ed with the class sizes. In 1894 new rules were adopted that called for five players when the playing surface was less than eighteen hundred square feet, seven players when the playing surface was between eighteen hundred square feet and thirty six hundred square feet, and nine players when the playing surface exceeded thirty six hundred square feet. By 1897 the rules were changed to five players per team and this number has remained. Also there were many variations in the courts. At first the courts were oddly shaped often with obstructions like pillars and stairways in the way so in 1903 it was ruled that all boundary lines must be straight and there be no obstacles in the court. In 1895 the points for making a field goal were reduced from three points to two points and for free throws the points were reduced from three to one. In 1901 dribbling was legalized, however it could be done only once by a player and it had to be done with both hand. Also a player could not shoot if they had dribbled. In 1909 the rule was changed so that a dribbler could shoot and also the two handed dribble was made illegal. Two years later the rule regarding personal fouls was changed. After four personal fouls the player was out of the rest of the game. In 1921 the rules were changed to allow a player to reenter the game once. Up until now once a player left a game he could not return. The next year running with the ball or traveling was changed from a foul to a violation. In 1929 the charging foul was invented. This foul is called on the offensive player when the offensive player loses control of himself and runs into a defensive player who has already established position in a certain area. In 1931 the held ball or jump ball was invented. This is when two players on opposite teams hold the ball jointly keeping the ball out of play. When this happens there is to be a jump ball. In 1933 the half court line was installed. The offense, ...
