December 26

At 8:00 Aelie we were awakened by good old Deane at 9420
we were in West Point where Major Neiss and Captain Messenger (a former
Army football star of 1928830) and Roland Logan, the Army trainer now and
& former Kansas trainer, met use We then went to the Thayer West Point
Hotel for breakfast, after which we were shown around the academy.

At noon we ate at the Army Mess Hall which seats 1,600. Only
the plebes were there, however (the others having gone home on furlough),

and so the Mess Hall was relatively empty. When we entered, the whole corps present

cheered and clapped for us until we knew not whether to run or to take a bowe
After dinner we walked out to the Amy Meld House and worked out on
- the Army basketball court. ‘Then at 4:30 P.M, we left for New York City and
arrived at 6:30. After eating at Child's restaurant we all went out to
Madison Square Garden where we saw Illinois beat Manhattan and Santa Clara beat
CeCeleYe Between halves of this latter game most of the team worked out on the
Garden floor, but Vance Hall and Bob Allen were suffering fron flu and did not

work oute