"And He Called it Basketball" by Mary Whitcomb Hess (February 1941)
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This article tilted, "And He Called it Basketball" was written by Mary Whitcomb Hess and was published in the Christian Herald in its February 1941 addition. It is 4 pages long, including the cover of the magazine. This is a copy of the original magazine. The article talks about how Naismith created basketball, his time at Kansas and how M. Whitcomb Hess got to know Dr. Naismith, and talks about Naismith's philosophy behind the creation of the game. In the article she also mentions Luther Gulick, Amos Alonzo Stagg, and Dr. Forrest Allen. To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645
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