Dr. James Naismith, Bastkeball's 'Father', Preferred Wrestling and Fencing, Springfield Republican Article, Nov. 29, 1939
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This is an article from the Springfield Republican that discusses how Dr. James Naismith actually preferred watching wrestling and fencing over basketball in his later years. Dr. Naismith opposed most of the rules that were put into place after 1925, and felt that too much of the "roughness" that existed in the beginning stages had been removed from the game. To learn more about Dr. James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645
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Is part of a scrapbook of Naismith materials, collector unknown, that has been taken out of its binding and the pages separated by archival paper. It is the 17th item in the scrapbook.
