Octeber 20, 1945

Lt. Ray Evans
Hdqe 2nd Air Ferce Super Bomber
- Colerade Springs, Colerade

Dear Rays

I have had a mumber of letters from Bob Allen, Mary Allen
Hamilton, and others stating that you had given me the name of
Bob Hendren last year and these people wondered why I had not
written him with the idea of trying to interest him in the
‘ ‘University of Kansase I went back into my file this morning
and found that on February 14, 1945, I wrote Bob a full-page
letter and I quote it herewith:

"T had a fine visit with our former super-star, Ray Evans,
when we played the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Ray
told me of your wonderful athletie ability and said that he
would give anything to see you at the University of Kansas
when he returns to college after the war is over.

"Ty am writing you to see what you have in mind and to
assure you that nothing would give me more pleasure than to
see the wish that Ray Evans expressed come true. Have you
thought of your college future to any great extent?

"I know how busy you are. All boys in the service are
bereft of any extra time to write letters, but I would appre-
giate your writing me so that we might exchange ideas.

"T am sending you a Jayhawk Rebounds which is a monthly
letter that we get out to our boys in the service. Doubtless
you will know none of these boys but you can see what we are
doing to keep our boys on the fighting fronts advised as to
our hopes and ambitions for theme

"Ray just mailed me a tear sheet in which your team is
shown on the sport page. He outlined your 6ft. S8in., 250
pounds in a very graphic way. He thinks you are tons, and
you must be from your recorde

"With all good wishes to you in your second game against
the Wings, I am" oe

ae never heard from Bob and little expected to because
most boys in the service do not write the coaches unless they
are well acquainted with theme

On the twenty-eight of February 1945, I wrote you a letter
regarding Bob as follows: “Keep the contact with Bob Hendren,
as you doubtless can do more than anyone else. Every once in
awhile give me the dope if you happen to be with him, and I will
continue to fire epistles to him. He did not answer my letter,
but I know how that goes with boys in the service, - they are
just too busy and can't find time." | |