Origin of Basketball Illustrated in Garden, by Frank Reil (January 19, 1937)
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A newspaper article published by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and dated January 19, 1937. The article is titled "Origin of Basketball Illustrated in Garden: George Bernert assembling two nine-men teams for game to be played under Ancient Settings Jan. 27 Brooklyn Y honored at Exhibition" The article talks about how basketball was created as outlined by Springfield College Graduate George Bernert who had set up an original game to be played at the Madison Square Garden inbetween two collegiate basketball games, including one featuring Springfield College. The article also talks about how he spoke at the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645
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