Expenses of Kansas Basketball Squad to Chicago, New York,
Philadelphia and Chicago, the team playing in New York,
Philadelphia and Chicago on December 28, 30 and January 2, 1941
The Squad left Lawrence, Kansas December 25, going by way of Chicago,
staying there overnight, Ann Arbor avernignt; on to Niagara Falls and Buffalo,
then by pullman to West Point and on to New York City by chaircar. Then to
Philadelphia, Washington, DeCe and Chicago, returning to Lawrence January 3, 1941.
The Squad was gone for 12 days and the following men made the trip;
Coach Allens Trainer Nesmiths Players, Saglewns, Allen, Kline, Hogben,
Sollenberger, Sauneman, Buescher, Johnson, Hunter, Hall, Miller, Walker and
Arnolde
Inasmuch as the boys rode the chair car (partial chaircar rate
$51.60) effecting a saving of $1950 per person between the firsteclass reguler
fare of $71250, which totals for 15 boys a saving of $296.50, it is easily
recognized that by the many station changes that were necessary in this
mode of travel that the expense of service and luggge handling, which had
to do with checking and red cap service, would perhaps be rather highs
Bach boy sarried his ok, saying equipment in a special athletic
handbag His own personal belongings as well as additional athletic equipment
was also carriede ‘There were 51 separate pleces of equipment to be transportede
This is mentioned because ordinarily when an athletic team travels, trunk
and luggage equipment is checked through the baggage care It was impossible
to handle this in the usual way on account of the type of train service that
we used. However, when it is considered that there was a total saving of $298.50,
there is still quite a substantial net savinge
The trip was contemplated as an educational venture as well as an
athletic contest and incidentally, the thought of making a handsome net profit

was also seriously considered,