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GULICK:

I got hold of some peach baskets and nailed them up for
goals. They've just finished marking the floor on the
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Why, Naismith, you've really figured out. a game here.
This is just exactly the thing we've been looking fore.
Zip and action, with no danger to the players from rough-

ness. (Rattles Paper) Let's go into the gymasium and

 

explain the rules to the boys. (Starts Fading) I want to

see how this looks in action.

Yes sir. I started outlining the rules to some of the
fellows in class yesterday.....

(Music Up Viste 4 LY Nh Fade)

And so the first game of basketball was played on the _
makeshift court of the Springfield, Massachusetts, YMCAseece
With peach=baskets for goals. Every time a player made )
a. goal, an official had to poke the ball out of the basket
with a long pole, through a hole ee bottom of the
basket. The same peed rapidly a than YMCA's, and soon
regional tournaments were scheduled. Within two years,
major colleges and universities had started teams, and it
wasn't long before there were intercollegiate contests,
played on regular schedules.

Down at the Philadelphia YMCA, Director Chadwick said:

No, Dr. Gulick, I'm not including this basketball game of
Naismith's in our sports calendar. Personally, I can't
see why only a few players eaceA ba privilesed to enjoy

a game. We use games here in which more boys can par-.

ticipate.

Mr. Chadwick...You probably have had some idea of thiseee
But in case you didn't know it, already some of your YMCA
boys are playing basketball...As long as t hey can't play
it here, there's danger that they may be drawn away from
the center of 'Y' activities. Because you've Nitecia bo

let them play here, & group of boys have rented a warehouse ,

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down in the industrial district, and fixed a court. I was
down there yesterday. Chadwick, they like the game! In

our search for Christian recreation, I believe that any

such wholesome, clean sport should..cece