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Then on the heels of Howard, came big smiling Jack Ballard. This big
altitudinous basketeer of Kansas Jayhawker champions. of 194?, brought with him |
two buddies. They-dropped in on a.class which we were teaching on the Theory and
Practice of Athletic Injuries. They audited about ten or fifteen minutes ot’ it,
and that's about all they could takee Then they were agaiz on the move. Jeck is
visiting his folks in Kansas City and waiting for his reassigunent, The previous
Jayhawk Rebound told of the prowess of Jack on the Footoall Field, ana Beskcetdull
Court. Jack-is as big as all out of doors, and he certainly locks like cha first=
slass fighting man that he is. Welcome home "Jocko" after a victorious and hazar-~
dous campaigne ao.

On a letter from lst. Sgt. Wilmer R. Shaffer, 37006650, He & Se Cee,
1535th Engr. Constr. Bn., AsP.O. 7245, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Californias
cn August 3, "Bub" Shaffer, a member of our victorious 1936 championship basket=
pall. teem, wrote from the Ryukyus group of islands, "Having finished reading the
Jayhawk Rebound $17, I thought since my heart and mind was centered orn KU, I
would teke time out to drop yeu a line and let you know how much I appreciate ree
ceiving them. I had received all the back copies just before lcaving the States
so they were read and reread many times while I was aboard the ship on the way
over here, It certainly was gaod to hear about the Hill and of many people whe
I had Enown there. AS I have been in the service for a little over four years,

I have found that a good many things have happened on the Hill which I have not
had a chance to keep up with.e The rebounds have brought many of these oute While
aboard ship I ran into James O'Reilly, a Phi Gam from KU who was in school the |
seme time I was there, He is a lieutenant in the communications branch of the. 4
Navy and was- also-headed for points in tho Southwest Pacifice. We really enjoyed
talking. about good old K.U.: I gave him the copios of the Rebounds thet .I had wi th
me and he too enjoyed them very. much." faye

"Y see that both Mit and Bob are: in active service nowe Perhaps 2ur.
paths will cross sometime. If only I could tell where I am located, undoubtedly
I would get to see some folks from K.U. ‘We may be close to some K.U. men and not
even know it. When you write to Ifit and. Isabel give them my regards."

. "tty mother had written and told me that my cousin, Gordon Shaffer, and
J. Fred Harris were on thy same ship together. That is fine for them for even
one vld acquaintance make a big difforenco. I am anxiously waiting for the time
when I can got back to the Hill for some more: football and basketball games. I
would like to buy some bonds for the stadium debt. What is’ the set-up?"

Wilmer, I am glad to know that all the boys. can now roveal their loea-
tion so that there will be more happy Jayhawker reunions... We. hope that the one
in the not too far distant future, will be hore on Mt. Oreade :

Following Jack Ballard's visit to us, we wero agreeably surprised and
pleased to have Captain Charlie Black and Mrs. Black coll on us lagt Sunday after
neon. Charlos had returned to. the States and gone to Santa Anna,; California, at
the redistribution center. They had sent him back to Coffeyviile, Kansas, (where
they aro living at 512 West Fourth. Stroet) for tcmporary cssignment. I%. wart during
this intesim that Charlie. Ifrs. Black, (Ter=y) and John Beuscher of the Dow Chem=
ical Co. m3 iffdland, Ifichigan, stopped ty. Jonn was acermpanied by his wife, nee
Ada K, Kivchsff. Both Charlie and John were members of the ever victcrious Pig
Six Easkettall Champions of 1942. [Turing the visit wa discussod ail tho boye of
that great outfit. We wore sponking sbout when the boys came back tgain with their