Drowning Cat Gave World Basketball, by A. P. D'Ambra
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A newspaper article, called "Drowning Cat Gave World Basketball" by A.P. D'Ambra, that gives a version of the creation of basketball. According to the author, when Dr. Naismith was a young boy, he tossed a cat into a bucket of water. He noticed the perfect arc and flight of the tossed cat and that gave him the idea of basketball. The second part of the article discusses Dr. Naismith and the game of basketball. It explains how the game of basketball has evolved and how it has spread all over the world. 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 5th item in the scrapbook.
