JAYHAWK REBOUNDS April 26, 1945 No. 15 Dear Fellew Jayhawkers: I have just returned frem KFKU where I reviewed fer Professer Jehn Hankins ef the English Department ef the University, Jehn R. Tumis’ beok en “Yeas Wildcats!" published by Harceurt, Brace & Co. This is Mre Tunis' first basketball stery. Previously he had written baseball, foetball and tennis spert steries. But this, I believe, is his first effert with a Basketball stery. About ten years age I had a very interesting experience with Mr. Tunis. He wrote fer Harper's, "Badminton, fhe Fastest Growing Game in the World." I challenged Mr. Tunis' authenticity en badminton as being the fastest grew- ing game in the world and wrote him giving autheritative statements to the effect that basketball was the fastest grewing game in the worlde I contended that ever 52 natiens played basketball, numbering 20 millien players among its partici- pantse And in the United States alene there were a hundred million spectaters attending the games annually - this accerding te the U. S. Chamber ef Commerce “reperts te the federal gevernment. Mre Tunis and I had a very interesting and heated series ef written commun- ications, and finally he came eut te Lawrence, Kansas, fer an interview. I feund him a very highly entertaining and prevecative gentleman. We seen settled our score, much te the pleasant reactien ef beth ef us, and new since he has written "Yea Wildcats!" I feel that basketball made a definite impression upen him. I found that he had been te Eurepe sixteentimes and had never been west ef the Mississippi ence. He had Harverd affiliations and at that time was sending a nephew through Harvard University. He was greatly delighted with the campus ef the University ef Kansas. It was just as if he had stepped inte a new werld se far as his previous exper- iences were concerned. Mr. Tunis said, "Will you take me ever the campus?" And I said I would be delighted. Se we get in the Buick and as we drove aleng I pointed eut the buildings with their traditiens. We dreve around Watkins Memorial Hespital and I showed him the beautiful hespital and the home of Mrs. Watkins , the benefactress. We had just gene past Mrs. Watkins’ residence and swung in frent ef Watkins and Miller Halls when a young woman with muscu- lar frame, red hair, square face, and a straightforward glance came north from the old Speoner-Thayer library. Mr. Tunis said, "Stepi", jerked open the door and jumped eut with a wild exclamatien te this yeung woman, "Who's the Presi- dent ef Czecheslevakia?" Iwill never ferget the glance of that girl frem the Western Kansas plains when she leoked at that young would-be masher, in her epinion. Te save the day, I jerked epen my deor and said, "Parden me, this is Mr. Tunis from New Yerke He is visiting our campus and interviewing our students.e" With the great est air ef disdain and a casual summing up of the individual, and with a quick snap she said, "Why, Benesch, ef coursée" With great glee he raised his arms ine xclamation and said, "Goods Geed§ Geeds" He thought he was mixing among primitive people} He was se surprised and delighted to think that a student walking across the campus would knew 167.6 international affairs te such a marked degree. But it wasn't outstanding at all because the radies were blaging forth the crack-pat Hitler's wildly inflam~_ matery remarks preparatery te taking ever Czechoslevakia. Then he asked me te take him down to one of the girls' fraternities (sororities). He was going eut en the Santa Fe noon train, so this being just before neon I stepped at the Pi Phi heuse on the way dewn. We entered and went dewn te the basement to the large lounge where a dezen girls were passing the half hour befere lunch time. These girls will remain anonymous, but 1 remember each and every one ef them. First he asked, "What papers de you read?" And this well-read girl said, “The New York Times and the Chicage Tribune." That epened his eyes further. The next one he asked, “Would yeu marry a negro?" That remark was quite satisfactory. And se we ran the gamut ef a dezen questiens te the girls, and with each answer the intelligence ef the girls rated A plus with Mr. Tunis. New he wanted te see one of the beys clubs (fraternities). You know they de net have fraternities and serorities in the eastern scheols. Woedrew Wilsen abolished all fraternities at Princeten when he was president of Princeten University. The Phi Psi heuse wes eur next step because it was conveniently clese te eur reute to the railway station. It was new 12 e'cleck and the 18 beys assembled in the sun reom at the Phi Psi heuse were hungry, but aff able. The beys, reading Mr. Tunis‘ mind, came up te the high mental standards that he feund te exist ameng the girls. Never was &@ man so much elated, and I might add, as agreeably surprised as was Mre Tunis. He said, "Allen, this is one of the most wonderful places in the werld. I weuld like te come back here in a month and stay. I could find a stery that weuld be marvleuse” It is not necessary for me to tell you what a bang I get eut ef his ceming because he quickly learned how little the easterners know ef the wonders and the advancement ef our country. He said, "The students here are fresh - fresh, I mean intelligently affable, responsive. They've get everything." (As if we hadn't knewn it before!) I have traveled from ene end ef the country te the ether and I find the people in this section have the best health, the best physiques, and the best gumptien, generally speaking. In the first Werld War Kansas excelled the nation se far as rejections were concerned. Kansas had the fewest ef any state in the unien per capita. In the second World War enly Oregen rates ahead of here Yeu will pardon this burst of justifiable pride. New, back te Mr. Tunis. Mr. Tunis is a debunker of intercollegiate spert. Several years age he wrete for Harper's, “The Great Ged Feetbali", which was a typically debunking stery, and he has fellewed through ‘consistently. Fer- merly he was tennis expert fer the New York Times. He is a brilliant writer and a worthy pretagonist. I have a very high regard fer his intelligence and ability as a writer. I thought I might briefly review this basketball stery, "Yea! Wildcats" for yeu because fittingly Mr. Tunis has chesen as the setting fer his story the state of Indiana, with the climax taking place at the famous state bas- ketball teurnament in Indianapolis. Basketball seasen is over, we de net have any catchy track steries. To Mrs. Allen, whe is an expert on book reviews and ether literary achievements, gees the credit fer this dissertation. The stery hinges on a characterization of Den Henderson, a basketball c each in a small tewn, springfield, in central Indiana. He was asked in mid-season te take charge ef the Springfield Wildcats. Out of a second-rate team he builds up a basketball five that becomes a strong contender in the State finals at Indianapelis. 168. It is in this struggle of an idealistic coach te remain true te his neblest convictions, regardless of all opinion te the contrary, that the purpose of the stery unfelds. Don Hendersen begins and ends his coaching career true to the finest traditions ef his spectacular prefession. But, after he came inte big- time Indiana high school basketball competition, he ceached but ene yeare Whether « er net he would have emerged from a lenger ceaching career with his idealism unscathed is preblematical. Mr. Tunis thus gives his stery a happy but rather imprebable ending. Den quits ceaching after his defeat at State te join the editorial staff ef Springfield's newspaper, a crusader fer right, and stays in Springfield te lead in community reforms and te help displace men like bess J. Frank Gray, from interference with the best ideals of youth in sports. The fact that Don makes this decisien te go inte the newspaper business in the little tewn ef Spring- field en the very heels ef an attractive effer for the pesition ef coach ef basketball at Yale University, makes a reader who knows something of the im- pelling forces of coaching swallew a bit laberiously. If Den had given up his ceaching career after winni the State at Indianapelis, it seems that Mr. Tunis could have berne eut his ferceful characterizatien ef Den Henderson a bit more successfully. In Springfield, Den seon finds thatthe pewers-that-be want a winner at the State tourmament, and that they aren't going te bend over backward being too ethical in finding ways and means te preduce that winner. To them, winning is all that matterse The same ethical standards prevail with every prospective State title-winning high school team in Indiana. Competition to win the State has grewn so keen that basketball has ceased te be a sport. It is a disease. In Springfield the new ceach, young Don Henderson, finds in J. Frank Gray, the tewn's business-boss and incidentally a scheol beard member, a crafty, unscrupuleus man - a man who might be typical of a type of ge-getter in any t ewn. Success is all that matters te J. Frank. Any means te that end is justifiable. He thinks it perfectly within the law ef clean spert to get a star player te move from another town and high school to Springfield if he can effer the boy's family an inducement for the migration, a better-paying job. Infact, he comes to verbal blews with young Den Henderson ever just this situation. Je Frank Gray thinks it geed spert te place money and plenty of it on his faverite team. He feels, as de many Indiana eldsters, that this attraction ef state high school basketball is for middle-aged amusement, rather than fer the spirited happiness ef youth. As a result, for lask of seating space, the high school beys and girls de net get te attend the regienals and semi-finals and finals in Indiana in great numbers. Mest of the seats are bought up in large blecks weeks befere by the middle-aged, the types of J. Frank Gray. Je Frank finds it difficult te tolerate a young, hard-headed coach, whom he has helped to hire, but who has stubbornly refused to take dictations from him, er to faver him with a group of hard-te-get seats for the important contests. Don Henderson runs his own team, ins pite of the fact that Tom Gray, his star player, is J. Frank's son. And in spite ef the fact that, through some reverses ever which he has had no contrel (sickness and the like), he has been ferced te play the tough cempetitive seasen through with but five men - absolutely no substitutes. Mr. Tunis has a happy gift as racenteur of a thrilling basketball game. He carries his readers with him. They hang on te the edge of their seats. And his game situations are nicely varied: Springfield 43, Marion 42, in a wild ball game where Marion led by 1 point 45 seconds before the final gun. 1696 At Muncie, Indiana, Springfield beats Fert Wayne Tigers in the semi-finals by freezing the ball fer the last minute and one-half -- 29 te 27. When Springfield beats Anderson in the first game at the State Tourna- ment at Indianapelis, Springfield Wildcats win 21 te 20. But: listen te the last six minutes before the final gune I quote frem Mr. Tunis’ story: "Then seconds tick eff, minutes went by and Tem Gray faked, pivoted, and shot. frem the side te bring the score te Springfield 23, Andersen 21. ‘Then the Anderson Indians reared down the court and Erskine rushed in to sink a ene- hander and tied the score. "Then a Wildcat feuled and Anderson Indians went ahead 24 te 23. "The Wildeats were s pent, their feet were sore and hot, their legs were rods ef iren, their thighs ached with every step, their lungs were leaden bellows that crucified them each time they pounded the beards. They were throughe They were beaten. They couldn't. "Tom Gray waves his fist in their facés. You're gonna quit, are you? Gonna quit, you guys es. just e.. when we have it won ee. almost os. genna quit on Don eeee A fine gang you are ee. a fine team ... call yerself Wildcats’ C'm on, gang ee. let's give ‘emall we get! A gang that won't be beat can't be beat can't be beat! Givei' ; "Eleven theusand people were watching this game: firewagon basketball, chances taken, wild recoveries made, spills and tumbles and falls all ever the fleer, with the eutcome of the contestandthe Tourney, teo, yet to be decided." But Tom Gray, the young tall weaving lad who played for his coach and his team with all ef the finest traditions of idealism in sport, inspite of his father's attitudes, led his team to victory by 1 point in the last 50 seconds ef play. Then te the last game at State Tournament, where Den Henderson's Wildcats are to battle with Besse High School ef Evansville, whose great star, Jerry Kates, is already nationally known. And Den with his five geod average players whe leved their team and who had won thus far on grit and spirit, and with net a substitute worth mentioning?’ In the last minute in this crucial game, Don and his scrappy team ceme from behind te tie the scere only te meet defeat by a single peint. This is a glerious climax to Mr. Tunis' recounting of games. In three brief chapters he tells the story of this great gamee A basketball player, a ceach, or any basketball fan, ence into Mr. Tunis' account of this game would be glued te its pages. We read: "The tension tightened, increased, became taut and unbearable. There was no world but this. Reality was that heated enclosure. Space was the confines of those four white lines. Time was the electric cleck everhead. Life was that intense, thrusting surge belew. "The final seconds. The last seconds ef the game, ef the day, ef the Tournament, ef the entire season. On the fleor the ten beaten figures wrenched fer victory. Or defeate "Then Kates leaped in and stele the ball. With a quick break, the little Sie Tage was out in the clear, dribbling furiously down upon the Bulldog goal. Thus Den Henderson, the yeung coach who had brought Springfield up through the seasen to the State, lest in the final game by one point. Mr. Tunis knows what boys say te each other in the heat of battle. He knows all of the varieus psychological devices that coaches use to drive or to quiet men--accerding te their various needs, before or during er after a game. 170~ He knews exactly what coaches say in the dressing rooms. He has ebserved carefully and his dialogue is zoode He knows how to watch a basketball game and hew te repert it afterwards He knows that the great contributien of a spert te any bey's educatien is its cerrelation ef his physical, mental, meral and spiritual values inte the develepment ef the whele bey -= the cemplete personality. : There is nething intricate abeut his plot in this sport stery. In fact, it is based upon se much fact that it might easily cease te be fiction. But fer levers of basketball, beys, girls, women or men who leve to fellew the pounding feet up and down the maple beards, I'll guarantee that "Yead Wildcatsé" will give yeu some thrills - clean, wholesome ones. Mre Tunis is to be cengratulated fer cheesing te put inte the hands of youth, clean, realistic swries ef America's fine amateur sports. He is doing his bit in a werthy field - one that he seems to love. New, fer varsity track - track at K.U. looked quite resy from an early inventery of men on the campus. With such star performers as “Ike" Issacson, 1944 Big Six champ in the 100 and 220; LeRey Rebison, 1944 Big Six champ in the javelin; Tom Seofield, 1944 Big Six champ in the high jump and broad jump; Harvey Morrow, secend place winner in the pde vault; Jim Sargent, third place winner in the high jump, and with Lynn Leigh, Bill Schell, William Stewart, Jehn Hawley and Rolland Hamilten, returning lettermen in the middle distance runs, we had a nice nucleus te build around. New men on the campus included Bill Wygle (freshman), 6 fte 5 ine, 250 lbs. shet putter whe ranked third perfermance in the National High Schoel Honer Roll in 1944; Ernest Bauer, Navy med. student, 6 ft. 2 ine, 205 lbs., with a credi*’ table record in all three weight events (incidentally, Ernie was captain ef the Great Lakes football team in 1944 until fransferred te K.U.); John Jackson, vete, a good middle distance man from Shawnee Mission; Owen Pick, a springer from Wyandette Highs; Richard Hudson, a man with no fermer experience in track, but with a let ef potential ability. It sheuld net be fergotten that first of all several of these fellows had a job te de fer Uncle Sam. Most ef them were V-12 trainees. Witha few transfers, inductions and special requirements, the picture has changed cen- siderably. The remaining men are doing a creditable job but are lacking in number te be effective enough: LeRey Robisen, V-12, is still tops in the Big Six in his special event, the javelin. He has been werking hard with the shet and discus, and is by no means & bad high jumper. His outstanding scoring spree was to cop 18 points by winning the shot, discus, javelin and tying for first in the high jump at 0.U. outdoor meet on April 14. KeUe had a very ordinary indoor season, lesing to Nebraska 54 to 42 on Febe 5, and to Misseuri 74 to 80 on Feb. 17, beating Oklahoma 62 te 41 on Feb. 10, and drepping to fifth place in the Cenference meet. These scores were - Iowa State 40, Nebraskn 33, Missouri 283, Oklahoma 19, Kansas 14, Kansas State 06. The eutdeer season started at Oklahoma in a downpour, on April 14, 0.U. winning 75 to 51. At the Drake Relays last week Kansas was ably represented by twe relay teams and LeRoy Robison in the javelin and the shet. The sprint medley team - John Jackson, Owen Peck, Kenneth Danneberg and Richard Hudsen, placed thirds; the mile relay team - Richard Hudsen, Jehn Jacksen, Lynn Leigh and Kenneth Danneberg, placed third. Rebison placed fifth in the shot and 171. fourth in the javelin. May 5th will see Kansas entertaining Nebraska. Things leek bright for a Kansas victorye On May 12th the team travels te Misseuri fer a meet. The figers have a well-balanced and pewerful squad, which will be teugh fer any teame The Big Six Conference meet will be held on May 19th at Nebraska, as usual. The men are pointing fer a much better shewing than they made in the indeor mecte Fritz Knorr, the basketball coach at Kansas State, is inaugurating spring basketball practice fer his Wildcats. During the war we have fere- gone the idea ef having spring basketball practice because the boys are tied up with se many details that we feel ne extra emphasis should be placed on bas- ketball. We are carrying en until this fuss is ever, and then we will hit them with a pewerful aggregation. The nucleus of our 1942 ever-victorious team, if and when the beys return frem the service, will be a real threat to any ef the teams in this sector, - we hepe. We get many queries as te when Dean Nesmith will be backe I am reprint- ing some of Dean's remarks regarding his stay in Italy. He may be addressed in care ef the Special Service Section, APO 512, New York. Dean says: "The ether day I had dinner with Chas. Black and then we went to a hospital to see Bruce Voran. We really had a Jayhawker gab-fest. Bruce had a scrap with a jeep and was bruised a bit, but he is getting aleng fine. Then I had dinner with Dre He Penfield (Penny) Jonese He was very anxious to hear of Lawrence, Kansase He is as pink-cheeked as evere I have been over most of eccupied Italy and have visited many hespitals and have seen things that pictures nor words could ever describe. My regards te Mrs. Hulteen and the gange Hew about the Rebounds? As ever, Dean." Yeu bet, Dean, immediately upon receipt ef your inquiry fer the Rebounds we fired ene te youe And I want you to know that Dr. "Penny" Jones gets our Rebounds regularly, or as regularly as we write them. Bruce Voran, we are tickled to death that the jeep didn't gyp you any worsee I still remember, brother, when Mr. Horacek ef Kansas Stee, fouled you while you were in the act of shooting ina Kansas - Kansas Aggie game here in Lawrence, just five seconds Before the final gun, with the scere tied. It was the usual nerve-racker between the Kansas State boys that anually happened here in hectic battle. And the jinx still holds, Bruce, - they haven't won a@ game since, or even befere that shot. Geod luck, Major Voran. I commission you a major for winnigg that ball game. New, back te Dean Nesmith. Here is some additional information that ws printed in the University Daily Kansan en April 10: "Fifty American soldiers and efficers recently inaugurated classes ef the Mediterranean Theater's cen- tral sports scheol in Reme. The school provides refresher courses in athletics te Army personnel whe will serve as instructors and coaches in a post-war sports program fer soldierse Classes are held in the gymnasium and athletic: greunds ence used by Mussolini te train Fascist troops. ... . Bight civilian athletic consultants, each an expert in his field, have been assigned by the War Department te administer the ceaching pregram. The classes will be given over a peried ef three months with a new cycle of students every 12 dayse At The end ef each cycle the seldier-students will return te duty with their outfits te begin an expansion ef the unit's athletic program. . « e" Dean's eriginal hemecoming date was in April, but we learn new it will be later. We called Dean's wife to confirm a rumor that he would be home June l, and she has ne idea when he will be home. He is listed on the faculty of the Kansas State High Scheel Ceaching Scheel, which school will have Henry Iba as 172e basketball ceach, but the feotball coach will net be announced. Dean will handle treatment ef athletic injuries, accerding te an announcement by E. Ae Thomase Se he sheuld be home by August, if he is te mppear en Mr. Thomas's August schoel. — Feur weeks of spring feotball practice were held in unusually goed spring weather, only one day being lest because of rain. About 35 men reported regularly, but some ef these men have already been inducted inte the Army or — Navy since the clese of practice. Several letter men from last fall's squad reperted, including Gordon Reynolds, end, Charles Meffett, all-Big Six halfback, Dud Day and Don Steckdale, guards, Tex Langford, center, Derwin Lamkin, tackle. Several squad members whe did not letter last year were also out. Among the mest premising ef these beys were Milford Cellins, fullback, Clifferd Hargis, end, Tom Bailey, tackle, and James Sanders, halfback. LeRey Robison, fullback, is an eutstanding performer en Ceach Ray Kanehl's track team and will be avail- able for heavy duty next fall. Te wind up spring practice, a game with the alumni was held under the lights at Haskell Stadium. Charles Moffett, who has been in the hospital with pneumonia for three weeks, was unable te play with the varsity, leaving us with ne letterman in the backfield, and only one back, Milford Collins, whe had any experience. The alumni beasted such fermer luminaries as George Dick, Hub Ulrich (whe was heme en leave frem his PT beat in the Seuth Pacific), "Chief" Long, Charles Keller, Garland Cantrell, Dan Chase, Bob Miller, Bill Mewery, and several ethers. In a hard-fought game the alumni beat the varsity 7 to O en a pass completed in the last quarter of the game from Beb Miller to George Dick. The varsity get some goed experience, the coaches get a line on their athletes, and the alumni had a let of fun as well as getting a let of charleyherses and sere musclese _ The Navy has just announced that a new group ef perhaps 100 men will come inte the V-12 unit July 1. Undoubtedly there will be seme football talent in that groupe We are going to hold a summer practice after the first ef July, and regular practice will start September 1. Coach Henry Shenk's beys are enthusiastic, and with seme breaks sheuld give a geod account ef themselves next fall. The 1945-46 feetball schedule is as follews: Sept. 22 TCU. at Kansas City, Me. Sept. 28 Denver University at Denver October 6 Iewa State at Lawrence October 13 Open date October 20 Oklahoma at Nerman Octeber 27 Wichita University at Wichita Nevember 3 Nebraska at Lincedn November 10 Marquette at Milweukee Nevember 17 Kansas State at Lawrence November 24 Misseuri at Kansas City Infermatien has ceme te the Chanceller's office that we are te have a Naval R.O.T.C. beginning Nevember 1. Our V-12 unit will cent&nue until that time, and may contknue on. But this Naval R.O0.7T.C. unit is beund te increase our athletic efficiency. Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Kansas have been notified of Naval R.O.T.C. installations at these places. Iewa State has always had by far the strongest Naval unite It leeks as if enly Kansas State will be witheut Naval personnel athletically. This past year the thing that made Kansas State stronger than usual was the fact that veterinarians whe were ASTP students were returned te civilian status and at the same time deferred fer their cen- tinued study but witheut Army pay. This made them eligible as civilian students, 173-6 basketball ceach, but the feetball coach will net be announced. Dean will handle treatment ef athletic injuries, accerding te an announcement by E. Ae Thomase So he sheuld be heme by August, if he is te mppear en Mr. Thomas's August scheel. Feur weeks of spring feotball practice were held in unusually good spring weather, only one day being lest because ef rain. About 35 men reported regularly, but some ef these men have already been inducted inte the Army or © Navy since the clese of practice. Several letter men from last fall's squad reperted, including Gordon Reynolds, end, Charles Meffett, all-Big Six halfback, Dud Day and Den Steckdale, guards, Tex Langferd, center, Derwin Lamkin, tackle. Several squad members who did not letter last year were also out. Among the mest promising ef these beys were Milford Cellins, fullback, Clifferd Hargis, end, Tom Bailey, tackle, and James Sanders, halfback. LeRoy Robison, fullback, is an eutstanding performer en Ceach Ray Kanehl's track teamand will be avail- able for heavy duty next fall. To wind up spring practice, a game with the alumni was held under the lights at Haskell Stadium. Charles Moffett, who has been in the hospital with pneumonia for three weeks, was unable te play with the varsity, leaving us with no letterman in the backfield, and only one back, Milford Collins, whe had any experience. The alumni beasted such fermer luminaries as George Dick, Hub Ulrich (whe was heme en leave frem his PT beat in the South Pacific), "Chief" Long, Charles Keller, Garland Cantrell, Dan Chase, Bob Miller, Bill Mowery, and several ethers. Ina hard-fought game the alumni beat the varsity 7 te O on @ pass completed in the last quarter of the game from Bob Miller to George Dick. The varsity get some goed experience, the coaches get a line on their athletes, and the alumni had a let of fun as wéll as getting a let of charleyherses and sore musclese The Navy has just anneunced that a new group ef perhaps 100 men will come inte the V-12 unit July 1. Undoubtedly there will be seme football talent in that groupe We are going to hold a summer practice after the first ef July, and regular practice will start September 1. Ceach Henry Shenk's beys are enthusiastic, and with seme breaks sheuld give a geod account ef themselves next fall. The 1945-46 feetball schedule is as follews: Sept. 22 TeC.U. at Kansas City, Me. Sept. 28 Denver University at Denver October 6 Iewa State at Lawrence Octeber 13 Open date October 20 Oklahoma at Nerman Octeber 27 Wichita University at Wichita Nevember 3 Nebraska at Lincedn November 10 Marquette at Milwaukee Nevember 17 Kansas State at Lawrence November 24 Misseuri at Kansas City Infermatien has ceme te the Chanceller's office that we are te have a Naval R.O.eTsC. beginning Nevember 1. Our V-12 unit will continue until that time, and may conthnue on. But this Naval R.O.T.C. unit is beund te increase eur athletic efficiency. Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Kansas have been notified of Naval ROTC. installations at these places. Iowa State has always had by far the strongest Naval unite It leeks as if enly Kansas State will be witheut Naval persennel athletically. This past year the thing that made Kansas State stronger than usual was the fact that veterinarians whe were ASTP students were returned te civilian status and at the same time deferred fer their cen- tinued study but witheut Army pay. This made them eligible as civilian students, 1736 and increased the athletic pewer of the Aggies. This Naval ReOoTeCe should pep up and strengthen Kansas' football prospectse We do not knew where the boys will come from, but presume t hey will come frem our own state, as a great many of eur V-12 students came from Kansas. Ernie Quigley is still going big on his bend drive to reduce the stadium debt, which has new beenreduced from $113,000 te $83,000. Ernie is in Kansas City contacting the Kansas Jayhawkers ef the large inceme bracket with a view ef further reducing the indebtedness. He is working with his character- istic ferver and enthusiasm, and these inthe knew aay that befere the year is eut the indebtedness will be liquidated. We have received werd that our swimming peol in Rebinson Gymnasium will ‘be remodeled and greatly improved. The new features will be the graduated depth, with scum gutters and many of the new modern improvementse The old pool will be entirely torn out, a new concrete shell built to retain it and then a new swimming pool built in the shell. The sad part about the thing is that the width connet be increased, but instead of a 50 ft. pool we will have a 60 ft. peel which will be regulatien for competitive matches. However, the footings fer the gymnasium preclude our widening ite Work will start about July le Many ef yeu boys swam in the old rectangular pool with the water 8 feet deep, with no graduation, which was built under Dr. Naismith's he-man theory. He said a graduated poel was silly. Just threw them in and let them swim out. They will learn te swim that way. The eld peel was built back in 1912,s0 it has seen a let ef splashing, and I am gladtesee its passing. We are happy te announce that Capt. Charles B. Black, with a Photo Recon- naisance Group in Italy, has recently been awarded the Distinquished Flying Crosse We de not have a cepy ef the citation, but we know, Charlie, that you are still a champion. Cengratulations on your captaincy, the DFC, the Air me- dal and twe eak leaf clusters! And last, but not least, congratulations on the baby daughter bern te Charlie and Terry Mergan Black on February 20. Mrs. Black and Sheryl Lee are living with Charlie's mrents at 1709 Louisiana Ste, Lawrence, Kansas. Charlie has completed his fifty missions, and we areall hoping that he will seon be in Lawrence again. : A very mature and distinguished, mustached gentieman appeared on our desk by proxy day before yesterday. This phetograph of Captain John Pfitsch (APO 339, New Yerk) as one of Uncie Sam's often decorated and cited first class fighting men. Yeu would never know the ca, tain behind all that handle- bar shrubbery that aderns his upper lip. Gesh, Jehn, you took tough! Anda great big sign aderns the picture thus: Happy Birthday to the Pfleugervill Pflashé - none other than eur old amiable Johnny from Texas. John recently wrote from Germany as follews: "Our morale is tops now because we're on the move. If we can keep it up fer a while this war wen't last tee leng. We are clicking, so you can expect anything. I don't think I have told yeu before, but recently I changed grade again. Hope I can live up to all expectations. At least I'll be in there trying. We had opportunity lately te play some softball. I think I had the first organized softball league in Germany. We won, too, Dec, so I'm happy. New we're back slugging it oub and I think » have the power te de the whole jeb this time. Give my regards to everyone." "Sparky" (Bowling-Alley Grip) McSpadden visited the office with his ensign's cemmission a couple ef weeks ago. Boy, he covered Lawrence, El Dorade and all parts ef Kansas in a very short while. I should not leave out the 174.6 vicinity of Kansas City, Moe I am using my imagination now because when we played basketball, Kansas City was a hallewed spot fer Sparky. I den't imow abeut his lady friend, but from the gleam in his eye I think he is still in levee Sparky said he just couldn't get used to New York City - it was tee big for hime Sparky is new at the Hotel Everglades, Miami, Flerida. | Captain Dean Martin, whe played a bang-up center field for eur varsity baseball team a few years age, drepped in the office to say helle.e While on the hill he alse stepped at the Endowment Office te leave a check for $20.00 fer the living memorial fund honoring T. P. Hunter. T. P. played first base and pitched on the same varsity that Dean played on. You could always count on Captain Martin fer a timely single or deuble if there was a man on base. His batting average is still high with us in any league. Right after basketball season we started on the “grapefruit and lettuce leaf" tour - basketball banquets te you. The Co-op Club of Lawrence, Kensas, gave the besketball team their usual highly entertaining basketball banquet. This was held at the Colonial Tea Reom on March 8. Co-captains were elected for the year - Gordon Reynolds of Tacoma, Washington, and Kirk Scott ef Newton, Kansase The follewers considered the recerd ef the season very geod, con- - sidering the inauspicious start that Kansas madee Then on March 14th I journeyed to Welda, Kansas, for the first of my basketball banquets. On March 18 I was in Denver fer the AAU games, then to Emporia, to Manhattan, and on to Kansas City.fer the N.C.A.A. finals on Saturday night, the 24th. Then follewed ban- quets at Effingham, Shawnee-Mission, Parkville, Me., Pawnee Reck, Wyandotte High - in Kansas City, Kansas, Burlington, Stockten, Grinnell, Salina. The only date we missed, through fleed and high water, was the one at Galesburg, Ill. The Santa Fe was washed out below Topeka but the Santa Fe authorities said there would be a train made up in Kansas City se that I might arrive at my destination. The planes were all grounded and the Santa Fe could net assemble the train, so we had te call that date eff the morning ef the tripe We made a trip to Anthony, Kansas, the next day, and then on to Bedford, Iowa, follewing the Galesburg cancellation. It was a highly interesting and very strenuous undertaking, but we lived through ite Salina wen the Class AA championship and Anthony won the Class A. Halstead repeated with the Class B championship, and Ernie Quigley spoke out theree So we covered all the Kansas champienship basketball tournaments in goed shape. On April 21 the Athletic Association entertained the 4lst annual Inter- scholastic Track Meet. Abeut 800 Kansas boys. participated in a splendid meet under perfect weather conditiense Few records were broken, but it was & great turn out. New my commencement dates are starting, and on May 9th I ge te Circleville, Kansas; en the 15th, Reading, Kansas; on the 16th, Lane, Kansas; en the i7th, Beattie, Kansas; en the 18th, Summerfield, Kansas; and on May 22nd I speak at the Russell, Kansas, Rotary Club who are entertaining forty senier boys there who have been Junior Rotarians during the year. Circleville, Kansas, is S/Sgt. Ralph N. "Red" Dugan's old home town. Red, I will tell the citizens of Circleville regarding your fine record that you made here atthe University and ef the record that you are now making with Uncle Sam at Las Vegas, Nevada. Last Monday night I attended my first City Council meeting and was immed- iately initiated into some exciting episedes. Mayor Russell appointed me, 175-6 ameng ether committees, to the Pelice Committee. There was an Indian bey from Haskell whe get into some difficulty at the Varsity Theater when the _ pelice were called, and before the bey was taken te the station seme blows were struck - not firearms, but fly arms. An article appeared in the daily paper which caused great excitement and e lready the Pelice Committee has had three meetings with the public, seme taking sides with the police and seme with the Indian boye Geerge Snyder, who was the campus patrolman fer a great number of years and whe was perhaps the best leved officer on Mt. Oread, was one of the officers arresting the Indian youthe Ralph Hubbell, the highly dependable and efficient efficer on the police force, was the other. It is interesting just hew many sides yeu can hear te a story. This morning Mayer Russell and Chief Bliesner and I went out. fer a conference with Mr. Solen Ayers, the superintendent of Haskell, Mre Morelock, the principal, and Mr. Madison Ceombs, the beys' ad- viser and athletic director at Haskell. You remember Mr. Coombs was formerly principal ef the University High Scheol - Old Oread, to you. Se many weird statements have been made about this peisode that I felt censtrained te tell of an incident that happened in our home some ten or fifteen years age te shew the fallability of eye witneeses to an exciting situatien.e Our statements are often celered and prejudiced. Never before have these efficers been criticized for brutal treatment. But when the Indian bey struck, ene of the efficers' night clubs came into play and some damage was done te the defendant. But back te the story. At the time I mentioned, squirrels were a drug on the market in Lawrence. Rabies were re- perted among them, and although the squirrels are censidered pets of Lawrence, they became a nuisance, at least they were a nuisance in my yard because we had a shellbark hickory tree in the front yard near the sidewalk. It was aleng in July and the hickory nuts had just begun te form and fill eut. The squirrels descended upon that shellbark hickery in dreves, and in chewing the green outer cevering off the nuts they made the worst mess imaginable. It did noe geod to sweep the ddewalk, even every hour, because this debris rained dewn on the pedestrians, and as the squirrels would chew seme of the nuts would drop downe I won't try te describe what I heard frem the pedestrians. So I made up my mind that I weuld eradicate, so faras possible, the huisancee Realizing that a fellew whe would shoot a squirrel in broad day- light before the sympathetic public, might receive severe treatment, 1 used the upstairs bathroom window as a peint ef vantage te exterminate some of the tree redentse I lewered the bathroom window and stuck the muzele of the 410 shet gun out ef the northeast corner of the room, the muzzle being pointed teward the squirrels. When I fired the squirrel came tumbling down into the front yard and fitfully feught its way te the north parkway befere expiringe I put the gun dew in the hallwey and walked outside in our frent .- yard te recover the dead squirrel. In the interim an automobilist passing down 8th street by the side of eur house heard the shet and immediately clamped on his brakes, got out and walded aroung and leoked at all four ef his tired for a blow-out. The motor- ist did not see the squirrel lying dead on the parkwey. He hazily got back in his car, wondering what in the world had happened. : John Tom Reynolds lived in the house where Hevey Hanna now lives across the street from me. He was lying in a hammock, tootling (should I say?) on his saxophone. He was one of those fellews that believed in protecting the - squirrels. He came charging across the s treet and said, “Did yeu see that guy?" I said, "What?" as innocently as I could, although feeling a little guilty. He said, "Did you see that guy get eut ef that car and shoot that squirrel?" 1766 I said, “Ne, I didn't, John?" He said, “Well, hedid.* I picked up the squirrel and séid, “The squirrel is dead now, Jehn. De yeu want it?" He hesitated, and then said, "Why, yes, I'll take it." Te this day, Jehn Tem Reynolds dees not knew that I was the culprit, and the meterist was the cenfused individual wrongly accused by Jehn Tem whe definitely saw him sheot that squirrel. When I hear people make statements now in the hour of excitement I always think ef my experience with the squirrel. I still have great con- fidence in the officers and the mlice department. It is a queer thing - when an officer can be killed in line of duty we will say it is teo bade But the mement an officer clubs semeone resisting arrest the entire public wants te punish the officer. So this is another incident in my young life. As chairman of the Civic Action Committee we met at the Country Club last night until just before 11. At 11 o'cleck we were called dewn te the mlice station where the Chief ef Police, Mr. Pine and Mr. Bushey were meet- ing and we went ever the situation. I de not believe that I teld you boys I was elected as District Gov- ernor of Retary District #123. There are thirty clubs in our district, and the District Geverner issuppesed te visit each ef the clubs once a year. But one thing I am thankful for - my term as president of the Country Club expires Octeber 1, and someene else can take over that duty. So by the time basketball seasen rolls around next year I am hoping that I will be able te devote a part ef my divided time in an endeavor te recapture the champienship we lest te Levie Menze at Iewa State on March 2. Now - if there is anything you would like te have done, you. just let me know and I will "let George de it". I have received so many wonderful letters from you boys overseas that I will try te quote enly a paragraph or two from each se your buddies will knew ef yeur whereabouts, and they in turn can communicate with youe I de net believe that I mentiened that Mou Hui King, whe came te the University from Peking, China, threugh an acquaintanceship develeped between his father and Chanceller Lindley, made a $5.00 contribution te the T. P. Hunter memorial fund on March 30. Mou Hui is a graduate of eur School ef Engineering and is now with the Allis-Chalmers Ce. in Milwaukee. Many ef you boys will remember him. as an eutstanding student in Engineering. In a letter to Fred Ellswerth, he says: "I see that goed el’ K.U. is coming aleng all right and our Phog is really _ getting his name in sport pages all ever the country. A Nebraska man, whenever he hears that we have won a game, always kids me by saying, ‘Well, they must herve laid a little money on the game'." From Ens. Ralph E. Schaake, USS LST 338, N. Ye: "I have had another change since I last wrete te you and I am mere than just well pleased with the duty that I now have. .. This ship, with her efficers and men, has been overseas for twe years now. That is tee leng but they have stood up well under the strain ef three invasions in the Mediterranean and Normandy. At least they know what the scere is and that means a let." Thanks, Ralph, for sending the copy ef Stars and Stripes containing the article about Ray Nible whe played football for Gwinn Henry and Vic Hurt. Ralph, your cousin, Pvt. Carl L. Schaake, who enlisted in the Marine Cerps aleng with Charles Tayler, writes me from Parris Island, S. Ce: "We get the news about the President tonight. It was quite a shock because it was the first news they have ever given us dewn here. When we get out of beet camp we will probably get more news because we will be more on our own. This is quite a place down here but I like it." These two boys appeared 177. before the Draft Board and enlisted. They did not want te wait te be drafted. Mrs. Margaret Masoner, Paul's better half, writes from Garden City, Kansas, te give us Paul's new address, which is: Lt. (jg) Paul O. Masoner, USNR, 7th Fleet, Fleet Tr. Command (Sonar), San Franciscee Mrs. Masener says; "We had three weeks in San Francisco before Paul left. Saw Helen and Jack Richardsone We tried te call Bill Replegle and Ed Hall in Oakland but they were out when we called. We alse ran inte Ed Lindquist. He went out abeut the same time Paul did." From F/O Vance L. Hall, APO 433, New York: "Fer some time I have been traveling but am new about ready te settle down & while at a permanent base. I have been in South America, Africa, and am now in India... . I am always on the leokeut fer a Jayhawker and I may see somebody yet as the boys are certainly scattered all ever the face ef the glebe." Vance, I passed through Downs the other day on my way te speak at Stockton. The tie red went out on my Buick and I limped on in to Osberne at ten miles an hour and had them wire the thing up so that I could make myappointment on time. But the thing that really saved me was the mountain time that Stockton gees by, else I would have been late. I received a letter from my nephew, Ens. Frank S. Allen, Comd't Navy 128, San Francisce, who used to officiate a let ef intramural games here. "I am at present attached te the Hawaiian Sea Frentier. . . I get into Honolulu often but have not succeeded yet in reaching Bert Itoga. I saw Bill Lenhart and alse Fred Harris, from Ottawa. They would like to receive your Rebounds if you have any extra copies. I come acress many fellows I knew out here. Athletic events are good places te see them. I am beginning to officiate ball games here next week so I should be able te see others. The basketball here is tepse The Navy have the best ef the island. Some of them you will remem- ber - Jim Pellerd and Dana from Stanford, Bill Cless from Rice, and others. Pollard is truly great. Give my congratulations to Mit on him commission. He will thoreughly like Harvard, and if he is in Cemmunicatiens he will like that too. « « « Independence is really in the news with Truman's rise to the presi- dencye It only seems like yesterday when we used te tease his daughter, Mary Margaret." An interesting letter has come from Lt. (jg) Den Phelps, USS Copahee, San Francisee, who says: "I have been en this same ship for 24 years now dur- ing which time I've been just about everything there is te see in the Pacific. Frankly, I'm just a bit tired of so much water and so little land, and believe I'll never be dissatisfied with Kansas again. My ship is an escort carrier (baby flat top) and when we have the space available the hangar deck is turned inte a fleating gymnasium. Its not at all unusual te find a boxing match, 2 velley ball games, 2 badminton games, a basketball game and men working on the trampoline and punching bags all going at once. Its a wonderful boon for beth the mental and physical welfare ef the men and helps immeasurably te combat the overwhelming boredom caused by weeks and weeks at sea." A short letter from Sgt. Curtice Jenkins (50 Se. 5th Bast, Salt Lake City, Utah), who played foetball fer Gwinn Henry, says: "Had the pleasure of talking with Lt. Jack Richardsen, who is now stationed at the Station Hospital here at Kearnse Gave me a cepy of Jayhawk Rebeunds which I read very thoroughly. Would appreciate it very much if I could get on your mailing list. Its geed to learn where the gang is and what they are dbing. Had seen in the Yank about Dean Nesmith being in Italy. Don't think they could have picked a better man." © PQ 632 ~ * - gard ee hee BY hte Boome to Se Yiteres tea ro keneds ‘Iniversity. ms - _ 178.6 I played against this bey and he is very geod. He is about 6'2" and has a big pair ef shoulders. He likes te play ball, and is a fighter - the type you like. ee _ : I acknowledge with a debt of gratitude Ray's fine letter. He a lways has the old K.U. spirit, whether in the States or with the Gypsy Task Force. There is hardly a day passes that seme fellow on Massachusetts Street doesn't say, “Won't you be glad te have Charlie Black and Ray Evans and Otte Schnellbacher and Armand Dixon, and the rest of the beys back?" And you know what my answer is - a big affirmative YES, with an exclamation? From Majer Paul R. Harrington, MC, APO 350, New Yerk: "The casualties are flewing in on the Western Front and we are in the thick of it. Thank geedness they are way under what has been expected and the combat beys deserve a great pat en the back. We cannot de teo much for them." Congratulations, Major Paul, en the new rank. We are certainly preud ef you, as we always were when you played on the three Big Six champienship teams and captained ene in your senier year. And tee, you werked your way threugh scheol and made a wonderful record, then went on te get your M.D. at Rasedale with an outstanding recerd behind youe Miss Maude Elliott and her mother, Mrs. Sam Elliett, were hostesses at a “cinema party" at Mr. Fred Montgomery's Visual Instructien Bureau in the basement of Fraser Hall about three weeks age. The animated celebrities and salubrities were none other than the family of Lt.(jg) W. C. "Bill" Johnson. Bill was the chief character in a sport stery that I wrote entitled “Listening Fer a Droning Plane". Bill flew from Oklahoma City after being taxied from the cemetery, the eccasien being the burial of his father, and the plane that carried him was grounded at Ottawa because the Lawrence airport was net lighted. So he taxied in te Lawrence and arrived just afew minutes _ prier te the Kansas - Oklahoma game which was the game fer the Big Six champienship in 1932. In next month's Rebound I will reprint this stery of the drening plane and the fight that Bill waged en that historic night. _ The pictures that Miss Elliott showed were of Bill, his wife, Ethel, and their two levely children, Billy and Jo Anne They were in Jacksonville, Flerida, and it seems as if we spent hours with that fameus Bill Jehnsen smile. His levely wife and children gave us a glimpse inte their very happy heme life. Thank you, Migs Elliett, for giving us this opportunity te visit with Bill and his family. We have always been expecially fend not only of Bill's own family, but ef all his fine brethers and his wonderful mother and dad. In February I received a letter and clipping from Helen Filkin Fox, a sister ef Major Larry Filkin. Helen's husband, Jehn F. Fox, is president of the Punahou Scheol in Henelulu. She writes: “You see, you even crash the Honelulu paperse Yeu and Jehn sheuld get tegether. He's been waging a cru- sade against the gambling at high scheol feotball games here. Have seen Twink Starr and Jehn Wall, and hear Potsy Clark's here. . ." Yes, Helen, I remember when I saw you on the campus that I promised te put you and Mr. Fox on the mailing list and I am sending you this Rebounds I am just now writing and the ene previous te this, although it is rather be- latede « 1796 Majer F. A. “Fen Durand, FMF Pacific, San Francisce, writes; "I saw Chris Eberhart recently when he was en his way te Iwo Jima and we had a nice evening discussing K.U. I haven't heard anything abeut hew he made eut yet... . I managed te see a movie last night and whe should appear but Craig Stevens (Gail Shikles). The movie was ‘Deugh Girls’. Gail Shikles was a freshman at the University of Kansas were he was starring en the fresh basketball team until Hollywood nabbed him. He was just too good-leoking, and a movie scout lecated him. The fact that he was photegenic and personable get him a contract. We are still pulling fer yeu that your luck continues, Fene I believe that Otte Schnellbacher, HAAF, Harlingen, Texas, is one of the best correspondents that we have representing the ever-victorious 1942 team. And that is not saying that Otte is not busy, because he has been the backbone ef foetball and basketball teams wherever he has been stationed. Schnelly mentions having seen Phil Borelle who played on the football team here in 1931. Otte, be sure te give Phil my kindest regards. He was one of the great athletes at the University, but sickness-cut his tenure short here. Tell Phil if he will send me his address we will be glad to send him the Rebeunds. Cpl. Hoyt Baker, APO 72, San Francisco, who played brilliant feotball and basketball fer Kansas in 1942, writes from the Philippines. You bet, Hoyt, we are glad te have Jee Roberts on our mailing list and have sent him the last Rebounds. Capt. Ray D. Tripp, APO 413, New York, writes that he had an interesting “spare-time hep the other day, having breakfast in Londen, lunch in Paris, afternoon tea in Brussels and supper back in Lenden. I doen't get much flying time in these days and enjoyed it particularly as I'd never seenthose cities frem less than 20,000 er so feet." Lt. Lee W. Huddleston, APO 520, New Yerk, wrete from somewhere in Italy in March, saying, "The January issue of Rebounds arrived and itwas almost (but net quite) as good as a visit en the campus. There'll be quite a few important places vacant at thet big reunien after the war with fellews like T. Pe and Bill Beven gone, but the rest ef us will be there still rooting for these fighting Jayhawkers. That Pfleugerville Pflash is geing great guns, isn't he? I now have 10 missions, se I am no lenger tail-end charley in the for+ matien. Sidney Salt has my same APO number and Charley Black is in Italy, but the only K.U. bey I've seen over here is Bob Jehlinek of Beloit, who played on your freshman '42-'43 squad. The parts of Italy I've seen don't have much to offer, but understand Rome is quite nice. . . ." From Pfc. Charles R. Allen, Jr., APO 445, New York: "Through the Rebounds, and the folks, and the Kansans I have received, I have beensble to haphazardly keep up with the week te week news. The basketball team did fine this season. Did me geod to see the team pull up. You did a wonderful job. Kirk Scott, a frat brother, seemed like geod material ttowork on. I know everyone is with you 100% and more pewer to you. - »Hope the town clean-up program is taking effect smothly. It is an admirable work. The fellows from Lawrence I know are watching the progress and thanking those participating." Reg, I am going to take dinner with your father at the annual Chamber of Commerce dinner, of which your dad is the efficient and retiring president. We talk of you often. Lte (jg) Francois M. "Buck" Bukaty has taken unto his bosom a blushing brides We reprint the announcement: Mr. and Mrs. Clarfay Simon Simoneaux 180. announce the marriage of their daughter Dorothy Rita to Lt. (jg) Francis Michael Bukaty, USNR, on Wednesday merning, March fourteenth, 1945, at eleven o'clock, St. Vincent de Paul Church, New Orleans, Leuisiana. Congratulations, Buck! May your lifeafter the war be a succession of home runs and t euchdowns! We Le MBs" Winey, PhM8/c, keeps me informed regarding the Yard Dis- pensary at Mare Island, California. He states that he is well and happy and hoping for the oppertunity to get back to the Lawrence Country Club. From Lte Edgar P. Schmidt, APO 758, New York, comes a highly interest- ing letter which I quote in parts: "It was interesting to note in our travels through war-torn France that basketball geals still stand at many schools. It is apparent that the game is becoming international in character. Of course, some of the backboards had gaping holes in them from shell fragments. e « « Quite some time ago the 79th Division, of whichwe area part, enjoyed a short rest period. A scheol building with a better than average gym was used for billeting. It was interesting to note that the men preferred te bunk up closer so the fleer space could be used for basketball and other games. It is not unusual for one to see a couple if ehkisted men playing catch only a few miles back ef the front lines. Due to this keen and enduring interest in sports, the problem of finding some werthwhile off-duty leisure time sports is not too much of a problems I amstill trying to double up as Special Service Officer fer the battalion, as well as Information and Edusation Officers »« e « I should like te send my best regards to those on the hill that I know, with s pecial regards te Mrs. Allen. I believe Dr. Guy Smith mentioned that Mrs. Hulteen is still in your office. Itwill be a happy day when Ican again drop in and pick up some tickets and watch the yeunger generation in a peace=-time sports program." , "Schmitty" was a star football and baseball player here during the years of '28, '29 and '30. He hails from McLouth. Congratulations te another McLeuth bey, Charles Chapman. I ams erry that I missed you, Charles, when you tried te see mee I see your dad every week and we always discuss your welfare. We are mighty proud of you. Teo Major M. Re Richter, 44th Gen. Hesp., - we were happy indeed to get your helle message with a friendly thought. Dr. Latimer and I eften talk about youe Dre Canuteson is off on a trip te minneapolis to preside at a business session of the Council of the American Student Health Association. And Dre Elbel was by the office fer a visit about a month agoe He is te return to his work here in eur Department of Physical Education starting in the fall terme We hope it won't be leng until you are backwith us. To lst Lt. Harold H. Hawkins, APO 75, San Francisco - Harold I will always remember you for your loyalty on the Relays Committee. No one individual worked any harder or more conscientiously than did youe When the Kansas Relays blossom inte full maturity after this second World War you can always remember that you had a let te do with the budding growth ef an activity that cives Kansas mere athletic publicity nationally than any other athletic event. Harold writes from the Philippines as follows: "I was so elated by the Kansas victory over Nebraska in football that I wrote Henry Shenk. It would have been great te have seen that game. Right now I'm going te wish Kansas a successful 1945 season in all sports. A win to. us way out here means as much as it does to the reoter in the bleachers." ‘ Mrs « Deris Channel has written us giving the new address of Lt. Wesley Re Dick" Channel, Sth Repl. Depot, APO 711, San Francisce. We area lways glad te 181. get these later addresses because it facilitates the handling of mail. Thank you, Mrs. Channel. | Lte (jg) Rey Edwards writes: “After three months back in the States I was assigned te this ship (P.C. 1083) on the Atlantic side. Quite a con- trast from the blue Pacific." We're glad te have your new address, Roye Harry We Frazee, Jre, AM1/c, USNAS, Nerfolk, Va., writes: "The other day I ran inte Bill Bumson, Phi Delt (K.U. foetballer of '38 and '39). He had just returned from a year in England and Nerth Africa. Bill's an AM2/c in the Navy. He was anxious te get a leave te see his wife and son, who was born while he was overseas. Enclesed is a little piece from an old N.Y. papere You certainly had the right depe about the betting on college basketball, despite the newspaper denls of some alleged sports men." Thanks, Harry, we are glad te get the clipping arid gladte hear from Bill Bunsen whe was a great football player when he starred for Kansase Pvte Max Falkenstien, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Le. Falkenstien, writes from Fresno, Califernis, to give us his newaddress.e Max says, "We're assigned to operational training at this signal air warning base, after which we expect to be assigned te crews. This part of California is sunny enough for anyone. In twe days we've all obtained beautiful burns." Max has finished his training at the Reyal Candian Air Force Radio and Radar Schal at Ontario. He was Honor Man of his class, and was one of five men who received special distinction for their proficiency. Congratulations, Max, we are very proud of your accomplishments. From Pfce John Deichmann, APO 89, New York - “I knew you will be pleased te learn that sperts are a favorite topic among overseas servicemen}. And out of all the different fields of sports, basketball is one of the min tepics ef discussione Whenever we discuss the cage sport, the talk always turns te what section of the country has the best teams. Even though I have been living on the Pacific Coast fer tthe last eight years there is no doubt in my mind that the midwest produces the greatest number of outstanding teams ef any section ef the country. “There are a let of fellews that claim the east has the best combines, some fewer stick up fer the far west, and still others argue fer the southwest and Redky Mountains. Here are my opinions and evaluations regarding the different sections of the countrye The bran& ef ball on the Pacific Coast as a whole is strictly mediocre. The outstanding team every year on the coast is perhaps as good as any team in the country; however, there is usually only one good team eash season. Teams like Stanferd with Luisetti, Southern Califernia with Jack Hupp, were tops, but they are few and far between. The same thing holds true for the Southwest and Recky Mountains. Each year they field one outstanding team, but the calibre of ball played by all the schools is not exceptional, : "This boils the comparison down to the Bast vs. Midwest. The east has a host of top clubs, L.J.U., N.Y.U., St. John, Dartmouth, and others, - I think, however, that the midwest, taking everything into consideration, is the t op. section fer t hececasaba sport. With states suchas Indiana, home of Purdue. Indiana, Butler, and Netre Dame, representing the section, it is hard to beate Whenever I mention Netre Dame in a basketball discussion most of the fellows claim that the Irish are strictly a football school. Am I prejudiced because my brother went to the South Bend school, er are they actully rated as having good cage teams year in and year out like I think? . .. . I am now in France, living in tents, and in general becoming an outdoor man inall wayse" No, John, you are not prejudiced regarding your rating of the Irish from 182. South Bend. Netre Dame has one ef the tep teams ef the country in basket- ball. I mean by that that they are always up there with a cracking good teame They rate with the best in the Big Ten. You ask about Kansas and her posi- tien in basketball. We finished second. Jcewe State and Kansas were in the play-off with Iewe State licking us. Befere the seasen started I would have sold eut fer fourth place and would have been happy. I was expecially proud of the boys because I believe they gave everything they had. Ilewa State was just a better bail olub that night. | I just received a letter from Leuie Menze this morning, in which he says: "We had the best night ef the season against youe It wasn't that Kensas was playing peerly, we simply were hitting fer once in the season. We made 35% of our attempts, against a season's play of 24%. We would have been tough fer anybody that night." Yeu will remember that Leuie Menze was one of my stars in early days, and if we couldn't win I was tickled pink that Louie could de the job. I am happy te receive a communication from Capt. Mel Griffin written from the Mayflower Hotel in Washingten, D. C. Captain Griffin, Mel to me, has ween on a teur of duty at Edenton, N. C., for feurteen months. The high- light ef his course was a letter ef commendation from the Commandant ef the Marine Cerps Aviation on the Recreation department, which was Mel's department. Cengratulations, Meili You have always been a winner, whether playing, coaching, teaching er fighting. Mel states that he is he hoping his next erders read west, and he hopes it is further west than California. Much te the contrary of what we hear about Washington, I quete what Mel says: "Washington, D. C. is a very nice citye Even with all the big business and pélitics represented here it has a very calm, friendly and unhurried attitude that is felt as ene goes about this business of war. The trees are at the height ef their beauty and the well-kept lgwns and parkways have an inviting look." When a man lives in Washington and can give such a beautiful description, my verdict is that he is at peace with the world - with everyene except the Japanazis. I had the éxtreme pleasure ef speaking in Burlingten, Kansas, the old home town of Mel Griffin and Clarence Deuglas, at their footbail and basketball banquete Ray Pierson, an outstanding barrister ef the law (but in Burlington he calls himself a lawyer) calied me up and said that I was dated up for this banquete Ray and the men ceoked the meal and they did a swell jobe The banquet was held at the Methodist Church and a group ef 150 men turned eut to honer these beys who had done themselves proud in a feotball and basketball way. It was a pleasure fer me te recall the wonderful record that Mel Griffin made upen the fields ef friendiy strife and in the class reem, as well as out among the affairs of mene When I have experiences with some pampered athlete I like te go back te the days when Mel came up here without any money and a let of ambition, and finished with a great athletic record as well as a fine scholastic recorde He made a great reputation here at Lawrence High School where he had champion- ship teams in several sports, and since he has been at Long Beach, California, with Bert Smith, another Kansas stellar athlete of other days, he has done a wonderful jeb in the Junior College out there on the coast. Mel's name is acceciated with winning teams and fine merale among his beys. I am always proud ef such men. Ense Michael Gubar, APA 163, San Francisco, writing from semewhere in the East China Sea, gives a newsy account of the UAA Eastland in the Okinawa in- vasione Mike reports something ef the suicide tactics used by the fanatical 183. Japs in the Pacific. He says, “Pilets deliberstely attempt te crash dive ships, rather than make a bombing run, strafe and scrame To meet such an attack you literally have to kneck ‘tem eut of the skies, otherwise they keep on coming. Happy to report that the APA 163 is still undamaged and afleat. We have experienced many clese calls, but are still fighting! . ..I1 just hada visiter - Alvin McCey who is covering the Pacific war fer the K. C. Star drepp- ed in fer a visite « . « You might also be interested in knewing that I ran inte Lyle Armel, whe is skipper of APA 210, which is eperating in eur transpert division. Visited with him recently. Boy, it was sure geod to see a familiar face from KU." | : Lyle Armel is a top favorite with us alle He has done a sterling job and is still doing ite He did a great hitch in the first World War and it appears te us that he has earned his early return here to Lawrence, to the University, and te the State of Kansas. I have just today received a V-mail letter from Commander Lyle Armel, APA 210, San Francisce, in which he says: “We sort ef lese track ef time - eut en the water and it hardly seems possible I was heme about a year ago enroute te get my new ship with a new gange In athletic parlance, they have whipped inte shape and have been giving a geod account of themselvese These boys, most of them youngsters, are playing a man's game and winning. I often think that by the time these boys are grandpappies, the experiences thru which they have gone will make swell ‘listening te' around the old family fireplace when the passing ef years will have enhanced their hindsight." About two menths ago I received a very interesting letter from Dr. Earle G. Brown, whe made a great record as director of the Department of Health for the State of Kansas, before being lured away te more lucrative fields in the easte He is new the Commissioner ef Health of Nassau County at Mineola, New York. Dre Brown writes ef his two children, Richard and Josephine: "Josephine finished her course at Presbyterian Hespital Schooi of Nursing on December 20, wrete her State Board examinations the last week in January and returned to Presbyterian on the 2nd ef February, where she is on duty in Sleane Maternity Hespital. The day she finished she mde application fer the Army Nurse Cerps and expects to be called te duty about May first. Richard received his se- cond wound on the 17th of December, this one a sheil wound on the ieft fere- arMe « « « Apparently he received this wound in fighting in or near Sarre- gueminese A telegram from the Adjutant Generali said that the weund was re- ceived in action in Germany. Dr. Brown's many friends will be happy te read through the Rebounds of his interest in Kansas athletics. Dr. Barle, we have covered our failure to win the basketbail championship in anether section of this letter, but we want you te knew how very proud we are ef you and of your childrens’ accom- plishmentse I amsending you the last Rebounds which tells a beut Milton's Naval affiliations. And Beb is going into adive duty in the Army medical corps July 1. He is finishing his internship at Bell Memorial Hospital. I should have mentioned earlier in my letter that the K Club put ona big dance in the baliroem ef the Union Building te entertain the visiting high school athletes whe were here fer the Interscholastic Meet on April 21. Les Brewn and his well-known band thrilled the swerling Terpischoreans who swayed rhythmically to the beautiful music. Gordon Reynolds and Dan Chase were the K men whe carrbd the lead of responsibility, and Governor Schoeppel c rowned the queen, Polly Rae Staples, from Ft. Madisen, Iewa. And it fitted perfectly inte the scheme ef things because Pelly is Gordon's girle Gordon is a lien with the ladies, voted by them the best-looking man on the campuse The K men picked the queen, 4 184. Beb Malett came up from Stillwater, Oklahoma, where he is stationed at Ae & Me college inradar. He had to have a personal explanation from me as - to why Iewa State licked us in the final game. He said he would have bet a month's Navy pay on eur taking Iowa Stale. I stiii haven't recovered from the hot streak of Iowa State to fully explain it to Bob's satisfactione We were delighted to have a communication on April 2nd from James Alen Coogan, Director in Brazil of the United Press Association. Hesays, "If Jayhawk Rebeunds already has been folded up for the season, could you have sent to me the numbers from No. 13 onwerd through the last number for the 1944-45 season? And-then make sure I get them for next season, too." We were delighted to hear from you, and I am sure Pat Maloney would teo. He is new at Tulsa, Oklahoma, diredting the Maloney Tank Company. Pat has been bedfast fer the last month due to sciatic rheumatism er something worse, but we hope nothing worse. Last fall I was in Tulsa at the Tulsa-Kansas feotball game and Pat was a grand hoste I played golf with him at one of the mest beautiful country clubs that I have seen, and Tulsa sports several of them, but this was the swankiest. I am passing on your goed wishes to Dolph Simons. He will be happy te hear frem youe Tonight Dolph is the teastmaster fer the annual Chamberaf Commerce dinner, which all the classification clubs - Rotary, Kiwanis, Co- Op and ether civic-minded organizations, will attend. The banquet is atesti- monial dinner to the national efficers ef the Hercules corporation and other people whe are runnigg the rocket or plant here, called the Sunflower | Ordnance Works. You state that you talked te Ted from New York. Do you mean Ted O'Leary? We certainly have put your name on the permanent mailing list of Jayhawk Re- boundse I wish I had time to write youa longer epistle, but we will iet the names of these two and a half ether feliows that you recognized in the Ast Rebounds suffice. I wiil try te dig up some more of your acquaintances so that it will be more interesting than the previous one. I just saw Dr. He Te Jones atthe Country Club and he gave me a new address for Dre He Penfield Jones who is with the 24th General Hospital, APO 379, New York. He reports that Dr. "Penny" thoroughly enjoys the Rebounds. Pfee Ogden S. Jones, Jr., with the 14th Armored Division in General Patton's Srd Army, writes that his division released the large prison camp near Meosburg in which some 50,000 of our men were held. His unit was also given a Presidential Citation for some of the best defensive action of the ware He reports good health, but lack of sleep because they have moved so fast and so far. Maj. Geerge Baxter Smith, former Dean of our School Education befere he entered the service, is with the 15th Army Hqe, and desires te get in touch with Lawrence boys who were in the R.O.T.C. at the University. I amsure he will be glad te geet 2nd Lt. Williamson T. Hough - "Bill" to all of us, who is with the 9th Army. Bill was a junier in the School ¢ Business before his in- daction, then was in anti-aircraft artillery before his transfer to the infantry. He went everseas and joined the 9th Army in January, '45. Lets ef goed luck te you, Bill. I see your geod dad often. From our good friend, Lt. C. 0. Burnside, Galveston, Texas: "Doc, there'll come a day - but it is still hull dewn en the horizen - when the young and the old veterans will return to their native haunts and we'll be ready for a fewsports, a bit of quiet living, and best ofall the old-time friends who have stood the test of yearse" Cob, that sounds exactly like 185. you, and we will be leoking and wishing for your early return. Te Capt. F. Re "Rusty" Frink, APO 84, New York - Rusty, we were de- lighted te get your letter. It came just befere we were finishing our Re- bounds, so I am using a part ef yeur highly interesting letter. It came just in the nick of time. The Rebounds. woultn't be complete without a re- cital ef seme of your harrowing experiences. — Rusty says, "From my particular front I have little te report; things have quieted dewn new that the trapped krauts in our rear areas have been cerralled and our supply lines reopened. We'have been sitting here on the Elbe River for some time, straining our eyes for a glimpse of the Russians, whe are very clese since we were given a no fire order not 15 mine ages « It was quite a rat-race getting here from the Rhine; more often than net we moved day and night, sometimes meeting stiff resistance, sometimes none whatseeverse -« « Spring has hit morth Germany in ferce now; we're all getting the usual fever and just plain la,y. I imagine spring has reached the campus. I can picture how levely it must be at home, and hope that somehow we can manage that last tripe . . . I imagine Bob has developed a fine bedside mannere Isn't he in Kansas City?" Yes, Rusty, as yeuwill read elsewhere in this letter, Bob is at Bell Memorial. ; My first hitch at this letter was a week ago. We doa part ef it, then we have interruptions and a day passes, or maybe two, and then we write again. Things on the international frent have happened so rapidly that we are engjmered of the idea te carry this aleng hoping that the grand finale in Europe would happen befere we finished the letter se we could say, Selah’ But enough has alread happened for us te philesophically gaze back two thousand years and think ef the lewly Nazarene whe taught fellewship, leve of one's neighbor, and equality. And then to meve our sights forward and think of a group of men whe in an era less than two hundred years ago and up to the present time kicked a let ef these theories temporarily: into discard - Frederick the Great, Nietzsche, Bismarck, Hitler, Mussolini, Hirohito, and the rest ef the outlaw gang are as impotent as their teaching. A limerick runs through my mind which expresses it aptly: The mother bee is a very busy soul....She has no time for birth controleceee Perhaps that is the reasen in times like these.....There are so many sons eof D*Beccceed With V-E Day fast approaching may we offer a toast te our all-American javedrinkers when we say, “Let's dunk Deenitz, and let's clip the Nips, leering at us through these inhuman slitse And when Russia's Uncle Joe, whose limitless maelstrom will everflew quaking Tokye, then hell-center will be no mo'", To all ef yeu Jayhawk Rebeunders, we are anxiously awaiting your return in the same spirit as these beautiful lines: “Home is the sailer, home from the sea, And the hunter home from the hills." Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach, 186. JA YUH AWE ROE OU ADS April 26, 1945 Dear Fellow Jayhawkers; I have just returned from KFKU where I reviewed for Professor John Hankins of the English Department of the University, John R. Tunis' book on "Yeal Wildcats!" published by Harcourt, Brace & Co. This is Mr. Tunis' first basketball stcry. Previously he had written baseball, football and tennis sport stories. But this, I believe, is his first effort with a basketball story. : About ten years ago I had a very interesting experience:with Mr. Tunis. He wrote for Harper's, "Badminton, The Fastest Growing Game in the World.” I chal- -enged Mr. Tunis'. authenticity on badminton as being the fastest growing game in the world and wrote him giving authoritative statements. to the effect that basket- ball was the fastest growing game in the world. I contended that over 52 nations . played basketball, numbering 20 million players 5 among its. participants. And inthe | United States alone there were a hundred Heeeators attending the games annually =~ oe this ot cae to the U. S. Chamber me Commerce reports to ese federal ‘governmente Mr. Tunis and I had a very Sieanokieig and nabbed series ieee ean comnun= ications, and finally he came out to Lawrence, Kansas, for an interview. I found him a very highly entertaining and provocative gentleman. We soon settled our score, much to the pleasant reaction. of both of us, and now since he has written "Yea! Wildcats!" I feel that basketball made'a ‘definite impression upon him. I found that he had been to Europe sixteen times and had never been west of the Mississippi once. He had Harvard affiliations and at thot, ei was oe ‘2 nephew ‘through. Harvard University. He was greatly delighted with the campus of the University of Kansas. It was just as if he had stepped into‘a new world so far as His previous experiences were concerned. Mr. Tunis said, "Will you take me over the campus?" And I-said I. would be delighted. So we got in‘ the Buick and as wé drove along I pointed out the buildings with their traditions.’ We drove ‘around | Watkins Memorial Hespital and I showed him the beautiful hospital and the‘home ‘of’ Mrs. Watkins, the benefactress.- We had just gone past Mrs. Watkins' residence end swung in front of Watkins and. Miller Halls when ce young woman with muscular frame, red hair, square face, and a straightforward glance camo north from ‘thé: ‘old: Spooner--Thayer library. Mr. Tunis said, "Stopi!", jerked open the door and jiimped’ out with a wild exclamation to this young woman, "Who's the president of Czechoslovakia?" .. I will never forget the.. glance of that girl from tho western Kaisas plains when she looked at. that young - would-be masher, in her opinion. To save the day, I jerked open my door and said, "Pardon me, this is Hr. Tunis from New York. Ho is visiting our campus ond inter- viewing our students." With the greatest air of disdain and a coastal ar ee of the individual, and with a quick snap she said, _"Why, Deaeeety of course. fs With great gleo he raised his‘arms in beukenathbn anal ‘said; "Good Good! | Yood!" He thought he was mixing dmong primitive peoplo! He' was’ so. surprised and delighted to think that a student: ‘walking across the: campus: would: know international affairs to such o marked degree. But it wasn't outstanding at all because the ~adios were blazing forth the crack=pot’ Hitler! s: whibdly ee iecapanongd pre- paratory to taking over Czochoslovakia. Ze Then he asked me to take him down to ono of the girls' fraternities (sororities). He was going out on the Santa le noon train, so this boing just be- fore noon I stopped at the Fi Phi house on the way down. We entered and went down to the basement to the lurge lounge where a dozen girls wore passing the half hour before lunch time. These girls will remain anonymous, but I remember each and every one of tnem. First he asked, "What papers do you read?" And this well-read girl said, "The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune." That opened his eyes further. The next one he asked, "Would you marry 4 negro?" That remark was quite satisfactory. ind so we ren the gamut of a dozen questions to the girls, and with cech answer the intelligence of the girls rated A plus with Mr. Tunis. Now he: wanted to see one of -the boys clubs (fraternities). You know they do not have fraternities and sororities in the eastern.schools. Woodrow Wilson abolished all fraternitios at Princeton when he was ‘president of Princeton Univer- sity. The Phi Psi house was our next stop because it was conveniently close to our route to the railway station. It was now 12 o'clock and the 18 boys assembled in the sun room at the hi Psi house were hungry, but affable. The boys, reading Mr. Tunis' mind, came up to the high mental standards that he found to exist among the girls. Never was a man so much elated, and I might add, as agreeably surprised as was Mr. Tunis. He said, “Allen, this is one of the most wonderful places in the world. 1 would like to come back here in a month and stay. 1 could find a story that would be marvelous." It is not necessary for me to tell you what a bang I got out of his coming because he quickly learned how little the easterners know of the wonders and the advancement of our country. He said, "The students here are fresh - fresh, I mean iritelligently affable, responsive. They've got everything." (As if we hadn't known it before!) i ; ‘a I have traveled from one end of the country to the other and I fine the people in this section have the best health, the best physiques, and the best gumption, generally speaking. In tho first World War lansas excelled the nation so far as rejections were concerned. Kansas had the fewest of any state in the union per capita. In the second World War only Oregon rates ahead of her. You will pardon this burst of justifiable pride. ‘Now, back to Nr. Tunis. Mr. Tunis is a debunker of intercollegiate sport. Several years ago he wrote for Warper's,. "The Great God Football", which was a typically debunking story, and he has followed through consistently. Formerly he was tennis expert for the New York Times. He is a brilliant writer and a worthy eC I have a vory high regard for his intelligence and ability as a writer. <4 | I thought I might briefly review this baskotball story, "Yeat Wildcats!" for you because fittingly Ir. Tunis has chosen as the setting for his. stery the state of Indiana, with the climax taking place at the famous state basketball tourna- ment in Indianapolis. Basketball.seéason is over, we do not have varsity basebali | this year, but we do have track. But the catch is I do not have any catchy track stories. To Mrs. allen, who is an expert on book reviows wnd other literary achieve ments, goes the credit for this dissertation. | : The story hinges on a characterization of Don Henderson, a basketball coach a — town, springfield, in central Indiana. ‘He was asked in mid-season to eo : Peo ae of the Springfield Wildcats. Out of a second-rate team he builds up a ske baba five that becomes a strong contender in the State finals at Indianapolis. convict Gtadtads ae aerues ie of an idealistic.coach to remain.true to his noblest etions, regardless of all opinion to the contrary, that the purpose of the story Se unfolds. Don Henderson begins and ends his coaching career true to the finest traditions of his spectacular profession, But, ofter he came into big-time Indiana high school basketball competition, he coached but one year. ‘Jhether or not he would nave emerged from a longer coaching career with his idealism unscathed is problem- atical. fr.-Tunis thus gives his story a happy but rather improbable ending. Don quits coaching after his defeat at State to join the editorial staff of Springfield's newspaper, a crusader for right, and stays in Springficld to lead in community re- forms ond to help displace men like boss J. Frank Gray, from interfcronce with the bert ideals of youth in sports. The fact thut Don makes. this decision to go into the newspaper business in the little tow cf Springfield on the very heels of an attrac- tive offer for the position of coach of basketball at Yale Univorsity, makes a read- er who knows something of the impolling forcess of coaching swallow oa bit sedoriously. If Don had given up his coaching carver after winning the State at Indianapolis, it seems that Mr. Tunis could have borne out his forceful characterization of Don Hend- erson a bit more successfully. In Springfield, Don soon finds that the powers-that-be want o winner at the State tournament, and that they aren't going to bend over backward being too ethical in finding ways and means to produce that winner. To then, winning is all that matters. The same ethical standards prevail with every prospoctive State title- winning high school team in Indiana. Competition to win the State has grown so keen that basketball has ceased to be a sport. It is a disease. In Springfield the new ccach, young Don Henderson, finds in J. Frank Gray, the town's business-boss and incidentally a school board member, a crafty, unscrupu- lous man = a man who might be typical of a type of go-getter in any town. Success is all that matters to J. Frank. Any means to that cnd is justifiable. He thinks it perfectly within the law of clean sport to gst a star playor to move from another town and high school to Springficld if he can cffer the boy's fanily as inducement for the migration, a better-paying job. In fact, ho comes to verbal blows with young Don Henderson over just this situation. J. Franx Gray thinks it good sport to place money and plenty of it on his favorite team. He feels, as do many Indiana oldsters, that this attraction of state high school basketball is for middle-aged amusement, rather then for the spirited happiness of youth. As a result, for lack of seating space, the high school boys and girls do not got to attend the regionals and semi-finals and finals in Indiana in great nunbers. Most of the seats are bought up in large blocks weeks before by the midle-agod, the types of J. Frank Gray. J. Frank finds it difficult to tolerate a young, hard-headed coach, whom he has helped to hire, but who has stubbornly refused to take dictations fra hin, or to favor him with a group of hard-to-get seats for the important contests. Don Henderson runs his own team, in spite of the fact that Tom Gray, his star player, is J. Frank's son. And in spite of the fact that, through some reverses over which he has had no ecntrol (sickiess and the like), he nas beon forced to play the tough competitive season throush with but five men - absolutely no substitutes. Mr. Tunis has a happy sift as raccnteur of a thrilling basketball game. He carries his rvadcrs with him. They hang on to the edge of their seats. nd his same situations are nicely varied: Springfield 43, Marion 42, in a wild ball game where Maricn led by 1 point 45 seconds before the final EuNe : oe 4t Muncie, Indiana, Springfield beats Fort Wayne Tigers in the semi-finais oo freezing the ball for the last minute and one-nelf -. 29 to 27, When Springfield Cats Andersun in the first gam. at the State sourtament at Indianapolis, Springfield 4. iildeats win 21 to 20. But liston to the last six minutes before the final gun. I quote from iir. Tunis' story: : "Then seconds tick off, minutes went by and Tom Gray faked, pivoted, and shot from the side to bring the score to Springfield 23, snderson 21. Then the Anderson Indians roared down tho court and Erskine rushed in to sink a one-hander and tied the scorée ‘ "Then a Wildcat fouled ond Anderson Indians went ahead 24 to 23. "The Wildcats wero spent, their feet were sore and hot, their legs were rods of iron, their thighs ached with every step,. their lungs were leaden bellows that crucified them each time they pounded the boards. They were through. They were beaten. They couldn't. "Tom Gray waves his fist in their gaaone 'You're gonna quit, are you? Gonna quit, YOu ZUYS eee just « o# When. we, have, it: won. «+; almost, eee quit on Don esos A fine gang you ore eee a fine team ... call yerself Wildcats! C'm on, Gang eee Let's give 'em all we got! A gang that won't be beat can't be aeadt Give! "sieven thousand people were watching this game: firewagon oo chances taken, wild recoveries made, spills and tumbles and falls all over the floor, with the outcome cf the contest and the Tourney, too, yet to be decided." But Tom Gray, the young tall weaving lad who played for his coach and his team with all of the finost traditions of idealism in sport, in spite of his father's attitudes, led his team to victery by 1 point in the last 50 seconds of play. Then to the last game at State Tournament, where Don Henderson's Wildcats are to battle with Bosse Hizh School of Evansville, whose great star, Jerry Kates, is already naticnally lmown. and Don with his five good average players who loved their team and who had won thus far on grit and spirit, ond with not a substitute worth mentioning! In the last minute in this crucial game, Don and his scrappy team come from behind to tie the score only to meet defeat by a single point. This is a glorious climax to Mr. Tunis! recounting of games. In three brief chapters he tells the story of this. great gamo. 4 basketball player, a conch, or any basketball fan, once into ir. Tunis' account of this game would be glued to its pages. We reads "The tension tightened, increased, became taut and unbearable. There was no world but this. Reality was that heated enclosure. Space was the confines of those four white lines, Time was the electric clock overhead. Life was that intense, thrust- ins surge below. "The final seconds. The last seconds of the gone, of the day, of the Tournament, of the entire season. On the floor the ten beaten figures wrenched for victory. Or defeat. "Then Kates leaped in and stole the ball. With a quick break, the little blond figure was out in “PR cloar, dribbling furiously down upon the Buildog goal." Thus Don Henderson, the young coach who had brought Springfield up through the scason to the State, lost in the final Game by one cmenia : Mr. Tunis knows what boys say to each nen in the heat of battle. ‘le knows all of the verious psychdlogicul cevices that coaches use to drive or to quiot a according to their various needs, bofore or during or after a game. He knows exactly whet coaches say in the dressing rooms. le has observed curefully and his dialogue as good. Ho knows how to watch a basketball , same and how to report it afterward. ile