Aprii 5, 1945.

Greetings to hard-working Bob Fisher and all Detroit Alumni:

Our University of Kansas basketball squad had a fine time in Detroit
last Deceuber 25 and 24 when we stopped over for a work-out in the Y.M.C.A.
and lodged at the Detroit-Leland Hotel, and enjoyed the unusual hospitality
of the families of the one and only inimitable Bob Fisher, Gordon Saunders,
Bob Mosby, Dr. Blwood Sharpe, Bessa David Nelson, and stopped by te say
hello to Constance Ingelle Barnes and Oscar Hull on our swing around the
Detroit burroughs for our Christmas Eve greetings.

Sone of our country boys from the midlands, attired in their athletic
sweaters, had dinner at the Detroit Athletic Club through the kindness of
Prank Rising. Of course the swanky D.A.C. on Christms Eve was doubtless
astounded by the boys from the state of Jerry Simpson and Carrie Nation.
Johnny Buescher, who talks little but sees a lot, said he never saw so
many millionaires wanting to give dollar bills away, and in his opinion
the oiled joy flowed in thet club like Old Man River.

Mr. Briggs, and many of the other prominent D.A.C. boys who were voted
outstanding hosts. Dollar bills were chucked down the collars of some of
our boys and they reported that they never had a better time in their
lives and saw as manysstimulated gentlemen all in one place. They all
reported that Detroit was a great city full of most hospitable and friend-

ly people. 3 |

On the before, December 23, we had a banquet at the Rackham
Building. Charlie Slack, the greatest living athlete of the years 1922,
'23 and '24, came up from Toledo and visited with our own Charlie Black
of All~American fame. It was a great sight to see two famous Charlie
Blacks exchanging greetings. Later Charlie Black of Toledo wrote me and
said to please give his kindest regards to Charlie Black of Lawrence.
They formed quite an attaciment for each other. |

. Well, it was a great trip, Bob, and when wo started out wa didn't
think we were going to win a ball game. The boys played to our amazement,
‘but it was the American soldier and sailor riding the chair cars along
with our boys that caused this revolutionary psychological change in the
minds of our fellows. ‘When our boys saw such splendid morale ami esprit
_ de corps in our American soldiers and sailors thon their little petty
a@ifferences faded away, and the big central theme was that if these service
boys were willing to give their lives to their country can ride in chair
cars without beefing or bellyaching, then weonsciously, I think, they