Book Connection Book Connection WorkshopWorkshop

20092009

Alar Lipping, Ph.D.Alar Lipping, Ph.D.

Question OneQuestion One

►What role did a railroad magnate and What role did a railroad magnate and a future first Ph.D. recipient from an a future first Ph.D. recipient from an American university have on the American university have on the development of the first intercollegiate development of the first intercollegiate athletic event?athletic event?

August 3, 1852August 3, 1852

► James Elkins Superintendant of the James Elkins Superintendant of the Boston, Concord, and Montreal Boston, Concord, and Montreal Railroad CompanyRailroad Company

► James Morris Whiton Captain of Yale James Morris Whiton Captain of Yale Rowing Club. Six page dissertation in Rowing Club. Six page dissertation in 1861 in Latin entitled Brevis Vita, ars 1861 in Latin entitled Brevis Vita, ars longa.longa.

Question TwoQuestion Two

►Who was the Canadian man who had a Who was the Canadian man who had a major contribution in developing a major contribution in developing a popular sport in the United States?popular sport in the United States?

►Extra credit: What is the capital city of Extra credit: What is the capital city of Canada?Canada?

Canadian MaleCanadian Male

Question ThreeQuestion Three

►Who was the Lithuanian female who Who was the Lithuanian female who inspired the growth of basketball for inspired the growth of basketball for females?females?

►Extra credit: What is the capital of Extra credit: What is the capital of Lithuania?Lithuania?

Lithuanian WomanLithuanian Woman

Question FourQuestion Four

►What was the outcome of a White What was the outcome of a White House meeting on October 9, 1905 House meeting on October 9, 1905 that impacted the governance of that impacted the governance of collegiate athletics?collegiate athletics?

►Extra Credit: Who was the President?Extra Credit: Who was the President?

President of The United President of The United StatesStates

Question FiveQuestion Five

► In the 1940s a mathematics teacher at a In the 1940s a mathematics teacher at a prep school in Connecticut and a prep school in Connecticut and a graduate of University of Chicago graduate of University of Chicago devised a formula that popularized devised a formula that popularized college basketball as well as other sports, college basketball as well as other sports, what did this mathematician create?what did this mathematician create?

►Extra credit: Who was the successful Extra credit: Who was the successful football coach at University of Chicago?football coach at University of Chicago?

Charles K. McNeilCharles K. McNeil

►A mathematics teacher at a prep school in A mathematics teacher at a prep school in Connecticut in the 1940s. McNeil grew up Connecticut in the 1940s. McNeil grew up in Chicago and learned how to gamble in Chicago and learned how to gamble while sitting in the bleachers at Wrigley while sitting in the bleachers at Wrigley Field. He devised the ATS (Against the Field. He devised the ATS (Against the Spread); a graduate of University of Spread); a graduate of University of Chicago.Chicago.

►Extra Credit: Who was the famous football Extra Credit: Who was the famous football coach from University of Chicago?coach from University of Chicago?

Question SixQuestion Six

►Adolph Rupp’s wildcats won 4 NCAA Adolph Rupp’s wildcats won 4 NCAA championships in 1948, 1949, 1951, championships in 1948, 1949, 1951, and 1958 and one NIT in 1946. In 1950 and 1958 and one NIT in 1946. In 1950 Rupp’s team was predicted to win both Rupp’s team was predicted to win both the NCAA and NIT. Name the team the NCAA and NIT. Name the team that eventually won both tournaments that eventually won both tournaments and handed Rupp the worst defeat and handed Rupp the worst defeat ever for a Rupp-coached team (39 ever for a Rupp-coached team (39 point loss)?point loss)?

Question SevenQuestion Seven

► In what year did the University of In what year did the University of Kentucky basketball team integrate?Kentucky basketball team integrate?

►Extra Credit: Who was the coach?Extra Credit: Who was the coach?

Question EightQuestion Eight

►What two women’s basketball teams What two women’s basketball teams played for the championship at played for the championship at Madison Square Garden before 12,000 Madison Square Garden before 12,000 fans?fans?

Queens CollegeQueens College

►Feb. 22, 1975Feb. 22, 1975   Immaculata College defeats Queens   Immaculata College defeats Queens College, 65-61, before approximately College, 65-61, before approximately 12,000 fans in the first women's 12,000 fans in the first women's college game played in Madison college game played in Madison Square Garden. Square Garden.