Historical Association #4

[Wayne23]

1/1/1955: 11-0, 2-0. Every win has been by 11 or more.

Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.

The U. S. begins to develop ICBMs.

1/15: 15-0, 6-0, #1, RPI #1. Rolling over everyone. 18.8 for Paul, 14.3 for Jonn, 14.2, 9.7 for Vido. We look VERY good!

The U. S. begins training South Vietnamese troops.

1/29: 19-0, 10-0, #1, RPI #1. +26.7 PPG, +17.8 RBs, +5.8 TOs. #1 in RBs, blocks, TOs, PPG allowed, assists allowed, steals allowed. #8 in PPG, #13 in assists.

Paul is #26, Jonn #27 on the Norton list.

2/12: 23-0, 14-0, #1, RPI #1. Rolling over everyone.

First U. S. troops go to Vietnam.

2/26: We end the regular season at 27-0, 18-0, #1, RPI #1. +25.9 PPG, +16.8 RBs, +5.7 TOs.

[Wayne23]

3/7: #9 seed Ohio ST, 15-14, 8-10, in the quarter finals.

3/8: 70-43. Never a game. 60 RBs!

#4 seed Michigan, 15-13, 11-7, in the semis.

3/9: 68-50. It wasn’t that close. +19 RBs, +12 TOs.

#3 seed Iowa, 18-11, 11-7, for the title. We won by 20 there.

3/10: 6-58. 28, 6, 3 for Paul, 23, 1, 7 for Jonn. +16 TOs.

30-0, 18-0.

3/12: #1 Midwest, #2 overall. I am absolutely shocked. #3 ranked LSU, with 3 losses, 3rd in the RPI, is #1 overall. This makes no sense. The media is going crazy, as they should be. We play #16 Savannah ST, 18-12.

3/16: 73-48. 25 for Paul. 57 RBs, 5 TOs.

#9 seed Florida, 18-12, in Round 2.

3/18: 74-51. 22, 11 for Vido.

#4 seed, #17 ranked UConn, 24-9, in the Sweet Sixteen.

3/23: 81-46. 23, 5 for Paul, 19, 14 for Vido, 16, 6, 8 for Jonn. 55 RBs, 4 TOs.

#2 seed, #7 ranked Missouri, 31-5, in the Elite Eight.

3/25: 86-69 and back to the Final Four. 26, 10, 11 for Lou Jonn; hell of a game! 20, 9 for Cam Paul. 49 RBs, 6 TOs.

Top 4 ranked teams in the Final Four. We play #3 LSU, 34-3, and #2 Gonzaga, 35-2, plays #4 Louisville, 31-6.

4/1: 75-541 +21 at the half. 24, 13 for Vido, 24, 10 for Paul, 8, 14 for Cook. 58 RBs, 6 TOs.

#4 Louisville, 32-6, for the title. We beat them by 19 in December. They have a terrific back court, but we held it in check and controlled the inside last time. That’s the plan!

4/3: 97-79. Their starting guards lit us up for 64; didn’t mean a thing. 36, 15 for Vido, 23 for Paul, 14, 6, 5 for Jonn, 10, 8 for Gare. +14 TOs.

My 4th title, with 3 different teams.

4/4: Awards: Ben Vido was Final Four MOP. I am the national COY. In conf., Vido is Def. POY and 1st team, along with Cam Paul.

Churchill retires at age 80.

The Salk vaccine goes into general use for polio.

4/18: Einstein dies.

4/23: I ask for a facilities upgrade again. B to B+.

36-0, national title! 695-185, .790, overall.

[Wayne23]

5/1: Colt and Irvy transfer out.

Preseason #1.

5/14: The Warsaw Pact is formed.

5/31: SCOTUS orders desegregation of public schools “with all deliberate speed.”

6/5: No one of interest in the pool.

6/26: 6 scholarships. We want 3 and 3.

7/17: Disneyland opens in California.

8/7: PG Cam Paul is #1, PG Lou Jonn #6, PG Pat Bank #19, PG Lan Haye #20, C Cal Cook #21, PF Arlo Clip #24, and C Jam Bass #49 on the Norton list.

8/8: Fidel Castro is released from prison in Cuba, and immediately resumes his revolutionary activities.

8/21: We offer to 2 PGs, an SG, an SF, and 2 Cs.

8/28: Emmett Till is brutally murdered.

9/18: Got 2, lost 2. Got a PG, #5, and a C, #27.

4 years in a row without an in season tournament. Makes no sense.

9/25: We get 2, lose 1. We get 2 Cs, #13 and #25. We need 2 guards.

10/2: 1st day of practice.

Still need 2 guards but it’s not looking good.

11/6: 9 man rotation:

Seniors Lou Jonn and Cam Paul are at PG and SG respectively, with Jonn subbing at SG.

Soph Pat Bank and frosh Lan Haye sub at the Point.

Senior Arlo Clip starts at SF, subs at PF. Frosh Cris More and junior Jan Robb sub at SF>

Senior Cal Cook starts at PF, subs at C.

Junior Adam Gare is at C.

[Wayne23]

11/20: 2 easy wins, 1 against #3 UCLA, by 21.

All 4 recruits sign.

12/1: Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery. This launches the public life of Martin Luther King, Jr

12/4: 6-0, #1, RPI #1. We’ve beaten #1, 3, 5 so far.

12/25: 10-0, #1, RPI #1. +15.6 PPG, +16.3 RBs, +1.1TOs. Paul leads us with 19.2 PPG. Gare gets 13.9, 12.7. Jon and Cl also average 10 PPG or more.

[Wayne23]

1/1/1956: 12-0, 2-0.

1/15: 16-0, 6-0, #1, RPI #1. 1 game lead in the Big 10.

1/29: 20-0, 10-0, #1, RPI #1, 2 game lead in the Big 10. +20.6 PPG, +18.5 RBs, +3.7 TOs.

Cam Paul is #21, Lou Jonn #25 on the Norton list.

2/12: 24-0, 14-0, #1, RPI #1. 3 game lead in the Big 10.

Paul is #20 on the Norton list.

2/23: Khrushchev denounces Stalin and the cult of personalty.

2/26: 28-0, 18-0, #1, RPI #1. We win the Big 10 by 5 games. +22.8 PPG, +18.8 RBs, +4.7 TOs. Win streak is at 64.

[Wayne23]

3/7: #8 seed Ohio ST, 17-11, 8-10, in the first round.

3/8: 71-81. SHOCKED! We blew a 10 point lead, went stone cold in the 2nd half- 9-34. Gare and Paul played only 13 minutes each due to fouls, and we were -16 on the boards, our worst deficit in 2 seasons.

28-1, 18-0, #2, RPI #1. Will we still be #1 overall?

Ohio ST won the tourney.

3/12: #1 overall. We play 18-13 Chicago ST.

Southern politicians rush to fight against school desegregation.

3/16: 71-33. 24, 9, 4 for Paul, 15, 4, 3 for Jonn, 10, 11 for Gare, 16 RBs for Cook. 61 RBs, 8 TOs.

My guys are determined to win the title. I won’t say the loss was good, but it was definitely motivating, as well as being a wake up call.

#8 seed Oklahoa, 21-10, in Round 2.

3/18: 83-59, 30, 7 for Paul, 21, 7, 9 for Jonn.

#4 seed, #14 ranked Duke, 23-9, in the Sweet Sixteen. Beat them by 15 at our place.

3/23: 81-69. 34, 7 for Paul, 15, 4, 11, 5, 2 for Jonn.

Ohio ST made a great postseason run, going out in this round.

#6 seed, #12 ranked UMass, 29-7, in the Elite Eight.

3/25: 78-42. A rout. 21, 5 for Paul, 13, 2, 7 for Jonn, 13 RBs for Robb.

We play #1 ranked Louisville, 35-2, in the national semifinal. We beat them by 11 at our place. They’re tough outside, but we’re about as tough, and we hold a solid edge inside.

On the other side it’s #6 LSU, 32-4, vs. #3 UCLA, 32-4.

4/1: 76-71. We were 9 down with 10 minutes left. 22, 8, 4 for Jonn, 17, 11 for Gare, 8, 13 for Cook. 50 RBs, but 17 TOs. Their backcourt played well!

#3 UCLA, 33-4, for the title. We beat them by 21 at our place early.

4/3: 66-71. Very disappointed. We never led, we were in foul trouble most of the way, we shot an unbelievable 19%.

4/4: Awards: Adam Gare is Big 10 Def. POY; he and Lou Jonn made 2nd team. Cam Paul made 1st team.

4/19: Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier.

4/23: Can we finally get t0 A level facilities? Yes! A.

33-2, 18-0, title game.

Overall, I’m 728-187, .796.

Very disappointing season, or postseason anyway.

[Wayne23]

5/1: Preseason #2.

6/5: PF we like A LOT!

The interstate highway system begins construction.

6/12: Nope.

6/14: In a concession to the neo-fascists the words “under god” are added to the Pledge of Allegiance.

6/26: 4 scholarships. We want 2 and 2.

7/30: In another capitulation to the fascists the motto of the U. S. is changed to “In god we trust.”

Nasser turns East due to disputes with the Western powers.

8/7: PG Pat Bank is #13 on the Norton list. C Cris More is #14, PG Lan Haye #17, C Jam Bass #20, SF Jan Robb #27, and C Jon Madd #30,

8/21: We offer to 2 PGs, 2 PFs.

9/11: We get a PF, #4.

9/18: Clean sweep as we get the other three, a PG, #3, a PF, #5, and another PG, #21.

Coaches Classic vs. Dayton.

10/2: 1st day of practice.

10/8: Don Larsen pitches the first perfect game in World Series history, and the first any time since 1927.

Students and others in Hungary rebel against Soviet rule. Tanks are brought in.

10/29: Israel invades the Gaza Strip.

11/6: 8 man rotation:

Junior Pat Bank and soph lan Haye start, splitting time about equally at both guard positions, at least for now. Frosh Ted Bayz backs up at SG.

Senior Jan Robb is at SF, with junior Jam Bass in support.

Soph Cris More is at PF, with Bass and frosh Jon Madd subbing. More subs at C.

Senior Adam Gare is at C.

Ike defeats Stevenson in another landslide, similar to his 1952 victory.

The Hungarian uprising is defeated.

[Wayne23]

11/13: 95-58 over Dayton in the 1st round of the Coaches Classic. 21 each for SF Jan Robb, and 6th man PF/C Jam Bass. 52 RBs. We’re the #1 seed.

#8 seed Oregon in the quarter finals.

11/15: 68-40. Terrific D! 18, 17 for PF Cris More, 15, 14 for Robb.

#13 seed Providence in the semifinals.

11/17: 76-49. 17, 9 for C Adam Gare, 12, 10 for Robb, three others with 10 or more.

#2 seed, #4 ranked Louisville for the title. Our first test against a very good team.

11/19: 83-67. 22, 12 for Robb, 17, 6 for More.

11/20: 4-0, #1. Robb is leading us with 17.5, 11.0.

12/4: 7-1, #1, RPI #1. Temple beat us by 13 there.

Nelson Mandela is arrested and charged with treason.

12/25: 11-1, #1, RPI #1. +17.4 PPG, +14.3 RBs, +3.5 TOs. Gare leads us with 19.2 PPG. Robb gets 15.3, 9.8, and More gets 14.8, 8.3.

[Wayne23]

12/29: Adam Gare fractures an elbow in a win over Northwestern; he should be back for the postseason. Jam Bass will start and Jon Madd will sub.

1/1/1957: 13-1, 2-0, #1, RPI #1.

1/15: 17-1, 6-0. #1, RPI #1. Cris More moved to C with the injury to Gare, and he has been terrific. Bass and Madd are getting the job done.

Hollywood legend Humphrey Bogart dies.

1/29: 21-1, 10-0, #1, RPI #1. +19.1 PPG, +15.5 RBs, +4.1 TOs.

Cris More is #13, and Jan Robb #20 on the Norton list. We’re 1 up on #5 Maryland, 4 or more on the rest, in the Big 10. We play Maryl;and there next week.

2/12: 25-1, 14-0, #1, RPI #1. 5 game lead in the Big 10.

More is #13, Robb #19 on the Norton list.

2/13: Cris More breaks his wrist. He’s out for the season. Injuries are killing us. Martin Luther King, Jr. is elected head of the newly formed SCLC.

2/26: We end the regular season 27-3, 16-2, #2, RPI #1. +17.4 PPG, +15.1 RBs, +4.3 TOs.

Gare is back.

[Wayne23]

3/7: We play #9 seed Purdue, 16-12, 8-10, in the first round.

3/8: 80-58. 17 each for Gare and Bank, 13, 8, 4 for Robb, 15 for Madd. +14 RBs, 5 TOs.

#13 seed Minnesota, 14-16, 5-13, in the semis. They have a hot hand right now, after a dismal season.

3/9: 60-53. We led all the way, but they stayed close. 26, 12 for Gare, 13, 11 for Bass, 10, 10 for Robb.

#3 seed Iowa, 20-9, 12-6, for the title. Beat them by 29, then lost by 11 at their place. We think we’re the better team, even without More.

3/10: 76-65. 26, 8 for Bass, 18 7 for Gare, 12, 12 for Robb, 10 each for Bank and Madd.

30-3, 16-2, #1, RPI #1. Do we have enough to win the title without More?

3/12: #1 overall. Good bracket. We start with 15-16 North Dakota ST.

Racketeer Jimmy Hoffa is arrested.

3/16: 72-48. 15, 9 for Gare, 11, 14 for Robb, 13 for SG Lan Haye, with 7 assists, 12 for #3 guard Ted Bayz. 45 RBs, 8 TOs.

#9 seed California, 21-10, in Round 2.

3/18: 85-66. 21, 8 for 6th man Jon Madd, 14, 7, 4 for Gare, 12, 7, 5 for Haye, 12, 8 for Bass. +17 RBs, 11 TOs.

#4 seed, #12 ranked Maryland, 27-7, in the Sweet Sixteen. We won by 13 there.

3/23: 76-66. It took a while. 18, 8 for Bass, 15, 6 for Gare, 13, 7 for Madd, 7, 15 for Robb, 11 for Haye. 4 RBs.

#2 seed, #5 ranked Arizona, 32-3, in the Elite Eight. Beat them by 15 in November.

3/25: 61-73. We didn’t shoot well, and we gave up 15 threes. Would More have made a difference? Oh yes. Would he have made enough of a difference? Hard to say; we didn’t play very well.

4/3: #3 Duke upsets UCLA by 4 for the title.

4/4: Awards: Jan Robb and Cris More make the Big 10 1st team. Pat Bank makes 2nd team.

4/9: My stay at dream school Michigan ST has not been a dream come true and I am strongly tempted by offers from FL and UConn. In the end I stay.

4/23: I ask for a budget increase. No.

33-4, Elite Eight. Overall, I’m 761-191, .799.

Either we win the title next season, or I either retire or move.

The first civil rights bill since reconstruction is passed and signed.