Cages to Jump Shots: Pro Basketball's Early Years

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Basketball is now over a century old. Cages to Jump Shots offers an unforgettable glimpse of its exciting and eccentric early years, beginning in 1891 when James Naismith drew up the first rules, through decades of growing popularity and professionalism, and culminating with its fundamental transformation in the 1950s, when the twenty-four-second shot clock and team foul limit were instituted. Along the way we learn about all those who were drawn to the game—players, officials, owners, and fans—and why so many ...
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Overview

Basketball is now over a century old. Cages to Jump Shots offers an unforgettable glimpse of its exciting and eccentric early years, beginning in 1891 when James Naismith drew up the first rules, through decades of growing popularity and professionalism, and culminating with its fundamental transformation in the 1950s, when the twenty-four-second shot clock and team foul limit were instituted. Along the way we learn about all those who were drawn to the game—players, officials, owners, and fans—and why so many came to love it. Drawing on extensive research and a host of interviews with veteran players, Robert W. Peterson vividly recreates the rough-and-tumble basketball games of long ago and shows why basketball has become such a celebrated part of American life today. This Bison Books edition features an updated appendix of early pro basketball teams.

As he traces the history of basketball in America--from the day in 1891 when James Naismith drew up the first rules to the advent of NBA games in Madison Square Garden--Peterson's richly detailed account brings life to every aspect of the changing game and the society that grew to love it. "Destined become a standard source. . . ."--The Sporting News. Illustrations.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780803287723
  • Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
  • Publication date: 3/1/2002
  • Pages: 226
  • Sales rank: 1,350,334
  • Product dimensions: 0.51 (w) x 5.25 (h) x 8.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Robert W. Peterson is the author of Only the Ball Was White: A History of Legendary Black Players and All-Black Professional Teams and Pigskin: The Early Years of Pro Football.
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Table of Contents

1 The Old Pros Remember 3
2 The Birth of Basketball 15
3 The Earliest Professionals 32
4 Fumbling, Faltering, Failing 46
5 The Rise of the Original Celtics 69
6 Coming Out of the Cage 80
7 On the Road Again 95
8 Metamorphosis 108
9 Seeds of the NBA 124
10 The Big Man Cometh 142
11 The BAA and War Between the Leagues 150
12 The Infancy of the NBA 166
App. A Notes on Basketball's Origin 185
App. B Major Professional League Standings Year-by-Year, 1898-1954 187
App. C World Tournaments 206
Notes on Sources 212
Index 217
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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 19, 2002

    Good,and only,History of Early Basketball

    Ever try to find a history of early basketball? While books on the early years of baseball have been coming out of the woodwork, early basketball (1890's to 1950+)has almost nothing, until now. Actually this book has been out ten years, but it's just been re-issued in paperback, so it's easy to get again. It's a good, solid history of the early times of pro basketball, well researched and written. It should provide a roadmap for people who want to explore this fun time in hoops history. And as far as I can tell, other than a trip to the Basketball Hall fo Fame in Springfield, MA (well worth the trip) this is the only place to get it. An excellent read.

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