[DOC] [TLE] Basketball | James Naismith History [PAR] Basket Ball (as originally spelled); created in 1891 in a Springfield, ... The person 
responsible for the popular game was Dr. James Naismith ... Called duck on a 
rock, the game involved tossing rocks at another, larger ... Naismith and his 
players disseminated the rules of Basketball freely and the need for an indoor 
sport by... [DOC] [TLE] The Origin of Basketball - Today I Found Out [PAR] Jan 20, 2012 ... It was all started by Dr. James Naismith, the son of two Scottish immigrants to 
Canada. By 1891, Dr. Naismith was teaching physical education in ... All the 
other players would then have one rock to throw at the duck each, in order .... 
not just a fun game to play indoors, but a legitimate sport in its own right. [DOC] [TLE] James Naismith - Wikipedia [PAR] James Naismith (November 6, 1861  November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-
American physical educator, physician, chaplain, sports coach and innovator. He 
invented the sport of basketball in 1891. .... The first game of "Basket Ball" was 
played in December 1891. In a handwritten report, ..... In other projects. 
Wikimedia... [DOC] [TLE] Basketball : a YMCA Invention - World Alliance of YMCAs [PAR] James Naismith was a Canadian farm boy from Almonte, Ontario, a small town 
just a ... and was asked to join the faculty in 1891 by Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, the 
director of ... During a psychology seminar Dr. Gulick challenged his class to 
invent a new game. Gulick was desperately looking for an indoor activity that 
would be... [DOC] [TLE] Basketball Study Guide - Paw Paw Public Schools [PAR] A jump ball in the center circle begins the game with one player from each ... 
Teams alternate possession of the ball each time this happens. ... game - 
basketball has evolved and grown more than any other sport! Invented in 1891 
by Dr. James Naismith, basketball started out as a simple game with only 13 
original rules. [DOC] [TLE] DR [PAR] JAMES NAISMITH, 1899-1907 ... in the winter of 1891, Naismith was asked to 
come up with a game that would ... As a former rugby player, he tried to 
incorporate that game into an indoor ... His innovations in sports did not stop with 
basketball. ... Naismith invented the game as physical education instructor at 
Springfield... [DOC] [TLE] basketball | sport | Britannica.com [PAR] Aug 19, 2016 ... The only major sport strictly of U.S. origin, basketball was invented by James ... 
For that first game of basketball in 1891, Naismith used as goals two ... James 
Naismith holding a ball and a peach basket, the first basketball equipment. ... and 
other organizations conduct basketball programs for youngsters of... [DOC] [TLE] Mass Moments: First Game of Basketball Played in Springfield [PAR] ...in 1891, the first game of basketball was played at what is now Springfield 
College. The game was invented by a Canadian, Dr. James Naismith, a versatile 
athlete, ... By 1936, basketball was included among the sports at the Olympic 
Games and ... guarded his "duck" while the others tried to knock it off by throwing 
stones. [DOC] [TLE] Stories of Giving: Dr. James Naismith [PAR] Oct 13, 2016 ... Dr. James Naismith After graduating from Presbyterian College in Montreal, the ... 
Massachusetts, in 1891, Naismith was given a class assignment to invent a 
competitive, less violent alternative to such contact sports as ... Naismith's original 
name for his new game was Box Ball, but when all he could find... [DOC] [TLE] Direct Essays - James Naismith [PAR] Essays written about James Naismith including papers about National ... Other 
Filters ... YMCA, wanted a sport for males, that could be played indoors during the 
winter. ... (Joseph Morse, 1973) Naismith invented basketball as an alternative to 
the ... In 1891, Dr. James Naismith was asked to develop a game that could be... [DOC] [TLE] Who Invented Volleyball? - Strength-and-power-for-volleyball.com [PAR] ... game. William G. Morgan (1870-1942), invented

Question: As an indoor alternative to other sports, James Naismith invented this game in 1891
Answer: basketball