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02-06-2008, 07:53 AM
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O/T - "Cagers"
Posted By: ramram
Picked up what I thought was an intersting image recently. For those that may have wondered where the term "cagers" came from - this is a good example. Basketball in the early 1900's was often played in the local Armory. Fence "cages" were built around the court and there was no out-of-bounds. As you can probably tell from this photo, the game became VERY phycical. 
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02-06-2008, 12:54 PM
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O/T - "Cagers"
Posted By: davidcycleback
Linguistic factoid of the day. I had long heard basketballers called cagers and never even thought about how the term came about. I suppose a net minder is someone who thinks about fishing. And an offensive lineman was a vulgar road painter.
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