The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-02-17

Win rettcTc athiettcs since 1851 iff.
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keshaii ia 1891 whsie . .taasnt In
the \. u. q. A. rr~ipinx seheei Of
Springfield. Mass. He has been
s~es~si with tho Cniser~ily Of kan
49, .lsee 1853.
By DIR. JAMES NAISAiITH
TUE scoring system as snow used
j in basketball cannot be Inn
rrw~supep to any great extent IN
ny opinion.
The present agitation. much cir.
enAted in the press. 10 change the
scoring value OF the goal from fici.
Or the goal from FREQ throw. or
10th. Is not advisable. No really
coed arguments have been offercc
in support Of the contention tina,
there Is need for such change.
The whole idea back of basketball
scoring = to arrive at a system that
VIII not make the foul too cheap.
aor yet too costly. II the latter.
the referee viii hesitate TO call the
foul. ~hlle IL too cheap the players
will not refrain from excessive foul
inr.
& The rules committee has made Il
= policy 10 make changes only after
thoro study and then referring tho
suggested changes to coaches and
officials.
PREVENTS
YRhAK RULES
This has prevented freak legisIa.
ten and made the game stable. The
present suggestions should receive
orcful consideration. but as for
myself ! cannot see much OF merit
Ia them now. a
The comparative value of the goal
from field and the goal from free
threw Is the result OF experience
end has been arrived at as II stands
ssday only after numerous changes
and expcrimcnB thru the seasons
II the past
Most Of the experimenting -
regards scoring has eenter~d
shout the foul penalty. The
rules committee has spent many
hsurs In trying to lind the adj
juxtment that would insure the
best interest Of the game
The present system OF personal
and technical fouis. with the dis
qualifying rule and tn. possibility
Of scoring thru throwing a goal
seems to be the most satisfactory
arrangement possible
PENALTY MUST
BIZ SEVERE
Any attempt 10 fersen the penalty
for foul playing encourages care
lexsness In the commission OF fouls.
Today the referee does not hest
hts to call the fouls. because they
are not too costly.
On the other hand. the coaches
e. not encourage their teams 10
commit fouls because they are cost
~ enough to make too many OF
them dangerous 10 success.
change in the scoring would
lead 10 another period OF hesitancy
and experimenting on the part OF
the coaches and officials
In the final analysis ne
purpose Of . penalty for . foul
i tn give n proper value Ia the
playing Of AN expert and well
trained team.
Fouls are made either from .
lack Of skill or from an infen~
ton to hinder good play.
In either case the penalty
- should be sufficient to induce
proper training or to canse the
piayer TO hesitate to commit a
foul.
The argument that the present
system enables team OF inferior
ability TO win games thru the free
throw does not hold true. for In
most cases II Is the less skilled teams
that does the excessive fouiing.
A comparatively poor player by
means Of fouling may prevent an
expert at the games from scoring.
COMPETENT
MN NEEDED
With a competent referee I do
not believe that IL ever occurs that
a weaker team defeats a stronger
team thru free throws.
No team can make free
throws NntiI the other team has
made a foul, and the SOLUTION
Of the matter u TO have a team
coached to play without making
fouIs.
The time 10 call fouls Ia In
practice. and there will be very
little need to call fouls In q
game when teams are coached
in this way.
In the fastest and hardest played
game ever saw, one team made
three fouls and the other made
four. and yet there WASH the NOSE
intense rivalry between the op
ponents.
EVERYBODY
SATISFIED
The spectators and also the win.
ming and i0sinng teams were salts
fled and pleased with the game.
Both teams had been coached 20
play offensive ball all the time and
such playing gives the ideal Eam,.
OF course, ! do not mean 10 say
that the game as II now stands Isl
unassailable. that there Is no room
Tor Improvement anywhere.
! do believe. however, that TIE
comparative value Of the field goal
and the goal from foul Is at pres.
tnt on the best possible basis.
= There have been some
changes suggested In regard TO
the free throw that have been
able to arouse some sympathy
Tor.
II has been suggested that IN
order To prevent the develop