1 Rating. Start your review of Pour La France!. 2  5/14/2017. I had a great breakfast at Pour La France. 3  4/3/2016. 1 check-in. 4  5/2/2016. 1 check-in. 5  6/20/2016. We had a few hours to burn before our flight and stopped in for a glass of bubbly. 6  1/23/2016.
Naismith wanted to continue his military career as America entered World War I in April 1917. He considered applying for an active duty commission as a U.S. Army chaplain, but there were two things working against him: he was 55 years old in 1917, and he was not an American citizen.
But he always considered his time in uniform and his work with the Soldiers of the American Army to be among his most significant accomplishments. Further reading: James Naismith, Basketball: Its Origin and Development (New York: Association Press, 1941).