Jack Wilson

Basketball for Starters Jack Wilson

Basketball, g?m? played b?tw??n two t??m? ?f five ?l???r? ???h ?n a r??t?ngul?r court, usually ?nd??r?. Each t??m tr??? to ???r? b? tossing the b?ll through th? ????n?nt'? goal, an elevated h?r?z?nt?l h??? ?nd n?t ??ll?d a b??k?t. The ?nl? m?j?r ???rt ?tr??tl? of U. S. ?r?g?n, basketball w?? ?nv?nt?d b? J?m?? Naismith (1861-1939) on ?r ?b?ut December 1, 1891, ?t th? International Y?ung M?n'? Christian Association (YMCA) Training S?h??l (n?w S?r?ngf??ld C?ll?g?), Springfield, Massachusetts, where Naismith was ?n instructor in ?h?????l ?du??t??n. For th?t first g?m? ?f b??k?tb?ll ?n 1891, N???m?th u??d ?? g??l? two half-bushel ????h b??k?t?, wh??h g?v? th? ???rt ?t? n?m?.