Newspaper article published by the Springfield Union and titled "First hand information: Captain of World's First Basketball Team Returns to Springfield College" published sometime in 1942. The article interviews the captain of the first basketball team, Thomas Duncan Patton (Class of 1892), on his expected attendance at the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the first basketball game. There is a photo that shows Patton alongside Springfield College Coach and Faculty member, Edward J. Hickox. To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645
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