in 1896, Philadelphia, Pa.,

 

Chadwick the director of the local Y.MC.A. declared that the game
of basketball would not be played there because he believed that
the game should be enjoyed by more than just ten players. He be-
lieved that a sport should be for the masses rather that just five
or ten playerse So the local youths went down to the empty warehouse
and rented it. they started playéng the game here and slowly it
became an attraction. In order to help pay the rent they charged
aii on and this is the first instance of making this a professional
sporte

Dr. Naismith spoke before the 21 teams that
representated their various nations in the '36 Olympics. 4e said
that only two of the teams were able to understand him. The importante
that he saw in basketball in the Olympic was thef act that here
were the Vhinese and the Japs playing together; the “nglish and
the “rabgans. He told them that they were assembled to see which
one was the beste Only one could take away the recognition as the
best but the cementing of good fellowship was the important factor
in this sport. He said that he was greatly xmupkrkm inspired in
the friendly attitude that existed between the various players.
This is the idea which he would like to have enlarged. The game

that s tarted to keep a few roudy gym students in place becomes a

factor in promulgating good will between the various nations of the

world.
Minor notes- De. Naismith has never played an

official game of basketball in his life. He did not envision the
game that is being played today. His idea was to give the pleyers

a chance to play. The game has reached a specialization that he

never foresaw due to its popularity with spectators. Since the