Also, lol@them trying to claim it as the birthplace, or trying to claim Naismith as a native Kansan (or that Naismith even invented the game, for that matter). Reminds me of when Dr. Spaceman and I stopped in Delphos, KS. to see the monument they erected to Grace Bidell, the little girl who wrote Lincoln a letter suggesting that he grow a beard. The town touts her as their most significant resident. "Hey look! We have the girl who inspired Lincoln to grow his beard! She lived RIGHT HERE in Delphos!
...................................after moving here from New York in her thirties.Here she is, and essentially, here Naismith is, too.