16,

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.