El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-27

I'll PAsO and army basketball
| n players have evinced consider
- able interest lately as 70 what
might be done this year in regard to
change Of rules. Generally speaking.
there are but few changes favored by
local players
The suggestions Of coach Bob
Zupkke. athletic director at the Hi
nois university. for a number OF vital
changes in the basketball playing
rules will receive little support from
FL Paso followers Of the sport The
code, as It stands today. appears to be
as nearly perfect as any set Of ath-
letic playing rules can be. Less fric-
tion arose during the past season
over the rules than ever before No
changes Of importance are 70 be re-
commended 10 the National Inter
collegiate committee when they meet
in annual convention this spring.
West Progressing.
It Is interesting TO note that the
west is making real progress in the
sport Basketball for many seasons
suffered because the rules in differ
ent parts Of the country were not
Uniform. Colleges. schools. Y n c.
AS. clubs, recreation centerss play
grounds and professional leagues al
had their faVorite codes A coach
taking a team on a trip did not know
how many codes his charges would be
compelled to perform under before
arriving home again
Time and again friendly rela-
tons between colleges and
schools were broken off as a re-
suit Of disputes over the rules.
No ruling body existed that could
be appealed to-
Rules Made Uniform.
The amalgamatiOn Of the Intercol-
legiate A. A, Y. NJ c. A. and Amateur
Athletic unions rules two seasons ago
did much 70 raise the court game 10
its present high standard
DR.. Joseph E. Raycrofr Ralph Nor
gan. ". II. Ball and n P. Hepburn
are the men who brought about the
reorganization OF the rules commit
tee. 1t was through their untiring e1-
forts that the rules were made uni
form Basketball as a result took
new lease on LIE in all sections OF
the country
Present Code Good.
The experiences Of the rast two
seasons have been such that major
ity Of eastern followers are in favor
OF allowing the code TO remain IN
changed for the present One or two
minor reVisions could be made with
out seriously affecting the sport
However. it would be much wiser TO
leave good enough alone
Coach Zupkke feels that the home
team is given a decided advantage
over visiting players by the rules
This is true. but does not the same
hold good in every sport2 The wind
currents in the Harvard stadium are
such that all visiting punters are put
to q decided disadvantage when
matching their ability with their
Crimson rivals on the home field
Same True OF Other Fields.
The turf Of the Yale bowl is such
that the Bulldog representatives. have
a slight advantage over their rivals
In all games PLAYED in the New Haven
amphitheater- The same can be said
OF every home grounds so far as the
gridiron sport IS concerned
In baseball the sizes Of BAH parks
vary. Short right field walls, sunny
left gardens. high pitching mounds
and other advantages for the home
club exist while in hockey the sizes
OF the Kinks as well as the height o.
the rail boards have much 70 do with
giving one or the other team an ad-
vantage
Il IS all wei and good for coach
Tupkke TO speak Of uniform baskets.
These would. no doubt. do much 20
lessen the margin OF advantage 10 a
home team, but is II possible TO have
them made uniform Princeton some
time ago attempted 10 have glass
backboards introduced in the Eastern
intercollegiate league Columbia