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The cheesemakers1964-65

cOach Lee mITcheLL aND The sTaTe chamPIONshIP TrOPhY

Chapter 3“title”

DeCeMBer 18, 1964

GraMpSheY herBY JUNIOr - DID YOU see ThaT PIcTUre OF The amIsh WeDDING IN NeW GLarUs IN The TImes YesTerDaY ?

herBY JUNiOrNO, I DeFINITeLY mIsseD ThaT ONe - I’m NOT INTeresTeD IN WeDDINGs GramPs -FIrsT I’m a GUY, aND secOND I’m WaY TOO YOUNG, aND ThIrD - I kNOW The amIsh are TrULY UNIQUe WITh TheIr LIFesTYLe...aND....

GraMpSYOU shOULD haVe reaD The arTIcLe - IT Was amaZING TO aNYONe -

herBY JUNiOrWhY ? IT’s JUsT a WeDDING ! NO BIG DeaL.

GraMpSWeLL aLL The WOmeN aT The BaNk aND Grams Was TaLkING aBOUT IT - IT Was a DOUBLe WeDDING aT 9 aND 930 IN The mOrNING, IT Was aT aN amIsh hOme, The aNNOUNcemeNTs Were 2 Weeks aheaD OF TIme, NO rehearsaLs, NO DrUGs, NO aLcOhOL, aND NO recePTION - The cOUPLe JUsT GOes OFF aND Is marrIeD.

herBY JUNiOrNO hONeYmOON eITher I sUPPOse!

GraMpSrIGhT - VerY sImPLe - The GaLs caNNOT GeT OVer ThaT.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL ThaT’s reaLLY FrUGaL GramPs - I BeT YOU’D reaLLY LIke ThaT - BUT Grams WOULDN’T.

GraMpSWeLL heck We’re haVING a DaNce aFTer The Game WITh PhILLIPs hIGh schOOL FrOm sOUTh chIcaGO.

herBY JUNiOrOh Yes - caN I GO TO ThaT ?

GraMpSWeLL YOU caN GO TO The Game WITh me as cOach mITcheLL has scheDULeD The TOUGhesT Team IN chIcaGO FOr hIs NON cONFereNce WINTer OPPONeNT. There Is a DaNce aND recePTION aFTer The Game WITh The PhILLIPs Team INVITeD. aND TheY haVe

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a seND OFF The NeXT DaY IN The caFeTerIa FOr PhILLIPs as TheY PLaY aLL OVer - TheY are BUsING TO easT sT. LOUIs FOr TheIr NeXT OPPONeNT.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL - I hOPe mONrOe caN cOmPeTe aND eVeN WIN.

GraMpScOach mITcheLL WILL haVe Them reaDY - NON cONFereNce Games DUrING The WINTer chrIsTmas Break. We sTILL haVe a Game WITh JeFFersON NeXT Week BeFOre The Break - a GOOD TUNe UP BeFOre PhILLIPs.

herBY JUNiOraLL I kNOW Is ThaT mY FaVOrITe QB IN cOLLeGe, JerrY rhOme FrOm TULsa, WON The PLaYer OF The Year - DOesN’T haPPeN VerY OFTeN WheN TheY are NOT FrOm a BIG shOT schOOL.

GraMpSWeLL GINO caPPeLeTTI Was The aFL mVP ThIs Year as The PaTrIOTs reaLLY haD a GOOD seasON - aND WesT aND BaYLOr Were raTeD The BesT ONe TWO cOmBO IN The NBa - shOULD Be a reaL FIGhT WITh The ceLTIcs aND reD aUerBach ThIs Year.

herBY JUNiOraND The sWIss cOLONY BaskeTBaLL Team Is aGaIN reaLLY kIckING - BeaTING OraNGeVILLe BY a TON.

GraMpSaND I Was TO TeLL YOU aBOUT The Press ThIs Week aND mONrOe’s aPPrOach TO IT - WeLL.....

herBY JUNiOrLeT me eXPLaIN aND see IF YOU aGree GramPs. BeGIN BY PLaYING GreaT DeFeNse - NOT aLLOWING The OTher Team TO scOre aND GeT INTO a Press mODe....rIGhT ?

GraMpSeXacTLY - The cheesemakers DIsaLLOW PressING Teams TO reaLLY eFFecTIVeLY Press BY GreaT DeFeNse. aND WheN IT OccUrs TheY aTTack WITh a FasT Break ThaT Takes The OPPONeNTs sTarch OUT OF The Press - makING Them ThINk TheY DON’T WaNT TO Press eVer aGaIN. TheY Back OFF aFTer GeTTING BehIND BY The cheesemakers FasT Break.

herBY JUNiOrWe’re TaUGhT TO GeT ThaT BaLL OUT OF The maDe hOOP aND GeT IT IN aND DOWN cOUrT as QUIckLY as POssIBLe TO remOVe aNY semBLaNce OF aN eFFecTIVe Press. mONrOe caN eVeN IN BOUND The BaLL aFTer a maDe BaskeT BY PassING OVer The TOP - TakING WhaT The DeFeNse GIVes The Team.

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GraMpSmake cerTaIN The POINT GUarD GeTs The BaLL INITIaLLY IF OPeN - ThIs reaLLY has heLPeD The cheesemakers. caTch, TUrN, scaN The cOUrT, Pass, aND OccasIONaLLY DrIBBLe IF NeeDeD TO escaPe The DeFeNse - rememBer 10 secONDs Is aLL YOU GeT aGaINsT The Press TO haLF cOUrT.

herBY JUNiOrDO The cheesemakers emPhasIZe GeTTING The BaLL TO The mIDDLe aGaINsT The Press ?

GraMpSaBsOLUTeLY - The mIDDLe OF The cOUrT DOUBLes The OFFeNsIVe OPTIONs - aND The Break Is ON WITh The BaLL IN The mIDDLe - IT aVOIDs sIDeLINe TraPs.

herBY JUNiOrWhaT aBOUT ZONe VersUs maN TO maN ?

GraMpSsImPLe rULes - PIck aND rOLL FOr maN TO maN WITh QUIck PassING aND aVOID DrIBBLING INTO cOrNers, sIDeLINes aND DOUBLe Teams. Pass The BaLL a TON. Take WhaT The DeFeNse GIVes. FOr ZONe mUch OF The same - OccasIONaLLY The POINT WILL haVe TO reTUrN aND reTrIeVe The BaLL - aLWaYs LOOkING TO aDVaNce UP cOUrT. aVOID DeFeNDers WITh TraPPING ZONes - Use DIaGONaL - NOT crOss cOUrT Passes.

herBY JUNiOrWe’re aLWaYs TaUGhT TO Pass WheN The Press DeFeNse shIFTs.

GraMpSaND eVeN PLaY a TWO maN Game IN The FOre cOUrT - GeTTING The BaLL TO The OPeN maN IF The mIDDLe Is DeFeNDeD.

herBY JUNiOrThIs reaLLY sOUNDs GreaT - I sTILL ThINk YOU shOULD cOach GramPs.

GraMpSWhO WOULD rUN The FIrsT NaTIONaL BaNk ?

herBY JUNiOrGrams.

GraMpSaNYWaY We’re aLL GOING TO The NeW aLBaNY caThOLIc chUrch - sT PeTer’s ThIs sUNDaY - NeW chUrch - VaTIcaN II - I DON’T kNOW IF I caN Take aNYmOre NeW caThOLIc aDVaNces.

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herBY JUNiOrWeLL mOm saID The OLD chUrch Was There sINce 1859.

GraMpSYes - aLBaNY NeeDeD a NeW DIOcese caThOLIc chUrch.

herBY JUNiOraND mOm Was crYING YesTerDaY as she kNeW sOmeONe WhO DIeD ON hIGhWaY 11 LasT WeekeND - NUrseD her aT sT. cLaIre hOsPITaL.

GraMpSWe’re ONLY aT Per The TImes 1,025 TraFFIc FaTaLITIes ThIs Year - a recOrD - aND The NeW seaT BeLT Is cOmING - shOULD saVe LIVes.

herBY JUNiOrmOm saYs IT’s The Beer aT JOe’s WhITe eLePhaNT ThaT GeTs These PeOPLe GOOFY aND TheY DrIVe TOO FasT.

GraMpS100$ cOrrecT - NeVer DrINk aND DrIVe. eVer - Or YOU maY Be The NeXT hIGhWaY DeaTh.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL here cOmes DaD - he WILL TaLk FOOTBaLL aLL The WaY hOme esPecIaLLY Packer sTUFF. LOVe YOU - see YOU NeXT Week GramPs.

GraMpSLOVe YOU TOO.

DeCeMBer 22, 1964

herBY JUNiOrBOY I caN’T WaIT UNTIL chrIsTmas - I NeeD sOme NeW skaTes, a NeW FOOTBaLL, a NeW BIke, a NeW BaseBaLL NeT.........

GraMpSWaIT a secOND herBY JUNIOr - YOU are NOT GOING TO GeT aLL These maTerIaL ThINGs - maYBe sOmeThING - BUT I cerTaINLY WOULDN’T cOUNT ON These ThINGs JUsT BeING GIVeN TO YOU.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL I’m GOING TO The sT. VIcTOr’s chrIsTmas PrOGram aND PraYING ThaT I acTUaLLY DO GeT These ThINGs as TheY are NeeDeD.

GraMpSTrUsT me - I LIVeD WIThOUT aLL These ThINGs aND sO caN YOU. YOU WILL Be TOTaLLY sPOILeD aND VerY DIFFIcULT TO LIVe WITh...YOU’LL

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FIND OUT The QUaLITY TIme We sPeND TOGeTher Is The mOsT ImPOrTaNT ThING IN LIFe.

herBY JUNiOraGreeD - BUT IT’s NIce TO haVe NIce ThINGs.

GraMpSWeLL I’Ve GOT mY chrIsTmas WIshes - The cheesemakers are UNDeFeaTeD aT chrIsTmas - aNYWaY I’m sO haPPY FOr cOach mITcheLL aND The Team. We JUsT NaILeD JeFFersON TWO NIGhTs aGO WITh BUckY LeaDING The WaY WITh 22 - a BaLaNceD aTTack WITh mITcheLL aND BUrINGTON haVING 21.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL OUr WhOLe cOUNTY has GreaT BaskeTBaLL - aLBaNY BeaT JUDa WITh GreG JONes GeTTING 24, PaUL JOhNsON FrOm OrFOrDVILLe IN rOck cOUNTY haD 25 IN a WIN OVer BrODheaD, aND.......

GraMpSYOU reaD The sPOrTs PaGe TOP TO BOTTOm...aLL I kNOW Is ThaT DODGeVILLe FINaLLY LOsT - 24 sTraIGhT - PLaTTeVILLe BeaT’em.

herBY JUNiOraND LasT NIGhT Was The GreaTesT Game ON earTh - eVer! OUr cheesemakers sLaUGhTerING PhILLIPs OF sOUTh chIcaGO - hOme OF The harLem GLOBeTrOTTers.

GraMpSI DIDN’T reaLIZe ThIs - BUT PhILLIPs Is 100% BLack PreseNTLY aND Is reaLLY The TOP Team IN chIcaGO. cOach mITcheLL saID TheY Were The BesT sPOrTsmaNshIP Team he’s eVer cOacheD aGaINsT - FIerceLY cOmPeTITIVe BUT aBLe TO accePT The LOss 82 - 69.

herBY JUNiOrThe cheesemakers are a DarN GOOD Team - ThIs Is WhaT ThIs meaNs.

GraMpSaND PhILLIPs WaNTs Us TO PLaY DOWN IN chIcaGO NeXT Year. TheY haD sUch a seNDOFF The NeXT DaY FrOm The LUNch rOOm aT schOOL.

herBY JUNiOrI hearD sOme OF TheIr GUYs WaNTeD TO GO DOWN TO The GOeTZ LasT NIGhT aND WaTch eLVIs PresLeY IN Beach ParTY.

GraMpSWeLL I TaLkeD TO cOach mITcheLL aFTer The Game aND PreTTY mUch PhILLIPs PLaYs Press, mOTION, aND DeFeNse mUch LIke The cheesemakers.

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herBY JUNiOrOk - I GeT IT NOW - mOTION OFFeNse #1 maN Is The PrImarY DrIBBLe PeNeTraTOr, #2 Is The scOrer, #3 Is The PrImarY JUmP shOOTer, aND #4 sO The PrImarY screeNer - aND WeLL #5 Is The POsT BLOck, screeNer, DOWN LOW - OFFeNsIVe reBOUNDer, GarBaGe GUY. aND I kNOW cOach mITcheLL DOesN’T DesIGNaTe These GUYs as ONe Or TWO - TheY JUsT INsTINcTIVeLY PerFOrm ThIs WaY.

GraMpSNeVer FOrGeT OFFeNsIVe cUes - DOUBLe Teams, cOmmUNIcaTION, shOrT POsT, cOmING TO The BaLL, sPacING ON OFFeNse, screeNING BY maN aND BaLL, Pass aND screeN aWaY, cUT, rOTaTe, aND mIXING IT UP FOr OPPONeNT cONFUsION. The cheesemakers DO ThIs INsTINcTIVeLY.

herBY JUNiOrThIs Is mOsTLY maN ON maN sTUFF - WhaT aBOUT ZONe OFFeNse VersUs ZONe DeFeNse ?

GraMpSWeLL cheesemakers aND PhILLIPs aIm TO DIsTOrT The ZONe, OVerLOaD aN area, Free UP JUmPers FOr GOOD shOOTers, maTch The ZONe, reVerse The BaLL, aTTack GaPs, aND creaTe aLLeYs - aLL FaNcY TaLk FOr PLaIN aGGressIVe BaskeTBaLL.

herBY JUNiOraND rememBer eVeN ODD - DeFeNse Is 131, We are TheN 23 OFFeNse. aLWaYs Pass aND sTeP INTO The GaP We’re TaUGhT. I kNOW The cheesemakers DO ThIs INsTINcTIVeLY - IT’s NOT eVeN TaUGhT - The cheesemeN DON’T care IF The OTher Team PLaYs ZONe DeFeNse - IN FacT TheY WeLcOme IT.

GraMpSmONrOe POsTs UP WeLL aGaINsT ZONes WITh GaPs aND LOW screeNs. We LOOk TO PIN PLaYers DOWN LOW - eVeN hIDING BehIND The ZONe - POPPING OUT WheN NeeDeD TO The OPPOsITe sIDe - keePING The DeFeNsIVe ZONe OFF BaLaNce.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL here cOmes mOm aND DaD - I’m cerTaIN TheY are OUT aT ace harDWare Or marTIN’s sPOrTING GOODs BUYING mY chrIsTmas PreseNTs.

GraMpSNO - TheY WeNT TO BeNkerT’s FOr chrIsTmas cLOThes. see YOU ON The 25Th. LOVe YOU.

herBY JUNiOrLOVe YOU GramPs.

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JaNUarY 9,1965

GraMpSWOW - WhaT aN amaZING Week - LOTs haPPeNING. I JUsT TaLkeD TO cOach mITcheLL aND he GaVe The cheesemakers The eNTIre Week OFF arOUND chrIsTmas.

herBY JUNiOrI saW maNY OF Them shOOTING IN TheIr BackYarDs. I acTUaLLY ThINk I maY haVe seeN a cOUPLe OF Them ON skaTes DOWN The BLOck BehIND The hUBer hOUse.

GraMpSsO DID YOU DO aNYThING eXcITING DUrING chrIsTmas ?

herBY JUNiOrWeLL - DON’T TeLL mOm BUT I acTUaLLY skaTeD The sUGar rIVer UPsTream TO YOUr cOTTaGe ON DecaTUr Lake - The Lake Was GLass Ice - aND We PLaYeD hOckeY FOr hOUrs There.

GraMpSI WON’T saY a ThING - BUT YOU kNOW DesPITe sUB ZerO WeaTher IN WIscONsIN - WeLL There are Weak areas ON The sUGar rIVer Where sOme haVe NeVer cLImBeD OUT.

herBY JUNiOrWe mOVe WheN We hear The Ice crackING - reaLLY mOVe.

GraMpSI WOULD recOmmeND haVING mOm Or Grams JUsT Take YOU OUT TO The Lake BY car NeXT TIme.

herBY JUNiOrI aGree - IT Was kINDa FrIGhTeNING skaTING ON ThaT rIVer.

GraMpSI reaLLY haTe WhaT Is GOING ON IN rUssIa NOW - BreZhNeV rePLaceD krUshcheV YesTerDaY - mOre cOLD War. TheY saID krUshcheV Was TOO sOFT ON The Us aFTer The cUBaN mIssILe crIsIs.

herBY JUNiOrheck, I rememBer mY DaD saYING he’D NeVer see Us aGaIN WheN TheY PUT The WeaPONs IN cUBa. he Was ON hIs WaY TO FLOrIDa - BUT GOT caLLeD OFF WheN The shIPs TUrNeD arOUND FOrTUNaTeLY.

GraMpSI acTUaLLY Was INVITeD TO WashINGTON FOr PrOXmIre’s OaTh OF seNaTe OFFIce - he sPeNT 1 ceNT ON hIs camPaIGN - he Is a

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TrUe cONsTrUcTIONIsT - NeVer sPeNDs a NIckeL OF GOVerNmeNT mONeY - JUsT sees FOLks IN TheIr hOUses aT sUPPer FOr camPaIGNs.

herBY JUNiOrWe’re sO INTO cUrreNT eVeNTs aT schOOL. maN - The BerLIN WaLL Was OPeNeD FOr chrIsTmas aND OVer a mILLION easT GermaNs crOsseD. aND GreeN BaY LOsT TO sT. LOUIs IN The PLaYOFF BOWL WITh JIm BakkeN OF The UW The BIG carDINaL sTar.

GraMpSI’m VerY UNseTTLeD aBOUT The saLarY Wars WITh The aFL aND NFL - I meaN LOOk WhaT NamaTh receIVeD FrOm The JeTs - $400,000 sIGNING BONUs aND saLarY.

herBY JUNiOraND raY NITschke OF The Pack WILL Be IN mONrOe FeB 18 WITh The JaYcees.

GraMpSaND ThaNk GOD, ParseGhIaN OF The FIGhTING IrIsh Was cOach OF The Year.

herBY JUNiOraND WasN’T ThaT a Game LasT NIGhT WITh mIDDLeTON sUccUmBING TO The cheesemakers BIG TIme 87 - 62 WITh mITcheLL GeTTING 26, BUrINGTON 25, BUckY 20, aND hOLLING - The mINIsTer’s sON 12.

GraMpSI acTUaLLY TOOk Grams TO BaUmGarTNers LasT NIGhT FOr a sWIss cheese saNDWIch aND Beer.

herBY JUNiOrGrams haD a Beer - NO WaY !

GraMpSWeLL she sIPPeD a LITTLe BIT - BUT ThaT’s OUr secreT. she’LL sTILL cLaIm she NeVer haD ONe - BUT she sUPPOrTs The hUBers sO a LITTLe sIP WON’T DIsaLLOW her sOBrIeTY. I NOW haVe TO escOrT her TO The GOeTZ ThIs WeekeND FOr rOBIN aND The seVeN hOTs WITh DeaN marTIN, sammY DaVIs Jr., aND FraNk sINaTra. I reaLLY DON’T WaNT TO GO.

herBY JUNiOrYOU NeeD TO BrOaDeN YOUr mIND aND GeT IT OFF BaskeTBaLL ONce IN a WhILe GramPs.

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GraMpSNO WaY aND TODaY We’LL TaLk aBOUT WhaT cOach mITcheLL aND I DIscUsseD serIOUsLY aT The BaNk ThIs PasT Week - mOVING aND makING PLaYs WIThOUT The BaLL.

herBY JUNiOrWe’Ve JUsT sTarTeD LearNING ThIs ON OUr Team.

GraMpSWeLL ONe NeeDs TO reaLLY hUNT, seT screeNs aND FaDe, PIck, rOLL, mOVe INTO GaPs, BLOck OUT aND OPeN UP LaNe PaThs FOr cUTTers.

herBY JUNiOrWe seT mULTIPLe screeNs IN maN aND ZONe - INcLUDING crOss screeNs.

GraMpSThe BaLL mUsT mOVe cONsTaNTLY aND ONe caN DrIVe INTO a DeFeNDer WITh a BaLL screeN - GIVING a FOOTBaLL LIke haNDOFF TO The cUTTer.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL We’re TaUGhT TO V cUT eVer TIme We mOVe PracTIcaLLY FOr sUre FOOTING aND BaLaNce - LeaVING The DeFeNDer IN The DUsT.

GraMpSaLWaYs WaIT FOr YOUr screeN Or cUT - TImING Is crITIcaL. Use The BackDOOr a TON. ThaT Is a cLear mIsDIrecT - aND IT WOrks mUch OF The TIme.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL We’Ve JUsT BeGUN TO DIscUss Back, DIVe, FaDe, shUFFLe, FLeX, FLare, PeeL, cUrL, aND cIrcLe cUTs - aLWaYs FLashING TO The BaLL LOOkING FOr a seT Or JUmP shOT.

GraMpSmaNY WaYs TO GeT The BaLL TO The OPeN maN - aND crITIcaL. YOUr cOaches are smarT IN TeachING YOU aLL ThIs cOmPLIcaTeD BaskeTBaLL - BUT The cheesemakers reaLLY DON’T TaLk aBOUT ThIs mUch as TheY PLaY BaLL VerY sImPLe aND.........

herBY JUNiOrINsTINcTIVeLY ! heY - mOm’s here earLY - GOTTa rUN - LOVe YOU. see YOU NeXT Week.

GraMpSLOVe YOU.

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JaNUarY 14,1965

herBY JUNiOrheY GramPs DID YOU acTUaLLY see The sUrGeONs GeNeraL rePOrT ON smOkING ?

GraMpSYes I DID aND I aGree - NO ONe shOULD smOke PerIOD.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL IN schOOL TheY saY IT’s aBOUT 50 Years LaTe - BUT WILL sTILL DO sOme GOOD.

GraMpSI aGree - LONG TIme cOmING - The haBIT Is reaLLY BaD FOr YOUr heaLTh aND YOU caNNOT GeT aWaY FrOm IT ONce YOU’re aDDIcTeD.

herBY JUNiOrOUr Teachers saY 99% OF smOkers sTarT BeFOre aGe 19 - aND ONce smOkING sTarTs - WeLL YOU UsUaLLY smOke FOr LIFe.

GraMpSWeLL - mOVING ON - DID YOU see The DeBacLe aT The aFL aLL sTar Game IN NeW OrLeaNs ?

herBY JUNiOrWe eVeN TaLkeD aBOUT ThaT IN schOOL - hOW The BLack aLL sTars Were DIscrImINaTeD aGaINsT aND The Game Was caNceLeD DUe TO DIscrImINaTION WITh caBs.

GraMpSYes - aBsOLUTeLY - We hOPeFULLY WILL GeT OVer ThIs race IssUe WheN marTIN LUTher kING cONVINces eVerYONe ThaT DIscrImINaTION Is cLearLY WrONG aT aLL LeVeLs - GeNDer, race, cOLOr, eDUcaTION sTaTUs - eVerYThING.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL OUr chUrch IN BrODheaD, sT.rOse OF LIma, has cOme OUT POLITIcaLLY aND sTaTeD TheY sUPPOrT marTIN LUTher kING aND hIs acTIONs - OUr PUBLIc schOOL has sTaTeD TheY WaNT DIscrImINaTION TO eND ImmeDIaTeLY - aND IF YOU DO BIaseD DIscrImINaTION aGaINsT aNYONe - YOU are sUsPeNDeD.

GraMpSGOOD FOr YOUr chUrch aND schOOL. I sTrONGLY FeeL We NeeD TO sUPPOrT WOmeN, mINOrITIes, aND LOWer sOcIOecONOmIc GrOUPs cONsTaNTLY.

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herBY JUNiOrWeLL IT’s acTUaLLY aGaINsT The LaW Per OUr Teacher - he saYs IT VIOLaTes The Us cOmmerce cLaUse BecaUse acTs OF DIscrImINaTION aFFecT INTersTaTe cOmmerce - LIke The caBs IN NeW OrLeaNs - aNYThING ThaT aFFecTs GOVerNmeNT BUsINess, aND Is DIscrImINaTOrY IN aNY WaY Is cLearLY ILLeGaL aND FeDeraL charGes maY eNsUe.

GraMpSWOW - YOUr chUrch aND schOOL are aLL OVer IT - The NFL hasN’T seeN ThIs YeT - I GUess WITh shULa LOsING TO cLeVeLaND FOr The chamPIONshIP, The NFL Is mOre WOrrIeD aBOUT keePING Pace WITh The aFL GrOWING.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL DON shULa WON’T Be aThLeTe Or cOach OF The Year - BUT DON schOLLaNDer WITh 4 sWImmING GOLDs IN TOkYO cerTaINLY Is.

GraMpSWeLL I ThINk TheY shOULD GIVe IT TO DON chaNDLer JUsT FOr cOmING OVer TO The Pack FrOm The GIaNTs - VINce WILL LOVe hIm - he Is sUch a GreaT kIcker.

herBY JUNiOrThIs WILL cLearLY Take The PressUre OFF The GOLDeN BOY - PaUL hOrNUNG.

GraMpSThe GOLDeN BOY has NeVer BeeN The same sINce The BeTTING scaNDaL WITh aLeX karras a cOUPLe Years Back.

herBY JUNiOrhOW The heck DID hOrNUNG eVer WIN The heIsmaNN WITh a 1 - 9 recOrD.

GraMpSWeLL - he Was QB OF The FIGhTING IrIsh, aND receIVeD a TON OF Press. Team Was POOr aND he PLaYeD WeLL - WeLL eNOUGh TO WIN The heIsmaNN.

herBY JUNiOrIT’s ONLY mINUs 40 DeGrees TODaY - a recOrD - aND Dr. skILes Is JUsT sTarTING The mONrOe sWIm Team WITh The FIrsT PracTIce TODaY. WheW !

GraMpSaND marY, JIm, aND JeaN - aLL mY kIDs WILL Be haPPY as cLams - marQUeTTe kILLeD UW IN BaskeTBaLL LasT NIGhT BY 1 POINT - BeING BehIND 21 aT haLF - aL mcQUIre Is ON hIs WaY - YOU’LL see.

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herBY JUNiOrWeLL DID YOU see The sTaTs IN The sTaTe JOUrNaL - mITcheLL Is shOOTING .650 FIeLD GOaL aVeraGe aND BUckY Is reD hOT ON assIsTs.

GraMpSI DIDN’T GeT a chaNce TO reaD aLL ThaT BecaUse Grams DraGGeD me DOWN TO The TUrNer haLL YODeLING.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL The OTher ThING YOU mIsseD Was WILT The sTILT GOING TO PhILLY FrOm saN FraNcIscO.

GraMpSaNYThING mOre ?

herBY JUNiOrYes - aBsOLUTeLY - The eLecTrONIc FeNce arOUND WesT BerLIN - eFFecTIVeLY TraPPING OVer 1 mILLION PeOPLe FrOm LeaVING - OUr Teachers ThINk NaTO maY WaGe War aGaINsT cOmmUNIsT rUssIa.

GraMpSI cerTaINLY hOPe NOT - We caN’T aFFOrD a War IN aLL WaYs. TOO mUch BLOODsheD IN The PasT Wars OF ThIs ceNTUrY. WOrk IT OUT WITh DIPLOmacY - aT LeasT TrY.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL We reaLLY WeNT OVer OFFeNsIVe sTraTeGY WITh a mOVIe BY reD aUerBach TODaY - he Is sO BIG ON FUNDameNTaLs.

GraMpSGreaT cOach aND PIcks PLaYers QUITe WeLL - WILL NeVer FOrGeT The mULTI-PLaYer TraDe OF mccaULeY aND a cOUPLe OThers FOr rUsseLL - WeLL reD mOVeD UP TO #2 aND GOT The #1 PIck BILL rUsseLL BY haVING The BOsTON GarDeN Ice caPaDes DO TheIr shOW IN rOchesTer FOr The #1 PIck. aNYWaY - WhaT DID YOU LearN WITh reD’s mOVIe ?

herBY JUNiOra TON - The BaLL Is sOLID GOLD - YOU caN DO a TON WITh The BaLL - TrIPLe ThreaT - Pass, shOOT, Or DrIBBLe. Be reaDY TO receIVe aND GIVe Passes cONsTaNTLY - UNseLFIshLY.

GraMpSaND mOVe TOWarDs The BaLL aLWaYs.

herBY JUNiOraLWaYs sQUeeZe The BaLL WITh reTrIeVaL as IT caN cOme OUT aT aNYTIme - UsUaLLY BY a BaTTING DeFeNsIVe haND.

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GraMpSkeeP YOUr eLBOWs OUT, BaLL aWaY FrOm DeFeNDer, PIVOT cOrrecT?

herBY JUNiOrYOU BeT - I’m cerTaIN cOach mITcheLL Teaches BasIcs TO aLL The cheesemakers cONsTaNTLY.

GraMpSYOU mUsT aLWaYs scaN The cOUrT - seeING 360 DeGrees - aLWaYs LOOkING FOr ThaT OFFeNsIVe aDVaNTaGe.

herBY JUNIOrUsUaLLY The BaLL shOULD Be ON The hIP ON The PerImeTer aND aWaY BUT UP hIGh DOWN LOW - BOTh PLaYers hIGh Or LOW LOOkING TO scOre as QUIckLY as POssIBLe WITh a hIGh PerceNTaGe shOT.

GraMpSDOes reD Teach The JUmP sTOP?

herBY JUNiOraBsOLUTeLY - IT acTUaLLY GIVes YOU aN eXTra sTeP FOr PassING, shOOTING, Or PIVOTING - cOmPLeTeLY LeGaL.

GraMpSThe cheesemakers reaLLY PracTIce aLL The FUNDameNTaLs - as DO aLL GOOD Teams. mONrOe reaLLY PrOTecTs The BaLL WeLL - VerY FeW mIsTakes aND ThrOWaWaYs. We acTUaLLY see ThrOUGh DeFeNDers.

herBY JUNiOrOUr cOaches reaLLY WaNT Us TO caTch The BaLL aND Face The DeFeNse - acT LIke a TrIPLe ThreaT aND PIVOT aWaY FrOm The DeFeNsIVe PressUre.

GraMpScOach mITcheLL aLWaYs Teaches The Team ONe DrIBBLe TO The hOOP WITh a QUIck FIrsT sTeP - GOING Where The DeFeNse GIVes YOU The aDVaNTaGe - IF The DeFeNDer’s rIGhT FOOT Is FOrWarD - The OFFeNsIVe PLaYer Is GOING rIGhT ImmeDIaTeLY as he aLreaDY has a haLF sTeP ON The DeFeNDer.

herBY JUNiOrYes I’Ve seeN cOach mITcheLL IN The hUDDLe DIscUss cOUNTer sTePs - GOING Back a haLF sTeP TO GeT mOmeNTUm aND cONFUsING DeFeNse.

GraMpSBUT aLWaYs PeNeTraTING - TakING WhaT The DeFeNse GIVes YOU - NOT FOrcING aNYThING. GeT GOOD hIGh PerceNTaGe shOTs aLWaYs.

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herBY JUNiOrThere Is DaD TO PIck me UP. We’Ve GOT sUN PraIrIe NeXT Week - shOULD Be a GOOD Game - TheY aLWaYs haVe a GOOD Team. LOVe YOU !

GraMpSLOVe YOU TOO. hUrrY Back herBY JUNIOr.

JaNUarY 27, 1965

GraMpSGraNDma JUsT reTUrNeD FrOm aN OLeO rUN LasT NIGhT.

herBY JUNiOraN OLeO rUN - I ThOUGhT mOm Was The ONLY PersON IN The WOrLD TO acTUaLLY DO ThIs.

GraMpSNO - GOBs OF FOLks DO ThIs - aND WeLL IT Is ILLeGaL - WIscONsIN sTaTe LaW FOrBIDs The TraNsPOrTaTION acrOss sTaTe LINes OF cOLOreD OLeO marGarINe.

herBY JUNiOrI’m cerTaIN ThIs Is TO PrOTecT maNY OF mY GreeN cOUNTY cLassmaTes WhO haVe PareNTs aND OUr FamILY WhO rUN DaIrY Farms.

GraMpSeXacTLY - ThOUGh I’m reaDING IN The WIscONsIN sTaTe JOUrNaL aND I BeT YOUr Teachers are saYING ThIs maY aLsO Be ILLeGaL Per The Us cOmmerce cLaUse BY ImPeDING INTersTaTe cOmmerce. IT’s LIke We TaLkeD BeFOre - ThIs Is a POWerFUL ParT OF The cONsTITUTION - aND The sUPremacY cLaUse - DIsaLLOWING sTaTe LaW IF IT ImPeDes INTersTaTe cOmmerce - BecaUse The FeDeraL LaW Is sUPreme aND ON POINT IN ThIs areNa.

herBY JUNiOrOUr Teachers saY BUsINess DIscrImINaTION - Oh TheY’Ve TaLkeD aBOUT IT - IN FacT mr. cOLLINs saID IT Was ILLeGaL BUT eVerYBODY DID IT BecaUse OLeO haD BeTTer FaTs ThaN WIscONsIN BUTTer, aND IT Was cONsIDeraBLY cheaPer.

GraMpSI BeT NO ONe TaLks aBOUT LOaDING UP TheIr sTaTION WaGON WITh emPTY Ice cOOLers aND TakING a DrIVe TO sOUTh BeLOIT FOr a WeekeND aFTerNOON.

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herBY JUNiOreVerYONe BUT mY mOm - she’LL eND UP BehIND Bars - she eaTs TONs OF OLeO marGarINe. I FULLY eXPecT mOm TO INVITe The POLIce IN aND shOW Them The ILLINOIs BOXes OF OLeO.

GraMpSI GO ThrOUGh The same ThING WITh Grams - she sLIPs OUT IN The mOrNING aFTer I LeaVe aND heaDs DOWN JUsT BeLOW The sTaTe LINe sOmeWhere -saYs There Is a BOOTLeG sTOre. ThaT WILL LOOk GOOD IN The mONrOe TImes - BaNk PresIDeNT’s WIFe arresTeD WITh OLeO cONFIscaTION FrOm ILLINOIs.

herBY JUNiOrI BeT Grams Is PreTTY smOOTh.

GraMpSI WON’T haVe aNYThING TO DO WITh IT - I TeLL her JUsT GO TO sOme OTher GreeN cOUNTY TOWN aND BUY IT - PaY The eXcessIVe TaX - I kNOW OLeO IsN’T IN mONrOe - TheY’D BOmB YOUr hOUse IF YOU sOLD IT here. Back TO BaskeTBaLL.

herBY JUNiOrI aGree - We Were TO DIscUss cheesemaker OFFeNse rememBer ?

GraMpSYes - The cheesemaker mOTION OFFeNse - WITh a sTrONG TILT TOWarDs FasT BreakING FrOm sUPerB cONDITIONING.

herBY JUNiOrOUr cOaches saY The FasT Break aND Press came FrOm JOhN WOODeN - WhO WITh UcLa WON The Ncaa LasT Year aFTer BeING a Three TIme aLL - amerIcaN aT PUrDUe aND cOachING INDIaNa sTaTe.

GraMpSYes JOhN’s FaTher LOsT hIs Farm TO BaNkrUPTcY aND JOhN PLaYeD PrO BaLL BeFOre The NBa sTarTeD.

herBY JUNiOraND marrIeD hIs hIGh schOOL sWeeThearT, NeLL - WhO Was hIs INsPIraTION. I’m caUGhT UP.

GraMpSaNYWaY mOTION OFFeNse Is WhaT IT saYs - cONsTaNT mOTION - aLL The TIme - cUTTING, sWITchING, UNDersTaNDING rOLes OF 1 - 5 maN POsITIONs - aND aLWaYs aTTackING - FINDING a crease FOr a LaYUP - JUmP shOT, Back DOOr - Or WhaTeVer IT Takes TO scOre Or GeT TO The Free ThrOW LINe.

herBY JUNiOrWhaT aBOUT ZONe DeFeNse ?

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GraMpSThe cheesemakers emPLOY a sTrIcT eVeN - ODD sYsTem - IF TheY are 2 -3, We are 1 - 3 - 1 Or 3 - 2.....TakING The DeFeNse OUT OF BaLaNce aND caUsING a GaP WhIch We Take aDVaNTaGe OF BY screeNING, shOOTING, PassING TO OPeN meN - DecePTION - aLL JUsT INsTINcTIVeLY.

herBY JUNiOrheck - We JUsT DecIDe TheN WheN We cOme DOWN IN a NON FasT Break seT UP WhaT We are TO rUN.

GraMpSYes - BUckY Or TOm mITcheLL Or sWIGGUm - WhOeVer Is IN The OFFeNse There JUsT seTs The OFFeNse - aND cOach mITcheLL JUsT FLaT OUT kNOWs The PrOPer OFFeNse WILL esTaBLIsh ITseLF FrOm haBIT aND INsTINcTs.

herBY JUNiOrOUr cOaches saY NO WaITING ON OPPOrTUNITIes - JUsT GeT INTO IT.

GraMpSmONrOe caLLs ThIs a secONDarY Break - a LOOse FasT Break TakING aDVaNTaGe OF eVeN a haLF sTeP ON The DeFeNse -UsUaLLY We are aT a maN aDVaNTaGe as The OPPOsING Team Is FaTIGUeD GeTTING Back - aND We Take aDVaNTaGe OF ThaT.

herBY JUNiOrWhaT aBOUT The Press aGaINsT Us ? WhaT’s OUr OFFeNse ?

GraMpSeasY - IF ZONe - We GO eVeN ODD TO creaTe GaPs aND GO sIDeLINe Or mIDDLe Break. IF maN TO maN DeFeNse, We cUT aND screeN FOr each OTher - INcLUDING PIcks aND rOLLs aT 3/4 aND haLF cOUrT.

herBY JUNiOrheck ThIs PrOBaBLY WOrks aGaINsT sIDe aND UNDer The BUckeT OUT OF BOUNDs PLaYs - TakING aDVaNTaGe OF GaPs, OVer GUarDING, aND DOUBLe TeamING.

GraMpSaBsOLUTeLY - IF ONe maN has TWO ON hIm - There Is aT LeasT ONe OTher cheesemaker WIDe OPeN UsUaLLY IF TheY haVe sPreaD The OFFeNse PrOPerLY.

herBY JUNiOrI’Ve eVeN seeN mONrOe BaLL screeN eFFecTIVeLY - rUNNING INTO a maN DrIBBLING aND haNDING OFF WhILe screeNING. sOUNDs PreTTY NeaT.

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GraMpSesPecIaLLY aGaINsT a TOO cLOse DeFeNDer - IT UsUaLLY WOrks WeLL aND LeaDs TO a LaYUP.

herBY JUNiOrsO The mOsT ImPOrTaNT keYs FOr cOach mITcheLL are recOGNITION OF The DeFeNse ImmeDIaTeLY, cOmmUNIcaTION WIThIN The OFFeNse, BaLaNce aND sPacING, PrOPer TImING, aND PerFecT shOT seLecTION - WheTher IT Be a LaYUP Or JUmPer.

GraMpSaND OFFeNsIVe BOarDs are crITIcaL - OFTeN aGaINsT NON FasT BreakING Teams We haVe 5 cheesemeN aTTackING The OFFeNsIVe GLass.

herBY JUNiOrWOW - I caN’T WaIT TO PLaY hIGh schOOL BaLL - I’m LearNING sO mUch JUsT BY LIsTeNING TO YOU GramPs - aND hOPeFULLY WaTchING mOre cheesemaker Games. Oh aND DID YOU reaD The TImes LasT NIGhT GramPs ?

GraMpSaLWaYs - I BeT YOU’re WONDerING hOW chUrchILL Is DOING aFTer hIs sTrOke ?

herBY JUNiOrWeLL Yes - BUT DID YOU see mIckeY WrIGhT WON aThLeTe OF The Year FOr 4 LPGa WINs ? I DIsaGree.

GraMpSWeLL The DaY Is FasT aPPrOachING ThaT aLL sPOrTs BeTWeeN meN aND WOmeN WILL Be eQUaL...aND I FeeL ThaT Is a GOOD ThING - heck she DeserVeD The hONOr.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL IN OUr mINDs The DODGeVILLe Team LasT Year aND OUr cheesemakers ThIs Year Were The aThLeTes OF The Year. I hOPe We WIN IT - Lee mITcheLL aND hIs FamILY are sUch GOOD PeOPLe. IT WOULD Be NIce TO see sOmeThING GOOD haPPeN TO GOOD PeOPLe.

GraMpSWeLL We’re ON OUr WaY. The cheesemakers WON 93 - 71 OVer FOrT aTkINsON WITh BUrINGTON haVING 36 ON 10 FOr 10 FrOm The charITY sTrIPe.

herBY JUNiOrBUT DID YOU see sTeVe JONes FrOm BrODheaD GOT 34 POINTs IN a WIN OVer NeW GLarUs 70 -68 WITh GarThWaITe, FrehNer, aND sPeTh aLL cONTrIBUTING -heck BrODheaD Is NOW IN TOP 16 FOr reaL smaLL schOOLs aND aLBaNY Is 7Th IN The sTaTe - aLL IN GreeN cOUNTY.

The cheesemakers1964-65

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GraMpSThe raNkINGs IN BaskeTBaLL came OUT YesTerDaY aND mONrOe receIVeD a #1 raNk - aVeraGING OVer 90 POINTs Per Game. NOT BaD.

herBY JUNiOrJUsT LIke The sOUND OF mUsIc Is NOW #1 ON BrOaDWaY Per mY mUsIc INsTrUcTOr - he ThINks ThIs cLearLY Is The VerY BesT mUsIcaL IN The WOrLD eVer.

GraMpSsO DOes YOUr mOm aND GraNDma - TheY WaNT TO GO TO maNhaTTaN TO see IT.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL IF The cheesemeN WIN IT ThIs Year mOm saYs I WILL GeT a PaIr OF TeNNIs shOes - The keDs - cOsTING $2.99 a PaIr.

GraMpSThaT’s a GOOD DeaL ON The sQUare - I ThINk kUNDerT’s has The sPecIaL. she BeTTer BUY The shOes NOW Or TheY’LL Be GONe sOON.

herBY JUNiOrWeLL - accOrDING TO The TImes We are IN aN UNDeFeaTeD BaskeTBaLL race WITh mUskeGO, mILWaUkee NOrTh - WhO LOsT TO DODGeVILLe LasT Year IN The FINaLs, PLaTTeVILLe, BaraBOO, aND UNheraLDeD NeW rIchmOND. NOT maNY UNDeFeaTeD Teams LeFT aND IT’s earLY.

GraMpSWeLL Grams aND I are OFF TO a FIsh FrY aT The LeGION - GeTTING reaDY FOr LeNT I GUess. here cOmes YOUr mOm aND DaD.

herBY JUNiOrI’m OUTTa here - see YOU NeXT Week aND I’LL scOre sOme FOr YOU GramPs. LOVe YOU.

GraMpSLOVe YOU !

eND - Chapter 3, CheeSeMaKerS