Word: basketeers
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...lack of uniformity in the rules that has prevented the sport from growing into a greater and more popular game than it is today. The one thing that is uniform in the game, and perhaps the only thing, is the scoring, it being universally observed that a basket from the floor shall count two points and a throw from the foul line...
...from last year's University, Freshman and fraternity teams for the five positions on the 1920-21 Columbia basketball team, competition promises to be unusually keen this year. The new coach, Joseph H. Deering, took charge of the squad and put them through a light workout of passing and basket shooting...
...CRIMSON representative that it was his aim to build up a five-man team this year, every member of which quintet shall be in action every moment of the game. He will not try to build a team around any one star performer, rather is the man nearest the basket to shoot for the basket. "Basketball has developed into a passing game now, and team work is the first essential to be learned." For the first week or two, only the fundamentals of the game are to be practiced and no team will be picked until every...
When the candidates for the University and 1923 track teams report at Soldiers Field this afternoon at 3.30, Dr. Whelan, and Coaches Donovan and Farrell will be ready to meet them and to start the work of the spring season. Now that the hockey, swimming, basket ball, wrestling, and gymnastic teams have completed their seasons, track offers an opportunity for spring exercise. Candidates for both the University and 1923 teams will be given individual attention by the coaches with a view to developing each...
Basketball made its first formal bid for official recognition last night when Paul Jackson '21, who has been the undergraduate manager of class basket ball this year, presented a petition to the Athletic Committee requesting that basketball be made a recognized 'minor sport next year. The petition will be acted upon at the next meeting of the Athletic Committee. It was signed by the four captains and managers of the class teams...