The Washington times., 1938-04-01
Reinhdrt to Urge Change
In Court Rules at PurleV
Plans Schedule
Of Top CUNTS
AtG.W
By CHICK KENNY

Dill bClI1Ild1G u, AIldSoGIO VI AOOl
ball and basketball at George
Washington University, head;
West tomorrow.
The Colonial coach is journey
ing to Chicago on a tWo-fold mis-
sion.
First, to attend the conclave OF
the Nations basketball coaches
Second-To line up some out
standing basketball teams for
local consumption here next sea
son, especially during the Christ
mas holidays.
Reinhart will have several sug'
geStions to lay before the coaches
assembly, most of which are the
outgrowth of ideas he has picked
up during his long career as a
coach. or at the conventions in
the past.
THREE PERIODS
He will suggest. or vote on the
suggestion, that the game of bas-
ketball be divided into three 15-
minute periods with five minute
intermissionS between each play
ing period.
He will suggest that the 3.sec-
ond rule be abolished.
He will argue for better Of
floating, stating that poor Of
ficiating is the result of demands
by brother coaches, and not the
officials.
He will recommend the sug-
gestion that the court be extended
two feet under each basket for
more room movement and to take
care Of shots at the basket that
fall short and are not whistle"
balls.
HEAVY SCHEDULE
Between these suggestions and
recommendations, all OF which
probably will be brought forward
by the conclave, Reinhart will go
into a huddle with leading coaches
throughout the country to sign up
for games that may result in the
greatest basketball schedule ever
mapped out for a George Wash
ington basketball team.
In commenting on the demand
for better officiating, Remnant is
of the opinion that the poor brand
is the full fault of the coach who
hires such arbiters. He says that
a coach should impress on the Of
fetal that the visiting team should
be given "fifty-fifty break" And
the only way that such a break"
can be given, is for an official to
penaliZe each team under the
strict interpretations of the rules.
END COMPLAINTS
Reinhart believes the three
period suggestion will spike the
complaints that the center jump
tires a team, and that the game,
as played under the existing rules,
is too short. Under this new plan
10 minutes will be added between
periods along with five minutes
Of additional playing time, giving
spectators a 5O-minute game IN
stead of the usual two halves OF 20
minutes each.
Whether any of these sugges-
lions will be acted on and passed
favorably by the coaches rules
committee and recommended to
the national rules body, Remnant
cannot say.
He pointed out that the two
most important recommendations
discussed at last years convention
was the suggestion to free the
front half of the foul line, and the
lengthening of the court by four
feet. The elimination of the cen
ter Jump was a minor subject OF
debate.
As a result, the major rule
change was the center jump elimi-
nation, with no action whatsoever
taken on the two important queS-
lions of the discussions of the
three-day meeting.
GRIDDERS SCRIMMAGE
With Remnants departure to
Chicago, tomorrow, George Wash
ington will bring to a close its
spring football drills. A scrim-
mage was staged with the Mary
land University squad yesterday
at College Park, and a similar
workout was booked for today with
Georgetown on the Hilltop.
Reinhart stated that he may
inaugurate a spring basketball
session upon his return here next
week. The squad would be limited
to freshmen and several members
of this years varsity. but would
not include those players on the
team who are engaged in other
spring sports. Should the floor
practice be launched, it is doubt
ful If it will last for more than
two weeks.