Newspaper clip regarding Eugene Libby and basketball history (September 2, 1948)
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This clipping of a newspaper article is named "With a Grain of Salt". The article talks about Springfield College alumnus Eugene Libby's death and the invention of basketball. The article reports that Libby died "yesterday", which indicates that the article is probably written on September 2, 1948, since Libby died September 1, 1948. In the article, some original rules and settings of basketball were introduced. Dr. James Naismith and Amos Alonzo Stagg were also mentioned. Eugene S. Libby is a member of Class 1892 of Springfield College (then known as International YMCA Training School). He was a member of the first men to ever play the game of basketball in 1891. Libby was born April 28, 1864 in Gardiner, Maine. After graduation, he opened his real estate business in Redlands, California which he operated until his death on September 1, 1948. He was a member of the Redlands Y.M.C.A. Board of Directors, and Chairman of the Membership Committee. He was involved in the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Redlands, California for over forty years.
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