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Originally Posted by wpeters
Thanks for the comments, I really appreciate it.
IronHorse2130: I have a Spalding Basketball Guide from 1910-1911 that shows an ad for a closed basket, so it was almost 20 years that this was in effect. During games they had a man with a pole to poke the ball back out after a made basket. My thinking is that after 20 years he just got tired.
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Can't imagine that dunking would be conducive with a closed net, either!
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