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"Basket Ball" Drawing by Samuro Ishikawa
This is the copy of Samuro Ishikawa's drawing of early basketball. This drawing was published in the January edition of The Triangle, a semi-monthly journal produced originally by the staff of the Physical Department in the International YMCA…
"Basketball - How and When Introduced", by T. D. Patton
The article titled "Basketball - How and When Introduced" by T.D. Patton appeared in the 1941 edition of Souvenir Magazine, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. James Naismith creating the game of basketball. T.D. Patton was one of the original…
"Cage Start Authenticated By Man Who Was There"
This St. Louis Post-Dispatch article contains a firsthand interview with Ernest Hildner, a participant in the first basketball game. The article contains information about basketball's rellevance in Hildner's life, and his reccolection of the first…
"Last of First Basketballers" December 26, 1969
A newspaper article published by the Philadelphia Inquirer titled "Last of First Basketballlers: Raps Freeze, Audiences, Amount of WhistleTooting." The article is dated December 26, 1959 and appears to have been picked up from the Associated Press…
"Training School Team Wins" (1892)
This is a scrapbook page with a copy of the newspaper article titled "Training School Team Wins, Defeating the Williams College Men 12 to 10". The article talks about a football game that took place between Springfield College and Williams College. …
1922-1923 Spalding Men's Basketball Book
This short excerpt from the 1922-1923 Official Basketball Guide contains the official rules of basketball for that season. This guide was published semi-annually between basketball's inception and this year's edition. The topics covered in this book…
Application for Ernest Hildner (August 24, 1891)
This is the application for admission to Springfield College, then the International YMCA Training School, for Ernest G. Hildner. The application is dated August 24, 1891. The application gives basic facts about his life, his religious background and…
Article about R.P. Kaighn: The Bulletin (vol. 2, no. 2), June 1928
The Springfield College Bulletin ran from 1927 to 1986. Page 1 of this edition (vol. 2, no. 2) describes the success of Springfield Alum Raymond Kaighn, who was a participant in the first basketball game. It reviews his extraordinary career of…
Benjamin French Photo (c. 1893)
Photograph of Benjamin French, who was an original member of the very first basketball team.
Dr. James Naismith with Fellow Alum in Front of Alumni Hall
A picture of Dr. James Naismith with fellow alumni in front of Alumni Hall on the Springfield College Campus. Among those in this picture is Thomas D. Patton, second from the right, who was Naismith's student in the secretarial class that first…
Dr. James Naismith with Thomas D. Patton
A photograph of Dr. James Naismith with Thomas D. Patton standing under an arch.
Dr. James Naismith with Walter Lanphear, William Ball, Mrs. William Ball, and Thomas D. Patton
A photograph of Dr. James Naismith with fellow alumni at an alumni function at Springfield College. From left to right there is Thomas D. Patton, Mr. William H. Ball, Mrs. William H. Ball, James Naismith, and Walter Lanphear.
Ernest Hildner portrait, ca. 1891
This is a portrait cabinet card of Springfield College alumnus Ernest Hildner (class of 1893), the youngest member of the very first basketball team. The photograph was taken in Detroit Michigan., ca 1891.
Eugene S. Libby Photo
This is a portrait of Springfield College alumnus Eugene S. Libby (class of 1892), a participant in the first basketball game in 1891.
Excerpt from The Golden Jubilee of Basketball Souvenir Magazine, 1941
This is an excerpt from the Golden Jubilee of Basketball Souvenir Magazine that was published by the Naismith Memorial Committee (in charge of setting up the future Basketball Hall Fame) in 1941 for the 50th anniversary of the creation of the game.…
Finley G. MacDonald Photo (c. 1893)
Photograph of Finley G. MacDonald (class of 1893), who was an original member of the very first basketball team.
First Basketball Champions of the World
A hand colored lantern slide of the Secretarial team of the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, and the school champions in 1892. The team in is often referred to as the "First Basketball Team". The team does contain 9 of the…
First Hand Information, ca. 1941
A newspaper article published in the Springfield Union News titled "Captain of World's First Basketball Team Returns to Springfield College". The article focuses on Thomas D. Patton who was one of the first men to play the game of basketball. It…
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First Basketball Champions of the World
A hand colored lantern slide of the Secretarial team of the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, and the school champions in…