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1896 -- November 7--The first professional basketball game was played in Trenton, New Jersey, as the Trenton basketball team (formally the Trenton YMCA team) defeated Brooklyn's YMCA Club 16-1. The game was played at Masonic Temple Hall in a banquet hall on the third floor within an enclosed cage made of chicken wire...
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OSU (26D Home of the Cowboys: Abbr.); NET (27D New Jersey cager); PER (29D Part of r.p.m.); RUBELBOWS (32D Mingle [with]); START (34D Crank up); TARP (37D Rain delay roll-out); and VIE (60D Compete).
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Frank Basloe, an early promoter and manager, remembered a Trenton player being knocked out cold during a game in Millville, New Jersey, as the fans ... The era did contribute what was at the time a literal description; players came to be known as "cagers," a phrase that would be a part of the game for generations.
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hoopedia.nba.com/index.php?title=Cagers
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Circa 1896-1900 basketball was played in a large mesh cage. Link to a site about this, and the New Jersey Trentons aka "cagers" capital century.com...
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Cagers close in on Ivy title ... Meanwhile, the Tigers can quietly take some calculated measures to make it a three-way race by the time New Jersey thaws out from this winter's chill (or lack thereof).
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www.princeton.edu/paw/archive_old/PAW97-98/11-0311/0311...
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In the second stanza, the Monarchs built their biggest lead of the game when a three-pointer by Adam Brasky pushed the score to 38-29 with 12:55 left. ... The College of New Jersey ... Centenary College (New Jersey)
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www.kingscollegeathletics.com/news/2009/11/30/MBB_11_30...
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Why are basketball players called cagers? ... Do you buzz bomb annoying cagers? ... How are cagers in your area?
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www.ask.com/questions-about/Cagers
www.ask.com/questions-about/Cagers
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News, results, buzz and more about New Jersey teams ... Cagers? Who says cagers? What is this, 1932? ... Frank Giase on soccer in New Jersey...
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www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2009/03/st_peters_...
www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2009/03/st_peters_cagers_named_to_allm.html
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Bayonne cagers take on sweltering temps, and play on ... PATH train service on the 33rd Street line to Hoboken and Journal Square has been suspended because of a smoke condition, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the system.
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