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Show ANNOUNCE NEW H00PJUL1NC New Ducket - Zone, Centei Line, IMay-Slarling and Other Rules Adapted. NEW YORK, April 11 Kr.P) -Basketball's re-organized and renamed re-named legislative body, the national na-tional basketball committee of the United States and Canada, as its first official function last night announced eight rule changes in the 1933-34 playia code. Here are the rule changes: (1) The 10-second rule will be applied to all courts, regardless of size. On courts 75 feet or more in length the center line is mandatory. manda-tory. On courts of less than 75 feet two lines may be used, so that the offensive half of the court is 40 feet. Where this 40-foot line encroaches en-croaches within the foul line of exceptionally ex-ceptionally small courts, it was decided, de-cided, the prolongation of the foul line will mark the 10 second line. (2) 'Only the first player to receive re-ceive the ball in the offensive zone may pass the ball back over the center line. (3) Officials must handle the ball, placing it on the floor, in out-of-bounds play, to prevent quick-action returns. (4) The three-second rule, which had applied only to playehs in the free throw area receiving the ball with their "backs to the basket," applies now to players receiving in the area regardless of position of the body. (5) A player may re-enfer t he game twice. (6) A ball on the basket's rim may be batted in provided no part of The basket is touched. (7) Points covering legal and illegal running with the ball are defined in detail. (8) Where games are played in quarters usually high schools the second and fourth periods will not start from the center tap, but will be resumed from out of bounds nearest the point where play ceased ceas-ed and with the ball in possession of the learn last in control. |