The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-06

T., the game of basket bail some
- years ago. many new elements
then were remOtest in my nina,
orou-n into the winter pastlme
y aiynn a new field for effort. II
i Naesacbusetts friends had told
H. that a quarter of century
i athletes would be planning el-
"a manners OF attack and defense
I conceiving schemes Of play 70
mo- and hoodwink opponents, l
II have doubted, but such events
come TO pass. Year by year the
i Mr. for plays Of new variety is
ming stronger. and the more m
,e the better liked by coaches
4 have set about to tell you
H.. fans and players alike
l. To center your efforts. how TO
your plays TO the best ad-
Mage during the progress OF plays
1 where 10 direct your attack IN
4 game where strategy and science
Houldoing themselves
4 the spectator. who watches basket
&plav for the privilege of INDUCING
&cstasies over the wild movements
4 ver-moving legs. arms and indoor
<ned muscles, the science Of the
IL constitutes itself in scoring abI-
E-accuracy in lodging the leather
IRE within the net.
n win endeavOr 10 demonstrate
Il the science Of this game lies IN
bility Of the guards, forwards ana
Ter to work I'D to a highly eff
n point IN the movements which
I EIDE the efforts at goals.
Isse articles on Basketball STRAIT
therefore. will deal with the
ss of the players about the floor,
4 wssing of the ball and the most
Ctre manner of puZZling OppO-
by a series Of plays. To start
5s take the play which has
H. known as left forward 10
forward IN left forwards posi-
OF course. your team must
set OF signals. which are easily
led. They may be number signals,
He'd 10 the players by the captain
H. team or they may be silent
his" In the ease of number sig
the same course is pursued as
used IN football. For instance.
the accompanying diagram. Sup
that the series Of numbers which
the direction Of the play is the
b uttered by your captain. Your
for the play left forward 10
forward in left forwards post
II would be %. 312. So. The cen
number being 3. the ball leaves
to go TO the left forward. whose
bra is !, while the last player to
Eive the ball before the shot at the
is attempted is the right forward,
b 2
you may use r movement OF the
81 OF foot to indicate q certain play.
|eourse the man who gives the ST.
signal must give II unconcernedly
Elat il may not be noted by OPP
DIS and made use of TO advantage
*tafter
= is the placing Of players imme-
@ly after the completion of the
which proves especially effective.
|fhe accompanying diagram the
rls are idle il the center of the
p represented as the aggressOr
n the jump" on his opponent and
Fo the ball in the direction indi-
p by the captains signal In this
H the center slaps the sphere tn
|eft side. where the left forward
Yes II and shoots it back to the
\ forward, who in the mean
has taken up a position TO the
n the basket. from which he tries
goal.
r. the truly scientific part o. the
|lnation takes place. The center,
jumping spurts for a position to
Hight side of the basket. while the
Forward, having handled the bali
r. the goal tosser secured it.
p pee line for a point directly
3ont OF the basket.
studying the accompanying dla-
you can readily see what an ex-
~ defense this makes, providing
rlght forward fails in his effort
pa the ball within the net. You
covered every point toward which
Eall may bound as il caroms away
4 the goal. II is then I'D to your
% leap into the air and again at.
a goal. It is a noticeable fea-
mat IN this, OF any other play for
Efnatter, the plan is for every plar-
lose his opponent. and to do
Il must accomplish his part of the
y naeiOn from point other than
- which he places himself at tre
= NJ the referee tossss the snbere
3 'he centers at the start Of .he
me opposing center leap into
u n'sner than Your center. thus
the oall toward the opDonrn--s
= II remains for your guards ~
81 He sphere and follow out the
- Ngnaled. Every move must
- WITH the utmost CELEBRITY. The
20 receive the ball from the
must take it on the run and the
n usr the basket should do the
dIlo shoot for the goal before
osreSs has stopped and the Dur
IL t unTu or the opposing team
~ MN TO block his pass.
az diagram To the right Is
ii :. lhe play reversed: that is
e me right forward 70 left for
~ rlgat forwards position. The
IN 1SIes Tor covering the bound OF
al following = nossibla failure
pan Of the goaI-shootiur for
a also observed. the positions of
men used being Reversed
uidt We have cons'de,.aF tho
".'icl are the first taught 10
al ne opening Of Zach seaso-
q y ehoHavor 10 aid the plavr~ in
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