The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1921-01-22
ST. STANISLAUS NOTES.


i developed locally in basketball, The
Echo here prints summary of the
rules of that game. A careful read.
ing of them will help in the enjoying
of that great winter indoor game.
Players and Scoring.
/ Each team consists of five men.
The ball is passed from one to
another with the object of putting il
in the teams basket. The players
are two forwards, two guards and q
center. Any man may score by
| throwing the ball into the basket.
Every time the ball is thrown from
| the field two points are scored.
Whenever a player commits a foul
the other team is given the chance
for free, unguarded trial at bas-
| ket. This is called foul goal and
scores one point.
Time and Winner.
The duration of game is twenty
minutes for each half with ten minis
rest between halves. The team hav-
! ing the highest number of points at
the end of second half is the winner.
In case of a tie, play is resumed for
5 minutes longer. 1t tie still re-
| suits minute periods are played till
| one side is ahead.
Fouls.
Fouls are divided into two rlasses
personal and technical. A tech
nical foul is committed whenever a
player runs with the ball, or advan-
ces more than two steps with it in
any direction except in case where
| he bounces it with one hand only.
| This bouncing and advancing is
known as dribble. An illegal drib-
BILE is where the player uses two
hands simultaneously more than
| once. Another technical foul is
when a player jumping at center or
| for a held ball fails to keep one
hand behind his back tilt he jump is
| completed.
Personal Fouls
A player is guilty of a personal
foul whenever he holds, pushes,
| blocks or trips his opponent. The
| referee must indicate the nature OF
foul whether personal or techni-
CALI by touching the player when a
personal foul is called or by holding
up his own arm above his head.
When a player has committed four
personal fouls he must be removed
from the game. A personal foul is
not always intended roughness. A
player may cause his opponent to
make a personal foul by stopping
suddenly or by turning quickly
whenever closely guarded. A deliber-
ate personal foul that is evidently
intended to hurt player justifies
the referee in removing man from
the game at once.
Out of Bounds
When the ball goes out of bounds
it is given to a member of the other
team. If the referee is in doubt as
to which team touched it last in its
flight to out of bounds, he may make
two opponents jump for it near the
boundary line where it went out.
If a player touches the boundary
line with any part of his body while
he is in possession of the ball it is
out of bounds. The ball need not be
out at all. A man awarded the
throw in from out of bounds is per-
mitted a free throw. An opponent
| may stand near the line to intercept
the ball when it comes in but is
guilty of technical foul If he
guards over the lines.
Size of Field and Goals.
The field must have a minimum
floor space of 2100 square feet and
a maximum of $500 square feet.
| The college floor has 5000 square
feet. This is the best size for a
| good game. The goal board must be
| three feet by six and free from OBJ
structions. The goal must have an
inside diameter of eighteen inches.
The foul line must be painted six
| teen feet from the foot OF the goal
post.
Playing.
A good team is one that can keep
possession of the ball and put it in
the basket. The greater part of
practice work in the game Is devoted
| to passing. A team whose members
can receive the ball and pass it sue
| cessfully from one to another tall
| they have a chance at the basket and
| who have few good shots will gen.
| orally beat team trained to good
| shooting but with poor password.
| If a player cannot find his man
| quick enough to pass the ball, an op.
posing player can cover the ball with
him and this is called "held ball. y
The referee must then toss it up. be-
tween the men. It cannot be touched
till it is at it's highest point.
Referee.
| The referee must be quick in hi.
judgments and fast enough to fol
low the ball all over the floor. The
Bay has had the advantage all this
season, and last, of seeing the bes'
referee in the South in action. Mr.
Ed Watts of Gulfport, is recognized
as the most competent basketball
official in the vicinity. No tear
playing here has ever had reasons
to question any of his decisions.
| College Notes.
| A case Of smallpox developed las
Sunday night at the College. Ths
victim, Paul Mutt, of New Orleans
was probably exposed during tht
| Christmas holidays. When he re
| turned to the College he became
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