Springfield

On March 2, 1904 a man named Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) was born (Pascal). Theodor Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts (Pascal). Dr. Seuss grew up in Massachusetts and Germany. Dr. Seuss’ parents names were Henrietta and Theodor Geisel (Koehler). Dr. Seuss’ have two sister Margaretha and Henrietta Geisel, but sadly Henrietta died before birth (Pascal). In 1927 Dr. Seuss got married to a woman named Helen Palmer then in 1967 Helen Palmer died of depression (Pascal). After that Dr.…

what it takes. Even if it’s only playing in college, a minor league, or the NBA. The Great Plains played a huge role in the inventory of basketball. The sport of basketball had its most important players and coaches come from the Great Plains. In Springfield, Massachusetts, 1891, basketball was invented by Doctor James Naismith. He later moved to Lawrence, Kansas, and became head coach…

Bass Pro Shop is a category killer. A category killer is a very large specialty store that concentrates on a major product category and competes on the basis of low prices and product availability. The major product for Bass Pro would be outdoor products. They carry tens of thousands of items for fishing, camping, hunting, and other outdoor sports. The retail positioning for Bass Pro is unique because not many retail stores can say they also serve as theme parks, summer camps and community…

The game of basketball, starting with James Naismith, has become an immense part of American culture throughout the years. Many people throughout America enjoy the squeaks of basketball shoes cutting on the court, the sight of a newly waxed floor so shiny that one can see their reflection off of it, and the feel of the leathery bumps of the basketball beneath their fingers. This love of the game has caused much growth of basketball in the past years. There are many different levels of Basketball…

Samuel Perry Jacks, also known as Sam Jacks was born in Glasgow, Scotland on April 23, 1915. He immigrated to Canada in 1920. He is best known for the invention of floor hockey and ringette. Jacks began as an assistant physical director at the West End YMCA in Toronto until 1940, after 1940 he was a member of the Army until he returned to the YMCA to create the Toronto Boy’s club, becoming its first president. In 1936 he designed and created the game of floor hockey, and developed the very first…

As it states on the History section of the WNBA website, the concept of women’s basketball was approved by the NBA Board of Governors on April 24th of 1996; this was the established of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The WNBA begin play in June of 1997. Shortly after the NBA Board of Governors approved the concept of a women’s basketball league Val Ackermann was named the first president of the WNBA on August 7th, 1996. Before women’s basketball was officially established in…

Elijah Ramon James Naismith “I am sure that no man can derive more pleasure from money or power than I do from seeing a pair of basketball goals in some out of the way place”-James Naismith. James Naismith loved books. He had a poster in his dorm room saying “I will work harder than any man today.” Then James was introduced to sports. He loved physical activity and was in the gymnasium everyday. When he was a kid he loved competition and winning.…

early age, he taught me how to properly respect firearms, operate them with emphasis on safety, and how to hunt efficiently with them. He taught me these things by letting me shoot and hunt with two very diverse cartridges: the .22lr and the .30/06 Springfield. Although, these cartridges may be the some of the most popular rounds in the country, they differ distinctly in their hunting applications, long-range ability, and produced recoil. Perhaps the biggest difference between these two…

Naismith designed and founded the game of basketball. He was to discover a game that would keep football players in shape during the off season. Basketball origin dates back almost two hundred years and the first game of basketball was played in Springfield, Massachusetts in December. The basic of the game is still the same although it has changed very much. The North Eastern part of the United States, it snows a lot so there were not many things for children to do when it was cold outside.…

Michael Jordan said, “You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” Michael Jordan is one of the best basketball players of all time. Now imagine the world without basketball. Basketball started as just a fun sport that was very simple and wasn’t a huge deal and turned into a multi-billion dollar sport. James Naismith is the one who brought this amazing sport to life. James Naismith is the man who invented basketball. He was born in a city near Ontario Canada on November 6th, 1861. He passed away…