New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04
BASKETBALL ISSUES Up
Officials and Players Talk 0ve
Proposed Rule Changes.
TO GIVE REFEREE LEEWAl
East Opposes West, and Carries
the Day on All Points
Discussed.

Fifty players. coaches and officials 80.
toe Eastern colleges attended the confer
.,cs conducted by the intercollegiate Bas-
Le4baU COMMITTEES held yesterday affs-uoso
~ the Columbia University gymnasium
0- Joseph e Ravcroft. Of the University
oS Chicago. chairman Of the rules conTni,-
tee presided. and stated the rulings thar
have been adov-ed BY the Western colleges
MANY Of the interpretations made in ths
Ue-- were objected 20 vigorously BY the
Fasteners
One point on which there was a marked
difference OF opinion between the Two sec
lions Of the country was IN the amount u
Judgment which the officials should be al
lowed 10 exercise. Or. Rsycroft held out
for the Western theory that the rules ara
N ba interpreted strictly in al cases. vhfls
me Eastern Representatives inclined 70 tha
view that the officials should be allowed -
use their discretion IN many cases where
a strict Interpretation would make them
mere autornatons- The sharpest conflict on
this point came when the discussions OF the
, rules discuaIffyfng a player FOR four per-
sonaI fouls was taken Up H A FISHER
the Columbia coach. suggested that certain
forms Of holding and blocking which we're
free from violence Or trfckery should uo-
be called personal fouls. and that the cues
ton Of where violence began should De Is,r
70 the referee Fishers recommendation
was adopted by an overv helr1ing vote IN
spite OF the protest Of Dr. Raycrcft and
W Bush. OF Yale. who upheld the Western
view
Probably the most important change tasr
was recommended TO the rules COMMITTEES
by the conferences was fl regard 70 Jhs
penalty FOR pushing the player who IS al
tempting 70 throw a basket The rule az
present holds that for an intentional PUSH
a foul should De called and the offending
player disqualified Upon the motion IT
s H Sharpe. Of Yale. II was recommended
that the penalty be Increased to TWO rec
throws in the case OF pushing and thar
when the offence is accompanied by vfo-
Ience the referee shall disquaIify the Of
fender The rules committee will have 20
vote on this proposition and its adoption
cannot be made finally for week OF more.
Another conflict between the East and ths
West was in regard 20 the amount %
time 70 be taken out during the game
The Western conference is working toward
making the game faster and eliminating
all the delays possible. To this end they
have passed a motion that only TIRES
times OUT can be called during ms
whole game al the request Of the captain
In case OF contingencies arising which n
the Judgment OF the referes necessita1s
cessation OF play. the referee car call tine
out and the delay VIII not be counted
against either team
IN the East a team e. allowed 20 take
time out three times IN each half, and an
attempt to change 10 the Western rule wss
Overwhelmingly defeated after a sharp dis
cussfon IN which Lush upheld the Western
view. Lush Jared better when he suggest
ed that when time out has been called
team be not allowed 20 leave the floor
This was adopted. although Fisher fought
hard against II.
Among those who attended the meeting
were DR.. Raycroft. OF Chicago: HAIRY A
Fisher, Of Columbia, and 7. Morgan. Of
Pennsylvania: captains and players. ". Z
Marks, OF Pennsylvania; J. c. Hennssssy,
of Brown Mullen. OF Dartmouth: Bly-hs.
OF Penn State; Carl. OF Wesleyan; Smith %
New York University: Shorter. Of Prince
ton. and A D. SurIes. OF West Point.
coaches Lush. of Yale: A kiefaber. OF
Pennsylvania: :. Nelitzer, OF New YORK
University: A. o. Wills. OF the Navy; Pal
me-. OF the College Of the City OF New
York. and s. Hean. OF 81. Johns; manag-
e-s. P P Brown. OF Pennsylvania: ".
Macroesie and W P. Finch, Of West Point
and Il. Samuel. OF the College OF the CRY
Of New York; oftcials. g. j. Lawrence. Or
Penn syivania: A H Sharpe. OF Yale. ION
Thorpe. H. H Townsend and z. Fauysr,
OF OberIiu: P " Hehir. Of Vo-cese--'
Mass: Lieutenant P D. Glassford. I. > A..