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“unjust to say thant commercialism isabrond in college life whon the exter-.
mination of one sport would mean the curtailment of tho possibilities of
play. when it is a mattor of making sports pay for sports, the plen is not
commercialism! :
This survoy was made at the University of hansas. You can sce that the
women students brought up the avorago. That is becnuse they did not have that oxtra
two hours of intonsive, fatiguing, fundamental exercise. |

‘ Coaches today do not want tho duller or tho slow thinking athleto, so at
the presont time I bolievo that the bost athletes are the brighter ones. But, wo still
have the thick-honded boy who doos not want to work hard and wants to coast through
college. Frankly, I think you will find that the opinion varies as to the individuol,"

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"T hear from jarmond Dixon quite regularly, and ho scems to be still kicking
around, ‘hen I left collogo I figured I would be back in 1945, but seems as if we
should move that date to about 1947. <nyway I'll be back no matter when it is. I
am always glad to roceive tho Rebounds - onjoy then tremondously.

Remio Boins, Sp. (A) 3/c, Ship's Co, Div. 5, Hil. Tr. Inst. Batt. 9, San
Bruno, California; "K" man in baskotball in 1940, writos, "Received the Juno 25th
issuro of the Rebound today, which reminded me of my negloct'to send you my new
addressee

"T was almost sure I saw Bob Allen at tho California Golf Club a weok ogo
Viednesday. .His foursome was about four holes behind mine. The distance was always
considerable and besidos he was in tho army Hedical Corps at Bell’ Memorial, but this
fellow had on a navy uniforn," ae . ; eg!

You aro right Ramio, that was Bobe Your eyes are owfully good if' you can
pick a native Kansas out at that distance. Or, do Jayhawkers emanate a fragront odor
that you.can toll that species from other species that abound in California. Bob
finishod his internship at Boll, 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 omphibious landings--he had been sworn in, bought his wiforns, nado his
will, and was on a Union Pacific Pullman headed for Frisco. Bob was staying at ny
daughter Mary's hone, Urs. Loe Hamilton, 869 Conter Drive, Palo “lto, California.
Doubtless you havo already made contacts with him. You also state that Doc Yokey,
pro at Whitehill golf course in Topeka, is instructor and coach on your baso. Say
hello to him for moe

On July 19,:1945, S/Sgt. Bob. Charlton, 37526424, 598 BMB - Sq. 597, BMB
Group, APO 140, c/o P.Ile New York, New York, sent a postcard from Saint Quentin,

France, showing a boautiful recreation park. I could not identify him as one of the ©
bathers, but he said that he was Carl Knox recently, who is athlotic officer from the “
old bomb 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 togother."

Bob said that he looked for Dean in Paris, but missed hin.

‘We are glad to state that Bob is back in the States. Ho and his father are
vacationing together in slexandria, Minncsota. They will return about Septomhor 1,
when Bob. will go into business with his father, Glen Charlton, in the Charlton Insure
anoe «gency, which is one of the oldest firms in Lawrence.