The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-22
Cage Rules
Discussed
Ten Seconds and Three.
Seconds Parts Cause
Arguments.
BY YERN RoxELL

Ten seconds and "three sec
onds"-four harmless sounding
words which are going to cause the
gallant whistle-tooters plenty Of
trouble when big time basketball
swings into the headlines.
OF the new 1928 rules, these
are the most drastic. Their purpose
is TO bring back the slam-bang,
swift-breaking style Of play which
lifted the cage pastime from just
a sport to one of the country's lead
ing and most popular games
l.. w. st. John Of Ohio State,
chairman of the national rules COM
mittee, gave a lengthy interpreta-
ton of the new code before a large
crowd of officials, coaches and fans
at Butler fieldhouse Thursday night.
Rule Is Given
And after he had completed his
lecture, and Tony Hinkle and his
Butler Bulldogs had put on DEM
onstration. the arguments really
started. 1t is apparent that more
such meetings will be necessary be-
fore the desired uniformity in Of
ficiating is reached.
The ten-second rule, as stated in
the rule book, follows:
When team gains possession Of the ball
In It's own back court that team must ad-
vance the ball over the center line within
a M tar hal
while out Of control of the team, touches
or Is touched by an opponent. In the
Tsdh peoS P Begins rs'S assn and wbes
possession Of the ball is regained in the
back court. When team has advanced
the ball over the center line this team
may, not return the ball to its back court
q A try for goal has been made; or
b.2 4 lump ball at center or elsewhere
% An out-of-bounds award has been
% The ball has been recovered from the
possession OF the opponents.
l. Wnen q team gains possession Of the
W. t3l or a.. IL NAV cause the ball TO
, 20 back over the center line once only.
Penalty
Failure to comply with the provisions of
TINS section Is a. violation and the ball
hounds, on the side, opposite the point
Where the violation occurs except that II
team returns the ball TO its back court
illegally and the ball is first touched in
the back court by an opponent, play shall
continue. Touching the center line shall
be construed as over" as in out-of-
hounds decisions. None of the provisions
OF Section apply to courts less than sixty
feet long
Note
When team has been awarded the ball
out OF bounds, the ten-second count begins
az the instant the ball is passed into the
court. II the ball is lying on the court
IN possession Of neither team and neither
team makes an effort TO gain possession.
tne ball must be played by the team in
whose back court the ball lies. After al
lowing this team sufficient time to gain
. possession. OF the ball. the referee Tor nm
pre- shall begin the ten-second count
Inc referee Tor umpire) should count
silently and y is suggested that the fol-
lowing method OF counting seconds be
used; ne-thousand- one-thousand-
Two, etc. II player passes the center
line, the ball has been passed into the
front court; II the latter then passes the
Dali 10 teammate who is touching the
center line, the ball has been passed into
the back court In other words. the CEN
Ter line is in the front court or back court
aaeSording to the position from which the
The three-second rule deals with
the center pivot play, in which the
ball is handled inside the foul circle
by an offensive player. He must