Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-03
BASKETBALLERS.
ARE BUSY NOW
Teams Look Forward
to Great Season.

With football now a thing Of the
past basketball has come into promi-
renee OF course other sports will be
given full recognition this winter, such
as skating, hockey, indoor swimming,
ride shooting and cross country run
ming, but from now until spring, when
track and baseball teams take the
stage, basketball will have the door
among indoor sports.
This fast game is a great faverite
among the schoolboys not only on ae-
count OF the popularity Of the game
itself, but because the emblems award
ed by the various schools throughout
the country to the boys who make the
team ara among the most cherished Of
school emblems. In fact, the basket
ball emblem is the second highest
awarded In many high schools in the
east, and II a team wins the champion
ship It's members are given the highest
possfbla award, the right to wear tina
school letter.
That the basketball season Of f9fo-I1
among the colleges La all parts of the
country will see Development IN both
quality Of playing and interest of the
fans ID yet ~unequafed seems a war
ranted assertion. Judging from the re-
ports coming In from all parts of the
compass.
At the meeting of the basketball COM
mittee fu New York recently q few
changes In the rules were made and
many other important matters were
discussed At the meeting many of
the interpretations made in the west
were objected to vigorously by the
fasteners. One point on which there
vas a marked difference of opinion be-
tween the two sections of the country
was In the amount of Judgment which
the officials should be allowed to exer-
else. DR.. Raycroft held out for the
western theory that the rules are to
be interpreted strictly in all eases,
while the eastern representatives In
elined to the view that the officials
should be allowed to use their discre
ton In many cases where a strict inter-
probation would make them mere au-'
tomatoms.
The sharpest conflict on this point
came when the discussion of the rules
disqualifying a player for four per-
sonal fouls was taken up. Coach Iii.
A. Fisher Of Columbia suggested that
several forms of holding and blocking
which were free from violence or trick
cry should not be called personal fouls
and that the question OF ~wheresytp-
lence began should be left CO tAAsaxsb
cree. Fishers recommendation was
adopted by an Overwhelming vote In
spite of the protest of DIR. Raycroft
and W. Bush of Yale, who upheld the
western view.
Probably the most Important change
that was recommended to the rules
committee by the conference was in
regard to the penalty for pushing the
player who Is attempting to throw a
basket. The rule at present holds that
for an Intentional push a foul should
be called and the offending player dis
qualified. Upon the motion of s. FL.
Sharpe of Yale 1t was recommended
that the penalty be increased to two
free threws Ia the case of pushing and
that when the. offense is accompanied
by violence the referee shall disquallfy
the offender. The rules committee
will have to vote ON this proposition.
and its adoption cannot be made final
ly until the new year.
Another conflict between the east
and the west was IN regard to the
amount Of time to be taken out during
the game. The western conference is
working toward making the game
and eliminating all the delays
possible. To this end 1t has passed
a molten that only three stimes
OUT can be called during the whole
game at the request of the captain.
In case OF contingencies arising which
the Judgment of the referee neees-
state a cessation of play the referee
call time out, and the delay will
not be counted against either team.
In the east a team Is allowed to take
time out three times In each half, and
IA 6stcliRt " Nllail5c W lAG WCHlSSh
rule was overwhelmingly defeated
after a sharp discussion, In which
Lush upheld the western view. Lush
Jared better when he suggested that
when time out has been called q team
De not allowed to leave the floor. This
was adopted, although Fisher fought
hard against 1t.
The rules committee, which is com
posed of representatives from both
sections of the country, win have to
iet on the recommendations made IN
west and in the east, which in
many cases are Numerically opposed.
As the committee consists OF five rep |
.esentatiyes ut eastern colleges and
,nly two from tao west, It Is probable
kss Recommendation made at the
laced eeaferencs win b adopted.