The purpose of this study is to analyze the social background, historical process with regard to the approved<Sport Law of The People's Republic of China>, and it's fundamental contents. The results were summarized as follows : 1.It has been taken a new turn from the rule of virtue to the rule of law, and rushing into the times of [reorganization and opening] since 1978 in China, which were offered a social environment for the preparation of the sport legal system. 2.It was outstripped to put the sport Laval system in good condition compared with other spheres in China, and there are most of change in sport in company with social metamorphosis recently. So that it is demanded which enacts <Sport Law of The People's Republic of China>. 3.<Sport Law of The People's Republic of China> was brought up firstly in 1980, decided by The National Assembly of China in 1995, through 25 times' serious modification. 4.Mass Sport is looked upon as important, the encourage of which is focused by <Sport Law of The People's Republic of China>. Furthermore, it is enacted legally to develop in harmony between the Championship Sport and Mass Sport. <Sport Law of The People's Republic of China> is basic law of sport, verifying the sport policy up to the present, and offering the developing way of sport in future. It will be expected to equip the each field related to sport in China fully with legal system base on this law.

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In the early process of evolution of basketball, it became customary for two men to be placed near the opponent's basket and called forwards; for two men to be placed in front of their own basket and called guards; and for a player called the center to be stationed in the middle of the court. The forwards were supposed to be better at shots and do most of the scoring. The guards were supposed to keep the opponents from scoring as much as possible. The center, usually tall, was supposed to obtained the tip-off for his team. Although these names have remained for the respective positions, the present-day style of play demands players to be versatile in their duties. For example, all players should be able to handle the ball and shoot, and are required almost equal ability in guarding. The purpose of this study is to clarify the transition of the duties of the positions. The following conclusions can be drawn. 1.In the history of basketball, nine, seven, and finaly five men have constituted the team. The number to nine on a side, the players were appointed as follows: home, right and left wings, center, and two side centers, goalkeeper, and two guards. The duties of players were clearly divided here. 2.Within five years, five-man team became the norm(five-man team was introduced from 1893), and this was the occasion that lets duties of players diversify. The first change appeared in forwards and center. The forwards caught a ball after the tip-off. The center attacked with fowards. 3.About 1900, there was introduced into basketball a style of play called the five-man-one-line-defense. This defense was a direct effort to meet a running-guard. Before this time, the real offense and defense was played with 3 on 3, but, by an appearance of these tactics, it was turned into 4 on 4. 4.The prototype of present-day play spread already in 1930's. It was because of a vogue of five-man-offense system and a zone-defense. After this time, all players are versatile in their duties.

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This study intends to examine the formative process and details of the women's tennis matches sponsored by the Dong-A-Ilbo in Korea under Japanese rules, and to consider their historical significance to Korean women's sports, by means of the analysis and investigation of newspapers, magazines, and radio-broadcasts of those days. 1)The aims of the matches were a)to encourage Korean women to play sports, b)to improve their health, and c)to spread sports into the Korean women. 2)Korean girl students who played tennis with Japanese high level players improved their skill. They turned their traditional wears to sporty uniforms with influence of the Japanese players. 3)By the information of radio and magazines, women's sports had become more popular.

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