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
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