The Detroit times., 1911-12-13
COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL
RULES HAVE UNDERGONE
SEVERAL BIG CHANGES
Personal Foul With Penalty of
Two Free Throws For Each
Commission is New.
FRIENDSHIP VS.. OAKLAND.
While Friendship Opens It's Sea-
son Here, the u. of d. Begins
Work at Adrian.
FRIENDSHIP VS.. OAKLAND.
BY RALPH |. YoNkER.

COLLEGIATE basketball rules under
which the Friendship lodge team Will
play when Il meets the Oakland Motor
Car Co. at the Franklin-st. gym
nasium tonight in the opening game
of the season for both teams.
The purpose of the changes as set
forth by Joseph T.. Raycraft OF the
University of Chicago, chairman OF
the rules committee, is to increase
the speed of the game and decrease
its roughness.
The change made this year OF great
est importance is In reference 10
roughness. A distinction Is MADE pe
tween the ordinary technical toui
such as running with or klcRing tue
ball. for which the penalty Is one iree
throw for a basket by player OF
The side not committing the misde-
meanor. and personal foul teen
meal foul Is n violation OF rule sole
" with regard 10 playing the ball and
tnHolve contact with an
ponent. A personal foul on the other
hand. as committed whenever there is
Illegal contact between players anu
carries with il penalty or TWO lree
throws for basket and the disqua1hca-
tion OF any player upon the cohiiii's-
sion of the fourth one.
This new ruling is intended 10 90
away with the practice OF playing the
man, rather than the ball. Under lot
mer rules often IL player had sho,
for a basket which could be stopped
In no other way than by illegally
holding or blocking the man with the
hail. an almost certain basket from
The field, counting two points, could
~ N a free throw.
which. II made. gave only one point.
thus il was a part of the game pur-
posely 10 violate the rules in some
cases
or course there is still an emporium
ity TO take q chance on cutting down
points by preventing, illegally. what
looks 10 be sure goal from the
field and allowing two throws in the
hope that one will be missed, giving
the opponents one instead OF TWO
points. but the chance is hardly worth
taking.
In a double throw the first is dead
as soon az the ball is tossed, as in
the case OF a double foul, but the sec
ond Is in play II missed, the same as
is the case with the single throw.
a new rule makes 1t personal
foul for a player TO charge into
man between him and the goal or
into one who Is closer to the goal
and is in the act of throwing for goal.
This is designed 10 protect the man
who has evaded his guard and has
gained a vantage point from which TO
score. Unnecessary roughness in this
case still calls for disqualification.
When the court is restricted in any
way. a ground rule providing that
when the ball is caused TO go out oil
bounds by q player it shall be given
to the player nearest the ball OF the
opposing side. This ground rule has
been used by many teams heretofore
Instead OF the two timers. the Of
ficiai rules now call for single UNI
pire. whose duties shall be TO watch
those players in the backfield or in
tn. part OF the court opposite the ball
and TO take the place OF the timers
He must see that there is no holding
by the men not following the ball and
he has the right TO take time out for
any injured player whom the referee
does not see.
His presence will tend TO reduce
materially the roughing by the mon
who are not with the ball and MS
keeping time alone will do away with
any disputes that are likely to arise
when two men are performing this
duty.
better chance is given the guards
TO play against a man who is drib-
bling under the new rules as the drib
BILE is completed as soon as the ball
comes TO rest in reference TO the
hand That is as soon az II ceases
To he bounced IL must be passed.
Hitherto man might stop. feint
dodge the guard and re-begin the drib-
Bile Ii was almost necessary for the
guard TO play the man rather than
the ball in order to stop the dribbler
Now. however, he is sure that when
the dribble stops the man is not go
ing 10 advance the ball further and he
can play the ball more safely with
that assurance.
A fast game is expected at the
Franklin-st. gym when Friendship and
the Oaklands meet, as both teams
expect to be claimants for the Michi-
gan state title Oaklands have been
strengthened by the addition of Wal
ter Schultz to the list Of players
The teams will line up tonight as
follows
Friendship Right guard, Ulbrich;
left guard. Geddis; center, Kinsel;
ngh, forward. Walker; left forward,
Kelke and Wills.
Oakland Motor Car: Right guard.
Schultz and Gettleman; left guard,
Melvin: center. Crawford; right for
ward. Behrendt; left forward, Melvin
and Hswley.
While Friendship Is opening the
season here at home, the U. OF ID. will
be doing the same stunt at Adrian.
where Coach Campbell's men meet
the Adrian college team That-Adrian
has a fast team is shown by the
score of some sixty to ten, that 1t
ran up against an Adrian Independent
bunch that tried to squeleh IL in a
practice game.
Coach Campbell has the same
bunch that had such remarkable
season last year and the Red and
White rooters confidently expect to
bring home the bacon. Two things
bother them, however. In order 10
play the Adrian game they must leave
Detroit so late that they have just
time 70 leave the train and don their