Basketball’s Birth and Rise From YMCA Gym to Global Sport
The article traces basketball from its YMCA origins in Springfield Massachusetts to a popular worldwide sport. It credits Dr James Naismith and Dr Luther Gulick with creating and refining the game, notes the Amateur Athletic Union’s recognition and the early adoption in Christian associations, colleges, and girls schools, and describes the initial rules and goals such as using a ball, horizontal goals, and no rough physical contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amateur Athletic Union
Springfield
Mass
James Naismith
Young Men's Christian Association
Luther Gulick
Brooklyn
Ile
Naismith
University of Kansas
McGill University
Montreal
University of Colorado
Tax receipts from New York race tracks total 170 085 88
State Supervisor Charles W Anderson sent to the State Controller a 1902 tax report on racing associations. The 170 085 88 reflects 5 percent of gross receipts from thoroughbred tracks totaling 3 401 717 60. Harness clubs later add to the total. the levy exceeds last year's by about 33 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
W. Anderson
Albany
State Racing Commission
Buffalo Racing Association
Queens County Jockey Club
Saratoga Racing Association
Westchester Racing Association
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Wees
Coney Island Jockey Club
Brighton Beach Racing Association
PG Tatorie We Aerts Vk
Ey Nus Race Artis Pc Alus
Buffalo club bondholders fulfill state tax on disaster race
The passage notes that funds were allocated from New York agricultural societies to aid premiums for exhibitions. It states the full sum is available and the state tax was paid even in the Buffalo disaster race meeting, with other obligations outstanding and bonds furnished by Buffalo club supporters satisfying legal requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Societies of
New York
Buffalo
Buffalo Club
Amateur Athletic Union disqualifies teams for unsanctioned games
The Basket Ball Committee of the Amateur Athletic Union yesterday disqualified several teams for playing unsanctioned games and using unregistered players. The list includes Apetitis, Mount Morris NY, The Five Stapleton, Institute Athletic Club Newark Hasbrouck Heights NJ, Xavier Club, Paterson Y M C A and St. Joseph's Paterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Apetitis
Mount Morris
New York
Five
Stapleton
Institute Athletic Club
Newark
Hasbrouck Heights
New Jersey
Xavier Club
Paterson Young Men's Christian Association
St. Joseph’s
Paterson
Fidelia Bowling Club wins two games in American National tourney
Fidelia Bowling Club defeated Nyack and tied Newburg Wheelmen in a multi game American National bowling tourney at Thom's White Elephant Alleys. Scores show strong rounds from Schultz Koster Rothermel Timm Amann and Gedney with totals around eight hundred plus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelia Bowlers
Newburg Wheelmen
New York Stock Exchange, Plumbing and Steam Supply
Brooklyn Royal Arcanum
Thom
White Elephant
Nyack
Howell
Heerz
Coonan
Lewis
Gedney
Fidelia Bowling
Sterling
Cole
W. Galloway
S. Galloway
Westburg
Fidelia Bowling Club
Schultz
Koster
Rothermel
Timm
Amann
Broadway Alleys Scores and Player Totals
Scores from Schwartje and Arp’s Broadway Alleys and Starr’s National Alleys show multiple teams and players with individual game tallies and team totals. Names include Frankle Cantrell Lansing Donaldson Warmuth Cohen Alchorn Corbett Estabrook Lankenau McGivney McDevitt Carroll Schwab Welcke Cotter Selig Greene and others across several games and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schwartje & Arp
Broadway
American Woolen Company
Frankie
Cantrell
Lansing
Donaldson
Warmuth
F. Butterfield & Co
Cohen
Alchorn
Corbett
Estabrook
Lankenau
F.vietor
F.achelis—Schmied
Martz
Rohrs
Gallassere
Buck
F. Vietor
Achelis Schmied
Mertz
American ‘Woolen Company
Frankle
Total
Schwab
Almirante Council
W. Welcke
Halpin
Welcke
Connell
Cotter
E. Welcke
Conner
McGigney Council
Clancy
Moran
Hulbert
Selig
Greene
Baltusrol Club to Open January Pool Tournament
Baltusrol Golf Club near Short Hills New Jersey has 18 entries for its January pool contest starting New Year’s Day. Drawings will be made early next week as players prepare for 100 point games and a 150 point final. a squash tournament is planned to begin around New Year’s Day with possible start on January 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltusrol Golf Club
Short Hills
N. J
Baltusrol
Gaelic football added to Madison Square Garden games
The Greater New York Irish Athletic Association adds a Gaelic football final at Madison Square Garden on December 27 featuring the O Connells and the Young Irelands. Ex Sheriff Thomas F Dunn referees. Myer Prinstein enters the running broad jump with hopes of breaking the American record in the running hop step and jump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater New York
Myer Prinstein
Tennis season opens at Nice with New Year tournament
Nice Italy resorts tennis calendar begins January 5 with the New Year tournament. The Southern France championships will unfold the week starting March 2 featuring gentlemen's singles, ladies' singles, and gentlemen's doubles with H L Doherty and Countess Schulenburg as current title holders. Four handicap events accompany the week. Club championships occur the week of February 2 with E R Allen the current gentlemen's singles champion and Countess Schulenburg the reigning women's champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
France
H. L. Doherty
Countess Schulenburg
R. F
E. R. Allen
Cornell picks Rand and Mitchell for triangu lar chess tourney at Manhattan Club
Ithaca December 22 Cornell University selects C L Rand born 1903 and J R Mitchell born 1906 to represent Cornell in a triangular chess tournament with Pennsylvania and Brown at the Manhattan Chess Club in New York on January 1 2 and 3 If Cornell wins the Rice silver cup trophy becomes Ithaca’s permanent possession M D Clurman born 1906 named as substitute
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
C. L. Rand
J. R. Mitchell
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Brown
Manhattan
Edy and Clearwater Practice for Brooklyn Championship
Grant H. Edy and William Clearwater, holder and challenger, prepare for a sweepstakes pool handicap arranged by Clarence E. Green at the Montauk Billiard Academy in Brooklyn. Their world championship match likely follows the January 12 tournament start in the same hall. Other players practicing include Wenrick Stofft Weston Sherman Walsh Ward Warton Dawson Rogers Long Smith Gardner and Flynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant H. Edy
William Clearwater
Clarence E. Green
Montauk Billiard Academy
Brooklyn
William Wenrick
Stofft
Weston
Sherman
Walsh
Ward
Warton
Dawson
Rogers
Long
Smith
Gardner
Flynn
Crescents Open Season With Brooklyn Club Hockey Thriller
The Crescent Athletic Club meets the Short Hills Club of Short Hills New Jersey at Clermont Avenue Rink Brooklyn in a season opener. Short Hills upset Crescents 5 3 last season while Crescents later won. New Jersey seven have two weeks outdoor ice practice. Crescents only two or three scrimmages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent Athletic Club
Short Hills Club
Short Hills
N. J
Clermont Avenue
Brooklyn
Crescents
New Jersey Seven
Local Firms Advertise Goods Across Cities
Listings show church in Troy New York J E Dodge dry goods at Herald Square Hotel Wyman Partridge Co Minneapolis A C Johnston domestics 258 Church Street Hotel Earlington Greene L E Sons St Louis M E Greene millinery Hoffman House Strouse Brothers Co Richmond M M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church, Dodge Company
Troy
N._Y
J.E. Dodge
Herald Square
Wyman, Partridge & Co
Minneapolis
Strouse
Church Street
Navarre
Wolf, H., & Sons
Cincinnati
Ohio
D. Wolf
Wildberg
H. Wildberg
Byon Brothers
Chicago
I. Lyon
Imperial
Ering S
St. Louis
Hoffman House
Wile Brothers & Co
Buffalo
In, Y
H. Wile
Woolens
Block & Grant Company
Zanesville
W. W. H. Block
Broadway
Cochin, A. S
Toledo
Krolik, A., & Co
Detroit
Mich
H. A. Krolik
Flint & Kent
N. Y
C. J. Flint
Greene Street
Butler, Schultze &Co
San Francisco
Cal
F. Schultze
Belvedere House
Bennett, Morgan & Co
Binghamton, NJ
E. Bennett
H. W. Proehertek
St. Denis Otel
Callender
McAuslan & Troup Company
Providence
R. J
J. J. Williams
Walker Street
F Rothschild
F. W. Parke
Leonar Street
Kaufman Brothers
Pittsburg
Penn
J. Baer
Epyerns
Belvedere Ouse
Patchwork 19th Century Dry Goods Firms List Hotel Navarre
A fragmented directory style listing shows multiple dry goods firms and suppliers with partners and addresses tied to hotels such as Hotel Navarre and Hotel Imperial. Names include Strouse Wolf Wildberg Byon Bennett Callender and others providing cloaks, woolens, carpets, and furnishing goods across Ohio Illinois Missouri California and Pennsylvania.
Celebrity Owners and Notables Listed by Hotels and Addresses
A parade of figures and officers is listed by hotel names and locations. Notables include H B Ledyard Detroit A B Stickney St Paul Thomas H Watkins Scranton Capt R C Davis West Point J Wilcox Brown Baltimore J M Cudahy Chicago ex Mayor D C Robinson El Mira Atherton Blight Newport R R Hitt Illinois Clara Barton Washington George E Greene Albany George C Treadwell Albany Col Oswald Tilghman Easton Sereno E Payne Auburn James H Fitzsimon Buenos Aires Capt R S Wells Thomas G Hanson totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldorf-Astoria
H. B. Ledyard
Detroit
A. B. Stickney
St. Paul
Thomas H. Watkins
Scranton
R. C. Davis
West Point
J. Wilcox Brown
Baltimore
Holland
J. M. Cudahy
Chicago
Imperial
D.C. Robinson
Elmira
Weather Forecast for the Northeast and Atlantic Coast
The report details a storm moving from the Northeast into the Atlantic with another forming in British Columbia. It notes rain and snow across the Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes, cooler temperatures in the east, and generally fair and warmer conditions in the west with showers along the California coast. Forecasts predict snow in Montana and possible rain on the north Atlantic coast, with further snow or rain across the central regions and New England by Wednesday. It lists daily foreseen winds and sailing times for ships departing tomorrow and the following days, along with inbound steamship arrivals and post office mail closes across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlantic
British Columbia
South Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
Upper Lake Region
New England
Rocky Mountains
California
Montana
Middle Plateau
Northwest
Middle Atlantic States
Rocky Mountain
Middle Slope
Mississippi
Missouri
Middle Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
European
Grand Banks
District of Columbia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
Virginia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
West Virginia
Newfoundland
North Sydney
Miquelon
Boston
Cuba
Port Tampa
Fla
Thurr-iay
Mexico City
Overland
Costa Rica
Belize
Puerto Cortez
Guatemala
New Orleans
Puerto
Serter
Hawaii
Japan
China
Philippine Islands
San Francisco
Peru
Vancouver
Victoria
B. C
United States
Australia
West Australia
Europe
New Zealand
Fiji
Samoa
Sonoma
Cunard
Fiji Islands
Moana
Malls
Tahiti
Marquesas Islands
Mariposa
van Cott
Hongkong
Shanghai
Yokohama
Honolulu
A’lianca
Colon
Cearense
Para
Cevic
Liverpool
Cimbria
Shields
City of Savannah
Savannah
Etna
Hanover
Hamburg
Horatio
Korona
St. Croix
Milano
Philadelphian
Princess Anne
Norfolk
Seriphos
Xenia
Stettin
Anchoria
Glasgow
Bellona
St. Lucia
Bristol City
Swansea
Citta di Milano
Naples
Ll Dorado
Galveston
Iroquois
Jacksonville
Jamestown
Trave
Gibraltar
Weather Bureau
Albany
Atlantic City
Buffalo
Oswego
Philadelphia
Pittsburs Peeves
Ciety Venus
Scranton
Detroit
Clear
St. Rocky. Mountains
Calgary
Denver
Helena
Salt Lake City
Shipping and Mails Almanac Note on Daily Dawn and Dusk
The miniature almanac lists times for sunrise and sunset, moonset, and water-related entries for A M and P M periods. It includes lines labeled Sun, Moon, and hooks with specific times, reflecting a historical postal or shipping schedule.
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Metropolitan Opera House
Maurice Grau
S—La Scheme
Sembrich
Seggard
Dani
Campanari
Journet
Gilibert
Mancinelli
Nordica
Kirkby Lunn
Anthes
Bispham
de Heszke
Hertz
ATDA
Eames
Homer
Maryili
de Marchi
de Reszke
Mencinelli
Sati
Kirkby- Lunn
Uridewell
Salignac
Weprer
Merry Ear
Klaw & Galanger
Jerome Sykes
New Savoy Theatre
Empire Theatre
William
Faversham
Criterion TI
Julia Marlowe
Leatre
Harlowe Triumph
the Cavalier
Garrick Theatre
55Th St
Biway
Sita
Mati Nées
Maryntra Metinée
Ek Vickerbgc
Mat Ximas
Goodwin
Carnegie | Oratorio Society
Frank Damrosch
iSoprano
Suzanne Adams
Theodore van Yorx
Herbert Witherspoon
BUC
Brodadway Theatre
41St St
Bway
John
Sisher
Thorodora
Allack
Hackett Sin Crisis
Sulu
Mrart Sale
Orla Theatre
Viola Allen
Roma
ST. Sec
Goth
Cutler VS
Pomfret School
Mary OF
Academy OF Music
Irving PI
Vtartues
Esac
Bijou
Mabelle Gilman
the Mocking Bird
Dewey
Mats. Weed
Harlem Opera House
Moneon
St. Theatre
David Higgins
Ktate Georgia Waldron
Y R
Proctor
Eden Cinematograph
Blue Beard” &c. Museeve Non’pa
the Wizard
Belasco
David Belasco
Blanche Bates
Keith
Mrs. Osborn
Eaunlen
Hill Theatre
Lex
St. Murray
Monte Cristo
Mat
London
Erans
Madison SQ
B' Way
Xtra Mat
Irving Place Theatre
Max & Moritz
Oey Martin
West End
Denman Thompson
MR. Richard In
Bee & 35Th St. Carriases Thea
Mansfield Julius Caesar
Princess
Mr.Aubrey Pe
B'way
39Th St
Fidelia
Commercial League
Knights OF Columbus League
Baltusrol Club
Crescent
Cambridge
Atherton Blight
Newport
R. R. Hitt
Illinois
Murray Hill
Clara Barton
John M. Hall
New Haven
George E. Greene
Binghamton
George Curtis Treadwell
Hoffman
Comte - Dé la Motte
Paris
A. Hamilton
Albemarle
P. Lorillard
Tuxedo
Fifth Avenue
Oswald Tilghman
Easton
Sereno E. Payne
Auburn
James H. Fitzsimon
Buenos Aires
R. S. Wells
United States Army
Thomas G. Hanson
Arapahoe
Charleston
Grecian Prince
Santos
Hamilton
Weneveee
Lombardia
Ganoad
Cymric
el Monte
New Crete
Shaan
Esperanza
Havana
Turks Island
Dominican Repub
Queenstown
Island
Copenhagen
Lampasas
Wecec i Cas Etsepee
Saint George
Antwerp
San Marcos
Southampton
el Mar
Hilary
Brazil
la Savoie
Havre
Comal
Mobile
Brunsmilde
Nate Uate
Adaware Rebe
Jefferson
Santiago
Tampico
Adirondack
Haiti
Santa Marta
Fortune Island
Jamaica
Algonquin
Wontak
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Bluecher
Ieeteene S200
Comus
Amerdae
Porto Rico
Curacao
Venezuela
Pretoria
Bermuda
Prince
Argentina
Uruguay
Yucatan
Pro- Greso
Esiseses
Jaronke
Hull Whdeekt Baater
Transpacific
Frankfort
Bremen
Powhatan
Rosmeath
Port Spain
Belgravia
Celtic
Maraval
Alexandra
Eastry
Huelva
la Champagne
Manhauset
Moville
Minnehaha
Saxonia
Victorian
Kroonland
Doxrud
Mdse
International Navigation Company
Fire Island
Passow
Cherbourg
Bar
Madiana
Carev
Barbados
Moise
A. E. Outerbridge & Co
Crockett, la Guayra
Boulton, Bliss & Dallett
Curitgba
Hoppe, Cardenas, &c
Adamson, Leghorn, &c
J. C. Seager Company
Dinnamore
Ital
Cafiero
Genoa
Hirzel, Feltman & Co
el Cid
Baker
J. T. van Sickle
Kemble
Georgetown
Thorsen
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
Louis Chapkevitz
Abraham Schiff
Julius Silverman
Henry Lesser
Chapkevitz, Silverman & Schirf
New York Times
Geo. B. Adams
Atlantic Coast Steamship Company
Manna Hata
H. C. Foster
Gulf Stream
Swain
William FP
Clyde & Co
Tonawanda
Vporto
Philip Ruprecht
la Campine
Oortgiese
United States Revenue
Gresham
Baron Driesen
Newport News
Lord Antrim
Harrisburg
Bechuana
Cape Town
St. Vincent
King Frederick
Cable
Phoenicia
Schmidt
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Richter
Plymouth
Deutschland
Barends
Georgie
Nichol
Umbria
Dutton
Calliope
Carter
Manila
Cebu
Suez
Abbott
Moor
Graf Waidersee
Kopff
Flymouth
Jersey City
Turkistan
Paton
Morris
Algiers
Colombo
Lowther Castle
Watson
Stenger
Boulogne
Gordon Castle
Newton
Supreme Court
Kings County
Malcom Brewing Company
Vlushing Avenue
Skillman Street
Charles J., Fox
Ther Brewery
Flushing Avenue
Franklin Avenue
Milwaukee
Nassau Trust Company
Gee
Borough of
N. Y. City
Hamilton & Beckett. Attys
New York City
Algoa Bay
St. Vincent, &._V
McKenzie
Germuda
Skipsea
Bisukatm
Alexandria
Armuda
NEW Yorkk Times
TIMES
Peet Enh
Osaamneas Aee Printing House
Squ Sada Ange Ewe Ee
Lushing ‘Ave
Shipping and Foreign Mails
Isi’d
Gov. Isi'd
H. Gate
Wilson
Sporting Goods
Xmas
West 42d
N.Y
Bedford Ave
Cortlandt St
Nassau St
van Tassell & Kearney
Auction Mart
East 13Th St
Avs
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