Day 13 Corollary

There are three interesting (at least to me) things that I forgot to mention in the original post.

One is that the guy in the photo above is Mr. Roberts, a 1941 graduate of St. John’s College and the grandson of the guy that wrote Robert’s Rules of Order. Using a point of personal privilege, he provided the Mids and the Johnnies with some words of inspiration prior to the start of the match.

Two is that the guys in the photo below are 1984 SJC graduates and they sang, a capella, the school fight song (yes, apparently St. John’s does have a fight song). Perhaps not surprisingly, it seemed a bit dated. When they concluded with their rendition they offered a unique challenge for anyone to enter a contest to write a new school fight song. The winner will receive a cash award of $1,696 that they have, collectively, donated. (Note: The amount of the cash award was selected based on the year the school was founded, which may not have been too long before the current fight song was written).

Finally, I would be remiss if I did not post a quote from SJC Imperial Wicket Blake Myers that appeared on the back of his playing card (no, I’m not making that up – both the SJC and the Navy team members have playing cards). Blake opined; “Croquet is a Protestant sport of guilt, remorse, redemption and disappointment; it is not chess on grass.”