Taking over a rowdy gym class right before winter vacation is not something Jame
s Naismith wants to do at all. The last two teachers of this class quit in frust
ration. The studentsa bunch of energetic young menare bored with all the regular
games and activities. Naismith needs something new, exciting, and fast to keep
the class happyor someone's going to get hurt. His only resources are a gymnasiu
m, a couple peach baskets, some soccer balls, and his imagination. Saving this c
lass is going to take a genius. Discover the true story of how Naismith invented
basketball in 1891 at a school in Springfield, Massachusetts.
