---
title: 'Basket Ball'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'James Naismith'
date: 1894-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Athletics and Recreation'
- 'Other Writings'
scriptures:
- 'Ecclesiastes 4'
- 'Proverbs 27'
- 'Philippians 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/naismith-1894-basket-ball
---

# Basket Ball

Spalding's 1893 basketball guide detailing equipment, positions, throws, fouls, tactics, team qualities, diagrams, and official rules for play and scoring.

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