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<mods:title>Letter from Dr. James Naismith to William Ball (May 6th, 1935)</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Naismith, James, 1861-1939</mods:namePart>
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<mods:publisher>Springfield College</mods:publisher>
<mods:dateCreated encoding='w3cdtf' keyDate='yes'>1935-05-06</mods:dateCreated>
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<mods:abstract>This is a letter from Dr. James Naismith to William Henry Ball sent on May 6th, 1935. In this letter, Naismith can be read describing a baseball matter, a memory and a visit to Springfield. In the letter he talks about Amos Alonzo Stagg, a classmate of his, and a game he pitched where he struck out 21 of the 27 batters faced. For biographical information on James Naismith, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/645 For biographical information on William Henry Ball, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/722</mods:abstract>
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<mods:topic>Springfield College</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Springfield College--Baseball</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Springfield College--Sports</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Springfield College--Sports--Men</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Ball, William Henry</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Naismith, James, 1861-1939</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Stagg, Amos Alonzo, 1862-1965</mods:topic>
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<mods:topic>Baseball</mods:topic>
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