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10:H5jM-L pi:KSOMEJames Nal« rdth, originator of the game of basketball, which !• gaining In f popularity dally, ha* piipii«d a Hrlti o! articles which will be Interestlng^and ln-ftructfvt to riw. pjaysrs *• '■1l as beginners. His first article Is on new elements In the game.*' By JAMES nAsMh H. t ^ ''Since 1 wee accorded’the honor of eTytvtnf; the *am«'of h»*ketb*^l'iom«' 10 ye,'») s ago. *w«ryr new elements, which then were »«*ote«t la .»ny mint), hare »iO»s Into' th© winter p**ttm© ■d given a new field tor'effort. If my Massachusetts ' friends '^ad told me ihen, «hat a lt;ju»rter of a ccntm/later athletci would bo. panning effective _ maun©* a of attack «qd defense ■nd conceiving schemes of play to bewilder and hoodwink opponents,-1, would h»v© doubted, but bucQ events have co»e fop*“s.' Xtf*' by y*»*v.rha e* * “-or-Tor -playi of- now—v» H ety ! * becoming Btroager,. *nd the more intricate ‘ the better liked by coaches. .So t hare act about jto tell you■'oacbea. frn *«d players “likeBY* ia r lt;Season .» ih« a^be.sc to 1 .the/t^ foiVardfYla lt;ha«fi|!o'*ho^ -fep»o*ented the *4r«»or get* the jnmp“ on M«-oppon*ntndknock the h*’! la the direction todi- _ i.ated hy th* captain’* algjrpt. In *i»l»} $,,*„ , c*ae the, center alap* ht« 1a#? where deceives It -d «i»oota , right foi-ard, who In th'lft me?* j-..,*. tinis b** tVen up a position?to the I Review l,ft of the b“ket. from whirh be tries j horae wlt; for a *o«i- -~.r-v [-In-countt hen the t*»dy eeleotlfio part of the * nutnber-oomblBoUon rares placd auw cvbW* to, wed •fter Jumping sporta for a position to the nun the right side of the basket, while the the achJi left forwo^d. haring h*«dled the ball moat before the goal toaser secured it. mile by .make* a bee Hue tor a point directly fc** bee tn ixout of the bswket. -.*ed\w««By studying th® accomp»n/iug dla»; mca a® *n»m you c*n seedily stle what •» e** - ye.a. tc ceiient defense thi« m*kce, providing Moko nlt; your rtght’feuw-n! foJl. K hi# effort ,fc*so n m ,i*sdJhe ha” vutito the uol You Hapibur hnve. covered eve*/-jv**?*-to ward which - i ace - rec (h® h»n may bo»nd s*'it lt;»«lt;•■• away— by -Crew from the goal. It Is then up to your the grei men to leap Into- th© sir and again at* Tired or tempf: a goal. It 1« -a noticeable fea , this gi€lt;vlSfo2i*Srrcy%**AGX' '/a*r»vsj/-/arS,*rJ'/sY*w'\0L...mlt;§j Ocorgla,{ • ■**«. t j 3rarld’*' tbelr br’ Y**HfnPrtsr tinby Moko.-Fs*tsst lijjitprjt Flvv y* b. by Id mlt;p«. 2l^CVi- ■ F—tw«t Uhlan. 1UotttT—lHfS.where,to center foup eflojLe, faow to adjust your pluyei* to fbo beat s|d* vftntftge during the yrosress of play a and tirhero to direct yocr.^ttftck in t^is fc^rne where strate^^ ft^d science'are outdoing tbemselTes.To fbe spectator, ■srtiowat^hea hMkot; play for *be privilege of- indulging in ecstasies over t^e wild moTi?^euta of *r,MR ^nfi indoortrained muscles, the acleWe of the ■game conatltutca itself In scoring abtl* lty accuracy in lodging the leath* sphere nlthln *^e net;We will endeavor to demonstiate that tho science of this gftme Ilea In the‘ability of the guards, foi wards nnd center to work up to a* highly effl* ‘clentpotnt~in' the - movements which precede efforts at goals. ,These articles on Basket Ball Strat-e*)-” therefojre, will .ccl with fh% moves of theilplayers about floor, the p^*slng the ball and tho most effective masher of piling opio-nents by a series of plaj». To atari let’ us t«ke -the play which bs* bc-couie kowd ***Ieft foiw afd to right forward In left fo» ward’s posi* tloa.” Of, course .your, team - must have a set of signals, wbjcb aro easily evolved, They may be number shouted to the players by the cagt^ia of tho te*m or they may be sUent-stKuala.,k In the c^e of number signals the seme course la puiSued that used in fdotbalL - For Instance, tsVe fho accompanying dr«gnim. Suppose that the series of numberfl which tells the direction of the play is the uttered by your captain. Your signal* for fbe play. Heft forward toright to/ward'In left foiward*s post-tlonM wbiild be J6, 312, S* cen* .tcris. number being 3, the b»U leaves him to go to the left forward, whooo numeral Is 4, while the last player to receive Ihe ball before tbe^hot at the goal Is attempted to the right foi ward, or No, 2. .j .Or you may a movement-of the hand or fool to indicate a cert^a play. ! Of course the mftn who gives the si-I lent sign** must give It unconcernedly so that It may not be noted by opponents and made une of to jidiDtag© '♦hereafter. . r-; ,It Is the plalt;dng of players Immediately after the completion of the play whlrii proves especially effective. In tho accompanying dtogi^m the guards are Idlo If the center of thebtug B«1Summons•F««teat} Pel«Btn,ture that ln„thi«r or any df hor play for * FastMi that matter, the plan to for ereiy-piay-or .10 lOW' bis “oppondiu, «nd id Av . . p^uii so/he accomplish hla part of th« countucoabiaation fiom a-point other than that In which, ho^ places himself at the ^Vlon. t mSinent-the referee-toasc«- thO' sphere— witkw I up for the centers at the st«^. of the F*»tesiplay. : - iShould the opposing center leap Into the air higher than your center* thus batting the ball toward the opponents goal, it remains ;for your gu»n3s to sc-coie the sphere ancTfoHow out the play an signaled. Every move must 4be made with the utmost celerity. The soul*. 5foiward to receive, the ball from the Fastestcenter must' take It on the 1 un *'«d the Mmnn under the1 basket should do the *m. *•yimo and shoot for the gofti beforebis prOKicss has stopied and the pursuing .guard or i*~Q -opposing team reached him to block his p**3. jPointer.Bnow H Fastestby DJrvc F«*test —Darkey oy Ham KaateslWON!-In the dl*gi*m to the right Is-shown the play reversed;- ^hat to! bom thbright forward to left for- •Calvin/Charward la Tlglit forward's position, ine 'in® .BAme’ rales for covering'the botmd of ^the,b»n, following poflslbte failure ftW^ a •on the part of the goal-shooting for-ward to also observed, the position* *qof the thrco men used being reversed,• - * Wit” D1Now that we have considered the Bmen-h plays wijjch are the, first taught to gf tjoco tesnj, at the opening of each sestton, we cj,Rmpj, •will endeavor to aid t^e player la pro- 23, was partun'yhjokMly for a articling oea Ho i son. In fh© fiist place a eueceaBtop-aft^ bn«ket b»U career, finds *'wlndl,,lt;ho pariionfiist requisite-and thia cannot he ob* “Tbeitaincd ip nny other tnaoner th*n by BOrfed bard playing for. perhaps a little less ,-pert. th*n a month before the match games -Por a start The “wind which you acquire ieDC0 B in footb*'! season, track se—on or lD jjac baseball se«son is not “be*kef bail hall. Nlt; wind” Participation in.those sporta -^he of course alda in putting th® athlete rta^ e) in better jjbysicai condition, but the -mile, ••wind’* which-he noods is not to be ^ secured -In '*«y tn*p«er other th«n jje ,jej that of hard Indoor p’lay. leatnedr« ftittue -Hides w« .shall outlin# draw s more plJy* which are absolutely ’W toundelt; sential and' when these .are Impressed Stin will add wbat coachoo recos»«t*e ** cue tat “feature plays,” that is, combinations with a out1!of.the ordinary run, which added leaped to th® repertoire of teams, give a va- fell on ried »nd conapHcatod etyie of attack accuifct •'and defense.' . j othc'‘
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Sun, Jan 09, 1910

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