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shall be so constructed as to check the ball momentarily as it passes through 

 the basket. It is recommended that the cord used in the baskets be not 

 less than 3O-thread nor more than 6o-thread seine twine. The ring shall be 

 rigidly attached to the backboard; it shall lie in a horizontal plane 10 feet 

 above the floor and shall be equidistant from the two vertical edges of the 

 backboard. The nearest point of the inside edge of the ring shall be six 

 inches from the face of the backboard." 



The game of basket ball has been modified for the use of women and 

 girls as follows: 



"Maximum court, 100x50 feet, use three divisions. Minimum court, 

 50 x 25 feet, use two divisions. Regulation size court, 90 feet x 45 feet for 

 college players, 70 x 35 feet for high school players, use three divisions. The 

 face of the backboard should be two feet from the end wall, but on short 

 courts when the backboard is placed against the wall there shall be an end 

 line, the inner edge of which is two inches out from the wall." 



Football. A level, well-drained turf field is required for football. The 

 following statement is taken from the Official Football Rules: 



"The game shall be played upon a rectangular field, 360 feet in length 

 and 1 60 feet in width. The lines at the ends of the field shall be termed 

 end lines. Those at the sides shall be termed side lines and shall extend 

 indefinitely beyond their points of intersection with the goal lines. The goal 

 lines shall be established in the field of play ten yards from and parallel 

 to the end lines. The space bounded by the goal lines and the side lines shall 

 be termed the field of play. The spaces bounded by the goal lines, the end 

 lines and the side lines shall be termed the end zones. These lines shall be 

 marked in white. The field of play shall be marked at intervals of five yards 

 with white lines parallel to the goal lines. The goal posts shall be placed in 

 the middle of each end line, shall exceed 20 feet in height and be placed 18 



