The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-11-11
3 CHANGES
 MADE FOR
 BASKETBALL
New Rules Are Received in Latest Edition of
 Spalding's Guide

AccOlulnR 10 the SpdluluS Basketball Guide for 1927-2S. which contains the official rules as codified and adapted by the Joint Rules Committee. represent ing the Y. NJ. c. A, A. A. IT., and N c. A. A, there are nine changes in the rules for the coming sea son. Proposed changes for the season of 192s-29 are also dis cussed
 A note has been added to Rule 5, Section 6. which requires that all players be numbered, to the effect that numbers one and two should not be used in numbering players. thus making it more con venient for the officials.
 Two new questions and answers have been written to amplify Rule 6. Section 6, one on with holding the ball from play and the other on courtesy time out Rule 6. Section 6. states: "The referee shall call time out in case of injury to players" 'If the ball is in play when the in jury occurs. the referee and um- pire shall withhold their whistles until the play has been completed By completed is meant that the team that is in possession of the ball has thrown for goal, lost possession of the ball. has with held the ball from play. or that the ball has become a held ball or an out-of-bounds ball"
 The two new questions and an swers on this section of the rules are as follows:
 "Q-What is meant by with holding the ball from play as used in this section?
 "A player withholds the bali from play when he ceases to at tempt to score. or to advance the ball to a scoring position"
 2"Q-A player of team A has the ball when a player of team B is injured. As matter of cour- tesy the player with the ball wishes to permit his opponents to have time out immediately; how can this be brought about?
 "A-He can withhold the ball from play, whereupon the referee should blow his whistle and ask the captain of team B if he wishes time out If the captain of team E does not wish time out play shall be resumed immediately-no time out charged; if he does wish time out it is charged t, his team. In either case, when play is resumed. the ball shall be given to team A, out of bounds, on the side, as provided in Rule II, Section g."
 Referees Authority
 A question and answer have been inserted in the interpreta- tion of Rule 6, Section 13, giving the referee the authority to desig- nate which timekeeper operates the watch in case of a disagree ment between the two timers.
 Rule s. Section has been changed to eliminate to a cer- tain extent the use of the whistle by the referee. It is no longer necessary, according to the rule as it now reads. for the referee to blow his whistle each time the ball is tossed up between two players, except at the beginning of a period or after time out" Time Out-FouI
 Rule II, Section 1. now reads. "'Time out shall be taken whenever foul is called. (a) in case of technical foul or of . double foul, time out shall con. tint until the referee blows his whistle when he losses the bali up at center; tb) fin case of other fouls. time out shall continue until the ball is placed at the dis posal of the free thrower at the free throw line if only one throw has been awarded. and until placed at his disposal for the last free throw if more than one has been awarded"
 Rule II. Section 3 as 1t. reads
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