New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-27
Three Committees Unite in
Forming Code To Be
Generally Observed by
Amateur Players.

Uniformity in basketball rules VIII
prevail hereafter, according to an an
nouncement made yesterday by Ralph
Morgan. secretary Of the National Col
iegiate Athletic Association committee
on basketball rules. Tor joint commit
tee comprising the college committee
the Y. ". c. A. and the A. A. L. rules
committees.
The three committees first met To-
gether last spring and decided upon
amalgamstior. This union Of the three
sets of basketball rules makers Will re.
suit in the introduction OF one set OF
rules for all games hereafter.
This is the statement issued by the
Joint committee:
"Thosc who have the interest Of ANA
tour basketball at heart have for
long time felt that there should be
uniform code of playing rules rather
than one set OF rules for the A. A. T..
and its affiliated interests and another
for the colleges and allied interests.
Al the close OF the 1915 playing season
renrosentatives from the international
YN. c. A. met with the collegiate bas.
kNfnall rules CONlfklAAtN Gnu
uniform rules for both parties. Suisse
oueutly the Amateur Athletic Union
was invited 10 ioin the Y. NJ. {. AS
and colleges. with the result that uni
form rules for all three bodies have
been adopted. The Joint committee OF
representatives from all three bodies
has labored long and earnestly. and. IN
the minds Of the editors Of this vol
ure successfully, in It's efforts 20
get all that is good from both the
A. A. L. and collegiate rules into the
new uniform rules that have their trst
publication herewith.
"The basketball public must appre-
ciate what n difficult task has con-
fronted the Joint committee. and allow.
ances should be made II there are any
rough spots in the rules, for IL Is dit-
ficult. indeed, TO foresee evcfy possible
contingency. The joint committee has
gone about its work on the basis or
the greatest good for the greatest
number and will continue 10 do so IN
the future. The game will be carefully
watched as IL is PLAYED during the com
ing season. and modification OF the rules
will be made for the following year If
there seems to be need for change or
If there is any specific demand. The
committee desires the hearty co-opera-
ton of every one playing the game or
otherwise identified with it.
with reference 10 the makeup OF
this book. the committee. after consid-
cradle elaboration, decided to rank the
three organizations in the order Of
their Identification with the game as
organizations and to rotate this order
every year.
"This arrangement was entered into
so there would be no question OF rela-
tive Importance whatever. Under this
plan the Y NJ. c. AS, which were
identified with the game at its adop-
ton in 1891, would this year come first.
while the A. A. IT,, whose adoption Of
the sport dates from the middle COS,
and the colleges, who have played the
game since its inception but who rank
as an organization only since 1905,
would come last. Next year the col
lege section will be first and the Y. NJ.
c. AS second, with the A. A. L. third.
and the following year the A. A. t..
section would be first, with the col