FROM MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY TO THE MARKET PLACE: THE HISTORY OF MEN'S AND BOY'S BASKETBALL IN THE UNITED STATES, 1891-1957

In December of 1891 at the International Training School for the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) in Springfield, Massachusetts, James Naismith, under the direction of Luther Halsey Gulick, developed the game of basketball. Between 1891 and 1957 the game of basketball underwent signific...

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Main Author: APPLIN, ALBERT GAMMON
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1982
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI8210291