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Show More Action I Crying Need j Eastern Intercollegiate Referee Ref-eree Suggests Some Reforms Re-forms for Basketball B.t PAUL STKINBERG. Intercollegiate Baakjstball Referee Too much Importance is placed on goals from foul The field goal Is I far more difficult. There should be i a change In the scoring rules. Three points for a goal from field, and one I point from foul, is a better rating than I the present one, which allows only two points for a field goal. The dribble Is absolutely necessary to keep up the action of the game. Some years ago the dribble was barred in Intercollegiate basketball, I Its elimination killed o'ff much of the action In the game and basketball lost much of Its popularity In 1910 the dribble was restored on probation A player was permitted tq dribble tho ball to tho basket, but was compelled to pass It to anotht r player before a shot could be attempted. at-tempted. SPEED UP TDK GAME. This holped speed up the game, but tho real punch of the dribble was destroyed by forcing thp player who had pulled tho stunt to pass the ball. In 1911 the player was allowed to shoot after the dribble. The game has prospered ever since and the elimination of the dribble as proposed by some experts would be B I step backward. The circle from which the centers Jun o should be enlarged. A two-foot radius a too small It should be Increased In-creased to three. That would givo centers more space n which to jump for the ball without personal contact. The rule compelling players to i ha US hand behind the back Is n poor one It handicaps ihe Jump-, lng pow er of tho player because of I the. falsi- position. |