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"And He Called it Basketball" by Mary Whitcomb Hess (February 1941)
No full textThis article tilted, "And He Called it Basketball" was written by Mary Whitcomb Hess and was published in the Christian Herald in its February 1941 addition. It is 4 pages long, including the cover of the magazine. This is a copy of the original magazine. The article talks about how Naismith created basketball, his time at Kansas and how M. Whitcomb Hess got to know Dr. Naismith, and talks about Naismith's philosophy behind the creation of the game. In the article she also mentions Luther Gulick, Amos Alonzo Stagg, and Dr. Forrest Allen.To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/64
Riley's Rubaiyat embellished with comments and illustrations
No full textRiley's Rubaiyat embellished with handwritten comments from the author as well as additional illustrations and autograph by Charles M. Relyea. Transcription included
The Man Who Invented Basketball
No full textThis article tilted, "The Man Who Invented Basketball" gives the reader an insight into the creation of basketball. When the Dr. Naismith was in the process of creating the game of basketball, he asked the superintendent of buildings at the college for two boxes. "What do you want them for?", replied the superintendent. "I'm figuring out a game, and I need the boxes to put on pokes so that a large ball can be thrown into them". The superintendent responded by saying, "I've got to empty peach baskets at my house if they'll do you any good." With that brief conversation, the game of basketball was on its rise.To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/64
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