April 2012
Like the item in February 2012’s Blue Notes, this entry is also based on a clipping from Jane Spurgeon’s scrapbook. The article transcribed here originally appeared in the February 5, 1940, edition of The Blue Stocking. The names of the players are those of real PC students and staff; however, as far as we can tell, the basketball team described here is entirely fictitious, and didn’t correspond to any varsity, freshman, or intramural team extant during this time. It is interesting, however, that six of the nine people listed were members of PC’s football team that year (pictured below). If the game was ever played, it was probably some sort of stunt. And it’s so amusing, that we thought you’d enjoy it! – Read More –