The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-12-03
It. But this year we'd like to

Speaking Of new faces Coach
Harvey would like 10 see n few
himself. HIS squad has not
been going as well las he ex-
pected. Not that he expected
q conference team In the first
week. But this outfit Is weak
Extensively and defensively.
They seem to have forgotten
the first fundamental of the de-
Tense that of covering as much
territory in front of their man
as possible 10 make shooting
and passing for him as difficult
as possible. On the offensive
the boys have difficulty I'm
shooting. Their breaks are fair
but their passes are ill-timed.
Basketball, said one, it's more
like q basket social. But all
that was last week. It's TO be
remembered that only O few
practices have been had, and
as a group the fellows click
pretty well. What they lack Is
precision ON the fundamentals.
Thatn come along with con-
Meeting with the basket. At
least, this corner is looking for
plenty from these boys by Fri
day night.
If you want to enjoy the game,
you gotta know the rules-the why
and wherefore. So for your con-
and study the more i'm
portant changes are herewith list
ed. Stand by. The center circle in
which the tip offs are made is cir
by another circle with
a diameter Of six feet. Into this
circle no player, other than the
centers themselves, may step before
the tip-off. This rule change tends
to open up the game and do away
with punching" of players close
into the center tip-off. It is sup
posed to eliminate tie ups closely
following the tip-off. It will render
the advantages of having a very
tall center not too effective. It will
give players a chance to cover
their adversaries on the tip-off
play. Change number two affects
One of the most eff
fective uses Of substitutes is the
Of instructions to the
team on the floor from the coach.
this information has
been delayed by one play since the
substitute could not speak to his
team mates until the whistle had
blown ending play for a moment.
Time out was then called and such
Instructions were impaired to the
captain. Now substitutes may
communicate Immediately upon
entering the court with their team
mates. But he must acquaint him
self with this change. He must
await the permission of the official
before coming onto the floor to
avoid confusion in punching of
Being able to COM
municate Immediately has been be-
fore the rules committee on several
and has been made on
the grounds that necessary infor-
has only been deferred"
one play.
Here's one that the spectators
must know to understand fouling
rules. It'll be a big help If the
spectator knows this one. It will
the hurting of boos and
at the well-meaning ref
cree. For your consideration: Civ.
en- a situation in which a player
has possession of the ball. He Is
being guarded, and when he at
tempts to shoot or pass his guard
dashes out with a hand and, in his
eagerness, not only comes in con.
tact with the ball but also the
players hand. The action is not
considered a part Of the hacking
foul. IF however, the guard hits the
arm in any part not touching the
ball, the hacking foul is committed
and he is subject to the penalty
for such action. This makes a
tougher job for the referee; he
will have to watch with care al
guarding to distinguish between
the hacking foul and legitimate
defensive play. But the silver lin.
ing Of this change is that it does
not penalize a defensive player fol
effectively rendering an offensive
play relatively useless. So keeI
that in mind, and keep your seat:
when the referee doesn't call the