Basket Ball
an indoor game played upon a circumscribed space on a floor, usually by five players on each side.
At each end of this playing space a basket is placed at a height of about 10 feet. The ball is round, somewhat lighter than a football, and is passed from one player to another by throwing, or striking with the hands only; the ultimate object being to lodge it in the opponent's basket, which action counts two points. The rules as to interference, playing out of bounds, etc., are adapted from those of football.
BASLE. See BASEL.