Dr. James A. Naismith World Honors (November 7, 1961)
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A newspaper article titled, "World Honors the Inventor Of 'Naismith's New Game" from Tuesday, November 7, 1961. This article was published in the New York World-Telegram-The Sun, written by John Ferris and is one page article appearing on page 13. The article has two images, one is a pen and ink sketch of the first game of basketball (originally drawn by Genzaburo Ishikawa in 1892) and a picture of Dr. James Naismith as he was pictured on his 74th birthday in 1935 with his granddaughter, Fransan, then 13 months old. To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645
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