Brown, FH (English spelling) BrownFH

Japanese: Brown，F.H.（英語表記）BrownFH

…However, shortly after his death, Miyata Morie (who studied at the International YMCA Training School in 1911 and returned to Japan) introduced and popularized the sport at the Kobe YMCA, and Sato Kinichi (who studied at the University of Wisconsin in 1909 and returned to Japan) also introduced and popularized the sport at the Kyoto YMCA, and it finally became known to the public. In 1913, Franklin Hartwell Brown (1882-1973) came to Japan as a cooperating director from the North American YMCA Alliance and taught at the Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe YMCAs in the Kansai region, which was the catalyst for the full-scale popularity and establishment of the sport. Japanese basketball first appeared in an international tournament in 1917, when Japan played against China and the Philippines at the 3rd Far Eastern Championship held in Shibaura, Tokyo. …

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…However, he died in 1813, so the sport never really took off. In the same year, Franklin Hartwell Brown (1882-1973), a cooperating director, came to Japan on a mission from the North American YMCA Alliance, and first introduced and popularized the sport at YMCAs in the Kansai region. At that time, Brown taught a 16-player format, taking into consideration the fact that there were no gymnasiums in the East and that the sport would be played outdoors, and that a large number of people would play. …

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Japanese:

…しかし彼の死後まもなく宮田守衛(1911年国際YMCAトレーニング･スクールで学んで帰国)が神戸YMCAで，また佐藤金一(1909年ウィスコンシン大学で学んで帰国)も京都YMCAで紹介普及を手がけ，ようやく人々に知られるようになった。1913年ブラウンFranklin Hartwell Brown(1882‐1973)が北米YMCA同盟からの協力主事として来日し，関西の京都，大阪，神戸のYMCAで指導したのが契機となって，本格的に普及し定着した。日本のバスケットボールが初めて国際大会に登場したのは，1917年に東京芝浦で行われた第3回極東選手権大会で，中国，フィリピンと対戦したときである。…

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…しかし彼は13年に死去したため本格的普及には至らなかった。同年，協力主事ブラウンFranklin Hartwell Brown(1882‐1973)が北米YMCA同盟から派遣されて来日し，最初関西地区のYMCAで紹介普及を手がけた。このときブラウンは，東洋では体育館がなく野外で行うこと，多数の人が競技することを考えて16人制を指導した。…

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