Hed og ° EU peli Teel ; i: ald i Ee We want to call attention to the Note to Officials wider Rule 10, Section 1 which is as follows: tl i! any te , te iat ii : Hy i ie HE if digtt; Wi ae iit ‘ aS he git ui lieu - ie Wi | Aghia: a ea Hy 4 ; He bie ulig BASKETBALL RULES INTERPRETATIONS OF THE BIG SIX the center is the one usede Ge The official shall place his hand on the back of the player fouled end in the nearest of the three put in play the nearest circle, be circles. If there is doubt as | ud : mH agi i 13 HH He ; i aie iti bi a a atti iu 3 ul 1 which is as follows: if a 3 z 8 uf Ae When @ basket is made the official will sigml the basket by raising his arm end showing two fingorse 4 ow bi its MH | ity i ‘i ; 5 I ia af ; : bila il taf in mid? ahh + ile ia a ‘3 iii ai: bi afi? 2 Bie | : is at fi: Gine i i tt id agai Hf i i i a Hi i" Hae il a 1 a i iit BE las ill (qt agli ay q : sn i TUF edi atts gages. a if ni fats: He To Missouri Valley coaches - - Dear Fellow Coaches: As chairman of the Fifth District National Collegiate Basketball Rules Committee, we are planning to have the open meeting,at 2 pom. at the Hotel Kansas Citian, “on Saturday, Decenber 4, | Our Big Six coaches are meeting ocean, own ee interpretations meeting at 9 that morning. /efBig Six group is very desirous of having a joint meeting with you Missouri Valley Conference coaches at 11 o'clock that morning, if agreeable to you. | Many of our conference schools are meeting members of your conference schools, and I think it would be a fine thing for both groups to get together for a short business and social meeting. . The Converse Rubber Shoe Company, TAc_ Wilson Sportl’ Gdods Company, and Phillips "66" filmed a movie talkie basketball picture showing the different styles of play by a half dozen coaches in the country. . tam of the opinion that it would be interesting for you to see it, if you have not already seen it. I am endeavoring toarrange to have the picture shown at 12 o'clock, The film people say that it will take the better part of an hour to show the picture, so if you would like to see it I am sure that it could be arranged to be at the noon hour. a ball “ry The film people are agreeable to show it to officials and coaches, but to no players, hey claim it costs them $35.00 to set the picture up and show it. they have stated that they would do this for us gratuitously at this meeting. The film will not be sold = it will only be rented. Mr, Frank Bangs, of Balina, Kansas, who is the agent for this state, dropped in the office the other day and stated that Chuck Taylor will have a film but he is starting out on the coast and working back this way. | | My idea for a schedule that morning would be to eat an early breakfast, and then go through with our preliminaries, follow with the picture from 12 to 1:50, and then open up the regular session for the rules interpretation at 2 p.m... We should finish by 3:30 that afternoon, Basketball Resilience Tests The 1937-38 basketball rules will provide that the legality of a basketball will be determined by its bouncing reaction. A simple way to determine this reaction is to drop the ball from about head height and observe the percentage of rebound. This method has been in common use in connection with handball and tennis. It is a common practice for a handball player to test balls in this fashion before each con- test. If the ball appears to have low rebounding qualities, it is thrown out. In the case of a basketball, most of this testing must be done at the factory. Each ball manufacturer will test the ball to determine the air pressure at which the required reaction will be secured. The ball will then be stamped with the air pressure which will make the ball legal. As far as the school is concerned it will only be necessary for them to inflate the ball at-the stamped pressure. However, if rough tests should be desired by any coach, he may make these tests by dropping a ball from a height of six feet and observing the height of the rebound. In order to determine the optimum bouncing re- action extensive tests have recently been made. In these tests, balls made by various manufacturers were used. The general method was to arrange a platform six feet above a solid wood floor. Each ball was then dropped a great number of times and the height of the rebound was measured. It is obvious that some spots on a ball have greater resilience than others. This is especially true of balls whose panels are sewed together. At the poles of such a ball there are five heavy seams which come together in a small circle. In addition there are four thick- nesses of lining at such a circle. The mechanics of making the sewed ball are such that it is impossible to eliminate this deadening factor. Hence when a ball strikes on a pole, its bouncing reaction is con- siderably less than when it strikes on some other part of the surface. Likewise the ball is slightly deadened if it strikes on a seam. The spot of great- est resilience is the middle of a panel, Because of these facts it has been found that a considerable tolerance must be allowed between minimum and maximum resilience if balls of the sewed type are to remain legal. It will be noted that this tolerance is considerably less for the molded basketballs which have no heavy seams and which have no particular dead spot. Data secured. from one of these series of tests are shown in the following table: TESTS TO DETERMINE RESILIENCE OF BASKETBALLS G1 $1 S2 Wi W2 G.W. D Wi Ss R W2 Laced Laced Laceless Laced Laceless Laced Laced Molded | Molded Molded | Molded Comp. Leather (Resilience Percentage at 13 POUNDS PRESSURE) Minimum Rebound 60.5% 54.3% 52.9% 54.2% 54.2% 56.0% 61.5% 65.4% 71.0% 69.6% 63.9% Maximum Rebound 64.7% 63.8% | 59.8% 65.4% 58.2% 65.2% 65.5% 69.6% 72.1% 72.3% 64.2% (Resilience Percentage at 10 POUNDS PRESSURE) ® Minimum Rebound 64.0% 71.0% 66.1% 59.4% Maximum Rebound 66.1% 72.3% 68.1% 59.6% (Resilience Percentage at 8 POUNDS PRESSURE) "Rano 57.0% 65.3% 64.0% Maximum Rebound 60.4% 68.1% 65.4% The above table should be interpreted as follows: When the Gi laced ball, listed in the first column. was inflated to 13 pounds pressure and dropped from a height of six feet it rebounded 60.5% of this height when it struck on its least resilient spot (probably a pole) and it rebounded 64.7% of this height when it struck on its most resilient spot. Another illustra- tion is: When the W2 molded leather ball was in- flated to 13 pounds pressure and was dropped from a height of six feet it rebounded 63.9% of that height when it struck on its spot of least resilience and it rebounded 64.2% when it struck on its spot of greatest resilience. When this same ball was inflated to a pressure of 10 pounds its bouncing reaction ranged from 59.4% to 59.6%. It will be noted that the tolerance for the molded ball need not be greater than approximately one per- cent while the tolerance for the sewed ball must be 11 percent if present balls are to remain legal. If it is assumed that the optimum resilience of a ball is approximately 60% most of the present sewed balls should be inflated at a pressure of approximate- ly 12 pounds (at least less than 13) and the various types of molded balls should be inflated to a pressure ranging from approximately 7 pounds to 10 pounds. Through these and similar tests the National Bas- ketball Committee hopes to arrive at what is con- sidered the best reaction of a ball. During the first year, the tolerance which will be permitted will be great in order that no present top grade official ball will be made illegal provided the proper air pressure is used. It is quite probable that this tolerance will be gradually reduced so that there will be a narrow range in the bouncing reaction regardless of the spot on which it happens to strike the floor or backboard. It sheuld be noted that in making a resilience test, if the ball is dropped from a height such that its lower surface is six feet above the floor, then the re- bound should be measured to the lower surface. Probably the rules will deal in linear measure rather than percentages and for ease of testing these meas- urements may be made from the bottom of the ball when it is dropped and to the top of the ball on the rebound. This is because the height from which it is dropped is above the level of the eye and the rebound is always below the level of the eye. It would be easy to correlate such figures with the percentages given in the table above by merely adding 9 inches (the diameter of the ball) to the linear figures. (Reprint from May, 1937 Issue of Illinois High School Athlete) bear Contemporaries: play Deane Colle of a eee Set Sana te Deena ine Se ane’t at we can have a basketball coaches meeting which all the coaches will be able to attent. 5 3 g i i NC Sah gO stesl aes Nee aed Sgt adit 2 he aD Se te Rane ST 6.) tg SEAL AL arin RTE (3) IE As COOP Tn URE E fects ela PRS eel USO VAR DU ee DM TR LUtcryc OND Ce Lev co ne eRe ea Ha HY Seva eA bee BTR Sse a ASIEN: is ars NRA Oe Oi UY URAL 08 Sg OR gi sl ac Ls See ee Rn a soe ae 15 eee Sy weg esse ae September 27, 1937. Ur, George Veenker, Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa, Dear George: Thank you for your good letter of the 2éth instant. | , I note the Kansas Aggies have a besketbell game scheduled with Doane College on December 4th at HENRAGLAG « . £ em ‘wouterins af it would not be & good idea for we to write the coaches ané see how many will attend. it might be @ good idea to as have the Big Six basketball ceaches meet Sunday morning and have the open meeting Sunday afternoon. Se if this is agreeable to you I Twill write all the Big Six coaches and ict you know at once. My chief interest, of course, is to make it convenient for all the bag Six coaches end then to have our open meeting for the rules immediately fellowing the clesed meeting with our groupe I will let you hear from me as _— — possible, oo With overy goo wish, I am Sincerely yours, PCA: AH Direetor of Physical Education, IOWA STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTS AMES, IOWA D TMENT z # er “a September 24, 1937 Dr. Fe Cs. Alien Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: I am heartily in accord with all yeu say relative joining up with the Missouri Valley coaches on your basketball interpretation. The Big Six date, as you know, is set by our constitution which makes it December Srd and 4th. My understanding is that Missouri is playing in Los Angeles the first Saturday after Thanksgiving, which is a week before this, I am sure that Faurot would have mentioned this if it had been any different. We have not lined up our schedule for the two days in Kansas City but I do not see why it should deviate any from our previous arrangements. This has always adequately taken care of the Rules Interpretation meeting. I suggest that you advise me of the best time for your meeting and I am sure we can arrange our work te accommodate it. With all good wishes, I remain Since y yours, Ge F. Veenker GFV: JH Director of Athletics September 20, 1937, ip, George Veenker Director of Athletics, Towa State Collegs, Anos, Iowa, Dear Georges T am wonde ing if you heave announced = the meeting time of the “is Six Conference Directors in December. : As chairman of the basketball rules committee of this collegiate district I am cesirous of knowing your directors sehedule so that we could set up our Big Six basketball coaches closed meeting prior to the open rules interpretation meeting which we hold annually after our Gig Six ecaches mocting. iam also desirous of asking in the iiissourt Valley coaches so that we could weld these two outfits a little closer together on interpretation, ‘ I think the other conference feels thet since the Big Six has most of the rules committee assignments in tee ceae’ and basketball we — leave them out in eold, If I am correct the footie is scaieiie the first Fridey anc Saturday in December, but since Missouri is playing in Los Angeles on that date I was womiering if the Missourl group would ve in ettend-— ance, and if there is a possibilit 7 of postponing the dato. I will thank you if you will give me your ree actions to the matter so that I may plan with out Big Six basketball coeches that they in turn may confer with their Athletic Directors toe discuss the rules and interpretations that we might agree upon. Of course, I will see you when you come to town with your football team. Prom all reports #2 - tr, George Veonker. the Aggies are doing a swell job of it. It will be & pleasure to visit with you and discuss the happen- ings of yesteryear, With every good wish, I am Sincerely yours, FCASAH _ Director of Mipsical Education, — » UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA IOWA STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTS AMES, IOWA DEPA: ; : RIMENT “ie EDUCATION 0 c + ob er 3 : 1 9 39 Dr. F. C. Alien Department of Intercollegiate Athletics The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doc: IT have your letter of September llth and as far as I am concerned I would prefer that the meeting be held Saturday morning, December 4th. We play Friday, December 3rd and Monday, December 6th. If the Saturday meeting cannot be agreed upon I would be glad to attend a Sunday meeting. With best wishes, I am Sinéerply, aces October S, 1987. My. George Veenkeor, Iowa State College, Ames, Towa. Dear George: We are settled on Saturday morning, December 4, for the closed meeting of the Sig Six Basketbail Coaches. W411 you kindly provide a place for the six coaches to assemble and discuss the rules on Satu: morning? I imegine 9 er 9:30 would be the meeting time. i have asked the coeches to express their preference. 4¢ 2 ofelock in the afternoon the open meeting for the rules discussion will take plece, Last year we had about 200 present at the mecting, I have in mind showing some movies for the coaches prior to our rules diseussion and if we could have a room where we could show these first, and then continue with our rules discussion it would be fine. I will eppreciate it if you will arrange for this seteup. : I am hoping to see you when you come to Lawrence with your boys on October 16, With every good wish, I an | Sineerely yours, FGAsAH Virector of Physical Education, “Gnecrely yours, Fift LAstrict. FCASAH KANSAS STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS MANHATTAN, KANSAS October 6, 1937 Mr. Forrest C. Allen Chairman of Basketball Rules Committee Fifth District : University of Kansas Lewrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: Saturday December 4, will suit me fine as I can get home in time for my game, which is at 7:30 o'clock, nless I uy hear from you otherwise, I will be on hand at 9300 o'clock Saturday morning, December 4. Very truly yours, eee toot wee: .ch of Bagletball Che University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS October 8,1937 Forrest C. Allen Basketball Coach University of Kansas, Lawerence, Kansas. Dear Phog: The program as outlined in your letter of October 5th is entirely alright with me. The meeting with the Missouri Valley coaches is very much needed and should create a better spirit and understanding among the coaches of both conferences. Your idea is a good one. With best regards, I am, Sincerely yours, #H.V.McDermott IOWA STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTS AMES, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION cue oe October 8, 1957 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doc: I believe your suggestion of Uctober 5th is very good, that we have our closed meeting at 10 on Saturday, December 4th, the meeting with the Missouri Valley coaches at 11 and if we are not through have luncheon together, then at 2 hold the general meeting. With best wishes and hoping everything is fine, I am Sincerely,