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

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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.