Historical Association #4

[Wayne23]

3/7: We play #5 seed Arkansas, 19-9, 11-7, in the quarters. They beat us by 10 there.

3/8: 70-56. 16, 15 for Mims, 19, 8 for SG Mod Ware. +21 RBs.

#1 seed, #2 ranked Kentucky in the semis. Tough match up.

3/9: 78-99. Good team! 12, 15 for Mims, 21 for our 6th man, Ron Liva, 17, 5 for Ware.

21-9, 12-6, #21, RPI #12. Hoping for #4 or even #3. We’ll see.

3/12: #5 Midwest. We play #12 Pitt, 18-12. They’re strong outside.

3/16: 72-63. 28, 11 for Mims, 16, 5 for Ware, 10, 8 for Liva, 12, 4 for Froe, 6, 12 for Wall. +9 RBs, 8 TOs.

#4 seed, #11 ranked Maryland, 24-8, in Round 2. Their best player is banged up, but he’ll play.

3/18: 69-91. Ouch! 24, 7 for Mims, in his last college game. We will miss him- a LOT!

4/3: #1 Kentucky, from the SEC, wins it all.

4/4: Awards: Cal Mims is named a 2nd team All American. In the SEC Mims makes the 1st team. I am named SEC COY.

4/9: Georgia Tech wants me. They’re not at the top of their game right now, but what a great school, and what potential. Flying out for a visit.

After MUCH deliberation, I’m staying. I have 4 top 50 recruits coming in.

4/23: I spent a lot on a mediocre #2 assistant so I ask for $ again.

No.

22-10, 12-6. Overall, I’m 213-105, .670.

New York World’s Fair. This one is really special. Loved it!

Hitler takes Czechoslovakia without firing a shot. His troops are threatening Poland.

Mussolini invades and captures Albania.

[Wayne23]

5/1: Gold Southeast and Midwest.

6/5: We lose a big guy who did not figure in our plans.

6/12: We went after some transfers we really wanted, but no luck.

6/26: 5 scholarships. 3, maybe 4 inside players.

The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York, home of one of baseball's founders, Abner Doubleday. The first class of inductees included Ty Cobb, Babe
Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson.

Siam becomes Thailand.

7/11: Pope Pius XII reverses Pius XI's ban on Catholic participation in the racist rightwing Action Français. This anger's France's government and some of France's
Catholic clergymen. Pius XII will come to be known as “Hitler’s Pope.”

8/7: Frosh PG Tre Arch is #41 on the Norton list.

8/21: We offer to 2 PGs, an SF, a PF, and a C.

9/1: Hitler invades Poland, effectively beginning WW II.

9/3: Britain and France declare war on Germany.

9/5: The U. S. declares neutrality in the war.

9/18: Got 2, lost 3. Got our #1, an SF, #10, and a C, #38.

Coaches Classic vs. Texas A & M. Some challenge in the schedule.

Stalin invades Poland.

9/25: Got 2 lost one. Got a PF, #27, and a PG, #32. Need one more.

10/2: Got the last one, a C, #43.

1st day of practice. I like this team.

We’re picked 5th in the SEC. I think we can finish in the top 3.

10/6: Germany controls Poland.

11/6: 9 man rotation to start:

Frosh starting at both guard spots, Tre Arch at PG, John Roga at SG. Backing both is junior Dom Croy.

We’re going small with senior SG Mod Ware starting at SF, backed by frosh Ben Wise.

Soph Bill Tork is at PF, backed by frosh Jeff Ross.

Junior Mike Toll starts at C, supported by senior Du Froe. Expect some changes!

[Wayne23]

11/13: Coaches Classic vs. Texas A & M. We’re the #6 seed, they’re #11.

83-67. 24, 6 assists for PG Tre Arch, 16, 8, 5 for C Mike Tole, 16, 8 for SF Mod Ware, 8, 11 for PF Bill Tork. +11 RBs, 7 TOs. Great start!

#3 seed, #19 ranked Ohio ST in the quarter finals.

11/15: 88-77. 17 for Arch, 6 scored 11 or more. +13 RBs.

#7 seed St. John’s in the semifinals. We like our chances.

11/17: 61-59. 15, 7, 4 and the winning hoop, a three, with less than a second to play. 11, 14 for Tork, 12, 7, 4 for SG John Roga, and 12, 5 for Ware. +10 RBs.

#5 seed Seton Hall for the title. And again, we like our chances.

11/19: 58-64. We shot 24.1%. That was the story. We took 14 more shots and made 2 less.

11/20: 3-1, #11.

All 5 recruits signed.

12/4: 6-2, #16, RPI #12.

12/25: 9-3, #17, RPI #10. +7.2 PPG, +10.5 RBs, +0.3 TOs. Arch leads us with 15.1 PPG. 4 players average 10.9 or more. The 5th, Bill Tork, leads in RBs with 9.8.

[Wayne23]

1/1/1940: 11-3, 2-0, #15, RPI #8.

1/15: 14-4, 5-1, #13, RPI #7. Alone in 2nd.

1/29: 17-5, 8-2, #13, RPI #6. +4.7 PPG, +6.8 RBs, +0.4 TOs. Alone in 2nd, 2 back of 1st, 2 up on 3rd.

2/12: 20-6, 11-3, #11, RPI #10. Still alone in 2nd, 2 up on 3rd.

Finland fights valiantly and holds off the Soviet army.

2/26: We end the regular season at 23-7, 14-4, alone in 2nd, 4 back of #3 Kentucky, 3 up on 4 teams. #11, RPI #9. +5.2 PPG, +6.1 RBs, +0.2 TOs. 6 players average between 14.0 (Tre Arch) and 7.7. Mike Tole leads us with 7.7 RBs.

[Wayne23]

3/7: We play #10 seed Mississippi ST, 12-16, 7-11, in the quarter finals. We won by 7 there.

3/8: 70-50. 16, 8, 4 for SG John Roga, 9, 10, 4 for SF Mod Ware. +7 RBs, but 17 TOs.

#3 seed Florida, 18-10, 11-7, in the semifinals. Their starting C has a broken foot. We won by 21 here, lost by 7 there. We think we’re better but we’ll need to play well.

3/9: 66-69. -9 TOs did us in. They took 12 shots more than we did.

24-8, 14-4, #12, RPI #10. Hoping for a #3 but it will more likely be a #4 or even a #5.

3/12: #3 East. We play #14 Stephen F. Austin, 20-11.

3/16: 50-65. Awful! We shot 24.6%, gave up 13 threes. A very disappointing way to end the season.

4/3: #3 Kentucky wins it all again.

4/4: Awards: Tre Arch and Mike Tole make 2nd team SEC. I get Conf. COY.

4/9: Looks like I’m staying. Most of our players are back and we have a top 10, a top 30, a top 40, and 2 top 50s coming in.

4/23: I ask for the budget increase I didn’t get last season. Didn’t get it again this season.

24-9, 14-4. Overall, I’m 237-114, .675.

The war is heating up more and more. There are reports of atrocities against Jews and gypsies.

[Wayne23]

5/1: Gold Southeast and Great Plains.

I thought we’d be preseason top 15. Not even ranked.

5/10: Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of England and immediately ends the policy of appeasement. He initiates bombing of German targets by British aircraft.

5/14: Soviet troops invade several Eastern European countries.

6/5: We have no slots for transfers.

6/14: Paris falls to the Nazis.

FDR gets Congressional approval to expand the Navy by 11%.

6/26: 3 scholarships. Looking for 2 guards.

7/15: German occupied France refuses to allow their fleet to join British resistance. The British sink the entire fleet.

8/7: Tim Hess is #18, Tre Arch #42 on the Norton list.

German bombing of England begins.

8/21: We offer to 2 PGs and a C.

Leon Trotsky is murdered in Mexico by Soviet agents.

9/18: We lose 2.

Coaches Classic vs. Dayton. Good schedule.

The first peacetime conscription draft in U. S. history is initiated.

9/25: Got the C, #13, lost a PG.

Japan attacks China. The U. S. begins a total trade embargo with Japan.

10/2: We get one, lose one. We get a PG, #17.

1st day of practice. I think we’re going to do well. We’re picked to finish 3rd. I think we can finish 2nd.

The U. S. is clearly preparing for war.

10/9: We lose another recruit.

Germany continues and increases night bombing in England and the British retaliate by bombing cities in Germany.

11/6: 8 man rotation for now:

Soph Tre Arch is back at PG. Soph John Roga starts at SG, subs at PG, but senior Dom Croy gets about equal time with him.

Potential superstar frosh Tim Hess is at SF, backed by senior Mike Tole.

Juco junior Chad Colt starts at PF, subs at C.

Frosh Bob Barr subs at PF.

Frosh Tag Luck starts at C.

It’s a strong lineup.

We open the season at the Coaches Classic vs, Dayton. We are the #7 seed. They are #10.

FDR wins an unprecedented third term as President by a landslide.

[Wayne23]

11/13: 86-59. 25, 11 for Hess, 18, 8 for Center Tag Luck, 16, 5, 8 for PG Tre Arch, 14, 5 for PF Chad Colt.

#2 seed, #5 ranked Indiana, in the quarter finals. Very good team, especially inside.

11/15: 83-74. 23, 11 for Hess, 21, 11 for Arch, 21, 9 for Luck. +10 RBs.

#3 seed, #12 ranked Utah in the semifinals. Their strength is more outside than inside.

11/17: 81-90. They stopped Hess (9, 6, 4), and their PG got 33. 19, 10 for Luck.

11/20: 2-1. Ranked! #21.

Both recruits sign. We’re still looking to get a commitment from one more.

12/4: 6-1, #16, RPI #28. Tim Hess (19.1, 10.6), Tag Luck (16.7, 9.7), and Tre Arch (16.1) are doing the scoring for us, or lots of it.

12/25: We end the pre-conf. season at 9-2. #, ZRPI #. +11.0 PPG, +14.9 RBs, +0.4 TOs. Hess still averages a double double (18.8, 10.8), and Luck just misses (15.5, 9.9). 14.3 for Arch.

The war is heating up more and more. Persecution of the Jews is on the increase as the world turns its back on them.

The Great Depression is over in the U. S. as military spending creates millions of jobs.

[Wayne23]

1/1/1941: 11-2, 2-0. Good start to SEC play. #19, RPI #28.

A new year. Many wonder whether, before the year is over, if we’ll be in the war.

1/15: 15-2, 6-0. #13, RPI #17. Tied for 1st.

1/29: 18-3, 9-1, #15, RPI #17. +13.7 PPG, +14.8 RBs, +1.0 TOs. In a 3 way tie for 1st.

Tim Hess is #12 on the Norton list. Hess (18.6, 11.8), Luck (15.5, 8.8), and Arch (13.5) lead the way on O. We’re #3 in RBs.

The persecution of the Jews is becoming more and more severe.

2/12: 20-5, 11-3. #, RPI #. Alone in 2nd, 2 back of 1st, 1 up on 3rd.

Hess is #15 on the Norton list.

2/26: We end the regular season at 24-5, 15-3, 2nd place in the SEC. +12.0 PPG, +13.6 RBs, +0.5 TOs. #14, RPI #17. Hess averages 18.3, 11.9.

[Wayne23]

3/7: We play #10 seed Tennessee, 12-16, 6-12, in the quarter finals. We beat them by 22 in the regular season.

3/8: 72-71. Tim Hess hit a 17 footer, then stole a pass at the end. He had 28, 12. We were lucky tonight.

It’s #3 seed Missouri, 23-7, 13-5, in the semifinals. We won by 17 there.

3/9: 65-62. 20, 11 for Hess, 11, 11 for PF Bob Barr, 12, 6, 3 for Tre Arch. +9 RBs. We were down 19 at the half and came storming back in the 2nd. I love the way we
were so determined and never gave up.

#1 seed, #2 ranked Kentucky, 30-2, 17-1, for the title. They beat us easily there in the regular season. VERY tough team.

3/10: 73-87. They were the better team. 22 for Arch, 16, 11 for Hess.

26-6, 15, 3, #14, RPI #17.

3/12: #4 East. We play #13 Toledo, 20-11. Tough bracket.

3/16: 83-57. 23, 18 for Luck, 21, 13, 5 for Hess. +24 RBs, 11 TOs.

#5 seed, #17 ranked Texas, 26-7, in Round 2. We think we’re the better team, but we’ll need to play well.

3/18: 75-69. Lots of lead changes but we finally took control with about 5 minutes left. 23, 13 for Luck, 20 for Arch. +10 RBs, 11 TOs.

This will be our 2nd trip to the Sweet Sixteen. We’re playing #1 in the nation Kentucky, 33-2. They beat us in the regular season and in the SEC tournament. It wasn’t close either time.

3/23: 72-80. We played well, but they are a very good team. 23, 7 for Hess, 16, 8 for Barr, 10, 4, 7 for Arch, 10, 7 for Luck. But their SG was unbelievable- 46, 14. He’s rated the #2 player in the country.

Great season!

4/3: #3 Duke won it all.

4/4: Awards: Tim Hess is SEC Frosh OY, and 1st team along with Tag Luck.

4/23: Hoping for a budget increase. We got an increase big enough to allow us to buy the national gold.

28-7, 15-3. Overall, for 12 seasons: 265-121, .687.

Lend Lease frees 7 billion for loans to Britain to help them with the war effort, and 1 billion to the USSR for the same purpose.

Bulgaria and Yugoslavia join the German-Italian-Hungarian-Romanian alliance.

Rommel leads Nazi troops in North Africa.

[Wayne23]

5/1: National Gold.

#24 preseason.

6/5 Disaster. Three bigs, including starters Tag Luck and Bob Barr, transfer out. No idea why.

Looking at transfers.

6/12: No luck.

6/26: 4 scholarships and we need 4 inside players.

8/7: Tim Hess is #13, and Tre Arch #30 on the Norton list.

8/21: We offer to PFs and a C.

9/18: Got 2, lost 2. Got a C, #22, and a PF, #33.

Coaches Classic vs. Georgia. Challenging schedule.

9/25: Got 1, lost 1. Got a PF, #17.

10/2: Lost another recruit.

1st day of practice. I think this will be a good season.

11/6: 7 man rotation:

Junior Tre Arch is back at PG, subbing at SG.

Junior John Roga starts at SG, but frosh Jake Whay gets almost as much time, mostly at PG.

Soph superstar Tim Hess is back at SF, backed by juco junior Mo Nica, who also subs at PF. He gets equal time with starter at PF senior Chad Colt.

Juco junior Jon Mull is at C.

Ted Williams hits .406 for the season.

The war rages on. The Germans are 10 miles from Leningrad.

Hitler’s sympathizers in the U. S. include Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh.

Jews in Germany must now where a yellow Star of David.