Show On Stalling Cheap Fouls Hoop p es S kt Maier Mor iper il Today Toky SEA SEATTLE March 1 27 Bas th-Bas- W Bas Basketballs Basketball's rules doctors will operate operate operate oper oper- ate Thursday on late-game late stalling stall stall- stalling ing and cheap fouls fouls and and in the opinion of most coaches who watched a trial run Wednesday night it should be major sur sur- gery It seemed certain that the rules body the body the Nat Basketball Basketball Basketball Basket Basket- ball Committee of the United States and Canada would Canada would come up with something along the line of Wednesday nights night's experiment I in the Santa Illinois Clara consolatIOn consolation consolation con con- conI I game at the N C A A championships won by th the 67 Briefly here were the changes tried 1 All foul shots had to be taken Present rules permit a fouled team to take the ball out of bounds and retain possession instead of shooting 2 A second shot was awarded when the first was missed on any foul either defensive or offensive offensive offensive offen offen- sive up to the final three min min- utes 3 In the final three minutes every foul was considered intentional intentional intentional and worth two shots The ball remained in play if the last foul shot was missed It went to the opposing team if the toss was made Howard Hobson Yale coach had this to say It certainly didn't hurt the game and made it faster with a better finish There was the same ball hawking In my opinion the trial was very successful Harry A A. Combes coach of the Big Ten champs from Illinois called the changes very fine |