JAYHAWK REBOUNDS
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September 12, 1944
Dear Fellow Jayhawkers:

Somehow this is the most difficult letter that I have ever attempted toe
write. Over a dozen times I have begun it and each time I have walked away from
my desk beesause words fail meg If feel such a void, has gone from me.
Your friend and mine ~ good, 01d honest “Teep", T. Pe lst Lt. 9th Marines)
was killed on Guam, July 21, 1944, And he feels closer to me
than at any moment thet I have known him. Across the miles that span Lawrence,
Kansas, and Guam, it seems so trivial, This thing we call death has brought him
closer to me at this very moment than he has been for years, The glories of his
life seem magnified a hundredfold.

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A Chinese philosopher once said, "Life seems so unreal at times that I do
not know whether I am living dreams or dreaming life." The life here and the
life hereafter seem so much a part of all of us that T. Pe's presence is manifest,
He will live forever in our hearts, What wore love can a wan have that he lay
down his life for his friend? But T. Pe, being the man that he was, would em
brace for his friends the thought of Lord Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar":

Sunset and evening star,

And one clear call for me!

And way there be no meaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea.

Charles Frohman, the great playwright, facing death while standing on the
deck of the sinking Lusitania and watching women and children tding his place
in the lifeboats, said, “Death is life's greatest adventure.” —

Om August 17, Te Pe's sister-in-law called Mrs. Allen from Tulsa conveying
to us the sad news. I was in Boone, Iowa, conducting a coaching school for the
Iowa State High School Athletic Assceiation, and did not learn of T. P.'s death
until Sunday, August 20¢ Somehow I could not believe it, beeause I felt that
after T. Pe had been in Guadalemal, Bougainville - in fact, all of the tough

‘Marine engagements, that he would make it,

In T. Pe's letter to me on Jenuary 1, 1944, you Rebounders will recall that
he stated, “Thought you might like to know a little about our game with the Japs
on Bougainville. Well, everything was going fine until they got me and my boys
in a hot boxe I thought for a while they were going to call in the outfielders
to get us out. Fortunately for us, however, we got out before they had time,"

Te Pe was our outstanding pitcher in his senior year and his baseball terme
inology fit most aptly into this very difficult situationg fT. FP. continued, in
his January lst letter, by saying, “I have called it a game, Doc, and to me that
is just about how it seemed, The same is true for most of the boys that return.
The bad part of the whole war is these boys who have to give their lives to win.
"I had some of those and for them it must have been more than « games” «ese

These lines have often run through my mind, and they still dos “Only those
are fit to live who are not afraid to dies" This modest, clean, genteel, and
resourceful boy, beloved by every teammate and athletic adversary with whom he
came in contact, was held in the highest esteem by all, lie was buoyant, dominant,
yet modest and self-effacing. tiow many times have I heard some of the boys after
@ hot game regale some official for either fei lure to call a foul or by calling a
foul that certain players did not think just. In the pitch of the excitement a
forceful, kind voice would speak up and say, "I didn't think he was so bad", and
immediately the tempest of words ceasede Quiet reigned because there was great
respect for the opinion of this quiet man who spoke. It was “fellambone” Hunter,
as the boys affectionately ealled him. On trips it was Teep who always took the
lone wolf for a roommate. Boys paired off = friendship and affection for each
other dominating the selections Any one of the men would have picked T. P. as
@ roommate, but T. Pe always took the least admirable of the gang as his
matee

One hard-headed, two-fisted recalcitrant member of the team on a trip —
seemed to be having difficulty. The boys liked him but little. In fact, they
shunned him because this said consistent objector was always putting “his feet
in his mouth". ie was always doing the wrong thing at the right time. He would
complain of the food. He was quarrelsome with opponents, and even derided some
of his so-called good friends. This hurlyeburly buckaroe believed that the fist
was mightier than the intellect. By choice he had been able to fight his way
through many battles until this rough and tumble chap believed that he had solved
life's problems by resorting to fisticuffs rather than friendships made in the
higher wey of life.

I recall so well the conversation I had with T. Pe regarding this chap. He
said, "Dec, this fellow isn't such a bad fellow. You know, I wouldn't want any-
thing said about it beeause he wouldn't like it, but I had him reading the Bible
(Gideon Bible in hotels) each night on trips." And T. P. continued, “Of course
he read the most exciting parts, but that wouldn't hurt him any."

T. P. Hunter was a great influence for good, whether on or off the athletic
field. He was always living vicariously and constructively. Wilton "Mit" Allen
and I were speaking regarding the untimely loss of T. Pe Mit, always a realist,
said spontaneously, "T. P. was too God-like to live long in this world." And
then he recounted an interesting episode that made a deep impression upon him.

Mit said, "When Kensas played Great Lakes in '4]1 in the Municipal Auditorium
in Kansas City, our team of Evans, Black, Miller and so forth was not going any
toe well, Creighton had defeated Great Lakes by an overwhelming score at Omaha
and we got them on the rebound, They were taking us in stride, and, Dad, you
substituted T. P. for one of your Kansas regulars. Wo sooner had T, Ps. reported
tham he drove in under the basket with his long, gargantuan stride with the ball
in his possession. Andreas, the great Indiana J, star a few years back, and who
also played baseball in the American Association before he entered Great Lakes,
drove in under T. FP. and to all the observers it looked like a pretty vicious
foule Te. Pe got one of the mastiest spills that I have seen any player get. He
got up, shook hands with his adversary, and with a smile patted him on the back.
But T. P. scored the bucket and went on to get three or four after that, to be
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the outstanding Kansas man thet evening,"

: Then Mit added, "It matters not how he got it, I'l] bet he took it with-
out a whimper, as he took everything that came to him,"

Mrs, Allen wrote T.P.'s mother, Mrs, Mary Hunter at Margaret, Texas, eve
tending our sympathies to her, T.P,'s sister, Mrs, Jimmie Hembree, wrote as
follows: ae

My mother received your very kind letter a few days agoe
We wish to thank you for this sincere expression of your sympathy. We always
treasure your letter for its encouragement now and for the future.

Our entire commumity mourns for T.P. Many have come or

written to us to express their sorrow, Among them are the parents of three other
a Jap prison camp,

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August 25, 1944,

In this morning's mail I received a letter from T.P.'s buddy, Cple Charles
Pe Loar, USMC. It was written from the Naval Hospital at Sen Francisco, Calif,
Cpl. Loar says:

“Dear Mr. Allen: oom

First of all I want to tell you who I ame I was one of —

Te Pe Hunter's best friends, We were in the same outfit, and I was with Tepe when
he was killed. I guess that story will be one of the unwritten tales of this war,
but Tepe was a hero, and a great guye I could write a whole book on his
and I think it would be a best-sellers I was also with him on his patrol on Bougain-
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He used to let me read the paper you sent every month, be-
We ave leoking forward to Corporal Lear's céming to learn the story of the
last great heroic struggle, Bt | |

| This brings to two thé number of Jayhawk Rebounders who have given their
lives for you and for me « Wayne Nees and T. P, Hunter, Wayne lost his life at
Kiska on May 18, 1945, He was the son of Mr. and Mrse As Be Nees of Brazil, Indiana.
You will remember that he was a star in basketball and track, He also played foote
ball but his time allowance for work and study would not permit his foot competi«
tion, Capt, Jack Andrews said of Wayne -"Mrs, Nees showed me the letters from Wayne's
company and regimental commanders, a captain and colonel respectively. They priased
Wayne as an office and for his geliantry in action, Beside the Purple Heart medal

a In my private office will be a place for these immortal heroes, Of course,
I would like to have a photograph of every Jayhawk Rebounder that is fighting the
atrocious Japanazis, but every one of you are in my mind, I assure yous

As an attestation to T. Py Hunter's wonderful popularity and the deep
affection that his friends had for him, I am quoting from some of his buddies‘
letters asking about 1, P.'s exploits and expressing good wishes for his welfare.

Lte Clint Kanaga, USMCR (e/e Fleét Postoffice, San Francisco) wrote me on
September 1, as follows:

"Dear Does
Dad has probably informed you of our great less in
mutual friend in Te Ps I just got ithe sad news today from Norma Faleoner and its
hard to find words to express my grief. You see, Teep and I spent many nights in
May, June, and July «+ just chewing the fat and rehashing good old K,U. days, There

men and we'll give them

happened « fighting for the country, and the
things he valued in life which the aggressor nation of Japan

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change end masters There never wes a finer man or sweller cuy than
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On July 27th, Ens. Delbert Campbell (Pleet Pec, San Prancisco) wrote
about nis visit with Te P, Hunters ies :

“Again your Rebounds made life pleasanter out here for some more Jayhawkers.
About a month ago, just before we started on the job we just finished, I noticed
from one of your very welcome letters that ol]! T. P. Hunter was in the 9th Marines,
Since we had part of that group aboard I investigated and found he was on a ship
anchored iess than 1,000 yards away, As you ean imagine, I got the signalmen hot
on the blinker and sure enough, he was over there, so I grabbed a beat and found
ae ee ee eee on @ bench gound asleep. We really hashed over old times
and spent all ae E See ee ee eee ae He's well and
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was on a ship about 1,000 yards the other way, so we barged over to have dinner and
spend the evening with hime » « « I haven't been able to find out how Te Ps came
out but do know he arrived safely on Guam and is doing a big job. We all feel
proud that we at last have pried loose the Japs from a former Us 5. possession,
And, Doctor, you don't realise what a big help your Rebounds aree If it hadn't
been for you we would never have been able to have our little reunion. About two

months ago while we were in Guadaleanal I had the luck of running into *Rope'
Bnglemane He's doing fine and likes the duty on his D,B,"

Thank you, Ensign Delbert « we think you are fighting e splendid war.

And from Rope - Lt. (jg) Howard G, Engleman (Fleet P. Oe, San Francisco),
comes this word, written on July 29th: “Received your #9 Rebounds of June 12th
e «© « « 80 I feel very well informed of Kansas events, I have never enjoyed a
Rebounds more and Iswell with pride when I see the names of the boys. You sure
keep track of them, As I told you before, I have run into Knute Kresie and the

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Howard, we will appoint you the director of vital statistics to see that
Bob and the rest of that gang do their share toward rehabilitating Kansas basketball.

Naje Fen A. Durand (Fleet Pe Os» Sam Francisco) writes on July 351, as
follows: “Upon leaving Hawaii in May our division landed on Saipan on 15 June. I
have been here ever since trying to eke out an existence, As you know, the island
was finally secured on 9 duly, but since that date there have been several thousand
more Japs killed. They seem to sneak down out of the hills at night to do what
damage they can in our ammo and fuel dumps, I've seen both Bill MeKinley and Fred
Bberhart on the island and they are both feeling fine, There must be at least
ten others from KeJ, here and all of us plan to get together soon."

Major Fen, I ean tell you honestly you have been the talk of the campus
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with Henry Shenk, Dean Nesmith, Corlett Cotton, Dolph Simons, Mit
Allen, Mike » Prof, Guy Smith, and a host of others repeatedly marveling

miraculous escape on the hehead at Tarawa, Hope you still hang on
to that horseshoe, brother!

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Lite (je) Roy Edwards (c/o Fleet P, 0, San Francisco) writes us as follows:
"I have received a few added responsibilities since I took over command July 1,
It is a very interesting job and we spend very little time in one place, The
best part is the different people we work with and with whom we associate, For
the past three months I have tried to catch up with Clint Kanaga dnd it seems as
Se We have planned a K.U,. reunion for
some t @ ; oe

Thanks, Roy, for placing our Jayhawk Rebounds along the highly efficient
and much circulated Kansas City Star in the importance of your mail,

We were gladdened to learn that Pfc. Walter "Buddy" Herriman, who was
reported missing in action in France, is now reported as being taken prisoner,
He was with General Patton's infantry division, We trust such good fortune will
come to Lt. (jg) Howard Burnett, Navy Air Corps, formerly of Coldwater, Kansas,
who played end and tackde on the K.U. football team in 19363; and Lt. Lawrence
* Johnston, Marine Air Corps, who lettered in baseball at K.U. in ‘41 and
42. Both of these boys have been reported missing in action over the Pacific.

From acréss the Atlantic we hear of our boys in France and Englands: —

Lt. John A. Pfitsch (APO 403, ¢/o PsMe, New York) sends @ Vomail from
France and says; “The towns and villages that we roll through are certainly dif-
shower the convoys with flowers and fruit. If you stop you are immediately swarmed
by people who I believe are sincerely joyous to see us. By the way, Doc, France
has many beautiful girls to its credit, and their greeting system isn't just a
rumors « + « The picture is changing fast and we are well on our way home,"

Johnny Pfitseh from Pfleugervill, Texas, and a Kansas postegrad « you
are a first class fighting mans And are we proud of you!

In an earlier letter Johnny said, “The men of the infantry are the boys,
Doce Boy, they have it rough and how they go$ You would be proud of them if
youcould see the teamwork,"

Chiek Pontius is one of our boys in the infantry over there in France,
and we are proud of the things he is doing. Chick was awarded the Purple Heart on.
July 15. He writes, "I am well now and am back with the company, ‘They released
me from the hospital on July 29. I received a promotion to sergeant August 14,

I have a great deal more to think about now than I had befores" Chick is Sgt. —
Vaughn We Be Pontius. APO ay New York.

Chick, all of the boys at the Country Club will be proud of your achieve-
ments over there. Congrats on your promotion, Mit and Bob Allen are both being
told that you are too tough for Frits, Their nicks are not as bad as their blasts.
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: Maje Lawrence Be. Filkin (APO 90, c/o P.Me, New York), who is with the
medical corps in France, writes, "I saw Paul Harrington about a month or six
weeks agoe He was hale and hearty and glad to see a different face from home,
He's still in the same outfit and doing well, Along with Paul were a number of ©
my old classmates from Medical School, and some old internes and profs, It was
like old home week. We've been moving along so fast lately that I doubt if
Paul's outfit will be able to stay very cloce to us, In our mad rush I've been
several outdoor basketball courts in this section of France, Don't know how

lays however, Wesanee when we pass Share ” more important business
moment." -

  

Lawrence, ssc thin an inne teak Ah eaten Oot ale et
told that Hagringtea-Quigley episode of the basketball tat the Quigley dinner,
~Quig, you will remember, called several fouls on Pauls interrogated Faul,
"Deo you understand?" "No," Paul said, “but I ae t an to yous"

We were delighted to hear from another "medic" Mage Georze, Mandeville
(APO 2, ¢/o Pee, Mew York), who wrote from France in July, saying, "I have
heard about your paper or something called The Rebound, and I wondered if you
might send me a copy before the war is over, Most of the betting is that now
that we have the first team in it won't be long. This is the roughest contest
I have ever had the privilege of being in, and strange as it seems a lot of
guys have got hurt. These de«-+ Nagis are a fanatical bunchy They have a lot
of determination but no common sense, ani about the only thing they can under~
stand or I should say the best persuader I have seen is the bayonet. Of course
when they get in front of our artillery they get pretty well gound up, A lot
of them hang on when they surely know they are going to be exterminated,”

Mandy, I see often your brother of the 1920 NebraskesKansas football
"fame" game, score 20620 « the game that built the stadium, Frank P, Mande-
ville sgys that he doesn't have to sell sporting goods, The voys just buy them.
Luck to you, Georges

“Lite Harold Bo Wright (APO 140, alle PsMe, New York) writes: "I'm now in —
England and am right in the midst of this war, I'm stationed with a medium
bombardment group flying Be26 Marauders; I like the plane fine and now have
several missions to my credits Our quarters are fine and the food wonderful.
When I stop to think of the boys in the front lines, I realigé how lucky some
of us are to be in the Air Corpsy » + « I'm looking forward to the next copy
of Jayhawk Rebounds, I have met some fellow Jayhawkers who enjoy them also,"

: *Harold, it you will give me sone of the fellows’ nanos we will be clad to
mail them to the boys. This is our desire + to do something for the boys who
G00 SONNE 0 TEE eee FS Cae ee aoe Lake Ty erenety ATMeNEE HO EPS

ome Harley Ms Anderson (APO 557, o/o PoMey New York) writes that he
bag heen in England over fourteen months, He says further, "Really was swell to
Hees Coes wt atcha tovvenda. That's the first one I have received
and hope I'll continue to get them as they roll off the press. Found it very
interesting to read about where some of the fellows are and what they are doing.
I had a good laugh on that paragraph telling of the notorious phone call Engle-
man made from Dr. Peete's home in KeC, Don't think I'll d@ver forget it. I
suppose Howard is busy these days teaching little Howard how to throw a ball up
and make it balance on a door ledge. If youwrite him please give him my regards.

' Her Pepte and his family f
“NOON, His daughter, reinia dane, is entering the Uatverstty bere. ey efter
| often speaks of you boys and the fine time he had when he entertained Engleman,
Bob Allen and the rest of the notorious pranksters. Dr. Peete attended the Rosedale
banquet last spring when your dad was toagtmaster and I spoke, a
ee ee ee te ee eto ee

Ens. Je Pe "Preddic" Harris (Armed Guard, c/o Fleet. P.O, New Orleans,
las) says, "I'm one of Uncle Sam's *salts' for sure nowe Have my ship and gun
crew an¢ have been on the sea for several weeks. « « « That's one advantage you
have in traveling on a merchant ship = you see and cover lots of territory and
yet you get back to the States occasionally."

Freddie, it was good to have you and irs, Freddie stop by the office for
a little chat. It was also pleasing to get a report on Michael Frederick, the
young hopeful for the Jayhawker football and basketball teams of 1964,

Ense Je Pe Turner (c/o Fleet P, Oc, New York) = "Just a few lines to let
you know I'h still kicking, I received the last issue of the Rebounds, and I
mean it was really fine to know how all the fellows are making out. They are a
great bunch, those Jayhawkers are, Knute told me in his last letter about
running into Rope, Hub and expecting to see Swede Linguist soon. It must be a
wonderful feeling to run into some of the old gang. I'm always looking for some
fellow Jayhawkers but haven't been very lucky so fare »« » Tell everybody back
that way hello for me, I sure think a lot of the old times I've had on Mount
Oread and am anxious to - back with all the gan@."

Jesse Paul, you are one of the best correspondents we have, and we are
always glad to hear from you, Tell the gang ” fight ‘em for me, will you?

Lte (jg) Ae Me “Murray” Brown writes us from the Naval Air Station at
Grosse Ile, Mich, le says, “Keep those Rebounds bounding this way as I really
enjoy them. I have met up with several other Kansas friends here and they enjoy
them, tode . « « Three of the officers and myself journeyed to the All-Star foot-
ball game last week, The Missouri Valley section was well represented in Glenn
Dobbs of Tulsa who played an outstanding game, I'm only sorry Ray Bvang couldn't
have been present because I think he is every bit as good as Dobbs, Both throw
hard and very accurate, You catch it or it knocks you down, I saw George Dick
in uniform but I don't think he played. I tried to see him but the crowd was
too big to get thru, - also it rained very hard. I did see Frank Cramer, Reaves
Peters, Ce Ee McBride, Mike Getto, Gene Johnson and several others, It was just
like old home week."

Murray, I am passing on ei our mutual good friend, E. C. Quigley your
remark as follows; “Just tell him its the Rockhurst Brown, That will clarify
the Browns to him. ite should know my number as many fouls as he has called on
mee Not dirty, Doo, just rough and clumsy." He will get a kick out of it, but
you will remember he always told you, "You can't do that {"
From the U, 5. Naval Air Station at Memphis « Down in Pixie - comes a
note from A/O Prank Stuckey, who says, “A few weeks ago while I was on leave I ;
had an oceasion to read a copy of the Rebounder, I met Virginia Ford Sollenberger
the train between Denver and Hutchinson and she had Marvin's copy. I was de- |
lighted to hear of the whereabouts of so many of my K.U. friends and happier still
to find that I could be put on the mailing varsiills dmbdatated Wo yous The Rebounder
really gives you the ‘word',"

: Thanks for your. compliment, Frank, in giving the Rebounds the eredit for
being “the word",

co Just after the publication of our last Jayhawk Rebounds we were pleased to
receive the announcement of the birth of a baby boy. to Ens. and Mrs, Robert B. Hunt,
on July 21, at Independence, Kansas, I promised Bob that I would mention it in the
next issueg Hearty congratulations to Bob and Mrs. Hunt! We hope the youngster is
now hale and hearty, and that his mother is feeling fine. I don't have to inquire
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Cpl. Hoyt Baker, at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma, wrote on August 21: "I won't
be long now before liemry Shenk will be starting football practice there on the Hill.
Gosh, what I wouldn't give to be backs Sports are one thing I really miss in the
armye Its been so long since I've played any game I've probably forgotten hows « «
We will be leaving the Stetes very soon, Our outfit has been together now almost
a year, so I guess it is about time we are seeing the other side."

And gosh, Hoyt, what we wouldn't give to have you back. You would perhaps
be the very tabasco that any football or basketball team needs, The old spizserinktum,
the pepper and ginegar « that's what you always hades We will take a rain cheek and
sount on you for September, '45 - eh, Hoyt? This goes for both the prolate spheroid
and the “round ball".

Lt, Chester Gibbens is with the Army Air Forces Techs Training Command at
Orlando, Flae, and says he hopes to be able to get home for a football game or two
this falle His leave is 3 mos, overdue, so he hopes to get home late in Sept. or
early Oct. Chet continues, "Denny might get home around that time. lle mentioned
something about coming back to the States to school. I imagine it would be for
Be29 training, but nothing definite has been said by hime « « « I guess I've been
Sigating the battle on the hore front and have veleased a WAC for combat duty."

Gibby, we are sending the football wuebades to you pronto, If you will
look at the last Rebounds you will have the complete schedule. This is the way
we have of giving all the boys in the service ~ in the States and overseas ~ the
latest dope om the schedule, and also some featuré on the personnel of the team,
It certainly will be good to have Dengil and you back, We hope that both of you
can arrive at the same time. :

. S/Sgt~ Waldo A, Miller is doing physical ¢raining work at the Army Air Base,

Seattle, Washington, and says he still likes it very muche He asks that we send him
Major Be Re Blbel's address, and we are glad to give it here for the benefit of all
his friends « School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas, .
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A/T Re Le “Bob" Bock is now at Perrin Field, Sherman, Texas, ile says,
"Two events that have occurred at K.U. while I have been gone have pleased me
very much, The Wm, Allen White Foundation and fun should make for K.U.*s attaining
a high role as a school of journalism, and since journalism is my interest, good
news it certainly was. Then Ernie Quigley's appointment as athletic director
should be a boost to the school, I read the Topeka Capital article reporting his
appointment, and I feel quite sure that Mr. Quigley means what he says and will
give his all to boost K.U, athletics." é

It is always good to hear from you, Sports Colmnist Bob Bock. Keep firing
your entertaining letters in our direction, #. C. Quigley will be glad to know
thet you feel as you do, 2

Chief Specialist Eddie Hall, USNTC, Great Lakes, Ill., says, "Bob Hope
said that the boys overseas write their girl friends that a letter from home is
like a five-minute furlough, Your Rebounds are thirty-minute furloughs. It is
good to sit down and read about the big things some of the boys are doing. Some
are doing real well for themselves, I wonder if T. P. Hunter has gotten back into
the scrimmage yet. le is probably trying hard if he is physically ablee And
Knute Kresie is on top as he was on the Baseball dianonds . « » Doc, I'm still
here at Great Lakes trafning recruits. I had a short cruise on the A, lantic
last winter. Other than that, I've been here all the time, » « » I am coaching
the Regimental Boat Racing Crew. What I know about it you could put: in a small
book but we are in second place out of twelve regiments. It is a lot of fun but
takes up all my extra time." :

I am glad, Eddie, that you think the Rebounds is a good thirty-minute
furlough, You can always bet that Knute Kresie will be on the old mound firing at
the brothers in the batter's box. He always looked good to me when he faced
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Chief Specialist Theno F, Graves writes, "I'm stationed at the University
of Southern California as an instruetér in physical education, V-l2 program.
I have been here since Mareh 20, Prior to that time I was at the naval training
station, San Diego. « » « One of your players of last season is here « |
Homer Sherwood, He is doing well but will have to hurry to make the squad here
this year, Have some good men on hand at the present time."

Theno, the next time you see Homer Sherwood, tell him I am betting on
him to make the squad, He was slow in starting here at the University, but he got
goinge Just give him a good chance and he will prove his worth.

3 S/S@t. Ae George Hulteen (APO 495, c/o FeMe, jNew York) passes his Rebounds
around to four or five Jayhawkers somewhere in India, George, I want to say that
if you will send me the addresses of these other boys we will be glad to mail
each one of them a Rebounds, I imagine, George, the main topic of conversation
enong your buddies is « when do we get out of this hot spot and get a chance to
be shipped back to God's country, Am I guessing correctly?

Capt. John T. Andrews, Adj, Gen. School, Ft. Washington, Mde, writes:
“Was in Washington a few weeks ago to see the Quartermaster for some items, While
leaning over the counter looking for items I glanced up and there stood Lester
Kappelman looking like a million dollars, We went into a huddle that was all
too short. Great to see him."
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Jack, T pass the Gus Office often and every time I do 5 seneth at wees
And every time we nae Rotary meeting at the Bldyidge Hotel we miss. your aniling
petacmnonet atid

: Dre He le Kirkpatrick, Capt. Me C., Station Hospital, Ephrata, Washs, |
says, “I certainly appreciate being on the mailing list and enjoyed reading the
letters the boys have written in from all over the world. They're great boys, D
and you are proud of them, I know, ‘They played the game for you and how they're, -
giving Unele Sam their best. » « » Was pleased to see that Ernie Quigley was
appointed Athletic Director, the for the life of me I can't seo why anyone would ©
eare for the job unless they really loved KU. Some of us do that, Phog, and
I'tm sure no one could ever say you weren't for KeU, first, last, and all the time."

Thank you for the compliment, Dootor, It was awfully good to hear from
you, We are waiting for your return to have some of the Jayhawker bullfests.

Capt. Harold & Jonson, Hqs, 8th Service Command, Dallas, Texas, says,
"Last spring in Oklahoma City I talked to Fred Pralle a few minutes and he men+
tioned the Jayhawk Rebounds which he received and enjoyed. You were kind enough
to send me a copy and it was all Pralle said it was. Surely good to read of the
fellows."

Harold, when you come back after the war we want you to come and visit
us and see the intramural seteup as it is running then, It will be bigger and
better, of course, because the past should never lay hold upon the future, And
the future is always greater than the past.

| Ense We Ae "Bill" Forsyth is now at Camp Bradford, near Norfolk, Va.
He says, "Vas taking a physical Saturday with a fellow and it turned out to be
Bob Kenney, who played for Rice Institute in '4l+'42, We had quite a time
talking about the old days. lie was inquiring of Engleman. Bob had aknee opera-
tion a few months ago and he is almost a cripple. Don't imagine he will play
much basketball after the war." :

Bill, please venesher me to Bob Kenney, He cauged us many anxious
hours, He was a great athlete and a grand fellow, Ask him if he remembers the
—— girl that nearly ensnared him. He made several visits to lawrence, Kansas,

to give the little lady a very strenuous rush, In this morning's mail I have an
announcement from Mr. and Mrse dames William Thompson ennouncing the marriage
of their daughter, Mary Blizabeth, to Byron Wellington Hart, Air Corps, Army of
the United States, on Thursday, the 7th of September, at the Church of Our
Savior, San Gabriel, California. Ask Bob Kenney how it happened 3

Vance Hall, C/P MeAsAeF,, Tucson, Arizonay "I want to thank you for
sending me the last copy of the Jayhawk Rebounds, I surely do enjoy them and I
know how the boys overseas must look forward to each edition, I managed to get a
release from the Primary school where I was instructing ~ it. has since been
closed = and I am now with the Air Transport Command, « « «*T had quite a ,ur-

a 048198 Shichi odiaadt.arecmetn aib,

We8h WG ndwe Rebounds and he sure enjoyed reading it."

 

 
 
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Vanee, tell Ray Niblo thet the thud of the pigskin is in the air. Ask
ins Af: he: Srey Quen am sage: te get back: on Why en mane a6
that old | ‘Pigekine : |

“Pyt. Harold Goodwin (APO 140, o/o PoM., New vane "Received. your latest
newsletter and it is a pipe This is just a note to ask that you change my address.
Finally satisfied an ambition I've had since 7 Dec. 1941. "rye been —— to
Pet, Mareid 7 ew

Genguatabattene, deste, on the thing that you have wanted to do, namely,
get into the war as a buck private rather than as a Red Gross field director.

You have shown exactly where your heart ie in this wars / |

Major Ee Re Blbel, writing from the School of Aviation Medicine at
Randolph Field, Texas, says; “Met ‘Kenny’ Hamilton at officer's mess the other
day. He is now a captain and a fine looking boy. Mo fe stationed at Parren,
Texas, Had dinner with Ralph Miller the other night, He tes from 003
tomorrow (Auge 5)e I never saw him looking better. He has made a fine impression
over bead 3 yf i

_ Major Eddie, we were glad to hear from Ke my Hamilton, I, too, would
have liked to have had the pleasure of shaking with Ralph Miller upon his
graduation from OCS, I will answer your fine letter that called forth many :
potent points for physical education and its , ‘here on Mt. Oread, You
certainly presented a challenging situation for the administrators to seriously
consider. You definitely showed your a in a constructive program,
Thanks a million.

 

3 Dre ‘George Ae Esterly, the patron saint of athletics on Massachusetts
Street, wrote me from his beautiful Estes Park summer retreat, “Let me thank
you for the Rebounds, I enjoyed it so much that I hope I may be favored again.
So many of those boys I know so well, that I enjoyed it more than I can tell
youe” We will be sending you another Rebounds, Doctor, and your many friends
whe receive this still count you the number one peppereupper, when enthusiasm
is needed for any athletic team that can beat Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma,
‘Kansas State or Iowa State, In fact, you started supporting Kansas teams long
before some of these schools were ever in the Big Six or the Missouri Valley.

_We received a postcard on August 29 from 2nd Lt. Charles B, Black, Jre,
giving his APO 16400, ¢/o Postmaster, New Yorke Good luck, Charlie, in that
streak of light eco Hh Sng photographic plane of yours. Teke some beauti-
ful pictures of those babies !

We acknowledge with thanks, and with concratulations, the announsenent
from Lt. Dan Partner, USNR, former Kansas Aggie gridiron luminary and later ver-
satile sports writer on the Sports Desk of the Kansas City Star, the arrival at
Iowa City, Iowa, on August 8, 1944, of Ann Cornelia Partner, gross weight 7 lbs.
pth logged aboard at 0208, reporting for duty to Louise Partner, in command.

And signed by the skipper of the ship, said luminary and versatile all-sports |
writer, The ship in which the trio are sailing is the USS Partnershipe May
their ‘voyage be a most serene and happy one,
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Hats off to Pvt. Charles Gordon Stucker, who is now at Cemp Fannin,
Texas. Gordon added to his laurels won on the gridiron and basketball court by
winning the Sharpshooter Medal, with the highest score in his battalion, shooting
149 out of 150, Yet his eyesight was the thing that failed him in his Annapolis
trye A clipping from the Tyler, Texas, newspaper says that two contests stood head
and shoulders above the rest in the Tyler-Smith County tank championships. The
men's 400 yd. free style event, which usually takes a back seat to the shorter
dash events, was « highlight of the first two nights of the tournament. A large
crowd watched Pvt. Charles Gordon Stucker fall behind Pvt. Richard Hinge in the
gruelling 400 yd. event, By the 12th lap Hinze was almost a full lap ahead of
Stucker, but a burst df speed in the last four turns gave Stucker the victory.
Gordon also won the men's 50«yd, free style.

Re We Farris, Phi, writes from Seattle - "I was quite surprised but
pleased to learn of Quigley being made Director of Athletics at Kansas, I am
sure he will be a fine man for the jobs"

Good luck when your new ship comes in, Dick - the one you are waiting for. |

| I received a fine letter from Bill Huggins, 709 West 6th St., Coffeyville,

Kansas. Bill is a number one sports enthusiast of the Sunflower statee Although
an illness has kept him bedridden for a number of years, he knows every athlete

and the athlete's record in this country of ourse Bill is a brother of "Teady”
Huggins whe played on Frosty Cox's championship teams at Colorado. He has been

in England since spring, just after he finished the basketball season playing

in the National A.A.U,. tournament in Denver as a member of the Buckley Field

teame When I spoke in Coffeyville last fall at the allesports dinner given by

the classification clubs of that city, I stopped in to see Bill. I had never

met a more cheerful shut-in in all my life. Good luck and best wishes, Bill.

When Marine w, L, "Bill" Winey, Jr., former caddy at the Lawrence Country
Club and a friend of all the players there, visited us in Lawrence Iwas dis-
appointed in not having a longer time to visit. But from all I hear, Bill, your
friends were delighted to see you and were impressed with your golf game.
Bill has returned from Australia and is now at the Yard Dispensary, Mare Island,
Calif,, where they are trying to get the rest of the malaria out of him before
he reports for active duty.

This is a short story about Pfe, Robert E, Allen (405 So, 40th St.,
Philadelphia 4, Pa.) and Jean licFarland Allen, who are laboring to extricate an
MeD. degree from the University of Pennsylvania as soon as possible. You will
remember what I once said about the Philadelphians, As a class they are much
taller and much fairer than the Chinese, but not nearly so progressive. But in
the City of Brotherly Love an accident happened on Market Street that cost Pfc.

Bob and Jean better than $500, ;

Bob had taken his car down to have it washed ~ not by a garage but by
some energetic colored boys who would do it cheaper than the garagemen, You Jay-
hawk Rebounders perhaps remember Bob's Oldsmobile job that wag given him as a
present by his parents for not indulging in the aasty nicotine habit before he
arrived at his majority. Bob's car most of the. time has been interned on the two
gallons of gasoline allowance plus the extra embargo placed in the Bast against
unnecessary driving. The car was shiny, spic and span, but along came a harmless
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Se and liteoh.tne anatomy of a colored gentleman's fractious steed. Said steed
tore across. the street and lended smackedab in the top of Bob's ear, hoofs and all.

Of course, Bob and Jean, luckily, were not in it. The car was a wreck
fron top to the chassis, Brothereinelaw 711] Williams, Hleanor’s husband, who is a
lawyer, saw the sorrowful owner of the steed and the poor old colored gentleman
offered to pay $10.00 a month until the bill was satisfied, However, Bob writes
that the poor old colored fellow has just been returned from the operating table
at the hospital and they found a huge carcinoma of’the stomach, They sewed him
back up, and the tag on his hospital record showéd “exploratory laparotomy".
That means they just euplovet ond found that an operation was contraindicated.

 

This means that Bob had a lot of experience out of the episode, ‘but no
moneys I am reminded of the philosophy of the oid colored fellow who had a blind
horse and when he died the old gentleman soliloquized, "Dem tat has must lose".
Too bad, Bobs But for the benefit of Rope Emgleman, Johnny Kline, Ralph Miller,
Bruee Voren, Marvin Sollenberger, Norman Sannemen, Charles Walker, Bill Hoghen,
Bob Johnson, Vance Hall, “aurice Jackson, Don Zbling, Bill Bevan, Jack Sands,
Leren Florell, Lyman Corlis, Kirk Owen, Lester Kappelman, Herb Hartman, Fen
_ Durand, and other of your teammates whose names have slipped my mind, they will
be glad to know that you eame out alive, And with your Army pay as a Pfo, it
won't take you long to get the wreek in shape so that you can get back to Bell
Memorial Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas, where you will begin your interneship
sometime soon after October lst. For a country boy from Kansas to serve as
president of his medical class is perhaps compensation to offset your other dis-
appointments. Bob perhaps would never mention this, but with justifiable pride
the old folks are pretty happy about it, :

Lt. Ralph H. Miller has just written me from Drew Field, Tampa, Florida:
“Dear Doc, ;

I gust heard of T. Pe Hunter's death yesterday and it really struck
home. dean and I felt very badly about it. I think he was one of the grandest
persons I have ever known in my lifee It's a shame that he should have to go
because he is one of the boys who will be needed later on in this worlds My
hat is off to him because I think he was one of the greatest guys K.U. ever had.

If possible I would like to have his mother's address, 1 certainly
would epevosiate it if you cen send it to me.

From the heading you can see where we are now stationed. We like it
very much and I have a niee assignment, I am the Asst. Base Physical Training
Officer. There are a grand bunch of fellows here and I enjoy my work very much.

Have run into two K.U. people hére = Jim Sherman of Topeka, and Tom
Lillard of Topeka and his wife (Margaret Butler), We had a nice get-together
last night and talking of the swelldays of K.U. All of us wished that we could
be back there.

Dick is in the Aleutians and so far likes it fine. I understand Bob
Gilliand was decorated for action against Jap planes, Spike Robertson wes in
on DeDay and was plenty seared, so he says.

Enough for nowe Doe, your newsletter is wonderful and it is really
appreciated by all. I don't know of anything you could have done to make plenty
of guys happy. dean and I both send regards to youand the family. Hope you

ean send me that addresses
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Ralph, here is the address: Mrs. Mary F. Hunter,
: ! Margaret, Texas.

: . Your sincere expression regarding Ts. Pe's passing is exactly what I
expect from all of his friends and teammates, Continued good luck to you and Jean.

ae Reve Robert H. Hunt, pastor of the First Methodist Church at Salina, who
was pastor of our Methodist Church here in Lawrence, writes: “Last night Rev.
and Mrs, Bd Price spent an hour with us and in the conversation Ed said that
it had been reported Te P. Hunter had been killed, If this is true I would like
to have the name and address of his mother so I might write to here I was very
much impressed with T. P. when he was in school, lie was a fine charactere « « «
Best wishes to Quigley. I have met him-numbers of times but he will not remember
mee I used to watch him umpire in the National League more than 50 years ago.” ,

| Capte We He “BAl1" Ramey (APO 115, o/o °.M., New York), writes: “Like
many of the boys whose letters I read in the Rebounds, I haven't come across any
of the KeJ.e mene Wrote Paul Harrington one day months ago but haven't heard any-
thing from him. In the 26 July 1944 issue Lt. John Pfitsch said he met a Rameys
I wish I could say that it was the same one who is writing to you but I can't lay
such claims, unfortunately. « « "

We too hope, Bill, that it will not be long until all of you old-timers
are back with use | _

fo Leroy We Archer, Coxswain, USS Trion, o/o Fleet P.0., San Francisco
Dear Jimmy: I want to confess to you that when youwote your letter on Octe
19, 1943, I made a pledge that I would write you right away, I put the same in
my pocket and thought I would write the letter from the office, For some
reason I changed coats and did not wear the tan coat that I put the letter in
much more because it was a sport coat, This fall when I put the same tan coat
on I discovered your letter in my inside pocket. I called your sister at the
First National Bank and got your address, and am now writing you this short
note in the Jayhawk Rebounds and sending it to you because it mentions your
brother-in-law, Chick Pontius, I knew that you would be interested in hearing
about a lot of the boys as you were such a rabid basketball fans yet you did
not limit your enthusiasm to basketball ~ it wasall sports. So here's luck
to youe Bob and Mit will be glad to know that you are fighting an aggressive
Ware :

   

While you boys have been digging foxholes, I have been digging divots
at the Lawrence Country Club. Last Friday, Sept. 8, while playing golf with
Ogden Jones, the chairman of the draft board, Mr. Irving Hill and Dr. H. T. Jones,
I closed my eyes and swung a lusty iron in the direction of the green on Noe 2
fairway. Like a blind pig, I had picked up an 8 iron, and I was lucky enough
to get a holeein-one, The sun was in my eyes and I saw the ball light near the
green and then disappear, Ogden Jones excitedly said, "You made it+%", but not
until I got over there and looked into the cup did I find the ball, Oddly
enough, two of the foursome were already members of the ilole#in-One Club, Hr.
Irving Hill made his on No. 7 and Dr, Jones previously had made his hole-in-one
on old Noe 4, Honestly, I believe a fellow who sees someone else make @ hole-
ineone gets more kick out of it than the individual making it. A few years ago

“ I was playing with Bill Hargiss, and on old No, 1 Bill took his No. 2 iron and
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swung lustily into the ball which stopped about a foot from the cup dead in
line with his drive. Om the second nine Bill Hargiss took the same club and
the same ball and drove one over identically the same terrain on the green and
it rolled deftly into the cup. I know I got more of a kick out of seeing that
ball go in than I did on shooting mine because I saw it all the way. And then
I thought it took a real golfer to make a hole-in-one!

| The tang of fall and the thud of pigskins are in the air. The blackbirds
are on their way south. ‘the leaves come tumbling down, and there is the ex-
cited talk of fans concerning our first football game with Washburn University |
of Topeka, which is to be played at Haskell Stadium Friday night, Sept, 15th.
Director Ernie Quigley has assembled his coaching staff which is practically the
same as last year with Head Coach Henry Shenk assisted by Coaches Elmer Schaake
and Dean Nesmith. Director Quigley has also signed up Lt,» He Le Ware, a former
great from Texas Christian University. Coach Ware is athletie officer here for
the Vel2 and his contribution will be most valuable to the team in general and
particularly when they meet TCU a week from next Friday, George Dick, last :
year's honor captain, is also assisting with the squad.

Director Quigley has also signed Chief Specialist Ralph EB. Hayes as coach
of the boxing team at the University, This sport will be revived under the
very capable direction of this athletic officer who developed Golden Gloves
champions at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, He is a great fellow and a real fighting
Irishman, iis work has been outstanding in this sport in developing the boys
for combat who still have scores to settle with the Japanasis,

Although we have included the entire Varsity football gechedule in our
previous Rebounds, we are repeating it for those who may have lost their last

issue and for the new boys on the mailing list.

September 15 Washburn (night) at Lawrence
September 23 Texas ¢. (night) at Kansas City

September 29 Denver (night) at Denver

October 7 Tulsa (night) at Tulsa

October 14 Towa State at Ames

October 21 Nebraska at Lawrence (Home coming)
November 11 Kansas State at Manhattan

November 18 Oklahoma at Lawrence

November 23 Missouri at Kansas City

Now for the football prospects, Coach Shenk was asked his evaluation of
the team and the possible prospects, This summation will pretty accurately
give you the seteup as it exists at the present time.

"The 1944 edition of the Jayhawker football squad is beginning to round
into shapes Summer practice started August 14, and the regular fall practice
began September 1, with very little break between the two, :

“About 66 boys reported for the opening practice, Among them were
several likely looking candidates and several of last year's team. Of course, many
of the boys were newcomers, some of whom have never played even high school foot-

_ ball, while others were pretty light for Big Six competition. Seven boys re-
ported weighing under 150 pounds.
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“At present the following boys seem to be the most likely candidates for
starting berths against Washburn September 15: Right end « Dutch Sehimeng and
Gordon Reynolds, Schimeng weighs 195 and is a member of the V-1l2 unit, from
Milwaukee, Wisconsing He played backfield in high school but shows promise at
end. Gordon Reynolds, 6'1", weighing 183, had one year of competition at North
Dakota State, At right tackle, a freshman, Sam Hunter, 6 fe, weighing 180 lbs.
lfeyeareold, is the most promising candidate. Sem was allestate tackle last
year in high schonl, Ivory Bird from Olathe, Kansas, and Darwin Larbkin, from
Hudson, Wisconsin, are other likely candidates for the right tackle spot.
Wallace Rouse, 217 lb. freshman from Wichita, and Gene “Chief” Long, 200 lb.
veteran of former years, are most likely otaytare at left taskle, |

"The right guard position is a Pa between Dud Day, 165 lbe, from Lae
Jolla, Californias der lana Cantrell, 175 lbe, from Joplin Junior College; and
Fred Daneke, 162 1b., from Topeka, At the center position two experienced men -
Wayne Hird, of Lawrence, 200 lbs., and Dan Chase, 194 lbse, are available.
Charles Keller who was a regular last year, weighing 200 lbse, is a left guard,
with Don Stockdale, 160 lbse, at guard, from Wyandotte, and John McDermott from
Wichita Bast, as understudies,

"At left end, Warren Riegle, who was a regular last year, weighing 180
ibse, from El Dorado, Kansas, and Charles Daigneault, 160 lbs., from Worcester,
Masse, are the stand-outse In the backfield four letter men who were starters
jast year are availablee John Bergin, 175 lbs., at right half, will probably do
the signal calling, John is from Sen Francisco, “eroy Robison, 180 lbs», from
Lawrence, will be the blocking back, and Don Barrington, 200 lbse, at fullback.
Charles Moffett, of Péabody, ansas, will be at left half.

"In addition, several other men are showing promise == Don Faulkner,
letterman from last year, at blocking back; Dwight Sutherland from Kansas City,
‘Moe, at halfbacks Ted Short from Omaha, fullback; Bob Miller, letterman from
last year, at left halfy Dick Williams, wingback from Powhattan, Kansas;
Kenneth Danneberg, 155-pounder from Kansas City, Moe, Southwest High, and
Clifford Brown, 210 lb. fullback who played at Haskell Institute last year.

"Prospects are slightly better than last year, but indications are that
all teams will be somewhat stronger this year than last, due to an inerease
in the number of 17+year-olds and an added year's experience for the MP's in
the camps of some of our opponents who have nothing but 4F students."
With my very best wishes to each and every one of you, I am
‘Very sincerely yours,

(Signed) Forrest C. Allen
"Doo"

| Director of Physical Bducation,
PCAsAM Varsity Basketball Coach,