European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                N Snoder n living january the stars and stripes Poge 19 homa on the basketball court by Fred ferrett1 Newport time in 1199 they wore and the nine players on each tide of women basketball learn were forced to rat themselves in prescribed areas of the court from which they could either pass or shoot today it ii tee shirts and sateen and women move freely and feint and guard with arms they dribble unrestrained Day and they drive and Lay 141 a aggressively As any women basketball has ii is no longer a pallid imitation of mens Basket in which femininity must be bid played by there exists an association Lor inter collegiate aut Ettles for which governs women basketball As it does other women and it says of its member More than 6so now offer most major colleges now offer basketball scholarship for according la the National High school the High schools offering women sports report participants in basketball in i the federation reported women in sports programs of All kinds today thai figure stands tie numbers there Are either indicators it a rising interest and participation of women in now schools such As Perm North Carolina the United Stales military the universities of Maryland and Rutgers have fielded teams to join the traditional  from places like Delta Mon Dalr Wayland of Dominion and Queens most actively recruit women Hii Hhall and actor Dlugg to the women sports scholar ship most major now Haw basketball scholarships Tut women As Well As f or women basketball has also aroused fan at the women invitational tournament at Madison Square Garden Delta National champions for the last three beat Montclair before almost and last when Delia state played 2ranked immaculate and Mont Calr played Queens people showed Louisi Ana states coach Jinks Coleman says we started out with 20 fans a now Hla lady Elgera play to and were teaching the school about women Basket it used to be that half the crowd was men making Tun of the women Stan Gerlock of Montclair state now its everybody rooting for their Ger Lack pays tribute to Montclair states 10inch for Ward Carol who is the equal of any Man As a pure and scored 52 Points in the Garden in perhaps they Haven the Speed nor the physical but Carol can shoot the Ball with and handle a Well As maybe she could play pretty Well against a Good male College because of the increased popularity of women Bas recruiters now look for what they look for in the Days of the 11inch guard Are now col Leges want women who an six feet or Delta slates Fine Lusia was 4lnches when she and California polytechnics from Pomona has a starting lineup of women who average says Delta states coach Margaret now there is a big demand for the taller will be fight ing for them nor Are it Bornem Burly As he mat out lined stereotypes would have it Moil ire us of simply became they Are athletes Sam such As Tumosa pm Beekman Delta an Itrat Dagly according to Karen executive secret Tytor the association for intercollegiate athletics for women which is part of the National association for girls and women in sport there was a time when the woman who went out for basketball was kind of a masculine but that not the Case any i expect u has to do with acceptability of women in the it is highly visible and women basketball is less defensive these Days than in the past and this reflects Art evolutionary change in the rules of the the first official rules for women basketball were formulated in 1899 among the Ivy influenced women schools such As Vassar and they called or nine women to a each confined to a particular and the game was restricted to passing the Ball from space to space and shooting it gradually became a six woman with three guards who stayed at one end of the court and played Only defense and three for wards who stayed at the other end and there was no crossing the Center thus making it essentially a Hal court women could not dribble Ibe then gradually they were permitted to dribble the Ball actually a before passing or in the 1950s women were allowed to dribble by he 1960s in had in creased to three now there is no such Ibe Ihre Etaree combi Nhim data aged Aslo few Aad Aad ism Teot 11 Yean ago t five woman team was meet that to ise and nil court today differences an unlike College mens the women have 39 second clock they must shoot he Ball within 30 seconds of and they do not have a formal Back the Ball May be passed Back and Forth at will without backcourt quarters Are 10 minutes King in Stead of and they do not have a Threeton Aketo Points penalty shot they do receive a on and Basket and penalty Long gone As Well is a guarding restriction called which forbade two women to guard one opposing with these women basketball is essentially similar to regulation mens the gradual relaxation against so called unset Elnine movement Johnson because society simply said women can be More so sports relaxations Fol Lowed it him Yore t women varsity contests Maryland Immaculata Are no longer a pallid imitation of mens basketball of Chicago