Show Three Radical Changes Made in Basketball Rules Rues for 1926 All Zones nd i Hand-Behind-Back Hand Rules Abolished Abolish Abolished Abol Abol- ish d New Boundaries Set NEW April 11 By py A A. P. P f Three t-Three radical changes in the basketball basketball basketball bas bas- playing rules were adopted by the joint committee of ot the Y Y M. M C. C A A. A and the A. A A A. A U. U and the National Na- Na N Na National Collegiate Athletic association association association tion at Its annual meeting here to today to- to day The changes include the abolition pf pt all zones the tho elimination of ot the hand behind the back rule In case of ot ft Jump ball and nd a a provision that I I I 1 I I a ball which hits the edge of the backboard will be considered in play unless it caroms out caroms out of ot bounds These alterations were made to unify unity the playing code and to standardize standardize standardize stand stand- the game as played in the east and west The were confronted with the tas task of ot satisfying all sections sec sec- sections sections sec sec- of ot the country in regard to the rule changes The previous rules had been been modified by the Western Vestern conference and the game changed to suit conveniences in that sec sec- tion The eastern Intercollegiate league had also taken some liberty with the playing code with the result re result result re- re sult that when east cast met west the contending teams Interpreted the rules differently which confused the officials The rule which abolishes the placing of the hand behind was modified so that the same result re result result re- re sult is Js obtained The lawmakers makers inserted a clause in this rule which reads Any use of or the hand not used in tapping the ball bail shall be construed as a personal foul The committee found that the Western Vestern conference had completely abolished the former rule without substituting another for it The eastern intercollegiate league also had modified the rule The rule rule abolishing abolishing the the zones was supplemented by a rule which reads When a player is Js fouled in the act of ot shooting hooting for a goal in any part of ot the floor two free throws shall be awarded to the pla player er fouled The Judgment of ot the referee In regard to an infraction tion of ot this rule shall be supreme I the decreed This rule was changed at the re request request re- re quest of at the eastern intercollegiate league which last season abolished the zoning rule Oswald Tower of Andover ilass lass editor of ot the official guide and a m member of the Joint committee said this rule also was changed because it was found that players were taking tak tak- ing advantage of ot tho the zones by drawing fouls in the restricted I areas by to Po foul deliberately b them IY teasing s opponents 1 vv Another rule was changed to read When the ball hits the edge of ot the backboard and rebounds Into the playing court it shall shall be In play This rule was rewritten to save time the rul makers said sald as heretofore toJ a b ball has immediately r dl e eIt lt been I f declared ard out of b bounds when it hit the edge of ot the backboard The word face tace was Inserted in the the rule covering the painting of ot the the- backboard The former rule made it Jt mandatory for a team to paint its backboard white but bud I teams evaded the regulation by painting the back white and leaving the face Its natural color Under the new rule teams will be forced to paint the face of ot the board white Overtime periods in high school games will be three minutes long instead of ot five Although this change takes tho the form torm of ot a sug BUg it will be inserted into the official guide as a definite rule The officers were re Tf |