Today In History

First Public Game of Basket Ball – It’s Like Football, But Less Rough

Event date: Feb 21, 1896

The first public exhibition game of basket ball ever played in Brattleboro will be contested Saturday evening at the armory at 8 o’clock between teams representing the local Y.M.C.A. and Vermont Academy. Basket ball possesses many of the attractions of foot ball, while the roughness of that game is eliminated.

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