Some of Naismith Original Rules of Basketball

• The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands.

• The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands (never with a fist).

• A player cannot run with the ball. The player must throw it from the spot on which he catches it, allowance to be made for a man who catches the ball when running at a good speed if he tries to stop.

• The ball must be held in or between the hands; the arms or body must not be used for holding it.

• No Shouldering, holding, pushing, tripping, or striking in any way the person of the opponent shall be allowed; the first infringement of the rule by any player shall count as a foul, the second shall disqualify him until the next goal is made, or, if there was evident intent to injure the person, for the whole of the game, no substitute allowed.