New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-24
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|. OF Central BOARD
Leonard Nixon Tells Of Require
InentS for Membership


asked concerning the Central Con-
nocticut Board of Approved Basket
ball Officials and it is left to Leon
ard r. Nixon Of this city secretary
and treasurer OF the board to ex-
plain tho requirements of the board
as 10 membership and its purposes
and aims,
The board al present has 20 full
members and ] who are serving
year on probation. Last year
members OF the board were &C.
credited with handling 1868 games
which means that Central Board
officials are handling 95 per cent OF
all games played in this section.
Double Officials
The board recommends that the
double official system be used ahd
all of the violations OF the rules are
not being checked. The speed Of
basketball as compared with either
baseball or football is much greater
but still in the two games, IN i'm
portant contests, baseball requires
TWO or more umpires and football
has three officials at all times.
A basketball referee, TO do his
work properly, has big job on his
hands. Proper handling of games
call for two officials and this sys-
TEN is being adopted all through
! out the West. Two officials work.
ing will do Il great deal TO increase
the popularity Of the game.
Membership requirements
Requirements for membership on
the Central Connecticut Board of
Approved Basketball Officials are
very strict and in order that aspir-
ants for places on It may know the
requirements, Mr.. Nixon has out
lined them as follows;
Applications must be made In
writing TO the secretary Of the
board. using the regular card form
for this purpose. This card may
be obtained by writing the secretary.
( With the application send list OF
all those who have actually en-
ploycd you as a referee or umpire
for the previous season, giving ad-
dresses as we'll as names Also
send in list Of personal references.
If this information is not sent in
with application 10 attention will be
paid TO it until these conditions are
compiled with.
After the secretary has checked
up tho refcrcpces. the executive
committe of the Central Board will
pass on the correspondence. II
the committee finds that all the re-
plies are favorable and the applicant
/ has paid all fees due in full, then
the applicant is eligible for
examination, providing a majority
of the board members vote him into
temporary membership.
Probationary Member
The applicant is then notified as
10 when the examining board next
holds its sessions, and If successful
in passing the examinations, which
are practical and oral, he becomes
a probationary member for one
year, If not successful In passing
the applicants fees paid are re-
turned to him minus a deduction OF
$500 for the expense of the exami-
nation.
Upon becoming probationary
member you are to report every two
weeks to the secretary of the board
giving names and addresses of all
visiting team managers for tho
games you have handled, II any.
Upon receipt of these reports the
secretary will forward a question
naire to such managers, requesting
report OF the probationary mem
ber's work as an official
| Near the end of the season, or
sooner If circumstances warrant 1t,
the executive committee will pass
on the answers to the question
naires, and, making due allowance
for undue heat or prejudice, will
determine whether the probationer
is to be confirmed as full member,
or whether he Is to be continued on
probation or dropped from the
board.
Officials who transfer from other
sections or boards will have to
conform to these regulations the
same as new members.
The members OF, this central Con-
necticut board have all compiled
with these regulations and believe
that the procedure Is fair to the
board, which is determined TO main
tain = high standard OF efficiency,
and that It Is fair to any man
worthy TO become an official, IS all
such will have no difficulty in fully
complying with every detail.