December 23

After a quick trip home for Christmas by a few members of the squed,
we were all back to Lawrence making ready for our much-looked-forward<to
trip te the Fast. We had e rather erratic seuibede this morning with the
w ites winning by ebout six points. fter the scrimmage, we hurriedly
grabbed our begs, pushed down a steak at Johnny Parker's, and finally
arrived et the station six etnies before trein time, thanks to the train
for being five ninutes lates The Ghadebiierts femily wes there to wish us
luek and at. 1:07 pe me our eastern jaunt began. :

As we errived in Kansas city, Mssourd, the photographers for the
Saturday Evening Post were then to erect use They gave all of us this

week's Post with the story of "Doc" end Ke Ue basketball, and thei, they

    
   
   

took our picture, even letting Hows sean weer his new Stetsone

Leaving Kansas citys -_ - ke up into card games, spending most
of their time in the club care Abe 5:45, the games broke up, and everyone
enjoyed a nice —— dinner in the diner. The last of the train ride was
spent in bull sentinsy: 7

In the course of the evening, the beys struck up a fire acquaintance with

a little red-headed boy-by the name of Johnny, who was “asmos fivee" Johnny eee:

| and his sister, Connie, were on their way to Chicago to be with their parents.

Connie spent most of her time securing the autographs of the boys who even
slipped in whe nenas of Prades inl ida dohnson, fanous players on the
teams. of yester~yoare :

We finally arrived in Chicago st 9250 Pe Me on time, much against the
prediction of a couple of bisa Hutch boys» and our first tes of the trip was
completed. Hustled out of the Dearborn ‘Station, we were piled into cabs and

shipped to the Allerton Hotels. our ‘oab ariver swore at our luggsge in five

‘gat sae :