; JAYHAWK REBOUNDS
August 31, 1945
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Dear Fellow Jayhsawkers:

This Jayhawk Rebound was started on July 25, just thirty days after I
wrote Jayhawk Rebound No. 17. I dictated the start of the Rebound to my secretary
at that time. She receiwed a wire stating that her mother was to be operated on
for some emergency operation. She left, stating that she would wire me the next
dey when she woula return. I have had no reply to this date, two weeks vhereatter ,
arid since my present secretary cannot read the other's notes, me thinks that I had |
better make a new start. Perhaps the surgeon may have extircated the ¢rafiun of
wy promising secretary instead of operating on her mother, because no worg has
come from her as yet. The FBI is too busy for such menial tasks as locaving a
Jayhawk Rebound dictation, and I think that Sir Arthur Conan Deyle has better plots
for his Sherlock Holmes stories, so we'll let the matter drop.

I do remember stranger things happening than this. I faintly remember
that Aimee Semple McPherson, the Angelus Temple Evangelist from Les Angeles, Cali-
fornia, once dived into the Pacific Ocean at Carmel on the Sea, and disappeared
for three days, but finally came up on dry land in a small town in New Mexico. So,
stranger things have happened than the disappearance of my secretary.

The significance of "rebound" was to be my starting theme, i.e. the con-
ception in calling this the Jayhawk Rebound. Recalling how our Big Six Basketbail
Chamoions rebounded from the backboards, and thinking of how you champions in all
arms of the service have rebounded from the Japanazis, and, too, thinking of how
your letters have rebounded from all parts of the world and from the seven seas to
me and fron me to you, with excerpts of your very interesting letters sent to other
Jayhaykers over the world, I decided to name the original epistle the Jayhawx Re-

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. The tang of fall and the thud of the pigskin is in the air! The black-
birds are on the wing. "Believe It or Not!" This is the eighth of August and if
you. were here now, you would be experiencing the like of a chilly early fali day.
Eeud Goach of football,.Henry Shenk, closes football practice next week. Afcer a
three weeks layoff uniforms wiil be issued August 31 to footbali candidates and
pictures will be taken. Regular fall foctball practice will begin September 1.

Tne coaching staff lost the services of Eimer Schaake who resigned to take over a
high-school athletic directorship at Dinube, California. The loss of Coach Schaake
was a vVlow to Headman Henry Shenk who counted on the smiling Dutchman, chaake, to
handle the backfield. As yet no coach has been hired to take Schaake's place.

Thirty-five to forty boys from the V-12 unit have been reporting regu.lar-
ly for summer practice. Thes? and other available.candidates will report for next
fall's gridiron editicn. Due to the heat, most of the time has been spent in ligh)
workouts in shorts, with an occasional scrimmage. when weather. conditions permittes.
After viewing summer practice, Coach Shenk does not look exactly like mournful Gil
Dobie used to look; in fact, he has a more pessimistic attitude than Dobie, expe-
cially when he thinks of this fall's campaign. He opines that the material is go-
ing to be shorter than some of the French bathing suits recently pictured in Life
Magazine.

 
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Only three letter men are reporting for practice. Charlie Moffett, All
Big Six halfback, has been reclassified and will soon be in the armed service.
Gordon Reynolds, All Big Six basketball forward and end on football team, was not
reassigned to K.U. for medical training. His loss will be a severe blow. Doc
Lambkin, tackle, was assigned to fleet duty and also will not be back. The three
letter men around whom the coaches will have to build a team are Leroy Robinson,
fullback from Lawrence High School, Tex Langford, center from Texas, and Dud Day,
diminutive guard from California. Frank Pattee, a member of the freshman squad in
1942, has been discharged from the Navy and will undoubtedly be an important cog
in the grid machine of 1945. That is the story as far as experience is concerned.
The coaches will have to rely upon 17-year old freshmen and inexperienced Navy
boys for the football wars. Every time Coach Shenk looks at his fall schedule com-
ing up, he ages considerably. on:

The schedule is as follows:

Sept. 22 Texas Christian... . . Kansas City Ruppert Stadium (night )
Sent 26: .DENVOR c.4 4. 5.4.0.4 2 eee (night ) | oy
O66 xo8G.: TOMA. Bees cam ics ad: §,, $5 Oe eee t.
Oct. 12 Washburn ......... Lawrence, Haskell Stadium (night)
Oct. 20.  Ogianeme 5 «6. ce a ee Neen , i

Oct. 2% ~ Wichita oe oe eb ks ec

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Nov. 10 Marquette ...... . . Milwaukee , ,

Nov. 17 Kansas State .... . . Lawrence (homeconiing game )

~ Nov. 24 Missouri... «. «+.» - Kangas City Ruppert Stadium

The coaching staff at present consists of Henry Shenk, Head Coach, Dean
Nesmith, Assistant Coach and Trainer, and Ralph "Red" Huffman, a new addition to
the staff from Fort Hayes, State Teachers! College, who will act as assistant line
coach. George Dick, former star end of K.U. has been helping with the summer ~
pracbhiee.,. i

"Way Back When"

A quarter of a century ago! It was just 25 years ago this season that I
was coaching the Kansas Varsity football team and faced as drab an outlook as Coach
Shenk faces this season. I was running over our Kansas Varsity football record of
1920. Kansas, with an average weight of but 162 pounds per man, was the lightest
team ever in Jayhawker history. Scanning those games, I thought it might be inter-
esting to some of the old-timers to list the schedule with the results of the games
and the coaches of the teams who were then coaching football. Billi Hargiss was at
Emporia and he is now in Italy with the Army Specialized Training Program. Ernest
Bearg, after his turn at coaching Washburn, went to Illinois to help Bob Zuppke
and then became head coach at Nebraska: for several years, later returning to Wash-
burn as head coach with the promise of putting the Ick&bods in the Rosebowl. But
this never materialized. Bearg is now an insurance man on the West Coast. Dwight
Keam, Bearg's co-coach, is now an insurance man in Topeka. Dr. "Red" Payne was
coeching the Iowa State team for the Dream Touchdown game on which we outdreamed
him. Dean Johnnie Bunn of Stanford University, California, has an interesting com-
mert in this Jayhawk Rebound regarding Dr. Payne. Charlie Bachman is now coaching
Michigan Stute College at East Lansing, Michigan. Bennie Owens is Director of
Physical Education at Oklahoma. Big, genial Henry "Indian" Schulte has passed on
to his reward after-serving Nebraska football and track at Lincoln for a generation.
Jimny Phelan, who was at Missouri after the first World War, had outstanding suc-
cess at Perdue and at the University of Washington at Seattle.
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Following is the 1920 football record of the Jayhawkers together with

scores and the opposing coaches at that time. George Nettels was Captain and
Howard "Scrubby" Laslett was Assistant Coach.

Coaches
Kansas 47 -—- Emporia Teachers 0 H. W. "Bill" Hargiss
Kansas 6 — Washburn College 0 Ernest Bearg-Dwight Ream
Kansas 7 -- Drake University 3 Ted Banks
Kansas 7 ---lowa State O Dr. "Red" Payne
Kansas 14 -- Kansas State 0 _. Charlie Bachman
Kansas 9 -—-— Oklahoma ’ elke | Bennie Owen
Kansas 20 -- Nebraska 20 Henry Schulte
Kansas 7 -- Missouri 16 Jan Phelan

I mentioned the average weight of the Kansas ow 162 pounds per man.
The Cornhuskers had nineteen men on the squad who weighed better than 190 pounds.
The scarlet-clad Nebraska Corhhuskers had just returned from New York City where
they defeated Colgate 20 to O. Kansas had but one man on the squad who weighed
better than 190 pounds and that was Edwin Sandefur.

Nebraska football statistics rated Dale - 208, fullback; Hubka - 206,
substitute fullback; Swanson - all western end; Pucelik - great tackle; and our
own Governor, Andy ew Schoeppel — all two hundred pounder; plus fourtéen other two
hundred pounders too numerous to mention. Among our boys, all of who. played a>
phenomenal game, Arthur "Dutch" Lonborg, basketball coach of Northwestern Univer-

sity, was our regular quarterback. John Bunn,.of Stanford, was our other outstand-

ing quarterback. Frank Mandeville, of Lowe and Campbell Athletic. Goods Co., was
the man who caught the three forward passes for touchdown scores against the Corn-
huskers. Andrew "Andy" McDonald, coach at Southwestern Missouri State Teachers!
College at Springfield, Missouri, played a stellar end, as did Tad Reid, now a
major in the Armed Forces, and Harl Ivy and Arnie Bell. Gordon Saunders: Red Hart,
and George Hale were the centers. Warren Woody, Severt Higgins, and Wint Smith
were the guards. George Nettles and Ed Sandefur were the tackles. In the back-
field we had Lonborg, Mandeville, Harley Little, John Bunn, and Kenny Welch. Welch

- was a powerful diminutive fullback weighing exactly 133 lbs. Carl McAdams caught

a long forward pass that set up the last touchdown pass. Time has taken its toll..
George Hale, Severt Higgins, Arnie Bell, and Carl McAdams are deceased.

But, let us give a quick summary of. heat season in which Kansas tase
the lightest and one of the scrapiest teams in our history.

‘A. W. "Bill" Hargiss had just returned from the Oregon Agricultural Col-
lege and was attempting to build the Emporia Teachers' College into. a winning ag-
gregation. Dr. "Mal" Stevens, the old Yale sensation, was quarterback for Washburn
College. Drake University had Brindley, who was later proven to have played with
the Rock Island Professional Team prior to his entering Drake. Captain Brindley
drop kicked a field goal from the forty-two yard line early in the game for Drake's
3-O lead. Later in the game, a pass from Lonborg to Mandeville resulted in a
touchdown for Kansas. Charlie Bachman, the present Michigan State Coach had just
come from Northwestern University to Kansas State. This was his first year at the
Aggies. Arnold "Arnie" Bell, the right end for Kansas, swooped.up an Aggie fumble
and ran sixty-five yards for the first touchdown. A forward pass from Lonborg to
Mandeville resulted in the second touchdown. The goal was kicked after both touch-
downs. i
The Kansas team as yet had not been scored upon except by a field goal,
but Bennie Owens' Oklahoma Sooners, which proved to be the champion team of the
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Missouri Valley Conference, took the Kansan's measure at Normal 21-9. It was one
of the toughest games ever played at Norman, so the followers of the Sooners Said. .

Nebraska had withdrawn from the old Missouri Valley Conference at the
end of the 1919 season, due to a disagreement between the Conference and the Uni-
versity of Nebraska. Nebraska contended that they had a right to play their foot-
ball games at Omaha because the Medical School of Nebraska was located there. The
other schools objected to this ruling, stressing the rule that .all games should be
played on the campus gridiron. Therefore, Nebraska withdrew from the Missouri Val-
ley Conference.

And, although the other schools of the conference had a two year agree—
ment which carried over from 1920, they refused to play their 1920 games with the
Cornhuskers. However, Kansas kept her agreement and was the only one of the Mis-
souri Valley schools to play the Cornhuskers that year.

The game was played on old McCook Field with her wooden bleachers with a
crowd of 10,000 risking their lives and their chances on the Jayhawkers.

It was that thrilling come-back of the Kansas team, from a 20-0 deficit,
that warmed the cockles of the student body and the followers of the Jayhawkers,
and that game; in fact, built the Kansas Memorial Stadium. ig

The game‘was played on Saturday, November 13, 1920, .and on, Monday morn-
ing, November 15, 1920, a wild and joyous Kansas student body, meeting for. convo-
cation in Robinson Gymnasium, pledged $160,000 toward the building of the Kansas
Stadium. The evaluation of the completed ‘stadium at present is. $660,000, The
Athletic Association completed the building of the giant Kansas horseshoe, .the
only completed stadium in the Big’ Six at’ that timé, and the largest and most beau-
tiful in this’ conference area.’ Kansas with a fighting, midget team, the lightest
team in the history of Kansas, scored in’ every game that. She played.. Kansas scored
117 points to her opponents 60. She won’5 games, lost 2 and tied Nebraska in the
game that built the stadium “' 7) bor losditist sy tiun tats

Until Coach Shenk's Kansas Jayhawkers of 1944 defeated Nebraska 20-0,
Kansas had not achieved this feat at Lawrence since 1896, so Kansas shattered an
old jinx, and the Jayhawkers of 1944 will long be remembered as "the team that
beat Nebraska in football at Lawrence in 1944." _ 9,

Maybe this fact that Kansas had not defeated Nebraska at Lawrence since
1896, made a good jinx story, and caused even the local newspaper correspondents
to play up that unusual feature. It always appeared to me as a bit of underselling
of a courageous Kansas team who did the impossible in winning a Kansas triumph to
gain.a tie with the vaunted Cornhuskers of that year. Further, it seemed justifia-
ble to me to lionize this doughty band of Kansans. It was this irrepressible band
of young Kansans’ who exploded the Cornhuskers hopes and sent a frenzied and loyal
Jayhnawker following on a hilarious victory march.” Tt is with this in mind that I
am reprinting one of my stories from the "Tales of Yesteryears" regarding that
great Kansas comeback in the game that ---~- :

Built a Stadium»

Swooping down from the north, as did Attila's Huns of old, the scarlet-
clad Nebraska football giants of Coach Henry ("Indian") Schulte ran roughshod over
the light but scrappy Kansas Jayhawkers, during the first half of the 1920 Homecom—
ing Day game, at Lawrence, Kansas, 20 to 0. :
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Kansas, outweighed 27 lb. to the man, was no match for the powerful
Cornhuskers,..%7ho; pourcec.theiniwoy thrice across,the.fiela,Zor tcuchdowas in, the
first hadi. overpenering tie hapless Jayhawkers, “who fought . doggecty to held them
to a Oto 20 firsi.hal? score,

Nebraska possessed a gang of stalwarts. MER ot, men on their squad
averaged 169 1b..to the man. While the Kansas average for the starting line-up was
162 lb. to the man. ve : :

, Governor Henry Allen of Kansas, as uk as a eee crowd of net Kansas _
followers, were astounded by the sheer driving = of this superhuman Nebraska.
Juggernaut .

~ Trooping exultantly off the field at the end of the wt half, “the hap-
py Huskers shouted to the small boy'who was marking up the scores (in those days,
with crayon). ."Say,.sonny, you had better lay in a fresh. supply of chalk. You
are apt. to.run out. during the second half." These remarks. furnished a. suggestion

for some. remarks to. the team between halves, ‘but. to all appearances we let the.
challenge go unnoticed. aa

The Kansas. players threw ahaa upon the floor in their dressing |
room, heartbroken,, many of them weeping openly. They. felt. that. they had disgraced
vhemselves and their school. Fear and depression possessed. them. Dutch Lonborg |
was one of the men most troubled, ... hg

Between halves it was our “custom for the players who had seen action to
lie still, and close, their eyes, relaxed. All substitutes were to assume the role
of trainers, sponging the faces and necks and hands of the players, who. had been in
battle... As a mother sponges the hands and face of. a: fatigued and nervous. child,
so did these self-appointed trainers SUPT AS ‘the. care. of these worn ana frayed -
athletes. Lo y hie: '

need ee iat

During these minutes ae neruporah ion. I went quietly. froin man to man,
patting, them.on their, backs, whispering words of encouragement... In this. way,.1,was
endeavoring to drive out the fear and shame of their seemingly certain and over-
whelming defeat. While I was about this task,. an. alumnus of earlier football fame
broke into the dressing quarters,. swearing, "Blankety, blank, blank, etc. » you boys
are a-bunch of white-livered so-and-so's, and FORE Eg eH those Dlankety blank Ne-.
braskans ,, like our oldtimers did." Se Ne i ?

I cut him short: » with these words, "Shut Ow - No one exces a foolor a
mule can be cursed. I am running this team, and I am darned proud of these boys,
even at this Stage of the game."

* Turning to my men I said a | r am — afraid of you or 2 this. game.
governor Henry Allen, Chancellor Lindley, and ten: thousand: ‘ada Kansas rooters
are out there praying for. you to. come through!

"Did you hear those cocky Cornhuskers , as: they strode off that field after i
the first half, saying that the boy on the. scoreboard: woud run out.of chalk? They...
think that they have you down and out. el i

"We have just begun to tight. And I-mean it. “Butch, I want you to play
‘ust two plays, this next half. Do you. hear-me?. Play formation Y and. formation X,
Vf course, you will use some ny pAaye “but stick to —_— two forward-pass
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plays. Call nothing else, but these two plays at the right time! And if you are
licked fifty to nothing on this program, we will still be proud of you for giving
the best you had. But you are not going to get licked! You are going to win!
It's going to be a last half of brain against brawn!

“MWAndy McDonald! Ed Sandefur! Warren Woody! George Hale! Captain
George Nettles! Tad Reid! Dutch Lonborg! Harley Little! Frank Mandeville!
Johnnie Bunn! Kenny Welch! Severt Higgins! and Carl McAdams! You are the men I
am courting on! Out and after those red-shirted devils, who would run us out of |
chalk in the second half!

"Captain Nettles, en your men eo victory! I know that you can do it!
Out and at tem!" . ,

Nebraska. Kicked off to Kansas. "Kansas Lost 7 yards in the first two
downs. On the third down, Kansas punted. Captain Nettles, who had been taken out ©
of the game just before the first half closed, pei istratea against his withdrawal,
saying that he could never face his men again.

Yet it was Vapubd.n! Nettles who was now to turn the tide of the hatte.
Going down under the punt, even before the ends, he drove into. the Nebraska punt.
catcher so ferociously that he dropped the ball, and Nettles ‘recovered for: Kansas ©
on Nebraska's 35-yard line, and this was the same Nettles who a few minutes before
was so sure that he had disgraced himself by inferior play. .

“Kansas lined up on Nebriiskas 35-yard, Line and Lost fe yards” again, on
two line plays. The two previous plays ‘had ‘been decoys. Lonborg’ now called for-
mation X, a lateral running forward-—pass play. Lonborg ‘threw to Frank Mandeville
for a touchdown. And Kansas had scored and kicked —_— Score, Nebraska, 20 ---
Kansas, 7. | ci : 2 et :

: | S"NOW, at least, arise Solft ae: be PAHS Truly, this was the.
best. that both players and rooters were if to oh for. But a taste of blood was dan-
gerous. cree

Kansas grew confident. sebiubics looked worried. on history -_ ready
to repeat itself, and in a matter of a few minutes, another pass from Dutch Lon-
borg to Frank Mandeville, had scored another Kansas touchdown. The old formations
X and Y were working. The goal was kicked after. touchdown and the score “now ptood
Nebraska, 20 ~ Kansas, 14.

The Kansas stands went wild. Anything could coma The Kansas
team was, in a few fickle moments, transformed to: pepeppen., ie woe ae giants
were becoming impotent and tincertath, !

Kenny Welch, Kansas' stocky.and diminutive. BRL. full back, in the
final Quarter, crashed through the massive.Cornhusker,:line for ,23 yards. Dutch
Lonborg, sensing the Cornhusker confusion, called the “dead man" play, and Warren
Woody, 158-lb. Kansas guard, received this sucker-play assignment from Lonborg,
who had received it from snapper back, Hale, and Woody, sneaked away for 28 yards
more, barely being snared by one lone and plert Husker, a .

The ball was now on the Huskers! 32-yard und Kansas' ball, on the
right side of the field.
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‘Kansas smashed the Husker line for a short gain. Had Dutch forgotten
his mystic X formation? Johnnie Bunn was quickly sent into the line-up to call st
the favored play, with a pass to the left side of the field. The ball was snapped
back to Bunn, who whirled back and ran laterally to the left, and, being protected
by one lone pass defender, he shot a 35-yard pass to Frank Mandeville, who dashed
over the goal line for the tying touchdown.

Pandemonium broke loose! A delir%um of Kansas fans! They were weeping,
shouting, and crying for sheer joy. Cursing, ,pummeling, and hugging! There was
no reason manifest now. The score was Kansas, 20 - Nebraska, 20, and still the
goal after touchdown to be kicked, and with it, the lingering possibility of a
long-awaited victory over the. redoubtable Cornhuskers. it was a courageous little
team that this mad crowd was worshiping. A g; er one never wore the cleats.

But a bit too overanxious wee these Kansans, and they missed the point
in their kick after touchdown that would have meant victory. And, indeed, as the
years have sped on, Kansas is still waiting for that extra point against the Corn-
huskers that will bring a football victory.

Pall and gloom shrouded Nebraska's followers. Nonpartisan spectators,
who came only to see the great Nebraska machine grind into fine bits the underdog,
Kansas, now swung into great ovations for the boys who had done the impossible.
Kansas had won a great 20 to 20 moral victory.

During this autumn of 1920, a World War Memorial Stadium Drive had been
smoldering in prospect, awaiting only a propelling stimulus to set it into motion.
This stadium to be was to immortalize the 129 Kansas men and women who had died in
the war service of these United States. These Kansas football men were the spark
igniting the fuse that Pre tedes one of the greatest student demonstrations in the
history of. ‘the school,

On the ‘following Monday morning, at a great mass meeting, the students
pledged $160,000 to this spiepaia World War Memorial Stadium.

A few weeks later, at ie end of the season, . a school holiday was granted
for the purpose of razing the old athletic plant on McCook Field. The men of the
university, some two thousand strong, donned overalls and jackets and, with axes,
hammers, and saws, razed the frail old wooden bleachers, while the women of the
university, in equal numbers, put. on aprons and went to the field of action to
serve sandwiches and hot coffee. to:the working men.

This practical picture of university men and women at work strengthened
one's faith in the rightness of things. | But, over and above, like. a majesuic pre-
lude to a powerful symphony, was. the persisting picture of that fighting grcup of:
boys who were down and out. and who: had the indefatigable Sourage to. come back and
to prove that "a champ belongs. . } | :

We owe the Beat that. $660, ado Baebes oF Stadium, which nestles in the
bosom of kount Oread at the University of Kansas , largely to this vaiorous team,

. Speaking of Nebraska umes would not be complete without quoting a part
of Alan Davidson's letter received oh August 13; 1945. Alan was one of the out-
standing guards on Kansas! feotball varsities of ee 122, and '23. In our Jay-
hawk Rebound we paid a fine tribute to Dell Davidson, superintendent of the stadi-
um, who has saved the Athletic Association more money than any other man. I had
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the good fortune to engage Dell Davidson, Alan's father, as superintendent back in
1920. Dell, being a great athlete in his own right has always been fond of all
forms of competitive athletics. Hence, several boys on our Jayhawk varsity teams
speak with affection of Dell. So, naturally,.blood being thicker than water, Alan
was gratefully acknowledging the understated tribute we paid nis dad. Alan writes,
"I was very mich pleased to receive your letter the other day with the No. 17 copy
of "Jayhawk Rebounds." I was especially happy to have this copy because of the
splendid tribute given to my Dad. His faithful efforts and loyalty are simply a
part of his make-up, but I do. know that they have been further inspired by you and
that his life has been happier and more complete because of his association with
you and the other fine men with whom he has worked.

"T realize that putting out "Jayhawk Rebounds" is quite a chore but l
see it is’ good and’ I'm glad you have me on the list to receive future copies. Your
story of the dream touchdown is really something. But say, do you remember the
time we dedicated NU's stadium at Lincoln in '23 with a score of 0 to 0? I recall
how we were not allowed the usual warm-up on the field but the eleven of us to
start were placed in a corner of the locker room and of all the crazy (?) things,
you started reciting poetry to us and there we sat absorbing your thought and stew-
ing in our juice. It was time for the kickoff!! Finally we were released, fight-
ing, bawling mad and eager. Eleven players made a dive for the door - what a jam.
I'lt never forget the white heat of that pent up energy and determination. "Potsy"!
Clark came out on the field, apparently to.say something, but took one look at his
eleven and walked off without a word. A team was never keyed up to a tighter
pitch. The records may not bear me out but as I recall the Cornhuskers had the
ball inside our’ 10-yard line four times and we had the ball inside their 10-yard
line an equal number of times. It was the toughest, hardest game in my three years
of football. One time NU had the ball on our one-yard line and four downs to go.
Four times they gave the ball to the big NU fullback, Noble. He was big and fast
and started away back and came with a terrible crash, but in the end, we took the
ball and they had lost six inches in four attempts. - Well, anyway , that's the way
I remember it. Once again, thanks for the letter."

We mentioned previously that "Potsy" Clark will be with Nebraska this
year. To the old timers, it will seem strange to have him across the field on the
opponent's bench instead of oun on ‘the Kansas side.

Major Tad Reed was in'on Frias | August 17, to see me. He was on his
way to Kansas City. I am sorry that I missed you, Tad. I will never forget the
great game that you played against’ ANea anne but yours were all great games, Tad.
You gave everything you had.

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We are indebted to the Official Navy Publication, Industrial Incentive
Division, Navy Department, Washington,.D.C., for the Navy's exceptional tribute to
William Warner Abercrombie, Ensign, U.S.N.R., "For extremely heroic and courageous
performance in combat. The loss of 29 lives, typifying valor, loyalty, and deter-
mination, was the price paid for Torpedo Squadron Eight's vital contribution to
the eventual success of our forces in this epic battle of the air." --from the
Presidential Unit Citation awarded Torpedo Squadron 8, April 5, 1943.

"This is the story of Torpedo Squadron Eight. A story of brave men,
handicapped “by obsolete-equipment. Brave Navy men flying to certain death against
the enemy.
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Thirty men left the carrier Hornet on the morning of June 4, 19:2.
Thirty men, air-borne in under~armed, under-powered, old-style torpedo planes.
They were the best. torpedo planes to be had in the South Pacific at that time, but
they were hardly equal to the job they had to do. Their orders were to find and
destroy the carriers in a Jap fleet reported en route to attack Midway.

Of the thirty brave men who left the Hornet that morning, only one came
back.

Flying low beneath broken clouds, Torpedo Squadron Eight went after the
Japs. They lost contact with the other squadrons off the Hornet during the first
hour, so when they finally topped the horizon and spotted the Jap warships moving
away from Midway, they were completely alone. :

Breaking radio silence, they notified the Hornet of the position and
strength of the enemy, then dropped to torpedo attack level. Skipper Waldron wig-
gled his wings, opened the throttle, and headed straight for the target, the squad-
ron screaming after him. Gonek. & .

: The sky swarmed with Zeros. Torpedo Hight had neither fighter cover nor
accompanying dive-bombers to divert some of the concentrated defensive fire from
the Jap warships. The squadron hit the curtain of fire like a pine plank heading
into a buzz saw. Anti-aircraft bursts were searing faces and tearing off chunks
of fuselage from the old planes but the Jap carriers were dead ahead, crowded with
planes rearming and refueling. Torpedo Hight had a mission and nothing was going
to stop them!

The odds were heartbreaking. Plane after plane of the gallant squadron
plummeted into the sea; yet the few who were left kept boring in,. dropping their
torpedoes at point blank range almost under the shadows of the carriers. In this
way they made certain for the task force and-for the Navy that the Japs' air power
was crippled from the start. p

One last plane dropped its torpedo, zoomed over the carrier, then disap-
peared into the sea. Forty minutes later, divebombers from the Hornet arrived and
pounded the confused Jap fleet into defeat.

‘The following day, a PBY patrol plane swooped over the scene of the action
and spotted a lone wounded flier floating in the oil slicks. He had watched the’
whole action from start to finish from beneath the shelter of a black seat cushion,
a cushion held: above-his head to hide him from Jap strafing planes. They picked
him up and: flew him:to Midway for hospitalization. eo

His 29 squadron mates who "did not make it back" were listed as "Wiissing. ~
in Action."

. Bill Abercrombie was a member of the Kansas Freshman Football Team in
1936. Mike Getto tells me that Bill Abercrombie was a good football prospect and
a great fellow. Bill's father, C. W. Abercrombie, is with the Hartford Fire In-
surance Company, Kansas City Stock Yards, Kansas City 15, Missouri.

Your Commander-in-Chief, and mine, Harry S. Truman, was a boyhood friend
of mine. He grew up in Independence, Missouri, where we went to school together.
Bess Wallace Truman lived three blocks from me, and Harry Truman lived an equal

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distance. An equilateral triangle would describe the location of the homes of the
Allens, the Trumans, and the Wallaces. Harry Truman was not an athlete, and many
of the boys thought of him as a sissy because he could not compete in athletics due
to the fact that he wore thick magnifying giasses. Harry Truman had no enemies,
but many friends among the boys of his home town, He always attended tc his busi- .
ness, was efficient to a high degree, and wes extremely covrteous to all with whom
he came in contact. Bess Wallace was at that time characterized as a tomboy. She
could play baseball, and that wasn't the soft ball kind. She swung a bat effec-—
tively and could throw with the best skill of the boys. She could ride a bike as
well as any cf the boys in the neighborhood. Mrs. Allen, nee Bess Milton, went
with Harry Truman's brother, Vivian. Charlie Ross, the Presidential Secretazy, was
also an Independence hometown boy. He did not lean to the athletic tyne, but was
a brilliant student, as was all of the Ross family. He was fond of sports and al-
ways a great fellow. Charlie graduated at the University of Missouri and majored
in Journalism. Harry Truman did not go away to college but he was always a pur-
poseful and energetic young man who commanded the respect of everyone in the com-
munity. He studied for the bar at the Kansas City School of Law.

When the Mexican imbroglio broke out, and Villa, the Mexican bandit was
on the rampage at the border, my brother, now Colonel Harry B. Allen, (seven years
Commandant at Stanford University), Harry Truman, Present Mayor Roger Sermon, of
Independence, Missouri, who was a candidate for Governor of Missouri last fall,
and Ex-Senator Bennett Clark; each organized a Battery of artillery and were
shipped down the border to quell the insurrectionists. From the Mexican border
these officers were shipped to Germany, and President Truman, "Pete" Allen, Roger
Sermon, and Bennett Clark, after commanding Battalions E, F, G, and H, were re-
turned to the States with the rank of Captain. Your President has proved himself
an able officer, administrator, statesman, and an exceptional person in the emer-
gency. He has been equal to this unusual situation and you will always be able to
cbserve in him a cool head, a determined purpose, and a real man's man. The presi-
dent is the most lonesome man in the world, and I am sure that each of us realizes
the great debt that we owe to him in this hour’.

This Is the a « August 1h, 1945

When President Harry S. Truman ‘made the announcement at 6:00 P.M. of the
Nips' capitulation, a sensation of mixed feelings ran the gamut of our emotions.
Of course, we thought of your hémecoming.. But uppermost in our mind at that time
was the tender sympathies that we felt for those brave parents, wives, sweethearts
and relatives of our boys; our boys who will not return when the troops come march-
ing home again. ° - u . oe:

TT could not utter a word. Something deeper than the mad cheering and
the honking of horns gripped me. It: seemed as if a vast. symphony of silence om-
nipotently was rendering a benediction to those hero dead, those loved ofles who
actually were more the direct cause of this great moment that we were experiencing.
Those stricken parents, wives and sweethearts were glaa for us and for others who

had not traveled the Golgotha road..:Only a fierce. pride in the possession of their
loved ones wno had made the supreme: sacrifice could compensate these parents in
shis sad and glad hour.
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Lieutenant Robert A. Haynes

On. —_ 2; 1945, Lt. Robert A. ‘damaaces went down with the proud cruiser, |
Indianapolis =. » fifteen days before peace came. This sad news has struck K.U.,
and all of eran a body blow, for personable Bobby PORE was a ee favorite,
a brilliant student, and A WORRY friend. > ts

te. "Bobby" Haynes. was very dear to our family. His parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Haynes, our neighbors and friends for mere than a quarter-century, lived
and raised their three sons just around the corner from us.

Bobby Haynes and our Bobby Allen were the same age - 26 - with birthdays
just a month apart. The two boys, were friends even before Kindergarten Gavs.
They began their Kindergarten days together here in Pinckney School, and were never
_ separated in grammar school, high school, nor in college until war came. Even

after war cast its Shadows , these two boys never lost each other. After "Bobby"

Haynes entered the Navy in 1940; and "Bobby" Allen continued as a medical student .
at the University of Pennsylvania, their furloughs, by sheer incident, seemed al-
ways to tally. More than thrice they mare home at the same time. There were
never two better friends. :

I remember so well Lt. Haynes next to the last visit to Lawrence. Bobby
Alken, Bobby Haynes, and I had a fine game of golf at the Lawrence Country Club.
I noticed with great satisfaction the maturation of the two boys. They had grown
up. Yet that same boy's friendliness between the two had remained the same; mel-
iow, friendly, and enduring. It is these durable satisfactions with which parents
are always immensely pleased. es |

Even in San Francisco, before Lt. Haynes sailed witha his noble crew on
their last important mission of delivering the first atomic bomb, the two Bobs
missed seeing each other only by chance.

Our daughter, Mary Allen Hamilton, who has eo arrived from California
for a visit, said that our Bob had wistfully remarked’ to her ‘the night ‘before she
left, "I sure hope Bob Haynes makes it home this time.’ He certainly has been a
game little guy and he deserves to get through. Me 4

Lt. Haynes! fab hor, in.speaking of this tragic: finality this ‘morning,
said, "If this had to be, I would rather have had Bob hive the fearless, questing,
purposefal life he did and die at twenty-six, than to have him live an impotent, -
inconsequential life, and die at eighty." Then he added, "But I'm glad they de-
livered their bomb." It takes: brave men to rear brave sons. -

The Haynes have enjoyed the siswebeipane honor of pagan had three sons
in the fight in the Pacific: all: Naval Lieutenants - Jean, Robert, and Marion -
and all K.U. men.

Our hearts go out to this family in the inevitable loneliness which canes
with cuch finality. Bobby has now, "outsoared the shadow of our night."

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We ate indebted to Lt. (j.g.) Delbert L. Campbell, U.S.S. + L.S.T. gil,
F.P.0. San Francisco, California, for pictures which he took of Marine Lieutenant
T. P. Hunter's final resting place on Guam. Delbert said, "As you can see it.is.
a pretty well kept little graveyard." Thanks Deloert, as you suggested, we sent _
a print of a close-up of T. P.'s marker to his mother Mrs. Mary dunter at Margaret,
Texas, and to his fiancee, Norma Jean Falconer in Kansas City, Kansas. T's
‘marker is designated as U.S.M.C., Hunter, T. P., Jr., First Lieutenant, and then
there is a picture of the cemetery showing all the crosses row on row. ©

‘I am indebted to Mrs. Mary F. Hunter for the two fine photographs of
T, P. with his buddies, taken with his outfit in the Isldnds, and the other show-
ing him firing a rifle. This will add to our valued collection.

Delbert states that his mother has the negatives if we need any more
prints of T. P.'s marker. Her address is Mrs. Lewis W. Campbell, R.R. #3, Hutch-
inson, Kansas. Thanks, Del, I am sure that some of the boys who loved T. P. so
much would want one. Del states; "Had a pleasant evening with Bill Forsythe up at
Leyte; P.I. not so long ago. Of course K.U. and all it means to us was the topic
of a several hours bull session.* We now have on’ board two Oklahoma U. men and
even though I can't convince them that K.U. is better in every way, we do agree
that the Big:Six and the Middle West colleges can't be beat."

"Dr. you have no idea the good your Rebounds have done out here. It's
like a letter from all your friends you have been wondering about. I have passed
them on to different K.U. men I have seen, and even though they may be a little
old when I give them away, you should see them scour the pages, just like they
were cramming for an exam." " , oo

"Tt was a great blow to hear that Brother Bob Bellamy was killed at
Okinawa. I was close by when he went ashore, but didn't have the chance to vage
him. Bob was a great man. He too, like T. P.,was proud to be a marine. If we
had never lost another man in this war we.would have suffered a great loss to a
future America in which they would have played a great part."

*Notes In the Middle of July, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Forsythe from Medicine Lodge,
Kansas, the parents of Ensign W. G. "Bill" Forsythe, one of our star basketeers at
Kansas and later of the University of Pennsylvania; dropped in to say hello. We
had a great visit. Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe said that Bill, with his L.S.T., was on
his "milk run" regularly delivering the necessary raterial to the boys. Bill had
been at Leyte, Iheshima, and Ulithi, and he had talked to Ernie Pyle just two days
before he waS killed. Mrs. Forsythe also said that Bill Forsythe and Bill Stowits
had a great time at a dance on the ship. Bill Stowitg played some awfully good ©
basketball in intramural competition before he left for the service so we are ex-
pecting the two Bills to do some good for basketball when they return to their
alma mater.

Wayne "Bill" Replogle writes from Oak Knoll Hospital, Oakland, California,
where he supervises Physical Training for the wounded, "Fewer wounded arriving and
that's fine. I've seen my fill of men whe were:shot up. Hardly seems possible
that autumn is creeping up, although it's a good feeling to know that soon will
come*happy voices which one finds only on a good campus."
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"Some day I hope that you make the Rebounds into a book for I'm sure
that it's the finest work of literature of its kind ever compiled. It has a value
that cannot be estimated for the — of Kansas .! ' ;

Thanks for your kind words, we have some good news for you Bill, and
Bill has good news for us. Enough said, be seeing you soon, Bill.

Bal} also inclos ed a Letter from his brother, Lt. Max Replogle, VF-47,
c/o Fleet Post Oi'ficu; San Froncisso, California, Navy flier, and a star halfback
in football, winiiing tne versity "a" in 12650 'S%y.end 138, and his track. letter: in
138. Max was also a valuable member of the varsivy oasketball squad. Max recited
his experience in being shot down, and floating in the cold water of the Pacific
for hours:

Nour group 4,3) iP nthe fast carrier task force. We've been in on every-
thing since the Kyushu raids in the middle of March. I've been over the Japan
mainland three or four times now. The A.A. gets a Little bkicl: but so far no
fighter opposition. I reckon that wiil come though. We suppoi'ted the Okinawa
campaign. During that time we got 67 Jap planes. I got tvo. I sat in the water
for abovt three hours one day after chasing @ Jape I barned up my engine -and it
finally qiit. Another fellow finally gow the Jap. It awes very quict-and peaceful
while in the water, My boys knew where Twas so i didn't have a-thing to, worry
about. A Dumbo picked me up later. ‘They treated me very nicely. Bowh the Frank-
lin and Bunker Hill were in our group when they were hit. 2 suw the Franklin but
not the Bunker Hill. The latter one was the day I went swinming.(?)"

+ just now discovered that Lt. Max Replogle wasn't on our mailing fist.
I thought surely that we were sending this to Max all the time. For this I am
truly sorry, but it is just another indication that you are bound to miss some of
the boys. It is just another bit that I missed.

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Captain M. F. Griffin, U. S.MiC, R., Marine Ho. oS: “ + F.P.0., S
Francisco, California, a great football and “track star in his college days, nai
"After being without mail for fourteen days, your No. 17, Jayhawk Rebound arrived,
being forwarded from Edenton, N.C. On July 17, Uncle Sam. decided he needed a
Special Services Officer for this. wing. So, after sixteen’ days of traveling only
a mile or two from land, .we arrived on this island. We actually saw land once on
our way here." | ;

"Our wash pan is a helmet and the sun haate. our shower water, but the -
food is good and the tents are waterproof, so we are not faring so badly. Any time
we want fresh“coconuts all’ we need to do is pick up'one or knock it off the tree,"

"The natives seem to be very friendly with the Marines. We saw a King
last. week and to let you know the Marines have things well in hand, the King was
wearing a Marine G.I. summer helmet, G.I. shoes, G.I. Khaki trousers, and a white
shirt." ;

"Home was the main topic of discussion until the "wee" hours, the night
it was rumored Japan had surrendered. It was encouraging to learn so many of these
boys are planning on returning to school. I surely hope that they get to come

back scon_and -have some fun in athletics. as they have earned that right."
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Ensign -H..W. .gtawits, U.S.N.R., U.S,S. Donaldson (D E - 44), c/o Fleet
Post Office, San Francisec, California, says, "I received two of your. "Rebounds"
recently. They were mich avpréciated. Everybooy is hepped up over. the war’; news.
The boys are betting on the menths instead of years to whe end now. Tne lasc time.
in port, I ran into another Kansan, Lt. (j.g.) Pettey, who was coach at Tuvne
High School. I received a letter from Frank Pattee and he informed me he is out
of the Navy and returning to K.U. this Fall. Thanks again for the "Rebcunds", all
the officers have béen reading them and even though not Kansans they enjoy them."

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Major Frank Anneberg, Post I & E Branch, Camp Butner, N.C., received his
masters in education here in 1937. He made Ripley's "Believe It Or Not" column by
an acrobatic act of standing on his head and drinking one quart of water in that
position from a quart jar. Frank is now the post Information and Ejucavtion Offi-
cer. He inclosed a newspaper clipping with a photograph which shows him in class
Ciscussing the latest secret weapon unleashed on the Japs by the United Ctotes in
an informal class held Wednesday afternoon. A brief outline explains the latest
details to the group and then the soldiers get a chance to give their own opinions
or ask questions on the atomic bomb. Frank writes, "We are expecting an addition
+40 our family about the first of September. A future Jayhawk about 1962. My wife
and davgnter Victory Lee, aged 2, are very excited about the big event. ‘T.begin
my sixth year of active duty on the first of September. Due to the type of work
that I do, I will probably be one of the last to don civilian clothes. I would
give a lot to be standing in that "registration line" again."

Captain Harley L. Anderson, 0-1575680, 1274th A.A.F. Base Unit, A.P.0O.
600, c/o P.M., New-York, N:¥., in his letter reveals this information. "Been ages
since I last wrote you, but it isn't that my thoughts haven't drifted back many ~
times te old Mt. Oread, for they have. It's just that letter writing is rather
difficult when on the move." |

"During all this time the. "Rebounds". have been coming in regularly and
certainly are enjoyable to read. I find the "special feature stories," such as
the one apout Bill Johnson, particularly interesting since they occurred long be-
fore my time at K.U. I had heard of them vaguely but never knew the complete de-
tails." on

"Was not long after V-E Day until our bomb group left England. Flew in
B-17s down to Casablanca where we were assigned to Air Transport Command*and the
group de-activated. After a month in Casaplanca, I was gent down here to nelp
build three emergency fields on the mew coastal route between Casablanca and Dakar.
This particular place, Villa Cisneros, belongs to the Spanish ard anout the first
tine we've used any of their territory. Itis a very isolated place with no towns
for hundreds of miles. Hvevythinz, inclucing fresh water, has to be flown in.
I'm picking up Spaaish, (none ot them speak English) pretty fast, but conversation
is still a tedious process." ; a :

"I em awfully sorry to hear about Howard Englenen being injured. "Rope"
was alvays a great puy in everything and J truly hope he comes out of this all.
right. One of my brothers ts in Germary with the Military Intelligence Service,
and mv youngest brother is at De Pauw University in the V-l2 progiam. Please note ©

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. Harold H. Howey, Sm 1/c, Naval Operating Base, Navy 3256 - Bei, c/o F.P.0.
San Francisco, California, former Iola High School star, and certainly one of the
scintillating stars for the Olathe Naval Base, writes that he is longing to get out
of the service and to complete his college education. Here's wishing you all kinds_
of good luck Harold, and may your intercollegiate career be as promising as were
your high school and service records.

Captain John Pfitsch, formerly of Pflugerville, not Ft. Worth, (we do not
have his address but he certainly did not have a chance to get over to see the Nips
before peace waS declared. He was all hepped up on going.) dropped in on us from
overseas. John called us from.Syracuse, N.Y. ,where he had been to pay his respects
to the wife of his closest buddy who was killed in Germany near the close of the
war. John's buddy left a baby whom he had never seen, and John was doing his sol-
dier duty to tell the young wife of the associations the two had together in Europe.
John came on to Lawrence and spent the night with us. A student mixer, "The Corn
Meal Shuffle" was taking place in front of Bailey Hall out on the concrete driveway.
John had a fine time visiting with Dean and Normal Nesmith, Denzel Gibbons, and a
host of friends who greeted him with great joy. Capt. John Pfitsch has been a real
officer and has an outstanding war record. He is the same unspoiled Texan who came
up here to get his master's degree in education. As soon as John can get mustered
out, he is returning for his doctorate here at Mt. Oread. It was swell to see you
John, and you have lost none of the winsome personality and engaging conversation.

On the heels of John Pfitsch came personable Howard Engleman whose hair
is darker and straight. He had it all burned off at Okinawa. Howard is a little
thinner, but his twinkling eyes speak the same human Engleman as he was when he was
on the campus. When a Japanese Kamikaze suicider hit Howard's ship, Howard was en-
tirely engulfed in flaming gasoline. He jumped into the ocean and was in there five
hours, coming out badly burned, After a half a dozen transfusions, Howard made the
grade; They later flew him from Okinawa Hospital to Oakland, California, at Oak
Knoll Hospital. On July 5, Engleman was sent to. Norman, Oklahoma and he was on @
thirty day convalescent leave from July 30 to August 19. At Oak Knoll, "Rope" saw
Wayne "Bill" Replogle and Eddie Hall.. Howard's wife and son, Howard Dodge Engleman,
are at Salina. To demonstrate that "Rope" has lost none of his wise-cracking, How-
ard stated that his brother, who is an engineer with Phillips Petroleum Company, had —
a son while Howard was on sea duty. Howard stated that his brother had named the L
son, Howard John, fearing that Howard would not return, and he would have a namesake
for him: Then, with that famous.twinkle, "Rope" smiled and said, "I bet he is darn
sorry of it now." ; oo asi

Howard is expecting to come back to take his Law Degree as soon as he is
discharged from the hospital. |

We then discussed the war seriously. Howard said he nor any of the other

boys, could see how the war was going to end in less than three to five years, even
right up until the last. He said when you are out there seeing your buddies being
killed all around you, you naturally think the next one may hit you. And there is-
n't any way that you could see a short termination of the war. I talked with Cap-
tain Johnny Pfitsch about the war's horrors, and he said that the most terrible
experience, so.far as he was concerned, were the bombings. Johnny said, "You just
never could get used to them and that I dreaded them more than anything else." And
Johnny was just speaking of the ordinary bomb, not the atomic bomb.

The atomic bomb blew the Nips into perdition, blew Uncle Joe Stalin off
the fence, and gave the Japs an atomic~ache.
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Then on the heels a. Howes, came big smiling Jack Ballard, This big
altitudinous basketeer of Kansas Jayhawker champions of 1942, brought with him -.
two buddies; They droppad in on a class which we were toashine on the Theory and
Practice of Athletic Injuries. They audited abcut ‘ten-or reptcen mimutdsoot ci ty
and thatis abcut all.they could takee Then théy were egein cn the move, Jeex is
visiting his folks in Kansas City and watting for his reassigamcnt: © Thesprevious
Jayhawk Rebound told of the prowess of Jack on the Footoall Field: and Rasketball
Sourts-dack is as.bdig as_all out of doors, and he certaini: leeks Like® sho firste
slass fighting man.that he is. Welcome home “Jocko" after a victorious and hazare :
dous campaigns. .. ee iw Yeo seeeols |

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3% Qn a letter from lst. S Set. Wilmer. R. ‘Shaffer, 37006650, He & Seo Cee 0%

1535th Engr. Constr. Bnos AoPe Oe 7 #245, ofo. Postmaster, Sen Francisco, California;
on August. 3, "Bub" Shaffer, a venocr of our victorious 1936 champi:nship baskot-
valz teem, wrote, from the Ryukyus group. of ‘islands, ° “Having finished reading ‘the
Jayhawk Rebound 517, I thought since my heart and mind: was centered on KU, T
weul3, teke.time out to. drop. you a line and let you know how much I appreciate re-
ceiving them, I had received all the back copies just before leaving the Svates™
so they were read and reread. many times whiie I was aboard the ship on the way
over here, It certainly was gsod to hear about the Hill and of many people whe
I had known there, As I have been in the. service for a little over four years,
T have found that. a good many things have happened on the Hill which I have net.’
had. a chance.to keep up with, The rebounds have brought many.of these out. While
abequd ship I ran into James O'Reilly, a Phi Gam: from KU who was in school ‘the |

ome ime I was there. He-is.a lieutenant in the communications branch of. the.
eat and was.also headed for points | in the Southwest Pacific, We really enjcyed
talising about good old K.U. -I gave him the 08 eae of the Rebounds that I had wi oh
me and he too enjoyed then ory “much. : : es ,

"I see “that. both Mit and Bob.are in active service now. Perhaps our
paths will cross sometime. . If. only I could tell where I am located, » undoubtedly
I would get.to see some folks from K. om We may be close to some K.U. men and not
even know it. When you write _to Mit. and Isabel give oe, my eee

"My mother had written ina told me that my cousin, Gordon Shaffer, and
J. Fred Harris were on the same ship together, That is fine for them for even
one wld acquaintance make a big difference. I am anxiously waiting for the time
when I can got back to the Hill for some more ‘football and vasketball games. I
would like to buy some bonds for sie stadium debt. What is the seteup?"

Wilmer, 4 am glad to know that all the ayy’ can now reveal their loea-
tion so that there will be more. happy Jayhawker. réunions, We hope that the one
in the not too far distant PUP Uy will be here on. Mt. Oread,

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Following Jack Ballard’s ie to us, we were agreeably. sivpr féea< one :
pleased to have Captain Charlie Black ond Mrs, Black call on us last Sunday after=
neon. Charles had returned to the: States and gone to Santa. Anna, California, at
the redistribution center. They had sent him huck to Coffe eyviile, Kansas, (where
they are living at 512 West Fourth Street) for ‘cempc*ary essigament, It wac during
this inte:#m that Charlie. Mrs. Black, (Terry) ‘and dohn Bezacher “of the Dow: Crcm-
ica. Co. at Mi diend. Michigan, stopped by. dJchn was avermpanied vy his wife, nee
Aca RK, Kivochof?f. Both Charlie and Johr wsre mombers of she ever vietsorious Pig
Six Basketball Champions of 1942, Tur ing the visit we discussed ail the bove of
that great outfit. We were speaking about when the boys came pack egain with their
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wives, and how many apartments and small cottages we will need to house the fami-~
lies of the fighting Jayhawkers. Then I told them of the marriage of Lt, Otto 3.
Schnellbacher to Theresa Elizabeth Ronner‘at the Post Chapel in Hondo, Texas.
Theresa Rennor's home is in Alexandria, Minnesota. Otto Schnellbacher wis a "kK"
man in football in '42, and a member of the N.C.A.A. Basketball Champions the same
year, What a celebration these big strapping fellows put on! They said, "N ow od
Ray Evans will have to be tho noxt guy in line." "Wecdid not think that they would.
got old Otto, but they sure got him."

\ From an earlier letter received from Otto Sehnellbacher bofore he re-
ceived his commission he writos, "Again I'm on top of a commission, feel sure .
make it. The more I am arcund a B-29 the better I like it, and guess I'll see
plenty of it from what they keep’tolling ue, Guess I should tell you I'm: taking
on & new boss~ gotting married in a short time from now, the 28th of this monthe
In fact it is a very fow deys from now, ten of them = what you: know Doc, I'm even
sounting them."

"JZ heor from Armond Dixon quite regularly, and he seems to be still kick-
4ng around.» When ‘I left college I figured I would be back in 1945, .but it seems
as if we should nove that date to about 1947. Anyway I'l] be back no matter when
it is. ~I/am always glad to recoive the Rebounds. - enjoy them tremendously."
Congratulations: Otto on receiving your bars?

. The many friends of Warren Rex."Deacon" Anderson, of the Military Intel~
ligence Division of tho United States Army, will be happy to know that "Deacon"
has taken to-his bosom a blushing brides Mary Jane Keller, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs, A. Bruce Keller of Pittsburg; Kansas, is the fortunate young lady. The wed-
ding occured on Iionday the twenty+third of duly,; 1945, at the First Methodist
Church in Fort Worth, Toxas. We are wishing Otto and Mrs. Schnellbacher, and
Warren and Mrs. Anderson, all of. the health, happiness, and wealth that can come
to these deserving young: couples.

Major. James Ke Hitt, 0-327485, Hq. 14, AsA. Command, APO 75, c/o Post=
master, Son Francisco, California, writes to me giving change. of his new address
as above. lfajor Hitt was the Registrar of the University before going into the
service. Jim, we shall be wishing for your, and your families, early return.

At Sea, Lt. (jegs) David Franoiseo;: (MC) USN, USS President Adams, o/s
Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California, writes, "Your very kind letter of
Mey-4th, together with the Rebounds Number 15 and 16 were included in my last mail
call on the 9th of this month, when wo received about, three week's mail,... In: the
same mail I had a letter from Dr. Latimer and from-several of my classmates and: .
frionds, including Dean Brooks, I saw Art Nichols! ship recently, but have not
had a.visit with him in ‘some time. -Iajor Carl Lindquist, MC, '27, of 51st General
Hospital, APO 75, c/o Postmaster San Francisco, Calif., is a loyal Jayhawk “who
practiced in Kansas City before the war, and I saw him recently, I. know he would,
greatly enjoy the Rebounds, as would my cousin Lt. C. L. Franeisco, MC,.AVS, who
is very busy with orthopedics at Beaumont Generel Hospital Annex, El Paso, Texas."
We are very happy to comply with your request, David.

"Very many times our peaceful. surroundings and quiet soa have appeared
to preclude possibility of hostilities within hundreds of miles. *{nd again we have
seen ravagos of war on cities and populations. I am passing on my Robounds to
Lt. (j.g.) "Duke" Wellington, son of the managing editor of the Kansas City Star,
wha lives in an adfoining cabin,"
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g/sgt. A. G. Hulteen, 37227031, Army Mail Clerk, APO 496, ¢/o Postmaster
New Yor, N. Ys, who was a member of the varsity baseball “team in '31, '52, and '33,
writes, "Your June 25th Rebounds arrived in Gauhati, Assun, India, last evening, As
you con probably imagine, I didn't even skip a comma. That's ono publication I di-
gest thoroughly. :I have a very fone desire that some day, my son, Bob, can bo one
of Doc's boys. I realizo it will be some years hefors he is orenay for hel ex -but
hope ‘He can know you as he develcps."” :

"One of these fine days I an going to strell into your office and drag
you out fer around of golf. Along with harimoring tho eek F tinkb, we can bat the
breoze fer a while." ,fto J 7 Pei : i b

‘George, we shall be: ihe senor to see you walk into the. often. ant.
I assuré you it will: not take too much persuasion to get me. out to the aforementioned
golf game. Just try it one, You will be my guest for: these games.

roi Dean’ Yor Tien, Js. We Bunyi of Stanford. University, known to Kensas
athletic followers as “ Johnny" Bunn, back in thé "20's, “comes a very intorosting
letter. John said. that ‘the re-reading of the story of the Iowan State gane was
real fun. He refe¥s to the "Dream Touchdown Gane" in dayhawk. Robound #17. Then .
John says, "Did I ever tell you the seque]?* One day*in the office I reseiveda ‘call
from Glendale, California, In idontifying-himsolf; ho said, "I am "Red" Paine, the
coach at Iswa State in 1920 whon my tean got dreamed out of a footbail gamo by that
lucky psychic "Phog" Allen." From that point on wo had a great tine over the phone
at his exponse. dnd if you think "Red" does not, to this day, suffer as a result
of that game, just kid hin about it sometino, He is a good scout, but it's a sor-
ious matter and I think he fecls a humiliation to be "droamed" out of a games “Dre
Paine is practicing nedicine at Glendale, California."

"T am sitting hore iia! transportation for Europe, which may be. eho
beginning of ny return to an active part in athletics. I ¢an't get it out of ny
blood. Sorry to see lirs. Hulteen leave."

_ When you; read the story of the Nebraska game, you recalled that Johnny
Bunn threw the last touchdown pass to Frank Uandevillo, which that day, dofeated
Nebraska 20 = 20, -JIt was Johnny Bunn who was coach of Stanford's ‘basketball team
when he developed the. ineomparablo | oe Luisotti, the All-Amorican choice in any~
body's bsok,

 

' Lt. W. D, Partner, U.S.N. Pro-Flight School, Iowa City, Iowa, writes,

"The dear old Navy soon will start mustering out some of its mombers arid I'm hoping
to be out in time to see your Jay-Jay-Jaywawkers | in action at Lawrence’ this: seasone~
and maybe before your schedule starts, ‘So in anticipation ee returning to nye Gol
for Mr, line, I'm brushing up on my rules, nomenclature, ete." ’ |

‘Before he wont into the service, Lt. Partner was clyde E. ‘MeBride's assis~
tant on the Sports Desk of the Kansas City Star, Lt. Daniel not only writes. inter-.
estingly, but he knows ‘his sports from the inside out. Ho was a star tackle on
Kansas State teams years ago arid we are delighted to have hin back in our territory
again “because he beliéves in clean, hardy, eee vigorous, he-man sports. He
is.a man after our own heart. ' ‘a ; iy
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We have just gotten word this morning from Corinne Oyler that her husband
Lt. Robert B, Oyler, 0-2000896, Hq. 20th Corps, PO. 340, e/o Postmaster, New York,
N.Y., one of our varsity basketball Jayhawkers of '34 and '35, has not received his
Jayhawk Rebounds. We are checking back on our old files, and making an effort to
bring Bob up on his Jayhawk Rebound reading. Uncle Sam has done a good feb of
delivering the Rebounds, but for some reason he has failed in delivering, to the
Judge Advocate General's Office, this sport dope, Bob Oyler was Couty Jttorney
of Douglas County, and a successful practicing Attorney at Law here when he entered
the service. He has made a fine record, and Bob, we are doggono sorry somebody
shorted out on you.

Lt. Lester B. Seas us from the Remon General Hospital at
Modesto, California. —

"This evening ‘I have the old southpaw warned up so thought it would be
a most opportune time to attend to a matter about which I have been most. dolinquent.
A very short time ago, among a bundle of letters which followed me to Europe then
back again to California, arrived your nice letter to me in France, dated January
3, 1945, Believe it or not, some of the letters I've been receiving are over a
year old. But, a still enjoy reading them and catching up on all the nows I nissed,"

"You ehbtaanedt sending. me the Rebounds, but I still have never received
thas and if the mailing list hasn*t already exceeded your supply of paper, I'd sure
appreciate one next time you go to press. Outside of a very fow of the fellows whose
names appear from time to tame in the Journal-World, I've just about lost out on
their whereabouts."

"Rope! Engleman must have received some nasty burns in his mishap. I sure
hope he is coming along in good shape. as for me, I think I have about six more |
months in the hospital. Since I was home last. winter, my ‘arm has been worked on twice,
, but to date the median nerve has not been successfully sutured. Altogother, about
six centifteters of scar tissue have beon removed from it, .and."next time" the neuro-
surgeon says he will be able to get good nerve bundles for a permanent suture, ‘Today
I removed a cast I've been wearing. fom five weeks, .so asl obT ated it with a swim Ay 4
the pool," * Lo “ ‘ at :

‘We have quite an extensive. pedanetbbedines program hero.-- a fine big well-
equipped gymnasium, beautiful swimming pool, and various diamonds and courts, plus |
fishing and hiking trips in tho mountains. Oh yes, out by the swimming "pool arg two
Goal-Hi courts. I never shoot out théro without thinking of you. Ny left-handed
shooting and passing, like Englemen's ponmanship, is improving slowly but surely.
Sure wish I could have had this lett= ais meena) a few years ago.” —

"With the Athletic Department in its sitive sgtebdiie financial, condition, I
hope the Training Table menu won't have to include a provision for. "Dago" Nesmith
with special dict of garlie and red peppers this Fall,.to get him back in shape
after his Italian athletic invasion}! Or would Spaghe tha do it, Dean?"

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Lt. Richard P. Brown, 0-1321320, Co. L, 137th Inf., A.P.0. 35, ¢/o Post-
master New York, N.¥., the son of Dr. Earl G. Brown, former commissioner of Health
for the State of Kansa&; writes from Belgium acknowledging receipt of his Jayhawk
Rebound and stating that he still enjoys following the goings on in Kansas. The
137th Inf. was part of the Kansas National Guard. Lt, Brown. states thet” ‘eae first
sergeant was a former Lawrence boy - Muzzy. a 4 : wintigge
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Captain Francia Kappleman,.an "ever victorieus" Joyhawker basketeer of ©
'36, big, finc, nd handsome, dropped in the office to say hello. "Kap" has been
recruiting WACS in Chiengo from October 1943, to May 19454 His next assignment
was but for tw months in physical training work at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinoiss
On the 13th of August "Kap" left for Mather Field, California of the Air Transport
Command. He planned on seeing his brother. Lester, and wanted -to check up to see
whether Lester could shoot a "hook shot" or throw a man out from "deep short” posi-+_
tion. Captain Francis says it is pleasing to know the wherenbout of the ex-Jayhawkeers
and of the great part they are playing in this big fuss...

=a ese se se Se elm

Ensign R. L. (Bob "Abé Lincoln") Turner, USNR, 10th Nav. Constr. Brigade,
e/o Fleet Post Office, San’Francisco, California, a star guard on our varsity basket-
ball team of 1944, writes at sea, "Sorry to have taken so long between letters, but
circumstances were against me. TI reecived the March Jayhawk Rebound in lawaii, but
since I haven't received any mail for three months, I'm behind on the news."

; "Haven't met many Jayhawkers, even though I have been all over this ocean,
Have one traveling with me now named Judge Sloan. He was head Sachem a year agoe"
Then in a letter dated July 19, Bob writes, "Lt, Henry Northberg is also in this
outfit. He is from Kansas City and graduated from K.U. a few years back. The
Meehan. t+ Engineoring Dept. can well be proud of this man, He really mows his
stuff, : ae . e AS fri ,

"Ensign Judge Sloan (K.U. 145) who was the big shot of the V-12 unit last
year is in the Enginooring Dopt. of the 10th Naval Construction Brigade. He is
another very brilliant boy." ae | ? AOS

"Got into a pretty fair ball gane the other days I found out that laying
around on a ship doesn't help your physical condition any, Hits you in the legs |
pretty badly." You asked about Ilr. Quigley coaching at St. Bonedicts. That was not
Ernie Quigley, our Athletic Director, it was his brother, Larrys. Keep your knees . .
bent, Abe, a fighting animal’always crouches before he springs. Bob, wo would like
mighty well to see you come back to the University ond graduate, You have what it
takas, mister. Be i |

@n July 12, 1945, I received in the mail, a Navy Bag with a blue sheot,
(an artist's conception) with a cherub face and head saying, "It's a boyi" Lt.
and Mrs. John Re Kline announce the arrival of Robert John on July 3, 1945, weight
8 pounds, 8§ ounces» The announcement came from Mrs. John R. Kline, 5022 Philip
St., New Orleans 19, La. Congratulations to the Kline family, the grandparents and
all. July 3, 1945 is Bob illents birthday, so John you should expect something from
Bob Allen, colebrating this wondérful occasions We shall always remomber Johnny Kline
for the great games he played at guard for the Kansas 'varsity basketball teams He
belonged to the gang that beat Southern California for the Western N.Ceieas cham-,
pionship in 1940, Pe i

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We acknowledge with thanks the "Telfair Tales" from Commander L.0. Armel,
U.SeNeRe, UaSeS. Tolfair (APA210), Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California.
lylo, you put out a very interesting brochure. JI would be tickled to death to quofe
from your spine tingling recitation, but,I notice on the bottom of the "Tales" this
admonition. "NOT FOR PUBLICATION,” FLASH-- We are delighted to announce that we
just received word that Cormonder L. 0. Armol has. been promoted ¢o the rank of
Captain, Congratulations, Lyle! ;
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We were pleased to receive a letter fron Lt. (je¢-) J. Be Lysaught, USS
Corregidor (CVE-58), c/o Fleet P.0., San Francisco, California, On July 23, 1945,
written at sca, *he writes, "I met Bob Hunt and Frank Allen ashore. Both are looking
fine and we expect a big reunion when my ship next gets into port. The same day I
ran into Ralph Preston, Giles Freoman and Harold Law, all medics of 1944. By the
way, what is Fred Bosilevac doing now?" Docotor asks that wo note his now address
which wo are passing on to his friends, :

Ist. Lt. Fred N. Boilevac, MC, 1247th S.C.U., Miller's Pield Staten Island,
N,Ye, has been transporting wounded soldiers to the various hospitals, I*know Frod
would be glad to hear from you,

Lt. (jegs) Robert (Bobby) Earl Allen, U.S.N.MeC., Us S. Naval Recoiving
Hospital, Geneva ive. and Moscow St., San Francisco 12, California, my son, is doing
the same thing for the Navy tempcrarily before being sent to the islands.

Tam glad, Dr. Lysaught, that you got to see ny nephew, Frank 4llon, and
Bobby Hunt, The next time you three meet I bet you will put on evon more of a celo-
bration now than you did before the good news camo throughs

Cr

We were happy to receive a letter from Irs. Wayne Clover,* asking that the
address of Wayne Clovor, dr., Lt, (jege), bo changed to 1446 West 61st, Terrace,
Kansas City, Ifissouri. Mrs. Clover says, "I am terribly excited about Wayno'ts coning
homee He hasn't seen our little girl for over two years, and she is four now, They
will have a lot of catching up to do += and according to her, there will be nunerous
trips to the zoo" | :

.Wa are hoping for many thousands of such wonderful reunions in the near
future. :

Pfe, Ross W. Fisher - 17125536, 507th wir Mat. Sq. 90th dir Co, Gpp,
APO 334, c/o P.li, San Francisco, California, writes from Guam that he has beon trying
to find "Chet" Gibbons, but wo did not give his address so he hasn't had any luck.
Hore it is Ross, Lt. Chester C, Gibbens, Jr., Intelligence Depts, Recoge Section,
4APSLT, Tochnical Training Command, Orlando, Plorida. I have seon your brother ilan
out at thecountry club, and he seoms to enjoy his golf. I an sorry that this Rebound
has taken so long for its construction, but we arc making some progress. You asked
the question, just what did happon in 1920 Nebraska game? Well, we are telling you
in this issure.e. I hope we will bo seeing you baek in Lawrence soon,

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Pfc. Joseph J. Be Ryon - 37755009, Hq. Co. lst. Bn, 13lst Inf., APO 38,
e/ Postmaster San Francisco, California, discloses the information that he is on
Luzon, about to take ilawa Dam. Quoting part of his letter, "I am a lost dog in the
38th Division. Practically alljare from Indiana and New York. In the past issue of
the army Times, I noticed in two of them that Dean Nesnith and Bill Hargiss were giving
the athletio training in Italy. It gave me great pride to show people where the brains
are from. We are trying to got up a regimental football team. We haven't much equip~
ment but we may try ond rough it. I may help coach it along with playing, if the
deal materializes. I noticed in the Rebounds that I an not far from Dick Ghennoll
and Harold Fawiins. Onc of these days I night get a chance to see.another fighting
Jeyhawker." :

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Ensign Jesse Paul Turner, USS Aquila, AK-47, c/o Fleet Post Office, New
York, N.Ye, informs me that he is not an old veteran at this marriod lifg, but he
thinks it is the biggest institution there is. Paul states, "After my leave oex-
pired, I took Dora May back to Portsmouth, Va. with me where we were in the yardse
We were fortunate enough to get a very nice three room apartment through the Navy
all furnished, We moved in one afternoon, and that evening when I went home from
the ship, my better half had dinner all cooked and ready to set on thetabie. Believe
mo, she's a good cook too. I mean I was a mighty lucky guy the day I go% her for 4a
wife, and I like so meny. others an ready for that big day to come around when wo
can really begin to live tho a of life we have dreamed ond planned so many times
_in all the wishful thinking we've had time to do.”

We second all the food thoughts that you expressed in that. letter, Paul,
Now you and Dora Ilay will have your inning, I an glad that you had time to polish.
up on your gcolxs’ game, Forty is a good score for a fellow who is shooting on a
par ie scven.course. Watch that woight of 201 pounds, Paul. That's a lot of
weight without any of your clothes. That equatorial diameter will have to receive
some attention.

M/Set. Donald E. Blair, Hq. 1289 Engr., C Bn., APO 408, c/o P.lM., New York, |
N.Y., writes from MarSoillo Area, France, that he is anxiously awaiting news on the »
condition of "Rope" Engleman, He writes, "Rope Engleman is one of the finest, both
on the court and off, in my book. Guess a lot of us will never forget the night in
Kansas City. in the Southern California game when he and Bob Allen put the game on the
. ice, Bo sure to include ony thing you know about the accident in the next Rebound, "

: "IT presume that you have read what a beautiful place this is here in Southern
France. If you don't bolieve me just read the newspapers and they will tell you what
a heaven it is. The troops here, along with ny outfit, are waiting to (you Imow what,
and it would be censored if I told you), and they have sct up a "vacation ground"
for the men to enjoy while waiting. Sports program is up to the maximum, Thero are
guch sports as softball for those mon who have ancestral traits of mountain goats,
éxpeciully tho outfielders, An infield bunt with the aid of the rocks, can be con-
verted into a home run, The entortainment program is a lot better. Micky Rooney

and Bobby Breen had a show here several weeks ago, and Bob Hope was-hore today. He
had a good show and.is an excellent showman, Iwas very fortunate while down here ‘to
locate my brother who was located in a camp about fivo miles from hore.

.- - - - - - on “ < ' 4

I am inclosing a copy of a letter fron T/Set. F. Hy Bell, 17064111, 468 Ptr.
Sqdn. APO 959, c/o Postmsster, San Francisco, California, and my reply to him, I am
in hopes that it my provide 2 ee a eae

"IT suppose thet this is tit #8 one of the bedded, but a friend of mine and
mysolf‘have beon arguing about the relative I.Q.'s of athletes and non-athletes. He
claims that Non-athletes have, on the average, a higher 1.Q. than the athletes. It
seems to mo that in the days when athletic games, particularly football, were nerely
games of brute strength, this trend of thought oe have had some backing. However,
the modern athletic games namely, baskctba11 and football, have become a scionce, TI
‘believe that the athlete, as a rule, ig kcenor than the averege student. Sir, the
question I want you to answer is this, ‘Are athletes, in comparison with hon-athletes,
jJuller or brishter, and do they tend to be thickheaded?! I thank you:for any light
vou may be able to throw on the subject."
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x My reply to T/Sct. Bell Was Os followss

"I do not know what I an ‘letting myself in on when I answer your quorry of
o& recent date.

"First, I think that it is a general conception that athletes as a whole
are dumber than non-athletes, However, it must be considered that an athlete sponds
two hours a day on intensive training which neny times fatigues him and makes hin less
comprehensive on intensive study. An athlete in order to be eligible for the. varsity
teams must be passing in more than the average hours carried by a non-athleto.

Wet AsUs, I itiauctneae with a number of other educators on tho toxt by
Ginn & Company, Wit her Education in america," my chapter being on Organization and
Administration of Physical Education and Athletics. May I quote from phases of ny
contribution on pages 592 and 593, ,

“tile Hod ets of the thousands of athletes who have: praduated and
have taken their places as worthy citizens, but we hear much about the
undesirable athletes who sift into the institutions and bring then no
credit. Many mon graduate from college and become prominent in the pro-
fessions and in business because of their athlotie inclinations. JAth-
letics and the urge to: play kept them in high school and led them to
college. Even though such a primary motive is insufficiont, in many in-
stances it helps the boy to the PEGP§ larger vision and truer motives.

‘of other undesirable students who matriculate and fail to live up to
college standards, howover,we hear very little. A recent survey was .
_ conducted in one of our Ilid-Western universitios to determine what per- —
. centage of the student body was eligible for athletic competition under >
‘the present ruling of twenty-seven hours of passing work the preceding seme-
sters. The findings were interesting. Out of a total onrollment of 4,082
students, 2,197.were found to be cligible and 1,992 ineligible. But it
was the average of the wonen in class standing that brought | the ‘average of
the student body a little past the 50 percent mark, - Of the! rien. students,
1,240 were eligible and.1,461 were ineligible; of the women, 957 wero eli-
gible, and 531 weré ineligible. Perhaps it is unjust to the athlete to
focus so much attention upon the undesirable reflection that he brings upon
his school when his class grades ronder hin ineligible. for intercollegiate
competition.

"In spite of a mass of such statistics which night be compiled there are
those who see no remedy for theevils of the systen except the abolition of
intercollegiate athletics and the establishnent of an extensive system of
intramurals which will engage the entire student body in a program of play
in their stead. The organization of thé American college is such that a
spirit of rivalry in intranurals could not be ‘sufficiontly aroused to take
the place of intercollogiate: competition, In spite of the fact that nature

‘has endowod us with wonderful powors of substitution, we should have diffi+
culty in finding sonething else to take the place of our great tean games as
‘they are not enshrined in our competitive civilization. Intramurals will al+
“ways be moro or less “fooling ‘play." Competitive athletics will always be
serious play. Even if intranurals could supply, in the physical education
program, the need for recreation, and at tho sane tine buiid up the physical
body so thit it can successfully'mect life's demands, with tnerevenuo fron
athlotics taken away, there would be small chance for an appreciable systen
of intranurals to exist. The sole source of revenue for athletic and play
‘purposes in many of our colleges is from the gate receipts of football ganes.
Especially is this sacar inal true. in. the, ablloges of” the: Souths Et seems
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unjust to say that commercialism isabrodad in college life when the exter-=
mination of one sport would mean the curtailment of the possibilities of
play. When it is a matter of making sports pay for sports, the plan is not
commercialism? . ) :

This survey was made at the University of kansas. You can see that the
women students brought up the average. That is because they did not have that extra
twa hours of intonsive, fatiguing, fundamental exercise. : ee

Coaches today do not want tho duller or the slow thinking athlete, so at
the present tine I bolievo that the best athletes are the brighter ones. But, we still
have the thick-headed boy who does not want to work hard and wants to coast through
college. Frankly, I think you will find that the opinion.varies as to the individual.”

"T hear fron Armond Dixon quite regularly, and‘he seems to be still kicking
around, When I left college I figured I would-be back in 1945, but seems as if we
should move that date to about 1947. snyway.I'11 be back no matter when it is. I
am always glad to receive the Rebounds - enjoy them tremendously. .

ol

Ranie Boins,. Sp. (A) 3/e, Ship's Co, Div. 5, Mil. Tr. Inst. Batt. 9, San
Bruno, California; "Kk" man in baskotball in 1940, writes, "Received the June 25th
issure of tho Rebound today, which reminded me of my neglect to send you my new
Addresses. eee a re

"T was almost sure 1 saw Bob Allen at the California Golf Club a week ago
Wednesdays, His foursome was about four holes behind mine. The distance was always
considerable and besides he was in the army Medical Corps at Bell Memorial, but this
fellow had on a navy uniforn." ; oe | peony

You are right Ramic, that was Bob. Your eyes are awfully good if you can
pick a native Kansas out et that distance. Or, do Jayhawkers emanate a fragrant ‘odor
that you can tell that species from other species. that abound in California, Bob
finished his intornship at Bell, July 1, 1945. Six days from the time he signed an
inquiry fromthe War Department stating the Navy's need for medical officers, on
account of onphibious landings--he had been sworn in, bought his uniforms, made his
will, and was on a Union Pacific Pullman headed for Frisco. Bob was staying at my
daughter Mary's home, Irs, Lee Hamilton, 869 Center Drive, Palo “lto, California.
Doubtless you have already nade contacts with him, You also state that Doc Yokey,
pro at Whitehill golf course in Topeka, is instructor and coach on your base. Say
hello to ‘him for ne, ) , | :

On July 19, 1945, S/Sgt. Bob Charlton, 37526424, 598 BMB - Sq. 397, BIB
Group, APO 140, e/o P.If. New York, New York, sent a postcard from Saint Quentin,
France, showing a beautiful recreation park, I-could not identify him as one of the
bathers, but he said that he was Carl Knox recently, who is athletic officer from the
old bonb group, 320th. Bob says, "He is doing a bang-up job with his usual enthusiasm.
. Bob passed on a couple of Rebounds to Carl and, they "got homesick as hell together."
Bob said that he looked for Dean in Paris, but missed him.

"

We are glad to state that Bob is back in the States. He and his father are
vacationing together in Alexandria, Minnesota, They will return about September 1,
when Bob will go into business. with his father, Glen Charlton, in the Charlton Insure
anoe Agency, which is one of the oldest firms in Lawrence.
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Both World War I and World War II has been a ‘very interesting oxperience
for Colonel Adrian H. Lindsey, 0-200836, Hdq. 96th Inf. Division, APO 7:96, c/o Post-
master, San Francisco, California. It is unnecessary for anyone to‘introduce "Ad"...
Lindsey, as he was so well known on the Kansas Varsity in 1914, '15, and '16. It
was Ad's punting that beat the Cornhuskers at Lincoln 7-3 in 1916,- Then Ad Lindsey,
George "Potsy" Clark, and Howard "“Scrubby”. Laslett, played on the 89th Division A.EsF.s
championship football team after the close of World War I hostilities. Upon his
return to the States, Ad was assistant football and baseball coach at the University +
of Kansas, played professional ball for a few years during the summer, and then
coached Bethemy College, the University of Oklahoma, and then came back to the Univer~
sity of Kansas as head football coach for seven years, "Ad" was in the insurance busi-
ness before hostilitios befan and then ehtered the service in World War II. Before
hostilities ceased, Col. Adrian Lindsey was in charge of operations for the 96th
Division, In other words, G-3 on General Janes L, Bradley's staff. He was promoted
to the rank of full Colonel on May 20th, 1945. He received the bronze star the month
he landed on Okinawa. 4 year ago last April he was sent with the Fourth Marines as
an ‘drmy Observer to Saipan. He also has scen action on Leyte with the 96th Divisione
His wife, Helen Friend Lindsey, ores with his: — Nancy, is — in
Lawrence for the duration. .

=a aoererll rel rOlUlUlCUC OU

3 While thinking of old timers, I ran across an old sporting corment of tho
Jayhawker baseball team. Fred A. Deichmann Jed the Jayhawk Sluggers with a batting
average of 346, The Kansas line-up included such old timers as Hutch Walker - pitcher,
Ward = 3b, Wilson ~ 1 b, Deichmann » ¢ f, White.- ss, Buzick - 1 f, Goolidfe = %b,"°-”
Davis.- r f, Ogdon and Benkloman - entcher. “Dike” was described ‘as "The midget

who hit then a mile." Fred is one of the most enthusiastic of Jayhawkers on the west
eoast. His agoncy is the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U.S. He resides at ~
607 South Hill Street, Los angeles 14, California. Fred Deichmann has a son, John,
who has been with "Blood and Guts, Betecn™: John is a Notre Dame man and we have.
carried on a rathor intoresting correspondence regarding the outstanding players and
teams of the country in basketball, John yer knows his basketball.

Fred Deichmann wrote saying that he had scen Mr. and Irs. Bert Ober. Bert
and Mrs, Ober have moved to 338 Tamarack St,, Carlsbad, Californian, We regret seeing
the Obers leave “awrence, because for forty years or more, Bert Ober and his clothing
store has been a real institution in Lawrence.

From Lt. Comdr, ‘iW. H, Shannon, SC, U.S.N.R.«, Navy Supply Corps, School
Soldiors Field Station, Boston, Massachusetts; comes acknowledgment of the receipt
of the Rebound. Commander Shannon never nevor misses with his usual good cheer. He
writes, "Milton is gotting along fine in school, We (the faculty) play his softball
team tomorrow evoning -- ho is an excellent pitcher. I saw the Red Sox defeat the
Tigers last Sat. P.Jl." Bill, we shall be anxiously awaiting your return so we can
have some more good ganes of the ancient ap of the Scotts at, the Lawrence Country.
Clube .

We in iM eeet 3 were immensely pleased to have Shipman Winter, Jr., son of
Mr, and lirs. Shipman Winter, and Roger allen, Jr., son of Ur. and Mrs. Rober Allen, |
home on thoir furloughs. Shipman had been wounded by shrapnel fragments, ‘and it was
a great delight to know that these two boys would not be facing the hell that we
feared might await them. The Nip's capitulation did the job. for us.
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August 23, -1945---This was a red letter day for all of us at the allen
household. About eleven o'clock, I was busy dictating to my secretary, Marjorie
Dinsmore, ‘when the phono rang and’Mrs. /illen informed me that Major Fenlon Durand, ©
U.S.1M.C.,° 2nd. imph. Trac...Bn., FMF, “acific, e/o Fleet Post Office, San Francisco,
California, was at 801 Louisianna with his personable and lovely wife, Katie, "Pon".
has seen everything; evon-up to tho last invasion of Okinawa, Perhaps no man in the
service has seen any tougher "go" than Fea, and yet he is still that grand fellow with
an innate modesty so characteristic of Fen; .When he was here at tho’ University he «
established a Big Six record in the javelin and was one of the forwards on two fine
Kansas ‘Varsity Basketball teams, Kind, courteous, and forseful, Fon Durand Has aged.
somewhat, but he is not the least bit "hard", nor does he impress you with all: ith,
honors.-that he has won, He and irs. Durand were here on their way to “Mrs. Fen's"
girlhood:home in Fayotte, Iissouri. It is wonderful to have Fen back with us after
he hag gone spore fifty-seven different chess of hell, and yet be unscathed in mae
and soul. a

Iwas scanning a letter that Fem wrote on June 26, 1945, "I have been noglie
gent in writing lately, due primarily to the fact that our censorship has been rigid.
a fow days ago, however, restrictions were lifted and now I can write of my activities
of the past few months,"

| .. Fon, tells about his leaving Saipen and ready to: support the main landings
on Okinawa. Since the initial landing was comparatively easy, they returned to Saipen
for another few weeks, then re-embarked and landed on. The jo. Shima. and Aguni Shino,
which are small islands off the wost coast of Olin eM e Tk ney embarked again and came
back to Okinawa REPP Gis

"io wer tieiettes in the teil: end of" the. piwhbing aoe the island was

declared secure on June 21, 1945, At the’ present: time we are camped on a beach near
Naha, the capital city. of Okinawa, which’ formerly had a population of 75,000 and
in which not one building is intact-now. It is difficult to. visualize a city approxie
mately thé size of Topeka completely leveled by bombs, artillery fire, and flame. _
throwers, Even these poople out here played basketball, as evidenced by some remains
of basketball courts, gymnasiums and ‘equipment. Dana is..still in Eur ope with the 7th
Army. He was hospitalized for about. two. months with shrapnel wounds in his right leg,
the result of an oneny, mortar burst, At the present time he is back on duty and un-
doubtedly will remain in Europe for some time, since it has ‘been indicated that the
7th will: emain there.

"Two issues. of your "Rebounds" just caught me here on Okinawa. They cer-
tainly: make excellent roading and they. are the only media for. keeping up with what
many of my buddies are doing. Give ny: kindest sents to Mrs. toll city your Semel «
and Coach and Mrs. Shenk."

Bie poe

ive Viste) Oe Be biti U.S.S. LST 792, a Floot: Post Office, San rind vel,”

California, writes from Okinawa on the 28th of June, that he and an old Ottawa’ "buddy",
Deve Laury, who is attached to a marine outfit as a doctor, during the discussion found
that Dr. Laury's C.0. was Major Fen Durand. ~ They sct out in quest of the Major, missed
him, but-on the second try, contacted Fen, What a.bull Pest they had! Gerald said,
“You can woll be proud of that boy Fen Durand, Doc. He is every inch a fine officer
and 0 gentleman. He looks fine and hasn't added any excess “weight to that sinewy

frame. I found out he is highly respected as a man and officer, and as one of his
junior officers related - "Major Durenid is one officer who became | aCe QO. and didn't
coase to be a human being."
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"Bork" wrote on, "Pon says the two most. elaine: pieces of equipnont in;
the Pacific war up ey date are the LUT's (amphibious tractors) and the LST's

"the “pril 26th issue of "Rebounds" arrived this week and as always I was
eagar to read it all. I think they get botter all the time, but to paraphrase in
the vernacular, "Howinhell do you find time to get everything done?” "I continue
to hear from Emic Vanek and Ifurray Brown,"

"the C.0. of our flotella is a Kansan fron Galena, Comdr. Stringer, USNA
(1928) and upon necting him he asked me from whence I came, I stuck out my chest
and loudly proclained my native state. He immediately replied, 'I knew it, you look
prairio bred to'ne,'. and I solermmly assured him he paid me a very high compliment."

"I would aioe Het you conveying my regards to Mitt and Bob, also Doan
Nesmith and Mr. Quigley. Thanks so much for keeping ne supplied with the "Rebounds."
"By “the way, I thought you might’ be interested in knowing that even though this island
was just declared secure, I saw somo fellows playing on a newly constructed basketball
gourt hie i Maybe tho war time spread of your game is an indication ue things to
come."

From Major and Mrs. John Il, Stratton at 642 Oak Street, Cincinnati 6, hic,
Mrs. Kathryn Stratton writes on July 16, “Your latest copy!.of Rebound has just arrived,
and both John and I wish to tell you how very much we enjoy each new issue. Although
we are about- five years apart in our schogl: associations, there is always something

xf interest for John and nyself. You are really doing a marvelous job with your news-
letter! There is only one bit of news which we can offer, John has received his
majority: on Jume 30, ond is still stationed at Ferrying Division Ee ae ae here in
vineinnati. as assistant to the Division Flying Safety ae cn «

"fe aro always glad to read the nows concerning the Jllen fombly, and send
our congratulations to Bob and Mitt on their commissions. John was hoping he would
get to see them, but now it looks as though our leave won 't materialize until September.»
We are looking forward to séeing you and’ Mrs. Allen at that: time."

Congratulations Major John and Kathryn on your well-earned peo t 8A, We
shall be happy to See you when you come — Lawrence.

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Captain Jack Ballard, 17082781, Troop J Aue 93rd Cav. Ren, Sq. Mecs., APO 263
c/o Postmaster Now York, New York, writes from Simbach, Bavaria, on June 21. "Just
a few lines from ne and then I will have to run. I received the last copy of the
Rebounds, and I want to. thank you for Don Eblings address. I sat right down and wrote
to hin."

“I was more than sorry to hear about Howard Engleman, The same day I re-.
ceived your letter, there was an article in the Starts nad Stripes about how many
~Lood transfusions, plasma injections, and the various shots ee had had to sustain in
his recovery. I hope that he is back up and on his feot soon,"

"There was also an article in the Stars and Stripes about Charley Black |
setting the DFC. I roally think it was swell that he got the high award. These Jay-
hawkers are really making a name for themselves in this great war. Speaking of awards,
I was on the receiving end of the Bronze Star Medal for some action up around Cologne
that the General said was heroic action against an enemy of the United States, There
really wasn't much to tt, and I didn't think that my actions warranted a decoration,
but that is how it goes."
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"Doc Ian late as usual, but if by chance I miss out on seeing Charlie
Black, please extend to hin ny heartiost conpratulations on his promotion, and
docoration, and above all “congrats” ’to both hin and Terry on that new baby. Here's
hoping that I get to see hini" , |

"We aro having a great time over here with our athletic progran, Baseball
is the predominating: game at the present time, but football and basketball Wea Oe
follow in their respective seasons. We are allowed 50% of our time for athletics,
and the follows really eat it up. Isntt that swell?"

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Pvt, T, Bean, 15109155, 4. Bry, 232 F, Q. Bn., APO 411, c/o Postmastor
New York, N.¥., was one of the best basketball players that I have seen in years
when he was hore with the army A.S.T.P. He wrote me on the 20th of dune from Austria,
that he was still receiving our. Rebounds and that ho was glad of-it. He says, "I'vo
lost most all contact with the basketball world heFe in Austria, and your paper serves

as a good intermediary. I was particularly interested:in your story about the all big
six center, Johnson." ; é ;

"I'm sitting down here near Kufstein, Austria now with the 42nd Division
and I guress we will occupy this oountry until they set up their own government. I
get to shoot a few baskets now and then on an outside court,-but how I do miss that
sport! I can't wait to get back to the states and to school. I hope I'm lucky
onough to play three more years of ball under you. I had a great time while I was
in Kansas and I hope to return thoro. Bost of luck to. you and ‘your-ball clubs."

Ted, nothing would, make us happior than to see you enroll at the University
-f Kansas. You really can hondle that-casaba in the most approved fashion.» Don't
“orget the station, Lawrence, Kansas, U.Selie It would be a great delight to shake
your paw and welcone you as one of our adopted Jayhawkers,.

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: Lt. (jeg.) Glen Cunninghan, U.S.N.R., Training Department, Civic Ceniter -
Room #355, San Diego, California, the fastost human and one of the finest fellows
that I have ever net, writes on July 4, fron his. bivouac thanking us for the Rebound
nd says, "It is always a real treat to get any bit of news from or about friends and
the University. ly duty hore in San Diego has been very pleasant but is rapidly coming
to an end. At present I'm awaiting orders to move ot of here, In fact I thought Itd
2e@ gone before this. Don't know where they will send ne but it will probably be sea
“uty or some advanced base. It's.tine they gave the boys who have been out there
several months a chanee to cone home and rest, and give those of us who have had shoro
-uty, tho experience of facing the oneny. Fortunately my family have been with ne most
f£ the time. They left. only last Thursday." oe de:
"Since entering the service I've met many Kansans. Several aro in the Dis-
trict here holding down responsible positions. I frequently mect others as they come
in off their ships. alt Steiger, Lioutenant. who is in the transportation office,
\rranged for reservations for my family back to Kansas via Banners Ferry, Idaho, where:
vhoy will visit my parents before going on to Kansas. Roland Logan, Lt. Comdr. is head:

‘f the Physical Rehabilitation Program at the hospital and is doing a splendid piece
‘f work. Several of the men ho has trained have been advanced and taken to other hos-
italg to head the programs there." | £7 nape

‘""“Meréever I po’ from hore I'll look forward to receiving the Rebounds. From. _
‘aried sources I've kept somewhat informed of your many activities, You're doing. a

‘rand job on the home front. I can't seo whure you get all the energy, for oll: the
hings’you do,” .. ) | 2 re ae ? 4

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"1111 bo extremely happy and I know all the others will be when this hor-
rible mess is ended and we can return homes Kansas is and always has boen the gren-
dest place in all the world to me. Tho weather herehns been a bit unusual, There
have beon a few mornings of liquid sumshinc. The othors have been foggy. What I
wouldn't rive to sco a Kansas,sunrise,"” | ee : ,

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\ Lt, (jee.) Clifford M. Shenk, USNR, Jirmed Guard, S. 8S. San Jackson, ¢/o
Fleet Post Offices, *San Frenciseo, California, a brothor of our head man of football,
lip, Henry Shenk, states, “It has beon better than fifteen years sinee I graduated ©
from good nic Lavrence lich and enrolled "on the Hill". However, it seems only a
few years since I was playing football on that schwol's teau, first undor sevort
Higgins end then under Melvin Griffin, two of the finest men and coaches I ever knows.
I was indécd fortunate to have had then for coaches. They. stood as) powerful examples
of the suecess of the athletic depirtment of Kansas University." rw
Noter Severt Hicgins was one of the Kansas football immortals who played
in the 1920 Nebraska gare, but who died while coaching the Lawrence High School.
eT AOS "Twas intérosted to hear about my former coach, Mel Griffin. I had
talked to Mrs. Griffin over the phone last Fall while in Long Beach, so knew he was
an officer in the Marino Corps. There is no quostion ‘but that he is doing a lot. to,
make that the splendid fi,Hting outfit that it is.” ~~ (tos » By
"T an cetting to see a preat deal of the Pacific. Have visited a groat many
ports both in New Guinea and the Phillippines. As’ a commanding officer I have the
good fortune to be allowed ashore in many, places where it would be impossible other-~
wise. I have not run. neross many of the fellows I knew at K.U. but hope: to do so, LI
wont through indoctrination at the University of Arizona with Carney Smith and Bus
Burchama. Relph Grahan'of K, State was onc of my buddies there also, Iwas surprised .
and pleased the other day to bump into him on tho streot in a port in the Phillippines,’
Ralph is doing an All-anerican job as recreational officer at the Navy Base thore.
I need not tell you, I cuéss, thet he is © splondid athlete, a fine sportsman, and
an all-round swell cuy. We had & good visit and T‘hope to see him again while out
this way."  o a | 2 ill
ee "Apparently you think that the prospects for football for this Fall are
pretty good. Naturally I am vitally interostod in the success of Henry's teams.
I know that with a fairly'even break his ‘teams will como out on top, (Maybe I'm
prejudiced). By the wa, you night do me a favor and cast a hint to him that his —

kid brother in the Pacific would like to hear frm him 4 little moro often."

Mrs.» Allon and I were happy to hear from Ry Te Fairchild, Mch/2c, USS
Wharton, Flect Fost Office, San Francisco, California, on august 4. Bob wrote at
sea, saying "It would be nice if your son Bob were stationed on my ships Don't be
surprised when this mess is over to see me come bursting ing Hht" :

Bob Fairchild was stationed at the University of kansas with the first cone
tingent of Machinists Mates. llrs. Allen and I’met him and several others at church
service, and asked Bob home to dinner with us. Wo are clad, Bob, that you plan Go:
come back and visit us "for old tine's sake." avs i

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"Ensign. Russell J, Chitwood “0-8 * ore

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On Friday, the 24th of "ee we were shocked and grieved when we learned.
of the ceath of Ensign Russell J, Chitwood, Navy Ferry Pilot and star end on the Kansag
‘Varsity Football team of '37, '38, and *39, Russell was killed Tuesday in the col-
lision of his plane and an Arny B-25 trai ning plano noar Rodeo, New Ilexico, the llth
Naval District announced. "Russ" was flying a Navy Fighter based at San Pedro, Cal.
dis witow lives in Long Beach, California, Russell was the sone of Re Aue Chitwood of
Conway Sprinjs, Lansas »

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%. We just received a letter ‘inion our Bob Allen this morning, Auge 27, stating
that he has left his hospital at San Franciscowith 263 paticnts for Camp Lejeune, New
River, North Carolina. He will fly back, and if possible, if he is lucky, and the
breaks come his way, he may be able to drop off a few hours to visit his wife, Jean
in Topeka. Wo are trying to make arrancements whereby we can pick him up and:all of
us meet at one central point for a short few hours" reunion, Bob thinks that it is
a cinch that he will be, in the service of the Navy from 18 to 24 PARTS from the presente

Sch August 29, 1945 - VWJe ah received a wire ‘Gens Bob from iashinrton, De Ce He
will fly to Kansas City tonight where we will meet him and drive him'to Topeka where
Jean, his wife, is not well. The good Dr. Pfuctze would not let Jean travel,

Mrs. Allen and I also recoived a letter fron one of our, and of our whole
fort alia very good friends, Lt. (jee) He C. "Cliff" McWilliams, USS Nehenta Bay,
(CVE-74) Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California, dated June 13, Lonj; time no
Soe, Cliff. | aah eens

' Cliff says, "Where there is smoke there is firo, a you've probably heard
wie the grape vine that I was on my way to the Pacific. This I spoak of in the past
tense. I am now there, and have beon for over two months. In fact I am now salty
enough to have a slight bow in my legs. The passageways are much too low for « man of
my stature, (6ft. abn) I have a head that is slightly out of proportion due to the
numerous knocks on the noggine I have been seasick twice. And, like lark Twain, I
felt that if I lived through those periods it would be tragic. but now my equilibrium
spems more adapted to that of the roll and pitéh“idea. There have been many occasions
when I have muttered to myself - home was never like this - or - man's place is in the
aome beside woman - or such similar sweet sounding phrases. And incidentally this
brings up a subject which is so often discussed but never is a reality, Women! Iflost

o# the boys are married and they certainly do miss their wives. For us single men,

I believe we find solace in seeing ‘Lana Turner at the Cinema which has a time lag of
bout two years in current features, We have jscen the sane movies so many times we
anticipate the actors' lines. I have come to the point where I’ find Laurel and Hardy

vure acadeny award winners!" - oS eal | ;

“Well, I midi, close by ‘saying that in the tost cof stern reality there is
still.a sonse of humor that exists. The utter fantasy . of some of the events through
which we have, by God's grace survived, the fantasy of theso have on occasion some- -
what bewildered me, Through all the days and night's activity, however, there runs
a strain of mental reflection and a gradual formulation of a eortainty of purpose
and an awareness of just what is the better life."

"My hair should be turning gray, ut it isn't, However it has a tendency
to ‘stand up pretty straight at times. I would give up a weck's leave and Sunday de-
serts to see you poople now. I plan on darkening your door again so instruct the
local militia accordingly," :
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: Cliff, the Mayor, chief of police, and the leader of the town band have been
notified to be onthe alert for news of.your coming. We will-weleome you with open
OxTS « | Aee0 BYA ae sr se | .

Commander R. E. Laub writes to ‘thank us for disseminating, as he describes
it, interesting news of forner K.U. boys. who are’now in the armed forces. He, says,
‘ITchave‘ enjoyed it so much that I want to give you my change in address so I will con-
tinue ‘to receive it, Tly new address is: Commander R. E. Lamb, 2367 North Quebec,
arlington, Virginia, and my new duty station is at the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy
Department, Washington D.C, I have just recently been promoted to commander and had
vransferred to the regular Navy shortly before the war, so I expect to remain in the

‘avy for as long as they will have me. -Ivhave just completed a two year post gradu-~
ute course at the U. 8. Naval Academy in Radio Engineering and expect to.be doing radio
ongineering work in the Bureau of 4eronautics for a good while. -We just bought: our
iouse here in Arlington and hope to be in Washington for awhile. If you have the oeca-
Sion to wisit Washington, I would be honored to have you look me up. You can reach me
it the Navy Departnent, Bureau of deronautics, Radio and Electrical Section, or at ny
home. s : . t

| Thanks Commander Ren Bey L will make a notation, and hope to see. you sometimes
w@ @re very proud of you,. ee ttrw vied

“Lt. We. CS "pup" Hartley, Control & Planning Division, Bldg. 201 Ft. Mason,

San Francisco, California, writes that he is enjoying the Rebounds, as is Le, F. Be.
Park of Cha nute, hansas, USS Stockdale, e/9 Fleet Post Office, San Francisco,, Calif,

Lt. (j.g.) Wn. Murray Brown, NAS ‘Theatre, Corpus Christi, Texas, writes that:
he is curious to know if we are still eontintiing, Dr. Allon's "Happy Hour on the Hill,"
llurray says, "Lucey is still here and trying to enjoy this insufforably hot weather,

The humidity of this country is terrific and you can just stand around and perspire.
Sam Barry, fameus basketball coach at the University of Southern California, has been
transferred to Chicago, and Lt. Commandér Larry Mullins is our now athletic officer." .
lurray, an old Warrensburg Teachers .and Rockhurst Collefe star, took his masters de-
eree here at the University. ) | ’ |

aoe I have two letters from two vory fine Haskell Indian Institute boys. Pvt.
James E, Williams, 1005995, Recruit Depot IleC Be, Sea School, San Diego.41, California,
was a Junior Rotarian in Lawrente,. and one of the all-around athletes.and leaders at
iis school. Jim says, "After only ‘two weeks of trainin; I was transferred here for
Sea School, I never thought-I-would. be a Soa School Marine, Our basie. training here
is much like Officers Troining." ; soteiv kt vi ) :

, "The way the city of San Diego is camouflaged is really amazings There is

a huge net completely covering the city and most of the buildings that are not eovored
by nets are painted four or five different colors’ to blend in with its terrain, Our
roof tops and parade rounds ure ‘so painted that they look like streams. ‘and bushes

from the air." :

"How is the Rotary Club? I got a lot out of those meetings getting to meet
all those swell follows and shake thoir hand,"

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_, Pvt. Jaco Sevors 7067812257, ed, et: 114th Bn,, 78th Regt. Carp Robinson,
Arkansas, writes, "I feol I-anca former’ Javhawker, which has always been my wish, °—
I want to attend K.U. when this is over. I wrote to Conch Witt Allen, He'll be
shipping out soon I guess," | —*

Pft, Severs played on Lt. i( jee) Tilton Allon's Haskoll baskotball tean
last winter after Kansas varsity "K" many: '40° and '41, Coach Marvin Vandaveer. entered "

the service, ‘Jim Williams was a star on both ‘the football and basketball, team but
enlisted in tho marines immediately after football season.

Delmar L. Curry, Y3c, NSD -- Navy 3205, FPO,\San Franciseo, California,
tennis great, sand "K" ‘nan, 134, :'35,..and 336, writes°on July 31, from.the Admiralty
Islands. “Arrival of your Rebounds certainly provides one of the mail highlights of.
the month. Seems grand to hear ubout all the fellows we haven't been ablo .to see in
yours:, Pi . l ot Aetenta a , :
| "Ourmain duty here at the Naval Supply Depot continues to be the same-- to
see that the Fleet sots the million and one things needed to keep the Fleet. trains
Operating. However, we havo just opened a new Recréation Center which is supposed-te
be the fahciest in the Southwest Pacifie. Wo have five quonsets riven over to a li-
brary, writing, reading and gane rooms with indirect lighting, stained built-ins and
other conforts of stateside duty. Our library has~a° nowspaper section that real ly
rivals, the one at the University except that we'ro about five weeks late in getting
them, We get.all.the leading »papers fron. throughout the country and we keep up pretty
woll ‘on the Kansas nows through the Kansas City Star and Topeka Daily Capital. I have’
eeneral supervision of the Welfare & Recreation profran and as you night guess I'n
enjoying “it thorourhly. We. bro. completing an elaborate athletic field with threo dia-
monds,, basketball ‘courts, handball, ote. Just had Johnnie Bradley added to our staff,
He's frdm San Franciseo. ant knows 9.lot.of.our buys-*Ebliric, ‘Prallé, Wells, eto. hav-
ing: pléyed’ a#ainst them in National AAU tournaments whon howas with the Olympic Club."

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eOTS RSCG Lioutenant ‘WW. ‘L. Hough, 0-551460, Co, Baits szoth Inf.’ Regt., APO 35,
c/o P.M. New York, N.Y. writes as.of July 29th, "Looks like wo'll be taking off .fory,
tho States pretty soon, It certainly Gives a persona (rand feelin to know he's
getting back to God's country. Because no matter how much of Europe I have seen,

there isn't ‘anything hero that can compare with the U.S.A."

Cpl, Janes R, Harris, 37722660, Hq. Co., 2 Bn., 343 Inf., APO 450, Camp —
Gruber, Oklahoma, *fanous milér and two miler, and."K".man in 139 and: 407 ‘says,°"T ”
havo seen a lot of Europe since my last letter to you. ‘It started in January when

I went overseas with the 86th Infantry Division, After six.weeks of training I was—

on my way with the Blackhawks.- I was not Giving Physical Training, but was plad to

be in condition from the work, It was quite a let down to’ go fron“the Air Corps to

the Infantry, Tho work in the E.T.Q. soon kept ne busy and I forgot my past’ exper-
iences Iwas placed in the Hq. Co. and the I & R.section,, The important duty - recone.
naissanee, which placed the section out on patrol, It was interesting and’ exciting — =
Sometimes. I was in lannhein, Gernany after peace came, and at that tine read about ~
Bill Hargiss and Dean. I was joing to attend the school, but we Shipped to France and
then back to the states," ; 4 ; va J du ld yveeror
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Ensign Paul Le’ ithite, UsSsNsRes. VB 4nd, Jak Munieipal 1, Jacksonville, “—e
swirmer delux, graduate, and "K" man in swimming "38; '39, and 14), writés on Aug. 7,
"Ae present ‘I am in Jacksonville, Florida, but expect to be: sent to: the west coast
and from ‘there to the war zone very ShOrtay.* In my présent duty I am flying the new
Navy PB4Y2, which is a lot of airplano," ;

I an heopy Pad that you will not be required to go tear th with ne Soe sceaaeaias
mebt — was planned for you and for the other boys.

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Chief Specialist Stephen L, Meade, Receiving Station, Naval Station, seatiyé?
Washington, incloses a tear sheet from the Great Lakes Bulletin showing, "UP IN THE.
AIR IN A GOAL-HI GAIE. Two Service Schools Goal-Yi tears playing Goal-Hi." He wrote,
"Goal-Hi has become one of the, Service Schools A hletie Départment's nost popular.
Sports and now has a leading spot in the departments extensive intramural program,

- Here you,see four.men in the air simultaneously, count, the feet, not tho mon,"

Thanks, Steve, for sending me a photograph of the men in action. When I
first invented this Goal-Hi game I, ‘of course, was not thinking* of the great demand
for this type of gane. in.the service, The incentive that caused me to originate this
game with a. circular court, -was stimulated by the thought of the possibility of the
heavy outdoor basketball _goal board being blewn over on the children and on the play-=
ground. We had such a goal in our back yard, and I was always fearful of a fatality
to the youngsters. When the war first broke out, we shipped’a couple of them to Gene
Tunney and Jack Dempsey, and they “liked them so well that the game spread “rapidly.

To date I have received five-clippings similar to the one you sent me, which shows .
the widespread ‘interest in this new game. Thanks to you "Fella." 5

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I was pleased to receive a Jjetter from }lajor ih Wilson, O-917704, Hdqse
30th Fighter Group, AP0‘374, ¢/o Pil, New York, N,.Y.,° from Rhiems.. The Major, a
college of Emporia eraduate, wrote asking that I be an arbitrator in settling the old
argument. "Which state or section of the country plays the best basketball?" In |
that way the Rebound came into his reading habit, Thank you llajor for your coopera=
tion in sending me thé name of a fine athlete, who ‘we hope will natriculate at the’
. University of kansas after he has been released by the point system. I certainly ,°
shall remember you to "Ab" Hinshaw, or any other of the old Emporia crowd when I meet
up with them in the near future.

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On the sixth of July we had the dp Lene of entertaining Lt, Co. Jdése Baudean,
of the Uruguayan ‘army, who,was attending the. Command and General Staff School at Fort.
Leavenworth, Kansas. First Lieutenant Karl 5, Gay,. George Washing >ton University alum-
nus, '37, was Col. Baudeants ‘interpreter, -The’Colonel came over and spent the day
with,us, studying our system of Amcrican-. physical training ahd interdollegiate ath~
letics, He was sent to this,country by his governnent %6 study the American athletic
system, and he has sole charge of incorporating into the Uruguayan syston, his con-
ception of these activities. He thinks our system will be tuost helpful to the youth

of his mation. It was a great pleasure to have this distinguished guest with us.
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Speaking of brothers, here's one for the books, On July 19, J. F. Gilliland,

the principal of Hutchinson High School, and the father of throe sone in the service,
Beb, Charles, and Don, writes ne as follows:
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"Bob, 59 tnan id were both stationed at Pearl Harbor for tno or len aii
around the last of the year. irs. Gilliland has two sisters living in Honolulu, ‘The
boys were able to spend quite a little tire. ‘during their leaves at the home of: one-or
the other of these aunts. About the middle of: January Don, ona B-29 on his way to
the Mariannas, stopped in Honolulu for 48 hours, He managed, & pass ‘and the three ©
boys spent some time, together at the home of. one of thier aunts. _. ;

"Both Bob and Don are stationed in the Mariannas; Bob about half way be-
tween Guam and Japan. On a return trip from Japan Don stopped at Bob's station for
fase Having three eye” nee period: One up, he was permitted to Wise 48 hours
theres

| be A, Oatmeal oC Oktay: USNR, XVJ-25, FPO ~ Now York, N.Y., was the Big”
Six Champion golfer in '36 and '87, when I went to Chicago to attend the neeting of
Rotary International’ I was pleasantly surprised en route to find Glen Oatman, who was
on his way from the Pacific to Washington, D.C. I told Glenn to have a‘visit with ..
Brig. Gen. Julius Holmes, an old Lawrence boy, Glenn roports that he had a nice — |
visit with’ our fellow townsman and writes, "We were in Washington only a short time
when I was. transferred to XVd~25, Atlantic Fleet for duty. ,Ihad a long talk with
Lt. Comdr. Shannon at the Harvard Supply Corps School in Boston, I hope to be sent
back to Boston for discharge proceedings, which I should ue ere for soon under
the 44 critieal point requirement."

<0 nte I an discharged in the near future, ‘Both aid I will probably return to
Lawrente for a*short visit with my Dad, While there I will endeavér to see you and —
my other old friends. I might even play a round of golf with you at the Country Club,
though I probably couldn't break 80 after three years of absence.”

I fear that is an understatement. Glenn,- because _ remember your fine exhi- ©
bition on’’the K.U. Golf team when you, won your letters in '36 and “'37, and later when
-you won the Kansas Open -s1.teur and the lissouri Open Amateur Championships: At. any
rate, we shall be imnensely pleased to have you back with us for some of our varsity
games this Fall, ek :

t/s Jack Adans, 37512893, Btry. - 777 Acliche “fit a APO 758, IN PB, Me
New York, N. Y., writes on June 26, from Germany, "It looks as if it will be some
time before I can drop by and see you, as I have 70 points, and I have to stay and
watch after these Krauts. Germany is @ nice country. A fellow wonders how anyone
like them would want a war, I've been in the sixth armored division. TI: ‘suppose you
have heard plenty of it, like Brest, Nancey,’ Sasrbrucken, Frankfurt, ‘and many other
places. Please send me the Rebounds so I ean follow you, it is. the finest —
paper I've seen so far. Hope met see you by Christmas." ell tema :

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Just this morning, meade" @ “Loas, I an Wey to se sity gs a letter from
Lt. A. D. "Don" Cooper, USNR, U.S. avy Pre«Flight, St. Marys College, California, |
who was a brilliant half-back on the Kansas. varsity, in '27 and '28, Don writes me
that it-‘looks as if he will soon be in civilian life one more. Don states, "I have
been in the Navy now for over three years. During this time I was eleven months at
Iowa Pre-Flight, «s an instructor in Gym and Tumbling - coaching,. ete. I served
fourteen months in the South Pacific and have spent the rest of my duty here at
St; Marys Pre-“light. it am teaching Gym and Tumbling and Relaxation here. This Re-
djaxation is a course put in to teach the Cadets how to relax. sis you ‘probably know, =.
I have my Masters in Physical Education from Ohio State University."

"This Navy life has been a wonderful experience, but I an eager to get
back in my field, Regards to lirs. Allen.
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Clyde Coulson stopped by on Aug, 28, 1945. He came to see his family in
Wichita and was on His way ae | to his base in Batavia, N. Y. He is hoping for his
: discharge eee A

On August 24, 1945, I received a letter from an old Kansas loyal alumnus,
A. N. Murphey, Assistant Trust Ufficer of the First National Bank and Trust Co., in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. "Murph's" ‘son is Lt. 4. N. Murphy and was on the mailing —
list and it had been returned. So, wo had to write to his papa to get the correct
address. We‘sent Lt. Murphy's Rebound to his father and in acknowledging it he

-» said, Ny: thank you for your letter of August 22nd and the copies of Rebounds which Y

have-read, enjoyed and forwarded to my son. You will be interested to know that Cob.
Burnside returned home this week and that he is oy of the Navy."

Welcome home “Cob", things will seem natural now again when we take our
Jayhawks to pley, the Oklahoma Sooners, and we see vrour fomiliar and amiable coun-=
.tenance at the hotel and also on tho sidelines of the Sooner-Jayhawk game. Things
heave not been the same without you "Cob, x and too, I ner poe family will enjoy the
retin ‘to their faniliar haunts. - “fe

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In our Jayhawk Sevumnd “07, sigehante July 25, 1945, we related that hn "Mimi *
Nettels was one of the 334 Kansas.seniors who marched down Mt. Oread for her commen-
cement exercises, Just a week after graduation, "Mimi" was stricken with Anterior
Poliomyelitis (Infantile Paralysis). She has been at the Bell Memorial Hospital
since that time. I received a’ letter fron George Nettels, her father, former cap-
tain of the 1920 Karigns Football .Téan. He stated that "Mimi" was getting along as
well as could be expected and that she would’ be happy to see any of her friends,
either in the morning or the afternoon, as her type of illness would not call for
restriction of visitors, "Mimi" I have been’ expecting to drop by and see you but
haven't been out of Lawrence since your temporary illness, I am coming up to see
you real soon, I assure you: that. weare pulling for your. ‘speedy recovery. With
the characteristic Nettels' engin, T. am sure that you will definitely mak ¢ the
grade. 4%

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We received a letter written on Sept. 6, by Capt. Forrest M. Chapman,
©-1297497, ReOeT.C.e, High School, Leavenworth, Kansas. He writes, "I was sent here
to Leavenworth High School as PMS & T, “Boing so close to home and K.U, is almost
too good to believe. You can bet I'll be present #cr, those basketball games. Also
Coach Shenk will get another spectator. T haven't seon a football game for four

yearse, I haven't seen a Shenk, Coached toam since I played for — as a freshman at
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"Have nee letters fron Harold vested from Manilla and Dick Harris from the
U.S.S, Lubbock, recently. Hope they can join me- in spectating soon.

"Alice and I just moved in to.a beautiful little House. We must be living
right to have such luck. If you are in Leavenworth look us, up at 411 Elm."
| "ttm hoping some of the eet wilhd:»ondd: tne and drop in when whew are sep
arated here.” With best wishes for a championship club." '

cia! We are delighted, Capt. Forrest, that you got a ‘break in , obtaining that
beautiful little home. I assure you that you have got some breaks somine eo rae
We hope teh: will be symptomatic of many more to gome,

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We just received a clever bit of news showing a caricature of a youngster
upside down, announcing, the birth of Frank John Anneberg, Jr. on J.ugust 29, 1945,
Where's the quart of water, Prank? The announcement reads that his fighting weight
was seven pounds eight ounces. Congratulations Ifajor and Mrs. Anneberg!

In our golf foursone. baat Friday at the Lawrence Country Club, with
Dr. H. I. Jones, and Messrs. Irving Hill, Ogden Jones, and myself; Dr, Jones gave
me the very pleasant news that Major Hiram-P. Jones had recoived his orders to report
to Naples on Sept. 4, for embarkation to the good old U.S.A. After three years of

~ exceptional service we will all be mighty happy to webewad Dr. PF eety back to his

old stomping grounds,

Saturday morning, Sept. 8, we were very pleasantly surprised, in our office
here in Robinson Gymasiun, by a call. from Major Paul Randall Harrington. Major
Paul played on three of Kansas Varsity Champion basketball teams in the years '32,
"33, and '34, lle also won letters in track, tossing the javelin in a winning way.
Dr. Paul, still has the winsomeness and the personality that made him one of the most
popular men on lit. Oread. He captained the Jayhawkers in basketball in his senior
year. Dr. Paul was stationed in England, France, and Germany, and he has seen a lot

* of service. His speciality is orthopedics and when he came through Saturday, he was
making a thousand nile trip to the Gulf, and coast states with a viow of establishing

his practice at somo seaside location. He has gone nautical in a big way. Paul
ssid, "The seaside breozes for me, with a nice gach¥e" Se, Paul, we are putting in
our kid for a eruiso with you when you are established. Don't-forget the priority
in reservations from your’old eoach and his familys. tz

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At any moment we. are expecting thereturn of Colonel Lyle S,. Powell, who

is returning after four years service in. India with the Chinese forees. -I think I
am correct on Dr. Powell's service location and his years of tenure. Col. Powell
is a veteran of two World Wars, and he has done outstanding research service for
this nation and for others. Another Lawrence~Physician is Dr. Powell, who had made
& great contribution.

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F % recoived a very pleasent, telephone call fron irs. seu caine Stratton,
the mother of Major John Stratton, ‘saving that Major John is to be discharged from
the Air Transport Commend in which he has served‘so well. - We are en Major
John and his wife to return to Lawrence in a very short while,

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- On Soiaiher morning, Sept. 10, Major “orrest G. Stith, of Jefferson City,
Missouri, (a brother of one of our standbys in the Journalism Department) surprised
us with a visit. Major Forrest is an old friend of ours, he having coached at
Monroe City, Ifo. Coach Stith in those days was a very ambitious and successful
coach. He came to the University to take work*’under Dr. Nesmith, Fotsy Clark, and
Karl Schlademan, He also took*ny basketball course and we enjoyed the association
very much. Major Stith is a veteran of both iJorld War I and World War II. In
Wosld War I he was a member of Company H, 4th Missouri Infantry. This Infantry,
with Co. H of the 3rd Kansas Infantry, formed the 139th of the 35th Division, which
was President Harry Truman's Division, ‘In World War II, lie served with the 486th
Bombardment Squadron, 340th Bomb Group, as an Intelligence Officer. The 340th supe °
ported the British 8th arny through Tunisia, the American 7th and British 8th across

Sicily, and from the toe of Italy through the Brenner Pass, the British 8th and
American 5th,
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Major Stith's victory ribbon of the’ first World War shows three battle |
stars, and his Mediterranean-European theatre ribbon of “orl War II, shows eight —
campaign stars. He'also wears a unit citation awarded to the wit for outstanding
work in close support of the: infantry in Tunisia and Sieilys; and an osk-leaf clus-
ter for sinking a Seana pte? ‘in’ La Spezia harbor. 3

Major Stith is now on: thirty. days leave and reports for duty at Santa
Ana, California. : ;

“Mrs. Hulteen just phoned and said not to mail George's Rebound to him;
and that looks to us as though he might be.coming home soont

The day that.you boys have been fighting for since Pearl Harbor is heres
I do not know how many more Rebounds will be necessary. Certainly I have made up
in bulk what I have lacked in promptness in getting this Rebound to you. I have
had a very difficult time getting it out, but I assure you that we will not let any
of you boys down, even though you do not return to the states for quite some time.
These communications, of neces sity, will ‘be more brief, but we will give you boys,
(on the various occupation areas) the news aS it comes to use

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But, the home front is not all rosy. The peace, for which we are all’so -’
thenkful for, came so suddenly that it disjointed business in its kaleidoseopic
change. It is prodicted that eicht million men will be out of work by the time snow
flies. But, the phychology of business, by this time, is firm and optomistie. Your
Commander in Chief is doing a great job in dropping many controls and clearing the
track ina splendid reconversion program. In the next month, we will have millions
back for work, so you boys who are still in the service, don't race your motorSe |
I know how you feel, naturally you will say, "Who are these guys to give us this kind
of advice?"

 

When you do get back and take advantage of the educational angle of the
G. I, Bill of Rights, you doubtless will have tho "best go" so far as the benefits
to the servicenen aro concerned. That much talked of two thousand dollar loan is
largely a myth. It sounded good, but practically, you can't borrow two thousand
dollars from any bank, or anybody else, unless your individual credit is good for
two thousand dollars. Your service record may be good for some things, but these
bankers won't loan money on that. But the educational advantages will pay off.

The authorities say that we will have a deprassion, but the eall for much
mental anguish will not be»like the 1930-35 depression; not as had or as pessimistis,
but it will be plenty tough on people while it lasts. War orders were cancelled so
rapidly and so many factories were closed that naturally millions of people are out
of work. About nine months from now the authorities think that we will be on the
biggest upswing of prosperity that we have ever faced, and this prosperity will con-
tinue for ‘at least five years.

Howunlike the period following the last World War. The boys came back, they
were out of jobs, prices were high, and they had to pay twice as much for a suit of
clothes as when they entered the service, and there were no ar to be had. This
time it has got to be different.

New automobiles will be pegged at their 1942 prices. Of course, the black
market boys are posesss a bonanza now, because people are paying any price for a
care
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Labor will fight for a higher wage rate. Industry will ask for higher
Ceiling prices, but government will hold them off for a while.

But why should I endeavor to describe to you something that may not
exist at all? Ed Howe, the deceased sage of Potato Hill, said, "I spent most of
my life worrying about things, 90% of which never happened." But when we on the
Sidelines think of Bretton Woods, Dumbarton Oak, and San Francisco, these names.
Leger ne much to us that we pall at the work ahead, Certainly there will be plenty.
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\of things for you boys to do, things that you will want to do, things that you .

have a right to do. So, when you come back to old Mt. Oread, go to the west door
of Robinson Gymnasium, walk straight south to the end of the hall, and turn into
the office for a great big welcome which awaits you. Gosh, it will be swell to have

you back,

Most sing@rely yours, .

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Squadron V |
Class 548, 3704 A.A.F.B.U.
Keesler Field, Mississippi

' Dear Joes

I am happy to have your letter of the 29th —
ult. I am pleased that you are happy in your work.
Your dad and mom were over to the last game and we
had a nice visit, We talked about you, among other

_ interesting things. | a, |

I am glad that you like the Rebounds and
t am sorry that I have not written another one so that
I could send it to you, but I will sometime in the near
future.
When this thing is over, we will be glad to have
you return to the University and be a member of our Jay=
hewk Varsity Basketball Squad,

With every good wish to you, I am
| Fraternally,

Director of Physical Education,
FCA :MF : Varsity Basketball Coach.

PeS. I might add that your dad was one of the Kansas greats
in basketball. I kmow how proud you are of him and it
is justifiable. ;

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: January 21, 1946

ir Mail

Phil Dynan

Special Service Company
wOnNete, —

Dear Phils

Thank you for your good letter of the 12th
instant. :

I am enclosing a carbon copy of the letter that —
I have written your brother, Jim. As soon as I hear from
him, I will follow through on the next move,

: I was delighted to send you Rebound 18 We have
not written an other one yet, but we hope to soon. If and

' when I do, I will certainly see that you get one pronto.

. When you come into the office to see us, we will
have you meet Miss Gwen Hargery who works in our office
here in the Department of Physical Education. Lee
| With all good wishes, I am

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education,
PCA:MF Varsity Basketball Coach.

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12 January 1946
Dear "Doc" Allen,

Thanks a million for the copy of the Rebound which I enjoyed reading
from start to finish. It is always good to know how other Jayhawkers are
making out.

Although we have not been receiving the basketball scores on a regular
schedule I did notice that your team this year is a winner. I heard several
scores the other night from the Arm Forces station in Tokyo and they announc-
ed that Kansas University had defeated Missouri and Kansas State. That's the
kind of news I like to hear.

I have a young brother in the Navy who expects to be discharged within
a few months. He is 19 years old and has never been to college but expects to
enroll at either Kansas or Missouri this fall. Of course I have been trying
to sell him on K.U. and I was wondering if you would help me out and drop him
a few lines, He admires you and your basketball teams and I know he would be
thrilled to hear from you. He is a pretty fair basketball player himself and
he is six feet tall. His address is, James J. Dynan, R.M.3/C, C-Div.-PA 41-
Du Page, @F.P.0. San Francisco.

Thanks again for Rebound No. 18 and if there are any more printed I
sure would be glad to receive one. Time passes rather slowly for us now and
the best thing for morale is keeping in touch with the home front.

I might add that in a recent voting contest up here a Kansas University
freshman was elected "queen" of the island. Her name is Miss Harger, and she
was one of the queens for the M.U.-K.U. football game.

Best of luck,

OA, Byoerce

Special Service Co.,
APO 726 % Postmaster,
Seattle, Washington

 
 

 

January 16, 1946

Miss Agnes Angel
409 East Armour
Kansas City 3, Missouri

Dear Agnes:

My memory pays off after months and months and maybe years.
I remember long, long ago of promising you a Jayhawk Rebound, This
was the last one that I have written but I have been expecting for
the past month or so to write another one for the boys still in the
service. However, I have not gotten to it as yete. I thought that
you might enjoy reading some of the stuff that is past tense. It
gives you a review and might take you up to appleepicking time,
if you are not too voracious a reader,

With all good wishes, I am

Sincerely yours,

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Director of Physical Education,
FOAsMiF Varsity Basketball Coach.

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