Some readers wondered what “throwing for goal” was all about, so I’ll continue with the ongoing shout out to 1904’s “How To Play Basket Ball” that I’ve been doing lately. This advice is particularly interesting in light of the United States Olympic Basketball Team’s crushing 64% field goal percentage in an exhibition victory over Lithuania… Read more »
"Throwing For Goal" In 1904 (That Is, Basketball Shooting Tips)
A close look at the last line of copy in this 1904 advertisement for gum bottom “basket ball” shoes may explain why Spalding lost its grip on the athletic footwear business a century ago.
July 27 is the birthday of Ferdinand J. Accooe, one of the original members of the Smart Set Athletic Club of Brooklyn.
This is what makes it so difficult for some Black Fives Era players to be fairly considered for comparison and recognition by the committee members responsible for selecting inductees into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Brandon Jennings has made history. Now. Jennings’ move reminds us of Dolly King in ’41. He’s the #1 ranked high school basketball player who could have played in the N.B.A. if it weren’t for the league’s artificial age limit. He’s the Dominguez High School and Oak Hill Academy product from Compton, Ca., who could have… Read more »
The very first indoor tennis match involving African Americans took place at a tennis-basketball doubleheader in Harlem in 1914.
Did your 2008 N.B.A. Draft predictions come true? One kid you’ll definitely hear about next year is already making news today. He may become the first player to go directly from high school in America to the pros in Europe. His name is Brandon Jennings: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJpqtynQOAM You may have seen Bill Rhoden’s column about Jennings… Read more »
In 1904, Edwin B. Henderson attended Harvard University’s Summer School of Arts and Sciences to learn the game of basketball. The rest is history.
On May 30, 1906, the Inter-Scholastic Athletic Association of Middle Atlantic States (I.S.A.A.) took root with its first event, a track meet, at Howard University.
One unsung black sports pioneer stands out among dozens who paved the way during the Black Fives Era, and that’s a remarkable brother named Hunter Johnson.