Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Basketball" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
basketball, basket-ball, Basket Ball, Naismith, dribble, rules, intercollegiate, AAU, YMCA
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. To narrow your results for this topic, search between 1893 and 1915.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Now For a New Game"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), April 1, 1893, Page 10, Image 10, col. 1-2.
"For Men and Women"
The Wichita Daily Eagle (Wichita, KS), April 21, 1893, Page 6, Image 6, col. 2.
"The Game of Basket Ball"
The Austin Weekly Statesman (Austin, TX), June 1, 1893, Page 6, Image 6, col. 3.
"Basket Ball"
The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), November 25, 1894, Page 13, Image 13, col. 1-2.
"Basketball"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian (St. Johnsbury, VT), January 25, 1895, Image 1, col. 6.
"To Play Two Games: Interest in Football to Be Divided on Thursday"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), November 26, 1895, Page 10, Image 10, col. 3-4.
"Co-Eds at Basket Ball"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), April 2, 1896, Page 13, Image 13, col. 6.
"Basket Ball at K.U."
Kansas City Journal (Kansas City, MO), December 18, 1898, Page 18, Image 18, col. 7.
"High School Girls Illustrating Play at Basket Ball"
The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO) September 20, 1903, Part II, Image 24, col. 2-5.
"New Rules On Basketball"
Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, IL), November 19, 1904, Page 3, Image 3, col. 5-7.
"Too Many Fouls In Basketball"
The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), February 10, 1907, News Section, Image 8, col. 7
"With College Athletes"
Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, NE), February 24, 1907, Half-Tone-Section, Page 8, Image 30, col. 1-4.
"Basket Ball Strategy"
The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), December 6, 1908, Image 9, col. 1-2.
"Intuition is an Asset in Basketball"
Bismarck Daily Tribune (Bismarck, ND), March 6, 1910, Page 6, Image 6, col. 4-5.
"Basket Ball Becomes Popular Sport Here"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), December 11, 1910, Page 53, Image 53, col. 5-6.
"Basket-Ball Code Amended"
The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), November 30, 1913, Sporting Section, Page 4, Image 26, col. 3.
"Basket-ball Has Made Great Progress in 25 Years"
The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), December 26, 1915, Image 13, col. 4-6.

Basketball: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America