TEMPLE OF BASKETBALL This is the architect’s conception of the Naismith Memorial Museum and Basketball Hall of Fame which will be erected at Springfield, Mass.—the site of the first game—in honor of Dr. James Naismith, who invented the game when he was a young instructor at Springfield College in 1891. In its archives will be preserved in perpetuity the names, records, and accomplishments of all the great players and teams of past, present, and future generations. The Naismith Memorial will be open to the public at all times. It will serve to give the great pastime of basketball substance and permanence. It will do honor to a man who has brought pleasure to millions all over the world. It will also be the finest edifice ever erected in honor of a sportsman. FP AMUITTRAS i has Ve BASKETBALL GOLDEN JUBILEE NAISMITH MEMORIAL COMMITTEE Sectegfield, Maas. MAYOR ROGER L. PUTNAM Chairman October 31, 1941 ATTENTION: DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS As you doubtless know, this is the year of the Golden dubilee of Basket~ ball and teams in all parts of the country are going to play Golden Ball Games. The revenue from these games is to go to the Naismith Memorial Fund which will erect a Temple of Basketball at Springfield, Mass. -- the site of the first game -- in honor of Dr. James Naismith, founder of the game. The Temple of Basketball will house a Museum and Hall of Fame in which will be preserved all the data, records, and accomplishments of teams and players, past, present and future. If your team has designated one of its games as a Golden Ball Game, it would help the Golden Jubilee campaign immensely if you would publish in your football program a page publicizing it. Enclosed is suggested copy for the page. All that is necessary to make the page appropriate for your football program is to localize the copy on your own team. The important thing is to specify which game has been designated as your Golden Ball Game and also to print your complete 1941-42 basketball schedule. By doing so you will give advance notice of the date of the Golden Ball Game and at the same time additional publicity to your basketball schedule. Many thanks for your kind cooperation in this regard, Sincerely, RR .. ~ Roger L. Putnam P.S. When you have finished with it, we would appreciate your giving the enclosed material to the student editor of your newspaper, in order that he may write up a story on the Golden Jubilee of Basketball. GOLDEN JUBILEE OF BASKETBALL HWP EO gee S See ee oe This is the architect's conception of the Naismith Memorial Museum and Basketball Hall of Fame which will be erected at Springfield, Mass.—the site of the first game—in honor of Dr. James Naismith, who invented the game when he was a young instructor at Springfield College in 1891. In its archives will be preserved in perpetuity the names, records, and accomplishments of all the great players and teams of past, present, and future generations. The Naismith Memorial will be open to the public at all times. It will serve to give the great pastime of basketball substance and permanence. It will do honor to a man who has brought pleasure to millions all over the world. It will also be the finest edifice ever erected in honor of a sportsman. Backbone of the Golden Jubilee of Basketball will be the Golden Ball games played by teams everywhere. A Golden Ball Game is a regularly scheduled contest that has simply been designated as such, and the receipts from this game go to the Naismith Memorial Fund. Every team that plays a Golden Ball game will be honored by having its picture, together with a record of the game, placed in the Hall of Fame. The City College Faculty Athletic Committee has designated its contest with Springfield College on Dec- ember 20 as its Golden Ball Game, and the net receipts will be turned over to the Naismith Memorial Fund. 1941-42 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Nov. 29 Alpi oe ee At Home Jan. 10 St. MORPH 6 a a At Garden Dec. 6 West Chester Teachers.................. At Home Feb. 7 eae ee ee Away Dec. 13 Oklahoma A&M. At Garden Feb. 14 DUBOER Away Dec. 20 SONNE ye At Home Feb. 18 Pomme a eee he At Garden Dec. 29 Wong i see At Garden Feb. 21 Bieceye Cillegs on Away Dec. 31 Maid ee At Home Feb. 25 Mantarten Sc cie At Garden dan; 3 Geneve —. At Home Feb. 28 St. Pyaels. 2 .. At Home Jans Seis ee At Garden Mar. 7 hMoentelalt os eee At Home Mar. 9 New York University..........00005 At Garden i dl ; HE a. sip? Sg ’ ehs yd 2 3 a ofay di i HE Hi Hi i bit, death ; ali sca eae ait baa, 88 Hie ahage AF i ay é raat : be : : se 2 yaites er fie Hilt aang $ . ¥ okt ) a Sa a art] iH lh hi fii Mal ie re iit i uit aae ip. af a3! wily bes peaaid see 3 j Us as i rie ne iets iia Ly aff ante [ts : ini i i il gil HEF Hai fi i HE ng jel el Had week it ‘ po aly HE 132 ee : 3933 eas i as a5; § stes 3% 3 as I see it from the far west. Of later years Dr. Haisnith would go Se ee @ few times, but e011 the years of his active life were eat the University ef Kansas. Welter Camp was closely connected with Yale University, and Knute Rockne was closely eonnected with Notre Deme. For years sak aauae Wasa Gad on peueneaE OF te, Dundas ut boeken ellege except es a loyel alummuse I assure you, however, that I shall not say any of these things outside, but I do not believe that you heave a paraliel case. And teo, I want you to know tet there are no “sour grapes” with us at Zenses beaause we are not contempleting a drive of any sort during the second World War, which, it scons, will be of interminable length. With all good wishes, I am td Very cincerely yours, Director of Physical Fdusation end Recreation, POA 340 Versity Basketball and Baseball Coache Ootober 22, 1941 Hr. John T. Doyle Executive Office A. G. Spaulding and Brose 19 Beakman St. New York, New York Dear re Doyle, When your good letter arrived yesterday I took the same home to Mrs. Allen so that she might enjoy the reading of it with me. I want you to kmow that you're Mrs. Allen's favorite employee of A. Ge Spaulding and Brose Mrs. Allen made e like statement to that which you made in your letter. She said, "You know, when Mr. Doyle comes in it's just like visiting with neighbors." and then, “And just to think ~- in the rush of things here in Lawrence | I forgot Mr. Doyle's birthday3" So you see, you rate very high with the Allen family. We do hope thet you'll cali often, Thank you for writing me regarding the Naismith lumcheon. I re~ ceived a letter from Don Spencer the other day asking for a state- ment by me to boost the Neismith drive. This statement was to be published in a Souvenir magazine that was to be distributed to spectators at gemes. Of course I was glad to write it for him. I am a little afraid, however, that the ¥.N.C.A. people want to get the public to buiide utilitarian building for them at the _ college. I'm not so sure: just how strong this idea will go over with John Q. Public. Often you can get people to contribute to @ memorial that's non-utiliterian and of course you can get them to donate liberally te an individual who's been e great popular figure: or to some distressed fellow who happens to be down and out, but we'll wait and see. Personally, I'm not awfully sold on the idea. eg a I have a high regard for Dr. Johri Brown, but I feel that he has been too inactive with everything, especially the Y.M.C.A. for him to make a howling success out of this. hesin: § adits you tint it's always good to hear from you but it's eS With all good wishes I em Sincorely, Director of fcal Education and Recreation PCA/pe Varsity Coach EXECUTIVE OFFICES 19 BEEKMAN STREET, NEW YORK October 18, 1941 My dear Dr Allen It took me so long to get back to New York--I arrived just in time for the world series=-and so long to again get oriented, that I have not had an opportunity to drop a line to you to tell you how I enjoyed the little visit with Mrs Allen and your daughter--and yourself, of course. I felt almost as if I lived in Lawrence myself and was just paying an afternoon call. Naismith I was at Don Spencer's/press luncheon the other day, which went off very well--mostly YMCA people at the table, naturally--and I should say got the idea off toca good start. Don told me he sent you a button and information concerning the event. Incidentally, he is a nice chap--I have known him ever since he came to New York from California (he is a native of Nebraska}- and has made quite a success of his advertising business. Well, Dr Allen, * repeat how nice it was to see you; and with all good wishes for yourself and Mrs Allen-= a / Faithfully yours | é BASKETBALL GOLDEN JUBILEE inning NAISMITH MEMORIAL COMMITTEE Springfield, Mass. MAYOR ROGER L. PUTNAM Chairman November 1; 1941 Dre Forrest C. Allen University of Kensas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: The article which you so kindly comtributed to the Naismith Memorial Souvenir Program is certainly a grand piece of work and it will doa wonderful job, I am sure, in the interest of the Golden Jubilee Campaign. One reason I am writing you is that I was talking to John Doyle a few days ago. He is an old friend of mine on whom I have frequently depended for good advice. John happened to show me a letter which you had written him and when I told him that I felt I knew you well enough to write you myself and mention the letter, he said it would be alright. What I have in mind is your reference to the fact that Springfield will benefit by reason of the Naismith Memorial there. Obviously you are right, and there is bound to be some feeling of criticism on the part of people who think about this. It is nevertheless a fact that the primary purpose of the Temple of Basketball is to benefit the game itself and to commemorate the mme of Dr. Naismith. Just as Yale profited by the Walter Camp Memorial and Notre Dame profited by the Rockne Memorial (both of which, as you mow, were erected through public subseriptions) so Springfield, which gave basketball to the sports world, is entitled to profit somewhat for that very reason if for no other. There is no doubt in my mind but that the game will benefit very definitely through this national campaign. The cooperation which everyone seems to be willing to give in its interest will serve to pull together the loose ends of the sport, and will make it a more concrete and significant factor in the category of athletics. The reason I am going into such detail about the matter is probably a selfish onee Frankly, we need all the help you can give us and we want you to pley a part in this enterprise that is conmensurate with your high position in the geme. You have been more than kind so far and I trust that you will continue to lend us your support wherever possible. — oe Kind personal regardse fe Sincerély yours, 271 Madison Avenue New York, Ne Ye Don Spencer ATTENTION: BASKETBALL COACH | BASKETBALL GOLDEN JUBILEE NAISMITH MEMORIAL COMMITTEE Springfield, Mass. MAYOR ROGER L. PUTNAM - Chairman Dear Coach: A short time ago we addressed a letter to your athletic director, informing him of the Golden Jubilee of Basketball campaign which is now well under way. There is a possibility that you may not have seen the communication, so I am writing you now to give you the picture and to ask your wholehearted cooperation. In this the fiftieth year of basketball's existence, the leading figures of the sports world have arranged to commemorate the name of Dr. James Naismith -- the father of basketball -- by erecting in his honor at Springfield, Mass., the site of the first game, a suitable memorial in the form of a Temple of Basketball, containing a Museum and Hall of Fame. In order to accomplish this purpose, high school and college teams everywhere have been asked to designate one of their best regularly scheduled home games as a Golden Ball Game, the receipts of which are to go to the Naismith Memorial Fund. Already, in answer to our original inquiry, hundreds of institutions all over the country have agreed gladly to cooperate. In return for their agreement to play a Golden Ball Game we have assured them not only of our gratitude, but also the invaluable publicity which will be afforded them nationally through channels already prepared by us. Not only will the teams and players receive the benefits of this national publicity campaign, but they will also have the distinction of having their names and that of their team, together with a photograph and record of the Golden Ball Game, pre- served in perpetuity in the archives of the Hall of Fame. Future and present generations will have access to the Naismith Memorial and to its records at all times. If your home schedule is not yet arranged, don't let it hold up your commitment for playing a Golden Ball Game. The date of the game is not so important as the fact that you will play one. Any game on your home schedule is satisfactory to us, but the better the game the more successful it will be from every standpoint. Enclosed is a card which you should fill out at once in order to enter your team. Basketball has done a lot for the youth of the country, but never have its millions of adherents paid fitting homage to its founder, Dr. Naismith. 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Oo 828s OF 25 2 8 =o fe. 8 oc Sf ap Ege sa as SESEE fekas ce ees . nm 2 : “at 6 8 ao. ee Poe oes 8 ef Bake fs 5 eee ada _ ig > oe oy OS Se © 2 PEE SS qe@o 6a § Seo fee et 8 fo Se ee : © Co en s 2 © Se Oo @ a 6 & mw Oe S De — ® ee oe > o 6 ® cS ‘Soe ow FO) ss el es f= ce £S Teeee eS fee (este (eee sr>meSt te = 24, 5 a ae so & 2 <22 4. A. GRE, PRESIDENT Tallahassee, Florida October 8, 1941 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION WILLIAM M BELL. pinector Sia rH AND Bett ENT OF Ne wes Woe pepast sath none sa Vircinia TECH Biacksaurc, Vircinta DEPARTMENT OF Puysicat Epucation anp ATHLETICS W. L. Youncer, Director September 29, 1941 Mr, Roger L. Putnam, Chairman Naismith Memorial Committee Springfield, Massachusetts Dear 2, Putnam: I am encloging herewith a card indicating that we will donate the funds received from our game with Washington and University on January 15 for the Naismith Memorial Fund. I migh say in this connection that our basketball team is not very stron and naturally the receipts for our games will be small. Howéver , we want you to know that we wish to cooperate fully in the matter Very truly yours, WLY:b Athlet: Enclosure THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Howanp L, Bevis, President Derantocent or Paysicat. Eoucarion COLUMBUS L. W. Sr. Joun, Director September 25, 1941 Mayor Roger L. Putnam Chairman, Naismith Memorial Committee Springfield, Mase. Dear Mayor Putnam: I am : roe of your committee of coaches, but am answering this letter for Mr. Le W- 8t- John from the stand= Point of the Athletic Director. sate Mr. St. John has authorized me to tell you that we very happy to cooperate in your p: a "Golden Ball" basketball game. nen 4 few years ago when the Coaches Association raised some money for pr. Naismith and his wife to take a trip to interest which I, as the Basketball Coach, have that we will do our best to Kelp the cause. We will be looking to you for further instructions. Ge Olesen es Basketball Coach Assistant athletic Direct Lucian H. Bows, Principal ‘Telephone Lown 2-1521 Chelmsford High School Cretasrorp, Mass, October 8, 1941 Naismith Memorial Committee Springfield, Massachusetts Gentlemen: Chelmsford High School is certainly most desirour of conducting a "Golden Ball" basketball game this season. Wa_shall notify von of the date aa g00n aa our R. &. BOWLES ATHLETIC DIRECTOR DIRECTOR PHYSICAL EOUCATION H.R. GODFRIAUX coach FOOTBALL mAmKETsaLe Oct. 3, 1941. Mr. Roger L. Putnam, Chairman, The Naismith Memorial Fund, Springfield, Mass. Dear Mr. Putnam:- It 4s my pleasure to inform you that William Jewell College wishes. to cooperate with you in this grat move= ment of the Dr. Naismith Memorial Fund. We have set aside our best game with the Tarkio National Collegiate Champions on March 3 for this movement. W111 van nleces efva ma Paumthun Antari. DEERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH DEERFIELD MASSACHUSETTS PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE October 10, 1941 Dr. A. Lester Crapser, Secretary Naismith Memorial Committee Springfield College Springfield, Mass. Dear Dr. Crapser: By vote of the Small High School Basketball t Board of Directors meeting in Amherst October 8, it was voted to hold a Golden Jubilee Game at the Massachusetts State College Wednesday, March 4, 1942. It was voted to have interscholastic games, the net proceeds from the evening to be donated to the Naismith Memorial. i might say in closing that the Board is very pleased to cooperate with your and we hope the Tournament Jubilee Games provide a substantial contribution. HEALTH AND PHysicaL EpucATION DEPARTMENT AMITYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL AMITYVILLE, N. Y. Oot. 16, 1941 Mayor Roger L. Putnam Naismith Memorial Committee Springfield, Mass. Dear Sir: The following resolution was passed at our enmal Suffolk County Athletic Association meeting: Resolved, that the Suffolk County Public High School Athletic Association urge all member schools warded by him in a lump sum to the Fund Headquarters with Lindenhurst on Jan, 23 as our Golden Ball Game. A list of the schools in Suffolk County follows. They should all receive detailed information fran you on the Jubilee pub- licity. we Eastport Riverhead Babylon Greenport Huntington Bayport Heepton Bays Sag Harbor Bay Shore Islip Sayville Bellport Kings Park Setauket Bridgehampton Lindenhurst Shelter Island Center Moriches Mattituck Sow ton Central Islip Northport South Huntington Patchague Smithtowm est tekae Port Jefferson Southold Westhampton Very truly yours, STORER COLLEGE -Harpers Ferry, W. Va. October 3, 1041, » Roger L. Putnam ity of Springfield -1 Golden Jubilee tld, Mass, Px. to yoursof September 23rd in regards to the 4 Golden Jubilee, T assure you of our helpfulness rorthwhile undertaking. fall undoubtedly stage a Golden Ball game sometime ty and I shall appreciate it if you will send me x and instructions on the Golden Ball game. epee / very best wishes, I am, (Mr, )Alva B, JofAson Director of Physical “dneation and Athletic Director, Wood Junior College Septeuber 29, 1941 Mayor Roger L. Putnam, Chairman of Naismith emorial Vommittee, Springfield, Massachusetts. Dear Sir: I received your literature concerning the “ Serfal. I am happy to inform you ‘nr. Edward HIRAM COLLEGE HIRAM, OHIO October 13, 1941 Mr. A. Lester Crapser, Secretary Waismith Memorial Comittee Springfield, Massachusetts Dear Mr. Crapser: Recently I returned the card indicating that we would be willing to conduct a "Golden Ball" game during the 1941-42 season. We will plan to meet Mount Union College on February 4th. It is alleged that Mount Union and Hiram played the first intercollegiate basketball game in Ohio, so I believe it would be quite appropriate to designate the Mount Union-Hiram game as the "Golden 11" game. It has been many years since we had such a thing as "net proceeds" for our basketball games. Hence, it will be necessary for us to contribute a per cent of the gross receipts. Unless I hear to the contrary, I shall assume this will be satisfactory. Cordially yours, H. C. Matthews, Director Dept. Physical Education ECM: DIP WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1941 NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, Planning Golden Jubilee Memorial to Basketball Founder At a luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday arrangements got under way for the court game’s fiftieth anniversary. Here a portrait of the game’s jounder, Dr. James Naismith, is examined by mem bers of the original basketball team and the Mayor of Springfield, Mass., chairman of the Naismith Memorial Committee. Left to right: Lyman W. Archibald, Mayor Roger Putnam of Springfield, Thomas Duncan Patton, William R. Chase and Ray P. Kaighn Herald Tribune—Acme Golden Jubilee of Basketball Launched as N aismith Tribute 3 Pioneer Players Attend LunchPlanningMemorial and Sport’s Hall of Fame By Everett B. Morris With three of the five living mem- bers of the game’s first organized team participating in the cere- monies, the golden jubilee of bas- ketball was given a send-off yester- day at a Waldorf-Astoria luncheon sponsored by the Naismith Memo- rial Committee. Springfield College dignitaries and alumni, A. A. U. officials, met- ropolitan coaches and _ basketball writers paid tribute to the sport’s first heroes and heard formal an- nouncements of plans to erect on the Springfield campus a temple of basketball as a monument to Dr. James Naismith, who originated the game there in 1891. The speakers were Roger L. Put- nam, Mayor of Springfield and chairman of the memorial commit- tee; Dr. Ernest M. Best, president of Springfield College, and Irving T. Marsh, head of the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. Rioneers on Dais With them on the dais were T. Duncan Patton, of Toronto; Wil- liam R. Chase, of New Bedford, Mass., and. Lyman W. Archibald, of Warren, Pa., members of Dr. Nai- smith’s original team; Ray Kaighn, a New ~orker who had the distinc- tion of being the game’s first cas- ualty—he cracked up a knee in the first scrimmage—and Dr. Lawrence Locke Doggett, president at Spring- field. from 1896 to 1936 and. a leader in-the early propagation of basket- ball. Nation-wide observance. of the game’s fiftieth birthday by the play- ing of “Golden Ball” contests by college, high school, club and insti- tutional teams will be tied in with the efforts to raise funds for the construction of a basketball Hall of Fame. . The first of these special events will take the form, of a tournament in Madison Square Garden Nov. 19 and 24, involving four outstanding A. A. U. teams—the national cham- pion Twentieth Century Fox quin- tet, of Hollywood; the 1940 title- holders, Phillips Oilers, of Bartles- ville, Okla.; Ohrbach A. A., rulers of the metropolitan district, and the Roanoke (Va.) Legionnaires, cham- pions of the Southern area. All-Star Game Set for Chicago Out in the Mid-West the drive for funds for the memorial will receive its impetus from the second annual “Chicago American” all-star game in the Chicago Stadium, Nov. 29 Even at this early date, it was an- nounced, 150 colleges and 115 high schools have scheduled “Golden Ball” games.: Hundreds of others have signified their intention of so doing. An architect’s drawing of the pro- posed structure and a portrait of Dr. Naismith occupied adjoining easels in the luncheon salon. It is the committee’s hope to erect a building which not only will contain a model playing court and spectator facilities, but a Hall of Fame and museum in which may be enshrined records, souvenirs, documents and curios of the sport. “Dr. Naismith gave us a complete- ly democratic game,” Mayor Putnam said in his talk, “one which knows neither sectarian nor national boundaries. It is played everywhere by men and women of all races and creeds. We want this building to be a universal memyrial to a man who was loved universally for his contri- bution to competitiv. athletics and their democratic traditions and ideals.” Dr. Best sketched the origin of the game, Springfield’s role in its devel- opment and turned over to Mayor Putnam a deed for the ground on which the memorial is to be erected. Then he introduced the game’s first players and Dr. Doggett. Basketball in this area was rep- resented by Clair F. Bee, coach of Long Island University; Nat Hol- man, C. C. N. Y. coach; Jacques Coffey, graduate manager at Ford- ham; Captain Edward Méessinger, basketball officer at. West Point; Harry Henschel, head of the met- ropolitan A. A. U. basketball com- mittee, 2nd Jerry Ohrbach, presi- dent of the Ohrbach A. A. This is a reproduction of the article in the New York Herald-Tribune of October 15, 1941 concerning the in- augural luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The luncheon was the opening gun for the Golden Jubilee of Basketball campaign. THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1941. Basketball’s Golden Jubilee to Be Marked NEW YORK, Oct. 14 (Spl.)—The Golden Jubilee of Basketball, mark- ing the fiftieth anniversary of the sport since it was originated in 1891 at Springfield, Mass, by the late Dr. James Naismith, will be observed during the next six months throughout the nation in one of the most far-reaching and comprehensive sports celebrations ever conducted in the United States. This announcement was made at @ press luncheon in the Waldorf- Astoria hotel by Roger L. Putnam, mayor of Springfield and chairman of the Naismith Memorial Commit- tee, which has been organized to co-ordinate the event. Three mem- bers of the 1891 team attended— William R. Chase, Lyman W. Archi- bald and T, Duncan Patton. The celebration will be inaugurat- Architect's drawing of proposed Naismith Memorial and Basketball Hall of Fame to be built in Springfield, Mass., where the game was originated. school, A. A. U., Y. M. C. A,,|ple, young and old, of both sexes, church and _ institutional ieee Sagal pay united tribute to the across the nation will be played as|) man who was its founder. The Golden Ball games, the net pro-:Temple of Basketball will be more ceeds of which will be turned over|than a memorial to Dr. Naismith. to the fund being raised for this/It will be a permanent monument purpose. \to the youth of the world, to Amer- The nation-wide observance willjican idealism, to the joy of sports- be geared to the ultimate purpose|manship, fair play and a wholesome of establishing a Basketball Hall of (Same. Fame in a Temple of Basketball to) A national jury of qualified be erected in Springfield, Mass. leaders in the sport will be ap~- the birthplace of the sport. It also | pointed to pass judgment on all will include an. historical museum) ‘candidates for the Hall of Fame, and a model court, and only those worthy of the honor This Temple of Basketbal] wil]! will be nominated for the distinc- bear the same relationship to the/ tion. Players, past and present, will acy lage as ge oe of'be given careful consideration. ame a ooperstown, N. Y., bears. : to the dimond pastime, and it will! 1° Mall of Fame committee will have the same commemorative sig. S¢t_UP 4 list of qualifications which j : \nificance in regard to ‘the founder | pie a ae eo oerore he Bierite primary consideration. No area in| ed in Madison Square Garden with ‘of the game as the Walter Camp a Golden..Jubilee ‘Tournament. This will open Wednesday, November 19, and conclude November 24. It will bring together four of the outstanding amateur basketball teams in the country—Twentieth Century Fox of Hollywood, national A. A. U. champions; Phillips 66 of Bartlesville, Okla.; Legionnaires of Roanoke, South and Middle Atlan- tic champions, and Ohrbach A. A., Metropolitan champions, _ Following this the Middle West, hotbed of the sport, will take up the spirit of the occasion and will launch the celebration there with the Chicago Herald-American All- Star game in the Chicago stadium the night of November 29. Thereafter a network of thou- sands of college, high school, prep ‘Memorial at New Haven, Conn., has for the father of the American football. The Temple of Basketball not only will be a permanent monu- ment to Dr. Naismith, but in its Hall of Fame will be perpetuated the names and accomplishments of the game’s foremost players,, past, present and future. Deposited and safe-guarded in the Temple of Basketball will be documents, curios, souvenirs and records of the sport. And enshrined each year in a suitable manner will be the names of the recognized annual All-American basketball teams. The committee feels it is fitting that a sport which has captured the imagination of millions of peo- the country will be overlooked in| determining the names of the men who will be honored annually. The enviable distinction of win- ning permanent recognition in basketball by being nominated to the Hall of Fame will prove a strong incentive to the players through- out the country and will be a boon to the sport. Mythical teams will |take a more concrete form when enshrined in the Temple of Basket- ball and what is now a passing in- terest, namely, the All-American team, will become an important reality each year. The Hall of Fame, a long-hoped for dream of basketball authorities, will be realized. And in it basketball will. have a permanent home where the immortals of the game will j}be honored forever. | i | | Dr. James Naiemith Dre Jones Natemith, (who 48 years ago gave the game of basket- ‘ball to the world, wrote « book in 1918 that had the title of "The Basis of Clean Living". Those five words characterized the life of the 78-year old professor emeritus of physical education at the University of Kansas, who retired from active teaching duty in 1937 efter 40 years of "building character in the hearts of young nen" __ Sits : a Dre Neismith, who at the age of eight was left an orphan, was born in Altmonte, Canada, on lov. 6, 1861. After making his home with an unele, he went to leGill University in Montreal, Cansda, and — graduated with an A.B. degree in 1887. This was the first of his “three degrees. In 1890 he graduated from Presbyterien College, in ig91 he received his master of physical education degree from YMC \ . College in Springfield, Mass., ani in 1898 he earned his doctor of medicine degree from Colorado University. — 3 Dre Waismith married Miss Maude E. Sherman of Springfield, Wass., in 1894. Three daughters and two sons, ell of whom live in the middlewestern area of the U. 5., were born to the marriage. Mra. Nolemith died in March, 1937. | a Dr. Naismith, also prepared for the ministry, but never, as he 4 said, presehed « sermon in his life. At least, not directly. 4 sermon of clean living was delivered indirectly through teaching a young men to loye clean athletics. Neigher did Dr. Naismith practice | medicine, although he was a member of the Kansas Medics] Association. Four jobs in physical education cccupied Dr. Neismith's career. From 1887 to 1890 he was director at NeGill, from 1890 to 1895 he directed the work et Springfield Y.N.C.A., and from 1895 to 1898 he ; was director at the Denver Y1M.C.A., and in 1898 he came to the @ University of Kansas. Here he served 40 years. : _-—,s«s Mi dtary service during the World Yar inclided four months ser- _ vice in 1916 with the First Kansas regiment, ani 19 months with the Y.M.C.A. in Franee from 1917 to 1919. ok ‘Drs Naismith was a member of the following organizations: Socie of Directors of Physical Education in Kensas Colleges, Kensss State | Medical Association, National Association of Physical Education, .. _ Kansas: Association of Physics] Edueation (president), Pi Gamma Mu, Sigma Phi Epsilon, International Basketball Federation (honorary president), Basketball Coaches Association (honorary president), _ Basketball Rules Committee (honorary chairman and life member), Pi byterian Church, and Masonic Ledge. | — The game of basketball was originated in 1891 by Dr. Naismith at the. Springfield Y¥.M.C.A. to P2112 the need of « winter sport. Two old peach baskets, a bell, end 13 rules were the originel equipment — of the game which hes spread around the world and was played in the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin. es | Besides many magazine articles, Dr. Naismith wrote three books “Basketball Rules", 1891; “The Hodern High School" (section on Ath- leties); 1911; “The Basis of Glean Living" » 1918. . a "Phe happlest moment" of his life, Dr. Naismith said, came in 1936 when he attended the Olympic games in Berlin and saw the game — Sestak Seah rhs cae seu. aa of basketball played for the first time in the international com- _ petition. "The father of basketball" was sent to Berlin following & national drive for funds by spectators, officials, and players who : ; wanted to have Dr. Naiemith present when the teams of all nations 4 filed in behind flags of their countries. Dre Naismith addressed the — assembled players before the start of the tournament--and, he said later, his eyes were misty. 3 2 In the spring of 1959 Dr. Naismith and Mrs. Florenée Kincaid, for many years a housemother for Sigma Phi Epsilon at K.U., were ~~ a Dr. Naismith's children are Krs. Thomas L. Daw, of Topeka, Mrs. Le He Dodd of St. Louis, irs. George B. Stanley of Pueblo, Coloe, John Edwin Naismith, of Topeka, and dence Shovaen Waieuith of Dalia: Dr. Naismith was first stricken 111 on Sunday night, Nove 19, at his home on University Drivee He made a remarkable recovery from effects of the cerebral hemorrage ana was released from the hospital to return to his home on “ednesday, Nove 22. A relapse in his con= aition came Tmursday, ani he died on Nov. 28, 1939. Doubtless the poverty of pley in a youth's life*so emphasizes | the need of play that these youths like Naismith and Ficoebel © are able to prescribe for the world plays and games tha't . oe Pa ad - // FATHER OF BASKETBALL DIBS I’ KANSAS HOME ‘ On Novenber 28, 1939, Dre Janes laismith, the inventor of Basketball, died et his hone in this quiet college tom. He suffered a critical hemorrhage on November 19, but rallied and returned to his hone» from the hospital after four dayse ‘Two days later he ws stricken with a heart attack which resulted in his death. oo Dr. Naismith, who nearly fifty years ago gave the game of basketball to the world, was born in Altmonte, Canada, on lovember 6, 1861. Left an orphan at the age of eight, he mde his hme with Peter Naismith, a techelor uncle. He attended MoG411 University in llontreal, — Canada, end graduated with an Ae Be degree in 1887. This was the first of his three degrees. Im 1890 he graduated from Presbyterian College, in 1891 he received his master of physical ehenth en degree from YollsCehe College, Springfield, Masse, and in 1898 he camnod his doctor of medicine degree fron ‘the University of Colorados | Dire Naienith married Miss Maude Be Sherman in Springfield, Masse, in 1894, Three Sere and two sons, all of whom live in the middle vostena ares: of-the-tnibed-seates, were born to this marriages irs. Naianith died in March, 1987. Four positions in physical education occupied Dre Nadenith's career. Fron 1887 to 1890 he was director at McGill University, and from 1890 to 1895 he directed the work at Springfield College, and fran 1895 to 1998 he was director at the Denver Y.ll.CoA. while studying medicine. “In 1898 he cane to the University of Kansas where he served for forty YOArE« =2e The game of basketball was originated in 1891 by Dr. Neismith at SpringficldY«lleCoAe College to fill the need of a winter sporte Two old peach baskets, a soccer ball end thirteen rules were the original equipment of the game which has spread around the world, and was played in the 1936 Olympics in Berling A photostatic copy of the origiml : rules hangs in my office, and the original sopy of the rules is possessed by the Naisnith heirs, At the bottom of these rules, in Dre Naisnith's own hendwriting, is the following: “First draft of basketball rules, posted in the gym that the boys might learn the rulese Febs, 1892. . Jemes Naismithe" For the sake of history, the original rules are given herewith: le The tall my be throm in any direction with one or both handse 2. The ball my be tatted in any direction with oe or both hands, never with the fiste. | | , - Se A player cannot run with the balls the player mst throw it fron the spot where he catches it, allowance being made for aman wo ~ catches the ball when ruming at a good speed. .. 4 The ball must. be held in or between the handss the arms or body must not be used for holding ite | | Se No shouldering, holding, pushing, tripping, or strikingin . any way the person of an opponent is to be allowed. The first infringe} ment of this rule by any person shall count.as a fouls the second shall disqualify him until the next goal is made, or if there was evident intent 0 ne 2a ee eee Seed me NN Olevia | &e A foul striking the ball with the fist, violation of rules S$ and 4, and such as described in ruled. a 7 If either side makes three consecutive fouls it shall cowmt for a goel for the opponents. (Consecutive means without the opponents making a foule) | | 8» A goal shall be made when the ball is throw or batted fron the grounds into the basket and stays there, providing those defending the goal do not touch or disturb the goale If the tall rests on the edge and the opponent moves the basket, it shall cout as a goale Se When the goes out of bounds it shail be throm into the _ field, end played by the person first touching ite In case of a dispute, the umpire shall throw it straight into the field... The thrower is allowed . “the maypiost ment af ay 1420", Dre Naiamith said, acne" 1936", whom ho attended the Chymplo gues in Berlin and saw the gine of basketinil played for the firet tine in the imtamationsl Olympic - competition. ‘The “ther of ‘Basketball me sent to Berlin following a drive, sponsored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches among spectators, officials and players who a to have Dre Neaienith present when the twins of all nations filed in beliind flags St thet -comteys Dre Ned sri th addressed. the — ‘Players before the start of the toumencut and de adnitted that, hie eyes wore misty. on eo In the spring of 1939 Dre Neismith and Se orende } Kincaid, for many years the housenotiter et « fraternity hougo at, Usy wore | “Dre Hed eaith's children ares ree Thomas Le, Daw, of Sepeiny: “Mansa, less Le Hs Dodd, of Ste Louis, lice, line George By Stanley, of Pueblo, Coloe, Jolin Biwin Tadent th af Topol, ‘end Jonos Sherman sendy of Dallas, Teme. ae Tho youth of the world lost e great benefeetor in Drs Janes _ Neismithe Bighteon million young men all over the world are playing his. game of tashytinli(wshh he ortgiimbed for elgitem treshlesene young nm ‘din Springfield College. Dire Naiemith is directly responsible for all the. large field houses, the large euditoria ond gyumasia where basketball is playeds Before this gme was originated there were few large indoor _ arenas that ware used for any indoor spartss Thisldy dotting the middle. western states are high sehool gymmesia that are mich larger in size than no oe ee le ee eee ’ Dre Naismith was Andirectly responsible for the forward pass in footballe ‘Until the popularity of basketball began to spring up in the | ooleges in imorios in 1005, the formnd pass in footiall ws not thought ofe Then the footiall rules eamittes incorporated the forverd pass, or tasketiell mos, in taokethall, and femediately the open gine became the elenent tint spread the defenses Baskethall has became footballised, and football has beome tasketballizede The forward pass of today is a Nedenith Smnovetiorte Today 18 10 the most syeetmoular of 021 plays on cur gridirenne . Frederick Frosbel, © poor, wiappy derman boy gave to the world — the theory of the Idndergarten = ~ education through plays Dre Naiamith, an orpian boy at eight, gave to the youth tasketiall, a gane that tales the youngster fron the eighth grade to maturitye Eight nationally known educators, speaking fran the same platform, deelared that basketball had all the qmlities necessary to teach the edusable childs poise, rhythn, grace, coordination, pieieamah of skills and develoment of physical Vigors Tho speakers wore not competitive coaches, nor were they athletes. This game, the only intermational game that ic the product of one man's brain, stenpe Dre Tnienith as a great eduostor, « kindly Immaniterian, and a practical Christians He loved youths He and his olasmate, Alonzo Stags, both working together, chose the profession of physical education — over the ministry, in which they were ordained, because they felt they could do more for youths tho youth of the world will arise end ali Drs aienith blesseds | When Dre Naismith ms appraised of the gratuity and affectionate eee en het ot eee trip, his opie statement. was, "Do not be afmid to serve mmanity and wait for your rewrde" The mae GEREN, ats ait Ainge Ns | "Relk ehy Ae Mini Wend: Seto: jie Ul thy te ale ad And ‘no one shall work for money, and no one shall work for femes _ But each for the joy of the working, and each in his separate star, Shall draw ¢ fas, Sang Oe te noes 28 Fe Gam OF Sings ae ‘Guay nee” Uf BASKETBALL GOLDEN JUBILEE ‘Qing THOMAS J. DEEGAN Press Relations FOR RELEASE; 271 MADISON AVENUE TUBSDAY AFTERNOON OCTOBER 14, 1941 NEW YORK, N. Y. WEDNESDAY MORNING OCTOBER 15, 1941 LExington 2-5048 The Golden Jubilee of Basketball, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the sport since it was originated in 1891 at Springfield, Massachusetts, by the late Dr. James Naismith, will be observed during the next six months throughout the nation in one of the most far-reaching and comprehensive sports celebrations ever conducted in the United States, This announcement was made at a press luncheon in the Waldorf- Astoria Hotel yesterday (today) by Roger L. Putnam, Mayor of Springfield, and Chairman of the Naismith Memorial Committee, which has been organized to coordinate the event. Three members of the 1891 team attended--William Re Chase, Lyman W. Archibald and T. Duncan Patton. The celebration will be inaugurated in Madison Square Garden with a Golden Jubilee Tournament. This will open on Wednesday, November 19, 1941, and conclude on November 24, and will bring together four of the outstanding amateur basketball teams in the country--20th Century Fox of Hollywood, national AAU Champions; Phillips 66 of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; Legionnaires of Roanoke, Southern and Middle Atlantic Champions; and Ohrbach A. A., metropolitan champions, Following this the Middle West, hotbed of the sport, will take up the spirit of the occasion and will launch the celebration there with the Chicago American All-Star game in the Chicago stadium on the night of November 29. Thereafter, a network of thousands of college, high school, prep school, AAU, Y.I1.C.A., church and institutional games across the nation will be played as "Golden Ball" games, the net proceeds of which will be turned over to the fund being raised for this Purposes The nationwide observance will be geared to the ultimate purpose of establishing a Basketball Hall of Fame in a Temple of Basketball to be erected in Springfield, Mass., the birthplece of the sport. It also. will include an historical museum and a model court, This Temple of Basketball will bear the same relationship to the court game as baseball's Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York, bears to the diamond pastime and it will have the same commemorative Significance in regard to the founder of the game as the Walter Camp Memorial at New Haven has for the father of the American football. The Temple of Basketball will not only be a permanent monument to Dre Naismith, but in its Hall of Fame will be perpetuated the names and accomplishments of the gamets foremost players, past, present and futuree Deposited and safe-guarded in the Temple of Basketball will be documents, curios, souvenirs, and.records of the sporte And enshrined each year in a suitable mamner will be the names of the recognized annual All-American basketball teams. The Committee feels that it is fitting that a sport which has captured the imagination of millions of people, young and old, of both sexes, should pay united tribute to the man who was its founder. The Temple of Basketball will be more than a memorial to Dr¢ Naismithe It will be a permanent monument to the youth of the world, to American idealism, to the joy of sportsmanship, fair play, and a wholesome game. A National Jury of qualified leaders in the sport will be appointed to pass judgement on all candidates for the Hall of Fame, and only those worthy of the honor will be nominated for the distinction. Players, past and present, will be given careful consideration. The Hall of Fame committee will set up a list of qualifications which a player must have before he merits primary consideration. No area in the country will be overlooked in determining the names of the men who will be honored annually. The enviable distinction of Winning permanent recognition in basketball by being nominated to the Hall of Fame will prove a strong incentive to the players throughout the country, and will be a boom to the sport. Mythical teams will take a more concrete form when enshrined in the Temple of Basketball and what is now a passing interest, namely, the All-American team will become an important reality each year. The Hall of Fame, a long-hoped for dream of basketball authorities, will be finally realized. And in it basketball will have a permanent home where the immortals of the game will be forever honored, PADUA UTR & u BASKETBALL GOLDEN JUBILEE en reg NAISMITH MEMORIAL COMMITTEE THOMAS J. DEEGAN Springfield, Mass. Press Relations 271 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK, N. Y. LExington 2-5048 MAYOR ROGER L. PUTNAM Chairman October 20, 1941 {To members of the National Advisory and Coachest Committee: Enclosed is a copy of the clipping from the New York Herald-Tribune covering the inaugural luncheon of the Golden Jubilee of Basketball which was held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on October 14. Not only the Herald-Tribune but other New York newspapers and the national press as well gave the affair splendid coverage, and I think this can be taken as an indication of what we can expect in the future in the way of publicity on this campaign. Daily the Golden Boll Game list is growing with 42 different states already represented, as well as the District of Columbia and Alaska. Next week our press book will be complete and this will go out to all the teams that are playing Golden Ball Games. The press book will be a comprehensive publication that will contain important information on how to conduct a Golden Ball Game, how to stage a reproduction of the first basketball same played in 1891, how to secure the fullest cooperation from the local newspapers, radio stations, etc, Once again, I want to express my gratitude to you for your fine cooperation, With the support of the men on the committee and the coaches of the country, I dontt see how we can help but make this campaign a most successful one, Sincerely yours, + ” p ) cecftrn_ Thomas Jd. egan a Remarks of Hon. Roger L. Putnam- Mayor of Springfield and Chairman of the Naismith Memorial Executive Committee, given at the Press Luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, October 14, 1941. Mr. Chairman, Honored Guests, Gentlemen: I regard it as a very happy privilege to be here today to inaugurate the Golden Jubilee of Basketball campaign in honor of Dr. James Naismith, the founder of the game. I don't have to tell you that regardless of how far sighted he may have been, Dr. Naismith could never have foreseen the almost incredible develop~ ment of this pastime in the fifty years of its existence. Young as it is, basketball has enlisted the whole-hearted enthusiasm of millions, not only in our own country but throughout the world. There is probably not a nation today that does not have representative teams. All of you men here today, I know, are particularly familiar with basketball, with its technic, with its importance in the athletic world, and with the part it plays in the development of American youth. But at this time, with the world in the throes of one of its most deplorable wars, our Golden Jubilee Campaign takes on a special significance. I refer to the part that basketball is playing and will play in the national defense program. It is a peculiar but undeniable fact that those nations of the world who indulge whole- heartedly in competitive athletics are inherently less aggressive than those nations whose motif is imperialistic and militaristic. We in this country are proud of what basketball has accomplished in building character. On the court all players are on their own. No game could be more democratic, more con- structive, more enjoyable. All of you here know I am sure the aims of the Naismith Memorial Committee. And I think you will agree with me that in erecting a Museum and Hall of Fame in honor of that gentleman, Dr. James Naismith, we will not only be commemorating the name of a worthy sportsman, but will at the same time be helping basketball immeasurably by crystallizing its traditions and ideals and perpetuating them for future generations. The Golden Jubilee of Basketball has no provincial barriers. It is a nation-wide undertaking, because we feel that this distinctly American sport -- jn the sense of origin «- should prompt all its adherents to participate in honoring its founder. The backbone of the campaign will be a chain of Golden Ball Games to be played by colleges, high schools, A.A.U. clubs, professional teams, and Y.M.C.A. organizations from coast to coast. Part of the proceeds of those games will be donated to the Naismith Memorial Committee fund. These games are not extra scheduled contests but are merely regularly scheduled games which have been designated as Golden Ball Games by various teams. Each team that plays a Golden Ball Game will have its picture and a record of the game pre~ served in perpetuity in the archives of the Hall of Fame. Already our early invitations to play Golden Ball Games have met with a most gratifying response. Teams and institutions everywhere have manifested a surprising enthusiasm and the willingness to lend their full cunt. Hundreds of acceptances have come pouring in. Teams and institutions that have a policy prohibiting any of their athletic receipts from being allocated to any benefit funds have almost unanimously declared themselves willing to make a separate contribution to the Naismith Memorial Committee. I am convinced that basketball as an entity will profit tremendously by the impetus which it will get through the Golden Ball Games and through the Golden Jubilee National Campaign. And finally, may I say that while the Naismith Memorial Comnittee feels that they have a challenging and worthy cause, an idea, and appropriate machinery to set the Golden Jubilee of Basketball in motion, our Committee is also definitely aware that to go through to a successful conclusion, it will only be possible through the untiring efforts of sports writers and commentators, When this campaign is completed we will have a Hall of Fame for Basketball as a Memorial to its inventor, Dr. James Naismith, and a full appreciation of the part that you men have played in it. Thank you.