The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-09
3SECOND RULE
 WILL ELIMINATE
 PLENTY OF FOULS
Center Jump After Suc- cessfuI Free Throws
 Also Out

New 1ork, April S-Three dras' tic changes in the playing code were made by the National Bas ketball Committee of the United States and Canada yesterday as i concluded its deliberations at tht Hotel McAlpin. Two other altera tions of less importance and mum. erous minor changes and clarifica' tions were completed before thc two-day session came to an end.
 Most important of the changes which are among the most sweep ing in the history of the sport. is the new rule that so hamstrings the pivot play as to legislate il practically out of existence. By permitting offensive players to re- main within the free throw lane for no more than three seconds with or without the ball (the without" is new) the teeth have been taken right out of the annoy ing bucket play as scoring wea- pon. It's effectiveness is gone.
 Almost on par with this ir rank are two other changes. One is a equalization to the growing move ment for the elimination of the center tap. This provides that the team scored against by the foul route shall take the ball out oi bounds and put it in play from 4L1 nfE te, triN V1t i h q referee discretionary power to per init the counting of field goal that is made after the shooter has been fouled and the whistle blown.
 Text of the Changes
 Pending rephrasing by Oswald Tower, editor of the rule book. here are the five more important changes as formally announced by the committee:
 lon jump balls it is illegal for q player to step on or across the diameter of the jumping circle after the ball is tossed and before it is tapped. Penalty violation, Outside ball; if done repeatedly, a technical foul.
 2--After successful free throw, instead of Q jump ball at center, the team scored upon shall put the ball in play out of bounds at the end of the court where the goa, was made. This does not apply to technical fouls or double fouls.
 3-A player may not remain in his own free throw lane With or without the bal for more than three seconds, except while trying for a loose ball. Corollary of Rule 3-Whenever a jump ball takes place at the free throw lines, all players except the jumpers must outside the free throw cir cle, the present arct to be extend ed by a broken arc into a. com plete circle. Penalty violation Outside ball.
 4-The intermission between halves shall be fifteen minutes ou' may be ten by mutual agreement This does not apply to games play ed in ht-minute quarters.
 5-An attempt is to be made t' provide that a goal thrown by q player immediately after ne fouled shall count even though the whistle may have blown before th' ball left his hands, provided the whistle did not affect the defensive sides play. Corollary of Rule 5-- A provision is to be made that an official must disqualify players for unsportsmanlike Vlola- tion of the personad contact rue.
 Answers to Objections
 The two corollaries were answers [o objections that committeeman made themselves when they stu died the new rules. Tests nave shown that there are more Jump balls at either foul line than at any place in the court except m the center circle.
 Hence, they said, player stand ing in the free-throw lane wh'.c awaiting a ball on a jump would be violating the code that forbids any one to stand there for more than three seconds. TO obviate that difficulty, the entire lane will be cleared of offensive players during the jump.
 The other trouble arose when It was suggested that delensive player who was ready to foul man shooting might conceivably give him a bit more energetic push while he was at in in order to pre- vent a field goal under any cir The corollary takes are of that contingency. Such foul will merit disqualification.
 The curbing of the pivot play removes from the game | style of offense' that caused more criticism and adverse comment than any other factor in the spof'. It radically changed both otlense and defense and gave basKetpaI q play that cannot be halted except through a foul.
 Effective at the Garden
 Three years ago the rules con- mittee attempted to put the brakes on 1t by permitting a player to ,old the ball in the free-throw lane for no omre than three secondF. Now he cannot even stand I'll position three seconds. Ned Irish with the rule as lt now stands during one of the couit lOIlDIe DeHuerS dL tliS So'NS '''', winter and 1t entirely eliminatcd tugGing, fouling and all he other evils the play has caused:
 By giving discretionary power tp he officials in permitting fiela goals after fouls, the committee Is a rule that the Eastern league used last year. It is similar to team in football being allowed to refuse n penalty, but in Basketball thIs devoIves on the referees and no' Inc players. A foul also can be given after the goal Is scored.
 Basketball players, officials ara coaches last night hailed the new moves as among the most notapie advances taken in years, par able to the ten-second rule that was inserted in the code thres years ago.
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