The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-06
Sports Parade
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INV Sonn-it sss hgtt<Ftr
Geld that wfntef When pf.
ealiss. hssa - the department.
81 ehyslesl sstueatlen at apfsna.
field college. ssssd = YrunG IN
strasteF 10 snseat an lndoer
zane
4 think " shouia sismsnst~
physical eeatsss e sd. nat
should require = hssh degree AZ
sail aad sr~ed
nf James A. Nasssulth nssdaesi.
A fes dsss later - hung tea
peach baskets AZ ends a. the
gymnasium.
Basketball wss esFn Ehsn and
there
rsa., ~ |. s..sasees that .
ssremple af nssksshsll- ~lIi -
sailt ~ Springfield. Mass -
.amm~mstsis the ise~ Thai tss
hisai,. srss-s.iFea ina. cs.-
csttrd - srsfs skas
I'M, year marks the Essii~n
juhiies ~ basketball game
that spread aut OF Springfield
10 every STATE ard hsmls, n
tbs nation sna changed the
eours. 81 af,ofts IN the country.
oswp srpspsp
There have hsen changes and
notifications IN ths rules And
mas, AZ them have tended Ia
speed up the game. bit the hsssa
laes conceived by the late pr.
Haismlth the throwing - .
ball INTO a basket remains ths
basis II The game.
n must have h.sn = curious
sight shsn ths first hsskstbsii
team took tina finor In spring.
fisld. II consisted ~ nine men
st,irsd IN turtle neck sweaters.
long trousers ard fisi.hselsd
shoes. Most ~ them wore
mnstaehss
Even though the first game
~ss . crude affair. >sissssish
thought he had IN. e.s~1re ~ .
good. ssastins spsss. Ne YES
right beyond HI. widest dreams.
hssin~snssis In The Hsass sash
- the drisbie. tire pivot. shs
pss-mas a.fsase eame istss ssa
hsiped spread the game.
Ask anyone what sport at
tracts the largest number -
spectators each season ana they
thinking II ths vast sfs~sls
that assemble on Saturday after.
aosns In college siaalsms ~iii
slmas, invariably say college
football. oT. N not that. they
sill say baseball.
keONs ALL Otgn
Neither 10 correct Basket
bail draws ths largest crowds
over the natian and over . ssss
sons tins. Conservative sstl-
mates are that ~. 600 600 per.
sons witness b.sssthsli games
each year.
certain .eetiass u ih~ eeass
~, ~. mare ssthaslsssis sissst
basketball thss stbsfs. bat
there /. no part 81 thu ssisss
shsss the game iss't kasss aud
played. Indiana 10 sss ~ Tire
hst .pss. - sssksssssiI s.a ,ss
sssssi slgh sshssi tsssssss~ss
In that state racks - sss II
IN. great sports ssssts u iss
middle west
a fee years aEv a young
nssspapsf reporter namsa ned
Ifish bseans convinced that ~.
east. snd specifically, ss- reFs
city Noula pay 70 sas hg tins
BASKETBALL. Not al persons
agreed with hin. They argued
that ssN Yors Vas q sfsat
baseball town. having three
major isaEas teams. thai lots
- ths sports msnsy vent 70
buyinE samlsaissBs - sesihx
l-osis. uhat there Nas ths ssFn.
petition ~ ths thsatsfs IT night.
ffish plusssa shs@a ~ltb his
plans. sss NJ psess AsdA~sn
saasf. gsfasa ssvsfsi times
saeh ~iAisrs brings so~sa college
tssms from al over ihs country
AMI has ma6s tsaassiis4.I a ma of
spoft In fhis torn
sfhs Temps - baskeissliF
aiH b. 70 thst game wat shs
HaA ~ Fams Al csopsrst0Nn q
70 baseball u sili - = large
building containing a basket
ball court snd relies - ihs
game white. plliaFsd mona.
nsnt 70 an l1sA and tao peach