Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-20
Constitution and
By-LdIUs Adopted
by Net Officials
NeU Indiana Board at Meet
ing Last Night Completes
Organization Plans.

Organization plans were completed last
night at a meeting of basket bali officials
and a constitution and bylaws adopted
for the new Indiana Board Of Certified
Basketball Officials"
The constitution sets forth the objects
Of the board in the following manner:
% To unite in the membership Of this
board all fully qualified basket ball Of
iicialS residing wit hin the State or lndl-
ana. O. To establish and maintain the
highest ideals Of spOrtsmanship in con
neCtion with the game OF basketball
80 To help develop among basketball
officials q thorough understanding Of the
rules of the game as officially adopted
and published by the national joint rules
committee, and interpreted by the West
ern intercollegiate Basket ball ASSOCia-
ton. a. To encourage every official to
rigidly enforce all rules Of the game bOth
in letter and in spirit.
The membership Of the board Is open
to active officials who meet the require
ments Of the board and whose records
are approved by the membership commit
tee. The officers are a president, vice
president and secretary treasurer.
The constitution provides that the
regular annual meetings Of the board De
held on the fourth Monday In March ana
the first Monday after the annual meet
ing Of the Western Intercollegiate
Basket ball Association In the fall Of
ficers will be elected at the Marcn meet
ing and tse yearly reports of the officers
Of the beard viii be for the purpose OF
interpreting the Western Conference
version of the rules. Other meetings
may be held upon the call Of the presi-
dent or the request OF ten members:
Included in the bylaw, are certain
sections that will be of great benefit to
officials and coacncs in arranging their
schedules Of referees and umpires for the
various games. one OF the bylaws states
that on or before the first day OF Oct0-
Der Of each year each member must file
with the secretary Of he board his
schedule showing the dates filled aud
an open dates on which can work In
basketball contests As dates are filled
each member shall notify the secretary.
This Will facilitate the work Of the sec
rotary IN furnishing officials 10 those VINO
call so asking for men to work their
games. The secretary in replying 70 re
quests will advise the manager, cooch OF
whoever asks for an Official the names
Of the members who are available. 4 ne
secretary himself viii have not hing 70
do with the selection made by the coach
Another very good plan included is
that on or before Sept 10 Of each year
the secretary shall send out list OF
officials who are members or the poaFa,
together with addresses and teiepf one
numbers TO all high school coaches. col
lege coaches. and prominent independent
team managers This will aid. 70 a
great extent. the various team managers
and coaches 70 complete their schedules
of officials for the season.
The board will not endeavor 10 set any
standard Of prices for Officiating rms
question is left TO the individuals onici-
ating and the teams for which they are
working.
The Indiana board OF certified basket
tall officials seems a step forward IA the
WAafH
has been confusion q; times in regard TO
officials. with the new board In active
working order much annoyance should
be done away with in regard 70 obtain
ing competent referees and a more uni
6sd brand Of officiating should result
from the free discussion of the inter
probation Of the rules in the meetings
held by the board