"THE EPIC OF BASKETBALL"

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NARRATOR :

GULICK;:

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GULICK:

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GULICK:

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GULICK:

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Tonight, The Department of Physical Education of the University of Kansas,
GRAh the conpeletion oF the Cbeis beinec you the dramatizes ieee of
basketball, as told by its inventor, Dr. James Naismith, of the Univer-
sity. Characters in the dramatic scenes will be portrayed by members

of the K-Club, the organization of lettermen of the athletic department.

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And here is your narrator, Dr. Naismith, inventor of basketball.

Good evening, friends. We are going to re-create a few scenes from the
history of basketball, showing its development from a YMCA spert to a
world-wide popular form of recreation. The story of basketball goes back
to the fall of 1891. Iwas an instructor in the YMCA college in Spring-
field, Mass. (START FADING) At a faculty meeting, Dr. Gulick, the di-
rector of the college, is speakinge

(Fading in) Gentlemen....It is a serious problem which we face! We tre

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getting nowhere, now that the football season is over. (anid of voices)

 

Dre Gulick.....We've tried our level best’ The mob of boys you assigned

us is the most unruly group I've ever seene The whole point of our

trouble ise..s..They'’ve gotten fed up with continual gymnastics during the

cold season. It's too long a time between football and baseball periods.

And we have no suitable indoor sporte

Mr. Williams is right, docters We've tried indoor football, but it's not :
practical. It's too rough. And the football boys don't go for the on ot

lighter games..-Like lacrosse..and soccer§ They're lesing Be ey hed jot

(Quiets undertone with gavel) Well...Gontlemen...Bear with it a while
longer, please! Mcanwhile, I've an idca that might be developed.
(Pause) If therets no other business, wo'll adjourn the meeting until

next week. (Noise) Mr. Naismith.e.If you have a moment, I'd like to speak

with yous
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Why, certainly, sir. (Noise Fades)\)

JimeeeseI'm going to assign that class of boys to youek You've been protiry
good at devising new forms of recreation.

Well, siresseeI don't lmow how well I'd be able to handle thom, but I

can trye

Why don't you work on that new idea of yours?esee»eYou spoke to me the
other day about adapting football and soccer and figuring out a new in-
Goor BaMCeeecee

Well.....There's not so very much to it yet, Dre Gulicks.ssHoweve>. Ifill

try and work it oute (Door opens) I've some work to do in my of 7icCoes.