The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-27
BASKETBALL CHANGES.
Teams Are Asked to Try Out New
STYLE Of Play This Year.


Spaulding's official basketball guide,
which has been out but a short time,
calls the attention of players and Of
licials To new rules which have met
with the approval Of the executive
committee. In brief the changes re-
lpuiro that when the ball is put into
play by the referee. the opposing play
crs face the baskets into which their
team is throwing prohibits catching
the ban when it is tossed up by the
referee, providing To a play whore the
PLAYER has one foot outside the line
and throws the bali while in this pO-
sition ana prohibiting a player in
side from touching the ball while in
The hands of an opponent from throw
ing in from outside"
Many other changes nave also been
suggested, many of value but the
committee suggests that these latter
be tried out locally for another sea-
son to ascertain the result. before he
ing formally incorporated into the
rules.
Ancnt the changes the guide says
cditorialy;
Rulc NJ. Section This rule re-
quircs both jumpers to face in the di-
rcction Of their respective baskets
and. while seemingly small matter
1t has caused "a lot of wransling. 1t
mas always been the intention of this
lrulr that jumpers face the basket they
! are L. throw into, so that the appar-
cnt change in the rule is no change
at all. simply emphasizing more clear
Is what the committc" always had in
mind.
Rule ~, Section For several
years followers OF the game have sug-
geslcd to the committee the desirable
u, of changing this rule so as to pro-
bibil those Jumping from catching
the hall and limit their activities to
batting it. The arguments used, in a
word. were that a tall player had an
advantage over one of shorter stat
IRE. This viii always be the case Ia
some extent, hut by the adoption oil
This change or each are more nearly
cqualzcd.
Rule ~. Section 22.-Thc change
in this rule is intended TO provide
practically a free throw for the play
opp passing the ball in from out
side" Heretofore the playcr" inside
would reach over the line and strike
the bah in his opponents hands. TINS
rulc does away with this. The player
an the INSIDE" is not allowed To eN-
fond his hands beyond the boundary
line. lint wait until the hall has passed
over the line before he can touch H.
I'm the old rule a foul was called IL
nI,,od "knocked the ball out of his
,nuoucnt's hands twice in succcsslon'
in The new rule. If ne touches II Willle
in his opponents possession 'ohtsioe'
opcp a foul is called for delaying
pon.c. or course, on u larger court
whore the outside" player can stano
.cverol or more feet back OF the me
this change is not Of value. but on the
,,re,n,,s small courts with only three
foot spacc from boundary line to wall
:, will he of incstmable valuc IN pre-
venting rough play and should heIF
the game very materially
prlc 81 section 26.--Attention has
hoer directed To the violation oi th'
c,cor intent of this rule, so, as I. mat
ter Of Interpretation. the rule ha'
bccn divided into Sections ca ana w
the latter furnishing the new portion"
some PLAYERS seem to THINK be'aus'
,hei, captain calls time out that 'n'
,ocerce is Obliged To blow ms Wh's'''
and officially announce time OUT
sucb an idea is farthest from the IN
,o,tion of the rule and il Is to he ue'
sired that no referee Will allow tlh''
ou,,, unless he is satisfied of Just cause
Tor same. The referee is the only ON
cioi in the game. OF out oil IT, VINO mas
ono authority to decide when ana un'
Dor what conditions time out sna'
l., called or permitted