. Official basket ball guide and Protective association rules for 1908 '09 . k and generating a feeling of irritation whichmanifests itself in the players roughing it up with oneanother, possibly for lack of opportunity to rough it upwith the man with the whistle. Your ideal official, if there is such a thing, knows thatthere is no law compelling him to officiate if he doesntwant to; consequently he knows what to expect when heassumes the position and is prepared for the various pleas-antries and other things which usually fall to the officialsshare. In most cases he will be found to be a busi
. Official basket ball guide and Protective association rules for 1908 '09 . k and generating a feeling of irritation whichmanifests itself in the players roughing it up with oneanother, possibly for lack of opportunity to rough it upwith the man with the whistle. Your ideal official, if there is such a thing, knows thatthere is no law compelling him to officiate if he doesntwant to; consequently he knows what to expect when heassumes the position and is prepared for the various pleas-antries and other things which usually fall to the officialsshare. In most cases he will be found to be a business-like, unobtrusive sort of fellow, who simply gives his deci-sion and lets it go at that. Knowing that his duty liesmostly within the boundary lines he is utterly oblivious tothe criticism or commendation of the spectators and treatsthem just about the same as though they were not doesnt converse with or answer the questions of theinquisitive ones along the side lines and he never talks tothe players or permits them to talk to him except asprovided by protective association basket ball. 43 All violations look alike to him ; he has no pet fouls, butit will be noticed that he doesnt run amuck on holdingthe ball to the chest while losing sight of the surrepti-tious uppercut or the elbow in the solar plexus. He hasas sharp an eye for a trip as he has for an extra stepwith the ball. He is not afraid to allow a goal that a teamis entitled to or to refuse to allow a goal that a team isnot entitled to, and he will not hesitate to disqualify adirty player, even though people may not like it or oneteam is left to play the game out with four men. In the hands of this kind of an official players are attheir best. The dirty player fears him and the clean playerrespects him, while each realizes that he is at liberty toplay the best game that is in him as long as he confineshimself to clean basket ball. You will not find manyplayers taking any liberties with. him. No blu
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