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George Weller Photo (c. 1892)
Photograph of George Weller, a participant in the first basketball game.
William Davis Photo (c. 1892)
Photograph of William Davis, a participant in the first basketball game.
Stagg's Men Defeat the Amhersts (October 21, 1891)
This is a scrapbook page with two copies of the newspaper article titled "Stagg's Men Defeat the Amhersts by a score of 18 to 4 in a Scientific Game on Outing Park." The first version of the clipping contains the starting lineups. The article is…
T.D. Patton, Army Work Secretary Supervisor
This is a photo of T.D. Patton, during his tenure serving in World War I. The caption below reads "T.D. Patton, Sp. 1891. Army Work Secretary Supervisor of Work in Manitoba."
T.D. Patton Letter to Laurence Doggett
Letter written by Thomas Patton, member of the first basketball team, to Laurence Doggett, President of the International YMCA College (now Springfield College). In the letter, he details his contributions to the World War I effort through the YMCA.…
"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. …
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.
Raymond Kaighn Photo (c. 1893)
Photograph of Raymond Kaighn (class of 1893), who was an original member of the very first basketball team.
Henri Gelan Photo (c. 1893)
Photograph of Henri Gelan (class of 1893), who was an original member of the very first basketball team.
Benjamin French Photo (c. 1893)
Photograph of Benjamin French, who was an original member of the very first basketball team.
Thomas D. Patton Photo (c. 1892)
Photograph of Thomas Patton, captain of the very first basketball team.
Wilbert F. Carey (c. 1892)
Photograph of Wilbert Carey (class of 1892), who was an original member of the very first basketball team.
Samuro Ishikawa Photo (c. 1892)
Photograph of Samuro Ishikawa (class of 1892), who was a participant in the first basketball game.
John Thompson Photo (c. 1893)
Photograph of John Thompson (class of 1893), who was a participant in the first basketball game.
Formal Challenge For Basketball Matches (January 11, 1894)
Four page document, containing copies of a letter written by a captain of the Springfield College basketball teams in 1894. Each captain writes a response to challenges for supremacy in the game by agreeing to meet for matches to determine the best…
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.…
"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…
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…
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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…