The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-18
BASKET
BALL RULES
CHANGED
Sporting Authority Points
Out Several Important
differences in Rules

Walter Alllnkan or Hammond 70
Day called attention OF basketbau
rams to the fact that there a~e sav-
eral important changes in the rules
which are effective this season.
People not acquainted with these
fules may be confused at games
When the changes are carried out.
1hey VIII want TO know how IT han
pens that - team sometimes has
TWO free throws and what the ref
cree means when he speaks OF the
seventeen-foot goal done" he said.
There are several other changes
For several years there has been
a growing desire on the part OF
friends OF the game 10 improve the
rules relating to violations and
penalties A special committee was
appointed year ago to make a
careful study OF the subject.
The recommendations OF this
committee were embodied in the re-
vised rules of the game. Four tech
meal fouls have been removed from
the classification Of fouls and are
now known as violations. the pen
atty for such violations being to
give possession OF the bail to the
non-oGending team at the nearest
point On the side (not the end) out
Of bounds.
These violations arc listed IN sec
cIons S to II of rule IA and are as
follows:
Section s. Run with the ball. kick
St, or strike II with the nsts.
Section Q. Violate the jumping
rules when the referee throws the
ball up between players
Section 10. Pass the ball TO an
other player while making e free
trial for goal. but must make an
honest effort TO cage 1t
Section IL Make dribble after
having completed a dribble. unless
the ball when It was out OF his pos
session has touched another player.
The most important revision re-
lates 70 the creation OF a Sc enteen-
foot goal zone IN which all per-
sonal fouls committed by the de-
tending team result in the non-of-
Tending team being given two free
throws.
Section OF rule thus estab-
fishes the zones: Goal zones shall
be established by lines called goal
zone lines. one inch in width, ex-
tending across the court parallel
TO. and at a distance Of seventeen
feet from the inner edges OF the end
lines"
Sections TO OF rule 10 tell what
constitute the personal fouls; A
player shall not hold. block. trip.
charge or push an opponent. wheth-
en- or not either player has posses
sion OF the ball A pl aver shall not
use unnecessary roughness- play
ct shall not charge in and make
bodily contact with an opponent
who is one OF two opposing players
having one or both hands on the
ball"
The penalty is two free throws
for goal is the offen~e Is committed
on e. player who Is in his own goal
zone; one free throw for goal is Of
Tense is committed on e player who
is not In Ills own goal zone. In
either case the offender shall be
charged with one personal foul. A
player who has four personal fouls
Is required TO leave the game.
The rule covering movement OF
the feet In starting play while
standing still has been reworded In
order to clearly indicate when the
bali IS to be disposed OF.
The referee IS now under obliga-
ton 10 request the cooperation OF
the umpire in "out-ot- bounds and
coaching" decisions.
All boys games are definitely d.
vided into four quarters instead OF
halves. the time length differing
according TO the ages of the play
ers