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First Iowa U Basketball Team 1900 coached by Dr Bailey
Thirty six years ago the University of Iowa basketball program began under coach Dr Fred W Bailey, who also served as a YMCA physical director. The 1900 team traveled to Minneapolis for two games, with Bailey umpiring and playing as a substitute. The squad, consisting of Charles Bailey John Griffith S Clyde Williams E A Rule and C P Schenck, featured gymnasts and faced a Minnesota floor challenge. The piece also covers early Y M C A facilities, uniforms, rules, and the evolution of Iowa basketball from 13 rules to a formal team structure.
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Iowa U
Dr. Bailey
University of Iowa
Minneapolis
Fred W. Bailey
University
Agricultural College
Bailey
University of Minnesota
Town University
Minnesota
University Y. M. C. A
Closehall
Journalism
Iowas Avenue
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Iowa River
James Naismith
Springfield
Mass
Iowa City
Y. M
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Ottumwa
Wilton
Junction
Kallenberg
E. P. Ruggles
University of Chicago
Charles Bailey
John Griffith
S. Clyde Williams
E. A. Rule
C. P. Schenck
Griffith
Williams
Roy Call
H. C. Parsons