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9. When the ball goes out of bounds, it shall be thrown into the field of play by the person touching it. He has a right to hold it unmolested for five seconds. In case of a dispute the umpire shall throw it straight into the field. The thrower-in is allowed five seconds; if he holds it longer it shall go to the opponent. If any side persists in delaying the game the umpire shall call a foul on that side. .
10. The umpire shall be the judge of the men and shall note the fouls and notify the referee when three consecutive fouls have been made. He shall have power to disqualify men according to Rule 5. .
11. The referee shall be judge of the ball and shall decide when the ball is in play, in bounds, to which side it belongs, and shall keep the time. He shall decide when a goal has been made and keep account of the goals, with any other duties that are usually performed by a referee. .
12. The time shall be two fifteen-minute halves, with five minutes rest between. 13. The side making the most goals in that time shall be declared the winner. In the case of a draw the game may, by agreement of the captains, be continued until another goal is made (hoophall.com).
The rules were revised in 1892, now players could dribble the soccer ball up and down the court. Then in 1893 the peach basket was replaced by an iron rim with a hammock type basket. In 1895 the backboard was introduced to prevent fans in the balconies from interfering with shots (Peterson, 233). I took ten years however to come up with an open net so the manual method of retrieving the ball was replaced. The dimensions of the court are about 92 feet long by 50 feet wide. The only thing missing now was its own ball. In 1929 G.L. Pierce patented the basketball (Lindberg, 25).
After Dr. Naismith invented basketball it spread very fast. It first caught on in the college level. The first college game was Minnesota vs. Hamline in 1895 (hoophall.com). Basketball became more and more popular at the college level.