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Javclacnn pple Te isc pann: Jide angeles . —* G4 pind pew » Dr tio gormta Gre petri 1 Optoelle Le D avoedle + dara na art tite hat only tnt boydn Ut lan Wer taspolagatorde Lachellatitefort 20 0h witht daring potty pood: , Wh art Yo mene antares d Duoeake Lah hart, Lov gl he hanes oc lot plegged Titi mt wnt Tpa bastel Uden Cp ‘pn amy tbhocincl, baud Sie Z ano a ier tLe to wait Ct Chey Cont flere Kee ball, Jemaegid heard of, ble Mahan caged tn wo Hie te Lb, _& wae Bill Sapp Is Tops At Duke This article of interest to Au- gustans regarding Bill Sapp is ta- ken from the University Chronicle. . printed at Duke university: . Leading the Blue Devils in the scoring column this year is Ora (Willie) Sapp. Willie hails from Augusta, (Kansas, where he was captain and star of the Augusta High team that captured the state championship in *43 and was run- _ ner-up in 42. While attending Au- gusta High he earned four letters and made all-state in basketball. ' He also won two monograms in football. . Willie is now. in his fourth semes- ; ter in the V-12 at Duke. He is ac- _ tive in the Men’s Glee club, Chapel - choir, and is one of the boys that . blows the bugle to disturb the peace and quiet of the early morning. ' Always smiling and joking, he is . @ typical example of good sports- . manship, He has never lost his tem- per in a game. Once when fouled - in the game against the University .- of Virginia and receiving a crack on: the head that required three stitches, he got up: €romi the floor and uttered an er Shatic “Gawl - darn it.” For the benefit of coed readers: ¢ we include a short description. He - is 61”, blonde, good looking, never f swears and never drinks, Willie started the current season at center and was later shifted tog forward. He has also helped fiil in’ at guard since the absence of Dan 4 Buckley. Willie has been the con- sistent threat in the scoring col- i umn, pacing the Devils with 119 points for an average of 10.9. There is no stopping Sapp. He can shoot from all angles and is equally effective from any position on the floor. Mareh 22, 1945. Mr. Mark Sehreiber, Station KMXR, Denver, Golorade. i‘ / Dear Marks . Got home thie morning and em on the go again, leaving fer Emporia tonight and for Manhattan Friday night, and Kansas City - for the NCAA finale Seturdey night. Ss I want you to know what a genuine pleasure it was to be with you. You are a real hest and a regular fellow. For you te be- high-presaured on so many things, and yet outwardly so calm, and doing all the things that you do, makes me admire you very much. I trust thet my explosive bombings did not upset the equili- briun ef teo many ef my A.A.U. friends. As & gengester lays his contemporaries te rest and sends flowers, : please present @ Sweet Williem to Bill and to Lyman, I an sending you the last two issues of our Jayhawk Rebounds. If you are interested in them, let me lmow, and I will put you on our mailing list. With kindest regards and best wishes, I am ve Very sincerely yours, FCA: AH pete LF Maroh 14, 1945. Mr. Sem Smith, United Press, . 660 City Bank Bldg., Kansas City, Moe Dear San; As I promised you, I am mailing you a copy of my . commmication. : Sincerely yours, Direster of Physical Education, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Ence . March 13, 1945. < Mrs. Harry F. Stuockman, 1057 Third Street, — Phillipsburg,- Kansas. Dear Mre. Stuckman : I regret that I have not answered your communication sooner, especially as you requested the answer to be within a week. But, frankly, I have not had an opportunity to do so before this moment. Z am very much afraid that you will have difficulty in getting an efficient leader for your comumity reoreation program at this time. We have had great difficulty in reoomending suitable material for athletic coaching in the high schools. There is a much greater demand than there is a supply. We receive on an average of two to four requests a week, but we have just got a manpower shortage and I see nothing to do unless you hire someone in your present system. That may be impossible, but more and more we are forced to look inside of our oity group for aid. I realize that it will not be what you want, but we are faced with the same situation here in Lawrence. I happen to be on the Selective Service Board and know ~ that there will be a tendency to increase the age of the draft rather , than decrease it. This means that there will be a further shortening of available material for all endeavors. Lawrence is in the field for a comumity recreation leader but the only hope we have is to take persons from our own Group. We too are faced with having some of our coaches called into the service at the present time. I regret to give you this rather drab picture, but the only answer that I see is to break up some of the responsibilities and even go to the point of drafting some of the women leaders to help until the war is over. The thing that I have been advocating is that we should enlist these teen-agers in the war activities, farming, gardening, and so forth. We should endeavor to change their minds from all fun into an added responsibility of teen-age to-the war. I am sure that you have already done this, but only last week here in Lawrence this was brought up and I advocated that an all-out enrollment of the teen-agers was needed for the war activity. Youth has always been first to accept the challenge to greater endeavors. I am sure this will be no exception. Now, please do not misunderstand me. I know that the youngsters will still need recreation, but should we not en- courage them to get their heads together on the type of recreation they want and try to guide them with the aid of our local citizenry rather than try to bring somebody in from the outside in this man- power shortage. | EMM be hay to have you write ne af your problem and I assure you my Sulaaws cooperation. e Very sincerely yours, ae Director of Physical Bducation, POAtAH Varsity Basketball Coach. Fbrcaky 96 (G45 that ahectealisy leadir nigh sobre wauy 4 jor es Be Set ees Wag we have « pall witluag Rhee wet ? fo Mareh 19, 1945. Mr. Paul Stagg, Worcester Polytechnic Inatitute, | Worcester, Mass. Dear My. Stagg: I will be very glad to read sections of your thesis pertaining to the Basketball Rules Comittee, and help you in any wey I can. Very sincerely yours, Direotor of Physical Education, FCA: AH . Varsity Basketball Coach. Xz WorcesteR PoLtyTecHNic INSTITUTE WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS March 14, 1945. Dr. Forest Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen: In getting my doctor's degree in physical education, I am writing my thesis on the history of the N.C.A.A. As part of this, I am writing a history of the Basketball Rules Committee. Knowing that you were a member of that Committee for many years, I am wondering if y you would be willing to read over my sections on the Basketball Rules Committee with a view to giving me your suggestions and criticism. “With best wishes, I an, Sincerely yours, YP ousk Paul Stage. February 24, 1945. 8/Sgt. Arthur 5. Sanderson, 17028611, 210 West Market, Warrensburg, Missouri. Dear Sergeant Sanderson; : The referee is the superior officer of the game. He is to use his judgment in regard to the situation. However, he carnot overrule facts in the case. Unless there was immutable evidence, the referee could not do other than to follow the seorekeepers findings. However, if in the judgment of the referee, there could have been some faulty scorekeeping, then the referee would have the power to decide even though the scorekeeper's findings night be contrary to the referee's decision. The rules of the game are that when there is a dispute over the score, all other things being equal, the referee shall decide in favor of the smaller score; and when there is an argument over the ee time, all other things being equal, the referee shall decide in favor of the longer playing time. es That gives you the angles on these two playing situations. Instead of deciding on a three minute overtime, the rules say a five minute overtine, and that is what should have been done. It seems to me perfectly patent that after the referee and officials decided in favor of a three minute over- time and the game was played on that basis, the referee would have been per- feotly within his rights to have said that "we have decided « on this, and this is 1%." Sergeant Sanderson, it is entirely up to the kind of a referee you have. If he was a forceful character and knew the rules well enough not to be swayed by someone coming in at the eleventh hour, then I think it could : have been decided and should have been decided in favor of the 36-50 score. Had I been the referee, I would have said to the scorer, "Since we have | agreed on this and you did not report your findings to me prior to this agreement, then you must stand on the agreement and we cannot go back on _ that score." I do not know whether I have helped you or hindered the other fellow, but that is exactly what I would have decided. If a fellow is a referee, after all, he must be a referee. It is a ball or a strike when the ball goes over the plate, just when it happened, and a second or two longer will not — make any difference. Very sincerely yours, ae Director of Physical Rducation, PCA:A H Varsity Basketball Coach. HEADQUARTERS SEDALIA ARMY AIR FIELD WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI 23 February 1945 Mr. Phog Allen Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear Sir: I am writing you because I along with many others consider you as an authority on rules, laws etc: of basketball. We have a basketball league here at Sedalia Army Air Base. I am a member of one of the teams and naturally an interested party. In the game played last nite a situation arose that I'd like to have you look over and then render your decision. Our team is at the top with no losses, and it was our team that was the victim of circumstance last nite. At the end of the game the score keeper counted the score and it came out 29-30 in favor of the other team. Then he counted it again and found it was a tie 30-30. So both teams with the official got to- gether and decided on a three minute overtime. At the end of the over time the score was 36-30 in our favor. After this was all over some of the other team counted the score over and found that at the end of the regular game the score was 30-31 in their favor. The score keeper con- tinued in the overtime to write the scores etc in his book in the space for the second half. There were fouls made against us whether the other team made any free throws I can't say because I don't remember, but I don't think they did. The above is the story and I'd appreciate your help on the matter. Sincerely yours, LluahwE Le teand VI, ARTHUR E. SANDERSON February 26, 1945. Capt. Hermen Je° Smith, AAF, : : \ \ Ge le Martin COe, res Omaha, Nebraska, Dear Seaman I was mighty happy to hear from you in your letter of February — 18th in which you enclosed clippings and your comment. We are still in the money but do not know how — oe able to stay in. - em autographing my book, "Better Basketball", and mailing it to you by parcel post. If you will mail me your check for $4.10 I will appreciate it. The stories are in the back of the book, Tales of Yesteryear, and I know that you will enjoy then. ‘Assuring you it was a pleasure to have a visit with you, and with all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Direotor of Physical Education, FCA:AH | Varsity Basketball Coach. Geb /b4S- CAPT. HERMAN J. SMITH ‘Dear Phog: | ‘Thinking that the Couneil meeting last Tuesday would be only routine business of comm. reports and electing Henry Shenk to ‘succeed me, and knowing Tuesday was ‘your busy day, I didn't call you and insist on your coming. How- ever, the plan Lloyd Houston had to Suggest for summer baseball has so many considerations that we are badly in need of your advice. [ have typed some carbons of full minutes, and am enclosing one so that you can see the issues. The Council is meeting at my house ne xt Tuesday noon for chili and some discussion of the proposition. If you can't come, will you try to talk it over with Henry before that time so we will have your judgment. The Council would have to furnish expendable equipment and foot the bills for daytime supervision of the "practise" deals as well as the $450 salary of C.W. With the Chest's “#1200 and the Bd. of Education's $800 plus our bal. in the fund, we will have a little in excess of $2000. Do you think we should put that percentage of our entire budget on one evening activity Is there any way to get definite information now as to the gov't'ts permission to use lights for ball fields during the summer? Thanks-—- Marge . Stockton My typewriter jumps from war nerves, so excuse the sudden and frequent spaces—— fo Council uowbers absent from the meeting on Janmary 30, 1945. - You are to have a new ehefruen after all these years. Henry ohenkk has been persuaded to relieve me of the “front and center" job, and the gain to the Council is going to be @onsid- erable since he will not only bring new ideas but valuable contacts with downtown civic leaders, iI can't tell you how meh I appreciate the oes tion you've given me and how auch I heave enjoyed work th you. Please give Henry the sane ieee support, and a cause of recreation for Lawrence will "go places I have promised him to continue doing the drudgery chores, and will contime on the Council, — "ie. ben . ted that h 124 rvision experiment : « Dean repor our ho ay gym st sion : had worked out very well; especially at Christmas tine did Dr. Allen , feel it had proven well worth while, Bill of $156,50 approved. ii-S.S, authorized to purchase file for all Council records, $10.( a max, Stapleton, Six, Woostenceyor and Steckton reported on the a years operation of servieceuen's center, dissolution of the toduun: and closing of the center. Full activity and financial report in re will be placed in the Council files, NEAT Mi“TING SET FOR NOON AT @ LONIAL NEXT TUESDAY, FPEGRUARY SIXTH, PLEASE NOTIFY BE IF POSSIBLE If UNABLE TO ATTEND, *LUPORTANT DECISION T0 BE MADE, PLBASS READ C4ARSFULLY THE QUTLINE OR PROJECT PROPOSED ARD ane ae YOUR PROAY IF UNABLE TO BE PRESENT. Ha even innumerable hours last summer to the » teball act: Siisvd Bolsa Seahe teas tetas tan aoa Tor the city counci *to cooperate with us on a 3 month ci’ ide basee ball activity for summer evenings, He has found the city officials (Ralph Burgert and his city pro committee ) pet An a pathetically interested, but the city's contribu ton is te prevision and maintenance of permanent equipment, which meang that the entire ee burden of leadership and expendable supplies would be on our eee ae This is intimidating, since he proposes $150 a month as salary ; a total of $450, and estimates supplies might vossibly run The Council en ically that such a@ program would be highly desirable, and Chalmer “ooderd - LMHS coach - is interested — in the job of supervisor, which fact increases the good results ; anticipated since he has "established an excellent record with boys. Discussion revealed, however, that there are some baffling issues involved, and no action was n until we have more information | ee and have "nad a chenes to think over the possible effects on the ae established program's expansich, Mr. Houston said: that Woodard wants s to be paid (hired by) ee Deed af Bissstden ont sit by Sey grendy that he could be so employed and the Board would deduct such from their $800 allocation to the Council's sumer ercerens that he had not discussed hours of supervision to be covered by the proposed compensation, nor the number of days a weeks that Woodard to have day- employment otherwise in rato wee tg De ot reine his evenings to the baseball project after 5 pm.j that Woodard had offers for more Soney from other schools; and that Louende iy 92700) was desirous of keeping him if possible, and that summer employment such as proposed wight influenee his decision te stay. The Council's er antopent is shown by Ed STL g es rs ee ae Soe: ae ae Sine the fact that Weestemeyer moved and Stapleton seconded that we ae authorize his euploynent for two months for a total of $500, and assure him every effort would be made to finance the 3rd month, e The motion and and second were withdrawn when the ensuing discussion as revealed that we needed more accurate information as to whether — hie contract would cover 6 hrs. a day for 6 days a week, his re- sponsibility for ime practice sessions boys might feel necessary, the possibility tha: the brown-out reguletions for wartine might make playing under lights impossible, the division of time between the children - who are the Council's chief concern - ari adult players, ete, etc, etc, Also on aceurete estimate of equipment inventory and probable purchases, or extra supervisory help to be employed, responsibility in case of accidents etc, ete. There are questions involved which mst be thought over earefully, since decisions made now will have farereaching conse=- quences, Mr. Houston is genuinely interested in the seneral summer program and in its eventual expansion te more ——— limites ; he qssured us that there was no wish to jeopsrdize any other of the recreation program. I am afraid thet the Silisshtion of : ef chest funds has resulted in over optomism as to the ease with which we frame our budget for next summer, since $2000 plus our aan refully hoardied balance sounds — Rapes i ip for “ygrounds, if we can secure it at all come much higher than last sumer. Unless "D, 5." return, the search for a trained director will = ll and costly. egg BK ‘s long-coveted downtown craft center project which she hoped to start next summer by our providing one or two toachers for afternoon supervision as an experiment torard the realization 3 of the larger goal, is one of the expansions we had hoped to get 4 from our “margin”, Joie Stapleton will be gone mxt summer so , dhs on even if Red Cross continues to pay the head swimming instructor, 4 our responsibility for the safety of the children will necessitate , our employing more helpers by the hour. The eost of all our leaders will be greater, proved by the fact that Dr. Allen recommended at least $1 an hour for the holiday gym supervisors, W111 there be unpleasant repercussions if we pay our teechers who serve as our playground leaders $100 for the six weeks, as we did last summer, when we pay another teacher $150 a month or $225 for the same six weeks, and give him additional income of $450 as contrasted te $1007 Their actual supervision hours are fewer, but their —— and planning hours are far greater, I aplogize for the lack of brevity, but our decisions in - the mext few weeks and months will be a measure of our usefulness to the commmnity at large, and our excellent record of progress Jin Lawrence schools under present salary schedules is sore tan difficult, and our cooperstion by giving summer employment to some of them whose retention in the system is highly desirable is one way of getting oar good for the greatest number", Just how far we can ith wheat degree of concentration on certain individuals late activity should be expanded first and to what degree - - food for before next Tuesda Gay’ s meeting and for all our meetings this spring. A full-time trained eity recreation director, which we've asked for sinee 1940, should be o but we aust Suneteen as & correlating body "until he materializes. Marge 8. Stockton E Ze +e date wud be wmaturtaiued. Proeuri wa —— Kveepi “5 well Ararmed © “Teathers — UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR MEN February 9, 1945 Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Sir: The return of discharged service men to school has created several problems of adjustment in our department of Physical Education. It is our desire to learn whether you have been faced with similar problems, and what measures have been taken to meet them. We would appreciate very much your kindness in answering the following questions: 1. Has it been necessary to grant a blanket exemption from physica] education requirements for returning veterans? Has any request been made for such exemption? 2. Are veterans required to take "physical fitness” courses under the same conditions as other civil- ian students? 3. Has it been necessary to alter your program by - offering more carry-over and leisure-sports activ- ities to meet the needs of returning veterans? 4, Has it been necessary to enlarge the adaptive and corrective phase of your physical education program? Any additional information as to the type of program offered, and problems encountered by the return of veterans, will be appreci- ated, Will you help us? Cordially, Yao 44 Lamand rank A, DeMars Acting Director of Physical Education February 26, 1945. Mra. Bob Simpson, 2 Thilly, 3 ie \ Coluibia, Missouri. / Dear Mrs. Simpson: I have been intending for so long to write you and tell you how — delightful it was to see you and Phyllis and the baby. I am.en- closing a Jayhawk Rebounds which I told you about. It is a month old and I am ready to write another, but there is mention of Bob Simpson and your son in this, so I know that you would like to see it. It is rather belated, but nonetheless, I am sending it on. I am sending you a letter from Professer Earl Foster. I wrote Mr. Foster imnediately after I came home and this is the reply I got. If you have any suggestions as to how I could help, I will be glad to do so. Mrs. Houts and the Allens are such close friends that it is rather difficult for me to inquire about her physical condition, but I know she is getting very “- end is about ready to retire the second time» _ Let me know if you are still bavinda viel, and if I can find out _ some other way I will be glad to. Trusting that you and yours will ali be reunited after this war is over, and with kindest personal regards, I am Very sincerely yours, : Director of Physical Education, FOA:AH | ! Varsity Basketball Coach. Eno. |