" Somewhere in Italy YTIMUMMGO DUOHTAD JAMOITAH JHT « 2MOITAIDO2ZA HAITZIAHS AIDOZ2ZA_ WUAITZIAHD. BMEMOW OMUOY “SHT «+ YMAA | JAMOITAW BHT © GHAOS 3RATISW H2IW3aL SHT , Pfo. Hoyt Baker, B Battery, 140th A.A.A. Bn., Dear Hoyts I was mighty happy to have your letter dated September 2. ' I em sorry, however, that you were not able to go through Lawronce or through Peabody, but even to get on Kansas soil i know made you happy. Yes, sir, it won't be long before sone of the boys are riding the banana wagon. I talked to Mrs. Anderson, Dr. A. J. Anierson's widow, and shé told me that their a ee eee Averica on a medical missions There will be a lot of our boys dss oF Cheb aon we the globe. Gee, it will be fine to have all of you back, and — Sah re Hae Spee Nays arn pated te tees whee they Hem Last night we had a wonderful rain. We have had a lovely sumer, but the last two weeks have been very dry and most everybody was praying for rain, and I imagine their prayers were answered because we had a good downpour. Now it is fine and cool this morning and there is a lot of zip and snap in the air. if you were here you would be listening for the thud of the old pigskin. 3 te want you to know that we miss you but we are pulling for the time when you will return to us. We wil’ be glad to ee ee ee maybe ins scuple ef weeks. {th every good wish, I am Sinserely yours, ee Director of Physical Education FCA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach. iis. kat.Srow U.S.NsPre-Flight Del Monte, Calif. NC 125-5 U.S. NAVY PRE-FLIGHT SCHOOL DEL MONTE, CALIFORNIA Friday, September 35, 1943 Dear Dr. Allen: Thanks again for another good "Jayhawk Rebound”, They are very helpful > to one so far from home. I know the men aboard ship and at foreign bases must enjoy them tremendously. They really give us a good account of how and where our friends are. I got a card from "Charlie" Black and he procured my address thru the "Rebound" source, I also have made contact with others thru the same channel, : S John (Pilegerville) Pfitsch is about to shove off for foreign duty. I was trying to meet him in Los Angeles in the near future, but he wrote and explained he would have to meet me' somewhere else - he has a big appointmat to keep - will let you know when I hear. He also stated you had written him which I know pleased him greatly. | "Kickapoo" Logan was thru here the other day. He is going to a South Sea Base. The big news of this letter is that Gerald Barker is marrying a girl from Ottawa, Kansas, tomorrow, Sept. 4, in San Francisco, All I know is her name is Lois - and she is not from Ottawa, but Princeton, Kansas. I'm just the best man so I don't have to know her last name. Lucy is matron of honor. I have been moved up to Welfare and Recreation Officer for this station, Seems my past experience in church and Y.M.C.A. work has caught up with me. 1 imagine I'll be in this capacity about three months more and then Itll be changed to some other duty. This work I do is very interesting and has a lot of different angles, which certainly makes it far from monotonous. .«. We have started football practice here. There are several all-Americans here and with the cadet talent we should have a good team. I'm going to be a good observer and save my energy for basketball - just in case we have a team. As officers, we are required to take an hour of physical exercise every day. I get mine in playing basketball and tennis. We have some very rough basketball games and you always have a bruise or scar to show when you get thru. It is strictly_basketball in the most primative stages - no fouls, no free throws, no holds parred. It would probably make Dr. Naismith turn over in his grave. Incidentally, this fellow, Jack Baer, is from Oklahoma. You asked me in your last letter to enlighten you on that subject. He was baseball coach at Oklahoma University. I believe you'll recall him now that I've mentioned his background. Seems he had a thing or two to say in the Gerald Tucker incident - as I recall you Feely put him in his place, Will write again, "Doc"; and tell you all the "Seuttlebut" (Navy term for rumor or information). Dan Partner just came in and said “Hello®™ and wished he could cover some games at K.U. this fall and winter. I wish I just could see them, I guess we are two “homesick boys", This California fog and no sun- shine doesn't agree with us, even tho’ it is very cool. By the way, be sure and tell Henry, Elmer, and Dean I'm pulling for them and that I'm hoping they will win every game. It looks good to see an all-Kansas coaching staff. That’s the way it should be. Let's see those Jayhawks go to town. Sincerely, at se itis .. So eae » i - = a eee ieee A it ie ee a mia hoe ik aaatees ogee apc Na es pe gh ee el aaa Sag nate peal awa ae OES Al naire el A Sse ae OL Seca rine SR oa a ee MAE RL November 3, 1.9435. Dr. Esther FP. Barney, Manchester, Vermont. Dear Dr. Esther: t am sorry that I have delayed in getting the Better Basketball duly autographed to you. I acknowledge receipt of your check and am re- turning $1.00 to you. I sertainly could not take an overpayment. I fesl complimented in having you order a copy of this book. I imagine the falis and winters come earlier in Manchester than they do in Lawrence, Kansag. We are having fine Indien summer weather with nippy nights but it warms up during the day and is delight- ful. I can imagine with winter coming on that a Kansan would get a little homesick. We would be doLignted to have vou and Dr. Mason visit us but it is a —_ trek. Thanks for your gocd wishes regarding the basketball team. We will need all the good wishes because we have a very young and inexper- ienced team. Bob Malott who 4s 16 years of age, and the Chancellor's son, will be one of the varsity, s0 you can see that we are going in for youth in a big ways Ye are not taking any trips at all this = outside of our Big Six Conference. T am sending you the fifth edition of our Jayhawk Rebounds and we Will put you and Dr. Mason on the mailing list. I write a letter to the boys in the service every month, and this is the fifth one, as you see. We put on the scoreboard the resulta of cach ef our games that we played last year, end when we go forward this year we will have the scores of the games as we play them. : -. am very happy that you two are having such fine practice and I am sure that with both of you young people so efficiently trained pro- fessionally that you will not want for patients. Thanking you for your good wiahen, en I assure you are reciprocal, I an Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS - MANCHESTER, VERMONT TELEPHONE 312 Mr. Maurice L. Breidenthal, President, Seourity National Bank, Kensas City, Kansas. Dear Meurice: Thank you so much for your kind words regarding the Jayhawk Rebounds. iie will put Maurice, Jr., on our mailing list, and it , will be a pleasure to see that he gets one of our monthly epistles. Is there anyone else that you can think of that would like to get _ one of these Rebounds? If so, just send the individuals’ names and addresses and we will be delighted to see that they get the sane. And too, I want to thenk you for your generosity in offer- ing to pear a part of the financial burden. This is awfully nice ef you. It is consistent with your generous attitude in all these things that apply to the University or any of the contacts that you I understand why you could not get te the wedding. of course, we missed you, but A cards do not permit such luwmries. With kindest regards to you and your good family, I am Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, MAURICE L. BREIDENTHA MILTON W. FELD, Vice PRESIDE CLAUDE L. WILSON, CaAsHIER = LAWRENCE S. BLUM, Asst. CASHIER MAURICE L. BREIDENTHAL, Jr,, Asst. C. LORAINE MCKENNA, AssT. CASHIER R. J. BREIDENTHAL, Asst. CASHIER curity NarionAL DANK MINNESOTA AVE AT SEVENTH KANSAS City, KANSAS November 8, 1943 Dr. Forest C. Allen Pe Universityof Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: I just received another copy of Jayhawk Rebounds. You certainly Bo: are doing a fine job in getting out this general letter of information F and sending it to the boys. I doubt if there is anything you could do for them that would be more appreciated. I know how much work is involved day by day in compiling this information and getting it é out. A lot of people may think a job of this kind can be done at odd moments, but I know better. I have been sending my copy on to Maurice, Jr. and he has been very much interested in receiving it. You might put him on your mailing Le list. His address is Insign Maurice L. Breidenthal, Jr., YP610, Navy Base, Section 117, Fleet Postoffice, New York City. He is on subchaser patrol duty in the Caribbean with his base at the present E time at Trinidad. © . SaaS | Incidentally, Phog, I am wondering if you are able to get the expense oe for publishing Rebounds out of University funds. If you are not and this is a personal expense, some of us might be glad to help you out. We were very sorry that we were unable to get to Lawrence for the wedding. You can not travel very far these days on an A card. With continued good wishes, I am