The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-17
Cold weathe.

was snort lived. Cold weather
swapping down the lid on the unsea-
sonably warm spell, brought with it
a high wind. On that wind every
duck In the section could have pull
ed out and many Of them did. The
actual flight has been estimated as
taking only several hours. While
the ducks flew south by the mill
lions, Coach Gene Harvey lolled in
the luxury Of his bunk. While with
out Ed Kitzberger pounded Justify
but to no avail. The Coach sleeps
well. And your correspondent,
had card from Florida, dated the
ninth, that relayed the info the
ducks were swarming in there by
the millions. -.
And by the by Vic Sieben, the
basketball man, would relay to
you guys bothered with foot
blisters on the court, that two
pairs of socks will eliminate the
friction. Your welcome. 80.
I don't know how the boys could
have been so thoughtless. But they
have no regard for the working
press. One column year is sup
posed to be given over to rule
changes made in the season. AL
ways they sneak up in the quiet of
the year, juggle a bunch of rules,
and make a new game out Of the
sport. But this year, it's different.
Only slight technical changes now
only dimly change the countenance
of this game basketball. And from
the sidelines, you fans will scarcely
notice them. So we'll see II we
can stretch them out for a couple
paragraphs.
Two or three may interest the
fan. You wouldn't be interested
In the fact-no you wouldn't
Nor the one that says ball
cannot be larger than the max
imum Of 80 inches circmfer-
ence. Heretofore 1t was 80 and
0ne-fOurth. Not interested?
Olxay, how about this one? -.
Remember last year how all of
q sudden the ref would blow
his whistle and toss the ball to
the opposing team, the while
you sat in amazement trying to
figure out the why and where
fore? And suddenly you discov-
cred from the neighbor that
man who did not even have the
ball and who you had forgotten
was In the game had been in
the free throw circle too long?
This year an offensive man not
In possession Of the bali can
stand In the free throw circle
and clean his finger nails or
comb his hair If he SO chooses
or If the coach will let him.
But If he comes into possession
of the ball, the three second
rule applies. He must vamoose.
Clear?
And this center line ruling need
ed some Qualification, so they fixed
that up. New ruling states that
on the line is in the back court.
Suppose the player has dribbled up
to the line, has crossed it with one
foot, but is reluctant to drag the
other over. He is still in the back
court and the ten second rule ap-
plies. Perhaps you'd like the
straight of the deal when regular
game time ends in a tie. Teams
win be given two minute rest.
Then a three minute overtime Is
played. The first team to score
two points wins. In case neither
team scores two points but one
team scores one point in three min
utes that team wins. If neither
team scored in the first overtime ;
additional periods may be played.
In the event Of two point
lead the rule is Sudden death" "
finish, the end on the spot. 4. No
players can leave the court between
the overtime periods. =.
The earliest Of groups to leave
for the nOrthw00ds was quar-
tette who have gone to the deer
hunting grounds for years to-
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