Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-31
NEW BASKETBALL RULE
IS MAKING CAME FASTER
Foul Shooting Legislation Is
Certain to Prove Help
to Sport.

For tho first time in many years
the rules committee OF the intercol-
lcgiate Basketball Association has
hit upon n change in tho rules OF tho
game which has met with moro gem
eral approval than adverse criticism
and has actually contributed to i'm
prove BASKETBALL. The association
has always sought to eliminate from
tho game most elements of rough
ness. bodily contact, ana individual
ism. but has more often than not had
to 20 back to former rules or make
other changes at the close of each
session. On tho whole, however, tho
changes Of the present year have In
practice helped to speed up tho game
quite satisfactorily.
When the rules committee met be-
fore the basketball season got under
way one of It's purposes was TO cur
tail the amount OF foul shooting
which the rules as they wero then
constituted nccessitated. Games were
being won too often on tho basis off
crack foul shooting and Less on ger
eral ability and team work. tn
committee this year hit upon the
scheme OF merely granting an OUT
side bah to the team against whom
technical fouls wero committed
rather than award the usual freq
throw. In addition to decreasing tho
number of free throws, the new rul-
ing has resulted in the speeding up
OF the game to a degree never an
ticipatcd by the committee.
Under tho present system for q
technical violation the ball Ia
promptly given to the opposing team
on the outside and quickly put into
play again. No time IL wasted as
formerly In walking to the foul line
and waiting the customary ten sec
onds Tor the shooter to take his try
at tho basket. The change In the
rule as II has worked out this sea-
son has been one OF the most saus-
factory in actually lettering tho
game from the spectators point OF
view.
The two-foul rule within the saw
entccn-foot area did not meet with
the same approval as the technical
change did. Many times II seemed
that two free throws were being
awarded where the type of foul COM
United did not warrant that degree of
penalty. Having watched tho oporn-
tion OF tina, rule for several weeks
ana noticed It's less advantageous
characteristics. the rules committees
decided to amend that rule so as To
can Tor n two-foul award only when
the foul committed In the seven-
.cch-ioot area was upon n man hay-
ihe possession OF tho bail Tbi.
chahSc Is "A very sensible ono and
VIII tend to give tho COMMITTEES tho
result II sought as To lcsscning tho
,uhloer OF free throws In Game.
~ 'nc same tine II viii avoid tack
inE an absurd penalty for a minor
\'oiation In the danger zone.
ohc phase Of the new rulo con-
cerhlhe the eradication or the FREQ
s"Io" Tor IN" violation called travel
ihs WIN the ball has had efIccts
Whlch the committee did not thor.
ei! consider and may cause some
=. '"hnse ultimately. /, is tina,
~ gives the dribbier greater ,con.a..
ana provides no penalty for 49,
ZION by him in the danger znna
provinces Tor two fouls Agate, ~
Su"rd' The forward having no L.II
c"h aNord TO take tho rh,n.. -,
n"F"i'hS or committing yIoI,,tn,
o'h"r ways when within /, .bor,
H'ahce OF the basket because ,hn
49,, pchaitE liz the more loss of
posHossion OF the ball. The fnrw,r,,
can take the additional rhan "a'u
uhhinE with the ball. chanrIng ~,
direction and putting two hand. 80
~ paH IN an effort To GO, o,,.
mneLc's INC guard Is put al n 80
nehd""S disadvantage with nm adJ
~, Iuies committee has improvod
n, -, n"'uc py eliminating tho waste
pi ''ne involved In foul shooting al
nas cur down the number ~ 80
.aics. thongh II has in some caso.
'"Acd me defensive OF teams bv tno
Extra FOUL shot In tho l7-roo, zorn
NJ present II appears that some check
or Pehany more important than the
sNinG OF an outside ball should BIS
provided for the more dangerous
technical violations in the danger
zone.