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Lt. John Pfitsch, c/o Postmaster, New York, writes interestingly from England.
In April, Johnny says, "I attended a short course in British games and sports at
the U, of Birmingham. It gave m time to study the British school system and
their psychology of games, which I find to be totally different from ours. I had
a swell time and learned how to play cricket, soccer, and rugby. The people I
met from Canada, Australia, South Africa and America were a fine bunch and we had
a swoll time exchanging ideas, I taught a class of British boys basketball for
ean hour. I think that is the only game they will ever take from us, but I know
they will adopt it. I think the game will have a great future in the British
Isles. Of course we were supposed to be learning their games and it ended up by
us teaching them ours, but I believe they enjoyed it and the association with
such a fine bunch was well worth the time spent."

In May, in another letter, Fon heed "I ran into a Major Frank Ebling
-from a town in Missouri above Kansas City the other day.. He played for you in
'25, I beliove. At any rate he was a swell fellow and was very friendly. He had
followed K.U. basketball all the way, through the years, and cf course knew the
famous Eblings although not being related... . I haven't been able to see any
of the other fellows over here, but expect to run into any of them any day."

Lt. Wm. G. "Bill" Wade, c/o Postmaster, New York, wrote me shortly after the
publication of the last Rebounds. It came too late to print in that issue, so I
am quoting a part of his letter here. Bill said, "I have led a squadron on a
few of the raids and I never fail to put a big K.U. in block letters on one of
the bundles for Hitler and his gang. So you can rest assured K.U. is giving him
a headache. . . . I heve quite a collegiate crow - mysolf from K.U., bombardier
from Illinois U., navigator from Brooklyn Colloge, co-pilot from Yale, and waist
gunner from Duke U. So we dedicate o bomb for cach alma mater. Can you imagine
five universities sailing down on Berlin?" We are certainly proud of you, Bill,

Lawrence Filkin, a major in the medical corps, wrote on the 5th of May fron
somewhere in England, as follows; Just received a Rebour<s vesterday and have
road it from cover to cover, Enjoyed it very much in spite of the fact that I
know only a few of those mentioned. -I guess after leaving school some eleven to
fourteen years ago, my gang of tearmmatés have rather scattered to the four winds.
e « « » England is a very beautiful country and the people are very pleasant and
hospitable. Basketball is not universally played here as far as I can find ovt,
but at least people know what the gare ise Bicycling seems to be the naticnal
sport, along with crickot and rugby. Bicycles are’ everywhere ridden by all ages.
Quite a sight!" Larry was on our basket>all team, and also won his K in base-
ball in’'32, |

Pfc. W. E, "Bill" Bradford, c/o Postmaster, New York, also writes from England.
"I'm now stationed at a B-17 field and so far have ran into two K.U. graduates.
One, Capt. Frederick Mann, is my commanding officer. I think he graduated in
1951. Before the war, he was a lawyer with the Kansas Power and Light Company in
Topeka.. He was born and raised in Jefferson County, not far from my home. The
other Kansan is Dick Webb. You'll probably remember him = he belonged to the
A.T.0. fraternity and graduated in 1942. If I remember correctly he was in one
of your B.B, classes at the same tine I was, . Dick is a navigator on a "Fort"
and I do plenty of sweating when he’ S on a mission."

Yes, I remember the boys, Bill, oak I wish you would pass on my greetings and
best wishes to them. You are all doing a grand job over there,