Antedating of "Guard" (Basketball)

[Shapiro, Fred]

guard (OED, 7.d. [Basketball], 1897)



1892 James Naismith in _Triangle_ (Springfield College newspaper) Jan. 7 (Springfield College digital archives)  It has been found advantageous to have a goal keeper, two guards, three center men, two wings, and a home man stationed in the above order from the goal.



Fred Shapiro

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