A sketch of the first basketball game and Dr. James Naismith that appeared in the Springfield Sunday Republican on November 27, 1955 under the title of "Historical Sketches of Springfield, No. 204." The sketeches are by Robert Holcomb. They include a sketch of Naismith in the left hand corner and a rendition of the first sketch of the game that appeared in 1991. In this rendition, there are a group of men under the basket and a man standing at the top of the ladder by the basket. The ball is close to going into the basket. There is a paragraph underneath the sketch describing the creation of basketball and Dr. Naismith. To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645
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