Today in history...

["James A. Hill" <jahill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Saw this today and thought I'd share.  I did not research the accuracy.

  1891 - Under the direction of Dr. James Naismith, the first basketball
game was played at the
International YMCA in Springfield, MA.  Peach baskets with the bottoms still
in them were used as
the goals.

It wasn't until 1905 that someone had the bright idea to remove the baskets'
bottoms,
thereby eliminating a climb up a ladder after every goal.