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08-16-2014, 12:23 AM
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Thank all of you for your input and opinions...Especially Mr. Cycleback for clarifying the kind of print it is.
Upon closer inspection of the ball...it appears to have the same seams as a soccer ball...and a piece of round leather trim on the end...looks more like a soccer ball than a basketball...It's a mysterious photo... 
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08-16-2014, 03:07 AM
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It's also possible they were playing an obscure sport we don't know about. Who knows what what was going on all the time in the gym circa 1895. I remember climbing ropes in gym. But my best guess is still basketball.
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08-16-2014, 06:48 AM
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Basketball was invented in 1891 by a gym teacher and in the early years they used balls they had around gyms but mainly soccer balls.
You know you can look this stuff up Last edited by murphusa; 08-16-2014 at 06:52 AM.
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08-16-2014, 07:50 AM
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Association ball
Here is an image from an 1894 Spalding guide. The ball shown, and likely being held by the player is an Association ball. It was used for soccer, but as Jim said, early basketball games likely used soccer balls. Also, here is an image of a women's basketball team found via a google search that shows the same style ball.
 
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