and expeét our guidence in formulating their rules end in shaping their
ideale of tho geome. |

In an official check-up with Dr» Neismith, we found that 49
netions end territories ere now playing basketballs Africa, Alasim,
Arabia, Argentine, Australia, Bolivis, Bresil, Bulgeria, canada, Ceylon,
chile, chins » Costa Ries, Cubs, Gzecheslovakia, Egypt, Englend, France,
Germeny, Greece, Guatemala, Hati, Hewaii, Hondures, Hungary, mAs Italy,
depan, ores, Lotvia, Madagesear, Mexico, lew vealand, Penema , Paraguay,
Persie, the Philippines, Polant, Porte Mise, Portugel, Rumania, San Selvedor,
Sfam, Spain, Switserland, Syria, Turkey, the United States, end Uregueye

Portugel, which introduced the game in 1927, went med over its In
less than twe yoars 24 basketball clubs were in existence and matches were
being played every Sunday and were well pertonised. Competition in the game
wes so keen thet a team immediately begen training for the Buropesn champion-
ship competition. This team was confident of victory because some of its
players had learned the game in the United States ond hed figured in sone
important contesta heres

In America, according to the Al) Sports Book for 1985, basketball -
outérew ell other sports with a total ef 60,000,000 paid attendances. Esee
ball xas noxt with 60,000,000; football third with 40,000,000.

the euthor of this article, working with Dr. Karl Diehm of Berlin,
Germany and Sehaku Pi of Heseda University, rexye, depen, hed the pleasure
of having besketbell pleged on the Olympic galender in Berlin in 1936. Prior
to this setion, The National Association of Basketball Coaches, through their
President, Y4illiem Chandler, sold to the Basketbell-conseious public of the
United States the ides of giving to Dre Neismith ond his family an honorerium,
go that they might go to Berlin to see besketball in its great demonstration
before the nations of the earth. Since Dr. Naismith had never made © penny from