Geneva College Athletics

"Mr. C.O. Beamis[sic], a Springfield boy, had gone to Geneva College as a physical director. Beamis had seen the game played in the Training School gymnasium while he was home on a vacation. He realized that it might solve the need of a winter activity in his school. I told him of the success we had and explained to him the fundamentals of the game. On his return to Beaver Falls he started the game in Geneva College; it is my belief,therefore, that this college was the first to play basketball."

JAMES NAISMITH, inventor of basketball, in his book Basketball: Its Origin and Development