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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
I remember when South Boston YMCA upset Springfield YMCA 4-2 in a real high scoring game. In fact, there were so many points, Dr. Naismith had to replace the peach baskets because they took such a beating that night. I told him he might consider switching to something else, like nets, but he said that the peach baskets were usually just fine for up to one or two shots per team per game and he didn't anticipate teams ever shooting more than that.
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Was Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. your partner in that game? I heard that Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. was the first official to eject Dr. Naismith from a game. From what I hear, Dr. Naismith disagreed with a shouldering foul call, and called Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. a, "Mountebank, scallywag, reprobate, charlatan, hooligan, and a miscreant". Back then, "Mountebank", earned the coach an automatic technical foul, and ejection.