Professor Russell L. Wiley, Director, University Band. Dear Mr. Wiley: Congratulations on the very splendid Jayhawk Trumpeter. I think it is a wonderfully well gotten up booklet and I know it must give a tremendous thrill to all old timers who played in your fine band. You certainly have done a swell job. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. March 10, 1944. fo Whom It May Conoern: I am very happy to testify as to the character, ability and dependebility of Calvert Johnson Winter, who, I under- stand, is making application for S¥~12. I have known Calvert Winter for fifteen years. His father is a fellow faculty member here at the University of Kansas. Pree Wee oe in the Spanish Department. Calvert Winter was on my varsity baseball squad last year. He was dependable and loyal. He is highly intelli- gent and has the ability to get alonc with his fellows. ft am glad to recommend him to you without reservation. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FOALAH Varsity Basketball Coach. March 13, 1944 Rotarily yours, 1819 G St. H.W. Washing ton 6, De Co Major Neal Ma W President. FCA sAH 32 ‘er et erase, S65 ore crete eee ec See e+ enn a e*e ee" °e's 6 so 0 bs tes 0 0's ee FRIDAY, MARCH 3 4944 Vincent X. Flaherty— Letter Comes From { Heading Advanced Lieut. Roland Logan $ Base in Pacific There was a time when it wasn’t much of a task to keep tab on Roland Logan. He was always bobbing up and un- Joading his latest adventures. Logan, you may recall, came to George Washington University un- der Jim Pixlee as assistant football -coach and trainer. He was also known as something of.a tenor and would, for a fact, cut loose with some nostalgic ballad at the drop of a hat. After leaving George Washington, Logan became the All-American trainer. He spent a stretch with the Boston Red Sox and put in long hours trying to knead the limp arm of the aging Lefty Grove into some sem- blance of its bygone vigor. ; Logan Got Around 2 He left the Red Sox and took up the chores at West Point. Then, of a sud- den, Logan was identified with the Roland Logan University of Pittsburgh. Roland really got around. KL 8 Before war came, Logan dropped all of his civilian pur- suits, sent his wife and two youngsters back home to Kansas, and joined up with the Navy’s spanking new aviation physical train- ing program. He came in on the ground floor under Comdr. Tom Hamilton and has been doing a good job ever since. There has been a long and unaccountable lapse in the personal play-by-play of Roland Logan. He became a full lieutenant and then shipped off somewhere, That “somewhere” turns out to be an ad- vanced base in the Pacific. He has been moved up a considerable | notch and has taken over the job formerly held by “Sleepy Jim”) Crowley, erstwhile Four-Horseman and former Fordham football |. coach. Letter Comes From Advanced Base I know this because I have at hand a letter from Logan which evidently traveled a lengthy and circuitous course in getting here. It was written several weeks ago. : we BAe been intending to write you for a long time,” writes Lieuten- ant Logan, “but out here we are as busy as hell all of the time. Am starting on my seventh month out here, and frankly it doesn’t seem that long as I keep busy in work that I like a lot. Four months ago I took over as officer in charge at this Fleet Recreation Center. I took Jim Crowley’s place. Jim was put on Admiral Halsey’s staff as chief of all-recreation in the South Pacific. Crowley has done a really remarkable job and you hear him praised wherever you go. “Here we have 40 acres of play activities such as football, basket- ball, boxing, soccer, swimming, tennis, handball, horseshoes, softball, badminton, volleyball and golf. I just finished laying out a neat nine-hole course. We are short of golf equipment, however, and are hoping to get some soon. _ “we also have a big stage where I warble and act as master of - ceremonies in my spare moments. Also a large refreshment hall and a nice ice cream parlor. Five thousand men or ‘thereabouts visit this large center each day. It’s a terrific boost to their morale (fighting men off ships) te come here and ‘play, relax, eat ice cream and rest up. Admiral Nimitz said the place was worth five battleships. “Jim Crowley did a grand job in getting this place organized and| set up. He deserves a lot of credit. I’m carrying on and. enjoying the work immensely. It’s seven days a week and as much as 15) hours a day. The men come as early as 5:30 for a pre-breakfast - workout and often come back at night. Tell Len Walsh, Max Farrington, Jack Espey, Jim Pixlee, Tuffy Leemans and all the rest}. fon for the old Indian. Keep your left hand held high!—Roland gan. re Navy Considers Sports Important Whether or not you. know Roland Logan, I think the foregoing letter is interesting because it brings home first hand the fact the Navy considers sports of utmost importance—important enough to plant elaborate sports programs far up front in the Pacific battle areas. It’s nice to know, too, the youngsters out there are having): everything done for them in the way of relaxation and diversion. ‘It’s not difficult to imagine the lift it gives a sailor, after under- going a.rough experience at sea—to get back and take a bat in his hands, or play baseball or basketball, or sit around with his buddies in a leisurely and wholesome atmosphere. Incidently, this gentleman Roland Logan is a tonic, himself. When he was with the Red Sox he led the dressing room quartets. So it was in the Pullman washrooms when the team was/on the road at night. I recall Logan a decade or so ago when he staged a one- man show at the George Washington football training camp near, Annapolis. It got so the football young men wouldn’t let a night ‘ pass without Logan holding forth with his singing and vaudeville routines. The Navy could use a lot of men such as Roland Logan. es a wonder he has been stepped up to an important place in the NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS SELECTIVE SErRvicte sYystTtem 21sT STREET AND C STREET NW. WASHINGTON 25, D.C. IN REPLYING ADDRESS THE DIRECTOR OF SELECTIVE SERVICE AND REFER TO No. Personal Correspondence March 3, 194 Dear “*Phog"s I found this column on the sport page of this moming's Times-Herald and thought you would be interested in seeing it. Am sending a copy also to Dolph Simons. As Ever, iia eee df RA Tea TSE ERSTE ANAT eer PE SST DSRS ENTS Same I Ml UPI TAO Address Reply té! The Office of susie brieayy os ang ee : TH09 Baltimore Ave. KansasCity6 Mis BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL souri, and not to the signer of this letter. NAVY DEPARTMENT ' OFFICE OF NAVAL OFFICER PROCUREMENT - REFER TO NO. KANSAS CITY 6, MISSOURI - NOPKC-12-ek 10 March 1944 Dear Sir: Reference: Calvert Johnson Winter Applicant for commission, U.S. NAVAL RESERVE In placing this important matter before you, it is sincerely regretted that ea personal letter cannot be sent, but to do so would make it necessary to divert energy now focused on other wartime duties, The conscientious thought given your reply to this request may affect the welfare and safety of many men, as the man about whom we are writing may eventually be in a position of command, Therefore, the requested infor- mation is of more than usual Significance, Please tell us in detsil what you can about this applicmt, For your convenience we have enclosed a form which covers the essential items upon which information is desired. It would contribute to our appraisal of the applicant if you would place your answers below the questions on the enclosed sheet, | A return envelope is enclosed, Your reply will. be kept in strictest confidence and will have an impor- tant bearing on the final decision. Please accept our thanks for your assistance, Very truly yours, F, D. KELLY ey Lieutenant, USNR Pos * fi Dept. of Physical Hducation University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas cee HQ alt Rex. Soest S/o Yt Scan? oth Dena tN EALD | ps ee SU —_ oo = UO AN Wenn cio th a = ore TONAL | February 8, 1944. Mr. H. Be Willis, Principal, Winshester Rural High School, Winchester, Kansas. Dear Principal Willis: | Our geme with the University of Missouri at Lawrence will be on Saturday night, February 26th. Qur team dresses about 6:30 or 6:45, and if you and your team would like to meet us at the side door of the Auditorium when we go in we would be very happy to take you in with the team. | 1% will be a pleasure to see you and your boys if you find it possible to come over for the game. Sincerely yours, € Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. M. ©. Duguid, Director SF. €. © Neill, Creasurer Clyde May, Clerk Winchester Rural Gigh School H B. Willis, Principal inehester, Kansas jon 2/, | EY in FC lla — Qs. of bikie Las Wn. bllen : Pel 2k a Prong Be dita The ee Ol ag hae ete gee pee Mia at Ta ee eel Ww jeg he Behect Cladlen, pp Cc 7 —— OS ~ 7 fr... Se od a Oe | : = : oe ee I 4 J D Ol. 4 ne TE. , = coarse a February 15, 1944. Mir. Lester Lloyd Willians, Welda, Kansas. : Dear Lloyd: Temediately upon receipt of your phone call I got in touch with Professor Ogden Jones, the chairman of the - Selective Service Board, and he said that he wouid immediately take care of this matter for you. I am sure that he will arrange everything satisfactorily. My deepest sympathies in the passing of your dear mother. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Pebruary 11, 1944. Mr. Willian Witmer, Bartlesville College High, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Dear William: A few weeks ago Joe Bailey was up with an injured shoulder. oe Sots me of your Sine scafento aut at asked that I write you. I am not particularly interested in athletes who ere not outstanding students. The pay off is not during college days, but after a fellow graduates and gets out into the world where he measures his mental and social powers with the leaders. I imagine that you will soon be going into one of the armed services, and if you are of course we would be happy to see you here at the University of Kansas. Joe tells m that you are a left half in feotball and a guard on the ' Dasketball team. Will you please tell Troy White that if his knee is bothering him again if he wants to come up I will be glad to endeavor to repair it again. With all good wishes to you and to Joe Bailey, I am Sineerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach. hod cian of, 1 yp) pame Pbfreccal BAe Cobo t.’ BE pi, mee Led Mee. wae grat aries bolio Le nore Lise — 20 omg “peed hacch Om He Drom Ma’ KC, Har’ That! ahome? a2 good Le ” @ t j Ps POS at a? ® ie 2, (4M: Willard L. Winey Jr. PhM 2/c. Hqe lst. Bn., Seventh Mazines, je Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California. November 18, 1943. Dr. z C. Allen: gust in tine for the Yuletide Season, and in good keeping with the ancient spirit of the Day I hereby purpose this note. If in this note my true spirit reflective of a long held. esteem for you were to be published I quickly predict a failure; for it is my nature to deal in the simple truth with a repetitious and grandiloquent shade of meaning generally being the verdict of my cautious reader. Therefore with an eye toward the avoidance of such dangerous misinterpertations I shall guide my pen along more elementary avenues of approach. If I "hang any stockings" this year it will be on "swaying palms" and in the neighborhood of a village in which resides the "Fuzzy-jjuzzys". These people undoubtedly are cofcsious of what this season means to the fellows over here. They have made friendly contact with the "white Man" and many will sur- prize and make you feel inadequate by the fine English they speak. From my brief experience with them I have been persuaded to believe that, although for centuries kept in a "Dark Age", will fill the pages of history with a tale equal to the "conscious-minded" ende- avorments of "our civilizabion"., Their's has long been a deep- secret, long kept; but with the coming of White Man worldly en- lightenment most probably will evolve. - Jt is not known by me just where and what your sons! are presently located and in what they invest their respective talents. Naturally they, as before, recieve my best wishes for a xuccessful future. Until later Dr., this will be an old golfing acquaintence leaving you on the "nineteenth", yours will be, I am sure A Very Merry christmas and A New Year of Golfing health and happiness, WILLARD L. WINEY JR. PHARMACIST MATE SECOND CLASS, UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE, HAVING SERVED SOME TEN MONTHS OVERSEAS WITH THE UNITED STATES MARINES. war, Ke > Geo Oe. Willard L. Winey Jr. Phm 2/c. Hq. 1st. Bn. Seventh Marines, 6 Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California. 1 November, 1943. Dear Dr. F.C.Allen: | This is Winey reporting to you from an undisclosed position. My time spent in writing notes to those who sponsered interest in me long ago proved it's uplifting value to my general temperment. Not the least successful of these "dividends" has been the "friendly contract" written from the records of our associations. I refer to both your past letters and the popular edition of the "Jayhawk Rebounder", It is in such channels of diversion that this life in strange and remote regions soon becomes instilled with an atmosphere of "Fam ilar faces and Places", All this is mere repetition; however there has never been established an end for the final goal of gratitude. Therefore most probably you are to have many more "thank you letters" frofivBill and a thousand others. | I trust that great golfing. weather prevails even with the early chill of October at hand. With much pleasure I often review the many delightful episodes of "L.Cc.c.% I am in fine health, good spirits and getting on well with my "war time vocation. As for my "war time avocations"the same is true. Golf has not been enjoyed for quite some time now. Iv'e a traveling library which refers me thoughts of self-improve- ment. All in all my life today differs little from that of pre- war times. : Some ten months ago I tossed my ole sea bag over right shoulder and followed the crowd into the quarters of a troop transport. Much has been seen since, Time is scarce tonite so I'll be heading down the eighteenth. Again let me remind you of the solidarity of our friendship. I am your ever-ready servant. ¥ Golfingly yours, le 2» SoD 2 Wo Willard L. Winey Jr. Rhv\2/c. January 6, 1944. Justice Hugo T. Wedell, Kansas Supreme Court, Topeka, Kansas. Dear Dutch: ® I owe you a debt of gratitude for your very prompt reply to my Se ee Milton was greatly pleased with the fine r tion that you gave him. He is now in conference with Dean Moreau and I am very sure that he will follow the fine advice that you gave hin. You are a real friend and I deeply cherish the Same. Sincersly yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach.