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Baxter Wilson discusses playing basketball at Berryhill High School and in youth leagues in Charlotte, North Carolina during the 1930s. He talks about the director of the YMCA, Carl Link, who organized youth basketball leagues in Charlotte and drove Mr. Wilson and other players in his Packard to tournaments around the state. Other topics include notable basketball players in Charlotte during Mr. Wilson's time, why basketball was popular in Charlotte in the 1930s and how it has remained popular through the time of the interview, and how athletes have become more talented over the years.

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