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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: