Vermont Basketball Team 1905/06

Not quite sure how I could have missed this but I just noticed that it says Y.M. C.U. 05 - 06 on the ball which would make Ernest about 21 years old. Maybe the "S" on their shirts also represents the town ,( not just the High School) and this team is the Young Men's Christian Union team for Springfield.

beany boy 14y
Deborah, Apa went to school at Vt Academy, in Saxton's River. I wonder if this is from there?

Deborah Lundbech 14y
But isn't that the Springfield H.S. "S'?
I've got to find some old yearbooks from Springfield High because I think maybe people from the Halkard/Grimshaw album are in there. Several of those people have this emblem on their collars but I assumed it was Springfield.
i also think he would be too old in this for V. A. He must be at least 21 here.
I actually just read a few things from the Vermont Academy yearbook, including this unbelievably offensive essay on keeping America free of "morally depraved immigrants"!

John Mathew Smith 12y
somehow....doesnt do as much for me....
I have quite an extensive antique photo collection....
you may like to check....best is in colored box sets...Enjoy !

Deborah Lundbech 12y
Yours has more life and charm for sure.

Deborah Lundbech 12y
Thanks, I'll look forward to it!

M Dyer 12y
Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith at the University of Kansas: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith,
An early bball team: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kansas_U_team_1899.jpg, these guys have pants more like we think of football and solid color socks, but your photo is 15 years after the sport started, so maybe they got fancier. It looks like a basketball, not a soccer ball... Great photo to have, and wonderful that you know the history.