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Old Tue Jan 15, 2013, 02:50pm
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According to "The Oregonian" newspaper, today (Jan. 15) is the 111th anniversary of the day Dr. Naismith published the original rules of basketball. In the paper's humor column, it said "And officials in NBA games have been ignoring them ever since (unless the original rules allowed certain players to go, oh, a half-dozen steps without dribbling, in which case they've done a great job).

I think the column writer hit it right on the head.

Any of you throwing an anniversary party tonight?
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According to "The Oregonian" newspaper, today (Jan. 15) is the 111th anniversary of the day Dr. Naismith published the original rules of basketball.
Hey Mark Padgett? I always get this mixed up. Did you go to high school, or college, with Dr. Naismith? I do know that Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. dated Dr. Naismith's older sister.
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According to "The Oregonian" newspaper, today (Jan. 15) is the 111th anniversary of the day Dr. Naismith published the original rules of basketball.
I'll use this in my coaches/captains pregame tonight. Seriously.
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Old Tue Jan 15, 2013, 04:30pm
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according to this link they were published January 15 1892...which by my math would be 121 years ago.

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Math isn't a primary focus for Oregon journalists and editors.
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I emailed the editor who oversees that column and told him they were incorrect. I hope he turns on his Commodore 64 before tomorrow to get my message.
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Hey Mark Padgett? I always get this mixed up. Did you go to high school, or college, with Dr. Naismith? I do know that Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. dated Dr. Naismith's older sister.
We both attended the Sam Houston Institute of Technology.
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I'll use this in my coaches/captains pregame tonight.
I used it. Told the captains, and coaches, what a special day this was for basketball. They weren't impressed.
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Any of you throwing an anniversary party tonight?
I had a boys freshman/JV doubleheader. At least I celebrated appropriately.
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Hey Mark Padgett? I always get this mixed up. Did you go to high school, or college, with Dr. Naismith? I do know that Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. dated Dr. Naismith's older sister.

Dr. Naismith started the men's basketball program at the University of Kansas (my mother's alma mater). Dr. Naismith is the only KU men's basketball coach to have a losing record for his time as HC and coached HoF KU coach Fog Allen who coached Adoph Rupp and Dean Smith (Wilt Chamberlin was a teammate of Smith's) during their playing days at KU, thereby connecting three of the most successful men's college basketball programs.

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