i mentioned in a previous paregraph that Dr. Meanwell

You are correct. Along from 1905 and earlier than that
and up untii the early twenties any person on e team could make the
free throws = all or a part of them, as he desired. in fact, anybody
on the team ee eee Reet a Ae Aree, Sveing Levee 6
specialty during those days.

Yes, traveling was called a fou} in the early days end a

- ‘the latter became a violation. There is no

pecific mention of a foul when two men guarded one. The only violetion

was when there was bodily contact with a man who was guarded on one

side and it was contact that uade the foul, not the two men guarding one.
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am sending you a carbon copy of the original rules of
basketball written by Dr. Naismith in 1891. I have a photostatic copy
’ those rules here in my office. Soe ee eee

Very cordially yours,

Director of Physical Hiucation,
FCA:AH | Varsity Basketball Coach.
Enc.