The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-21

past him, it is best to shoot the sphere
from an overhead position with both
hands. This throw is hard at first be
cause it brings into play muscles sell
dom used in ordinary passing, but with
a little practice its efficiency will dem
onstrate itself to the player. Besides
those passes there is the underhand
pass with both hands. which is used
when a player gets the sphere by SCOOP
ing il from the floor,
Hence, while delving into the art of
passing. I am. presenting a play which
up to the present article presents per-
haps most opportunity to study this
feature
In the diagram to the left, the center
(No. 3 of the team represented as aC-
gressor knocks the sphere behind him
to the left guard (No. -, who runs I'D
short distance to receive il. While
that part of the formation is being car
Tied out the right guard CNo. 81 adj
Vances to the middle of the floor where
ne takes the pass from the left guard
The right guard then shoots the sphere
dlagonally across the floor to a point
underneath the goal. where the right
forward mo. y is awaiting it. having
crossed over from his position to the
right of the goal. Thence into the net.
Should the right forward fail in his
effort to cage" the leather the covering
of positions is followed out. thus con-
sututing defensive feature to the
combination.
Inc center drops back TO take care of
the opponent left unguarded by right
guard, while the left guard covers his
own individual opponent. from whom
ne mas been absent only a moment. The
rlght guard, after his pass to the right
forward, continues his run down Tho
hoor TO point directly in front of the
goal the right forward standing fast AT
the LEFT of the basket. The left forward
mo. ID IS already on the right side Of
tne eoai' having crossed over when the
rlght forward made his movement after
the ball. Thus you will see that even,
point of exit. which the ball NAV have
IN case of miss by the right forward
Is covered, and then the Scrfmmage ana
undifected efforts to score are started
Idhing up the drawing to the right
when Illustrates the play in exactly a
reverse condition. We have the right
guard receiving the ball from the cen
ter, after which it reaches the lef,
guard stationed near the middle of the
floor. - ''ie
linen the left guard passes the leather
70 the left forward, who crossed over To
the right of the goal From that no,nt
the erort to score is made The cover
ing OF positions finds the left forward
on the rlght-hand side of the basket
tle right forward on the left side and
the left guard watching for an oppor-
tunity from point in front of the goaI
Much OF the success of this plav de-
Ponds upon the accuracy of the center
IN accomplishing an unusual feat in
hnockins the bali toward his Opponents
soai. lie could let the opponent do II
Ior nm. out the chances are the sphere
would go in the wrong direction. Where
your center has the advantage in 5umn-
ing prowess, ofttimes he may lean into
the air and catch the ball with nom
tahds and thus deliver it to the susri
behind him.
critic might say: why not lot the
center shoot it direct to the forrvsr5
under the goal If he gets both hands AZ
me bali? The reason for not allowing
mat Is because the opposing center ie
between the aggressive player and the