ld.
affirmative YES, ‘with an exclamaticn!

From Major Paul R. Harrington, IC, APO 350, New York: "The casualties are
flowing in on the Viestern Front and we are in the thick of it. Thank goodness they
are wey under what has been expected and she combat boys deserve a great pat on the
back. ‘We cannot do too much for them."

Congratulations, Major Paul, on the new rank. ie are certainly proud of
you, as we always were when you played on the three Big Six championship teams and
captained one in your senior year. and too, you worked your way through school
and mde a wonderful record, then went on to get your M.D. at Rosedale with an
outstanding record behind you.

Miss Maude Elliott and her mother, lirs. Sam Elliott, were hostesses at a
“cinema party" at Iir. Frod Montgomery's Visual Instruction Bureau in the basement
of Fraser Hall about three weeks ago. The animated celebrities and solubrities
were none other than the family of Lt.(jg) W. C. "Bill" Johnson. _

Bill was the chief character in a sport story that I wrote entitled “Listen-
ing For a Droning Plane". Bill flew fron Oklahoma City after being taxied from
the cemetery, the cccnsion being the burial of his father, and the plane that
carried him was grounded at Ottawa because the Lawrence airport was not lighted.
So he taxied in to Lawrence and arrived just a few minutes prior to the Kansas -
Oklahoma game which was the game for the Big Six championship in 1932. In next
month's Rebound I will reprint this story of the droning plane ond the fight that
Bill waged on that historic night.

The pictures that Miss Elliott showed were of Bill, his wife, Ethel, and
their two lovely children, Billy and Jo Ann. They were in Jacksonville, Florida,
and- it seems as if we spent hours with that famous Bill Johnson smile. His lovely
wife and children gave us a glimpse into their very happy home life. .

Thank you, Iliss Elliott, for giving us this opportunity to visit with Bill
and his family. We have always been especially fond not only of Bill's own family,
but of all his fine brothers and his wonderful mother and cad.

a In February I recoived a latter and clipping from Helen Filkin Fox, 4
sister of Major Larry Filkin. -Helen's husband, John F. Fox, is president of the
Punahou School in Honolulu. She writes: "You see, you even crash the Honolulu
papers. You and John should get-together. He's beey waging & crusade against the
gambling at high school football games here. “Have seen Twink Starr and John Wall,
and hear Potsy Clark's here. . ."

Yes, Helen, I remember when I saw you on ‘the campus that I promised to put
you and Er, Fox on the mailing list and I am sending you this Rebounds I am just
now writing and the one previous to this, although it is rather belated.

Major F. A. "Fen" Durand, FMF Pacific,-San Francisco, writes: "I saw Chris
Eberhart recently when he was.on his way to Iwo’ Jima and we had a nice evening dis-
cussing K.U. I haven't heard anything about how he ‘made out yet. . » + I managed
to see a movie last night and who should appear but Craig Stevens (Gail Shikles).
The movie was 'Dough Girls'.

Gail Shikles was a freshman at the University of Kansas where he was star-
rinz on the frosh basketball tean until Hollywood nabbed him. He was just too
good-looking, and a movie scout located him. The fact that he was photogenic and
personable got him a contract.
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We are still pulling for you that your luck continues, Fen.

I believe that Otto 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 Otto is not busy, becauso he has been the backbone of
football and basketball tears wherever he has been stationed. Schnelly mentions
having seen Phil Borello who played on the football team here in 1931. Otto, be
sure to give Phil my kindest regards. He was one of the great athletes at the
University, but sickmess cut his tenure short hore. Tell Phil if he will send m
his address we will be glad to send him the Rebounds.

Cpl. Hoyt Baker, APO 72, San Francisco, who played brilliant football and
basketball for Kansas in 1942, writes from the Philippines. You bet, Iloyt, we are
glad to have Joe 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 hop the other day, having breakfast in London, lunch in Paris, after-
noon tea in Brussels and supper back in London. I don't get much flying time in
these days and enjoyed it particularly as I'd never seen those cities from less
than 20,000 or so feet."

Lt. Lee W. Huddleston, APO 520, New York, wrote from somewhere in Italy in
March, saying, "The January issue of Rebounds arrived and it was almost (but not
quite) as good as a visit on the campus. There'll be quite a few important places
vacant at that big reunion after the war with fellows like T. P. and Bill Beven
gone, but the rest of us will be there still rooting for those fighting Jayhawkers.
That Pfleugerville Pflash is going great guns, isn't he? I nowhave 10 missions,
so I am no longer tail-end charley in the formation. Sidney salt has my same APO
number and Charley Black is in Italy, but the only K.U. boy 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. . « e"

From Pfc. Charles R. Allen, Jr., APO 445, New York: "Through the Rebounds,
and the folks, and the Kansans I have received, I have been able to haphazardly
keep up with the week to week news. The basketball team did fine this season.

Did me good to see the team pull up. You did a wonderful job. Kirk Scott, a frat
brother, seemed like good material to work on. I know everyone is with you 100%
and more power to you. . . Hope the town clean-up program ts taking effect smooth-
ly. It is an admirable work. The fellows from Lawrence I know are watching the
progress and thanking those participating,"

Rog, 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.

Lt. (jg) Francis M. "Buck” Bukaty has taken unto his bosom @ blushing
bride. le reprint the announcement: Mr. and Mrs. Clarfay Simon Simoneaux
announce the marriaye of their daughter Dorothy Rita to Lt. (jg) Freneis Michael
Bukaty, USNR, on Wednesday morning, March fourteenth, 1945, at eleven otakeok
St. Vincent de Paul Church, New Crleans, Louisiana.

Congratulations, Buck! May your life after the war be ao succession of

_ home runs and teuchdewns}
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Vie L. "Bill™ Viney, Phl2/c, keeps me informed regarding the Yard Dispensary
at Mare Island, California. He states that he is well and nea and ~~? for the
oe ey to get back to the Lawrence Country Club.

From Lt. Edgar bP. Schmidt, APO 758, New York, comes a highly interesting
letter which I quote in part: “It was interesting to note in our travels through
war-torn France that basketball goals still stand at many schools. . It is apparent
that the game is becoming international in charaster. Of course, some of the back-
boards had gaping holes in them from shell fragments. . » . Quite some time ago the
79th Division, of which we are a part, enjoyed a short rest period. A school build-
ing with a better than avorage gym was used for billeting. It was interesting to
note that the men preferred to bunk up closer so the floor space could be used for
basketball and other games. It is not unusual for one to see a couple of enlisted
men playing catch only a few miles back of the front lines. Due to this keen end
enduring interest in sports, the problem of finding some worthwhile off-duty leisure
time sports is not too much of o problem, I am still trying to dovble up as Special
Service Officer for the battalion, as well as Information and Education Officer, ei
might add, in addition to my other duties as Battery Executive Officor..... I
should like to send my best regards to those on tne hill that I know, with special
rerards to Mrs. Allen... I believe Dr. Guy Smith mentioned that Mrs. Ilulteen is still
in your office. It will be a happy day.when I can again drop in and pick up some °
‘tickets and watch the younger generation in a peace-time sports progran."

"Schmitty" was a star football end baseball player here during the years of
"28, 129° and we. He hails from licLouth. :

Congratulations Pee thee McLouth boy, Charles Chapman. I.am sorry ake
I missed you, Charles, when you tried to see me. I see your dad omeny week and we:
always” discuss: your oak We are mony proud. of ts

To Major li. R. Richter, 44th Gen. Hope, et we were ne indeed to one your
hello message with a friendly thought. Dr. Latinor and I. often talk about you. Dr.
Canuteson is off on a trij to Minneapolis to preside at a.vusiness session of the
Council of the American Student Health Association. ind Dr. Elbel was by the office
for a visit about a month aro. He-is to return to his work here in our Department

_of Fhysical Education starting in the. fall térm. Je hope it won't. be-.long until
you are back with us. er z 3

To 1st Lt. teead H, Hawkins, AFO 75, Sen 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 you.- \shen the Kansas Relays blossom
into full maturity after this sécond World War you can always remember that you had
a lot to dowith the budding growth of an activity that gives Kansas more 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 to have seen that game,
Right now'I'm going to wish Kansas a successful 1945 season in all sports. A’win
_ to us way out: here means as much as it does to the rooter in -the bleachers."

: Mrs. Doris Channel has written us giving the new address of Lt. Wesley R.
Dick" Channel, 5th Repl. Depot, APO 711, San Francisco. We are always glad to get

y igor: later. addresses ‘because it facilitates the handling: of: nail. Thank you, Urs.
hannel. si . o2 peieiss: ©

. Lt.(jg) Roy Edwards writes: "After three months back in the States I was
assigned to this ship (P.C. 1083) on the Atlantic side. Quite a contrast from the
blue Pacific." Wetre glad to have your new addross, Roy. oe pa!
Harry ‘7, Frazee, Jr., All /c, USNAS, Norfolk, Va., writes: "the other day
T ran into 341) 3unsen, Phi Dolt (K.U. footballer of '38 and '39), jie had just
returned from ¢ yoa> in Enzjand and North africa, Bill's an AM2/ce in the Navy..
He was anxious to greta leave to see his wife anq S°m, who was born while he was
overseas, Enclosed 16 & Little pisses from an old N.Y. paper. Yoy certainly had
the right dope about the betting on college basketball, despite the newspaper.
denials of some alleged sports mon,"

Thanks, Harry, we are Elad to get the clipping and glad to hear from Bill
Bunsen who was & great footbal] player when he starred for Kansas,

Pvt. Max Falkonstien, Son of Mr. ana Mrs. Barl - Falkenstien, writes from
Fresno, California, +5 give us his new address, Max Says, "\letxg assigned to oper-
ational training at this signal air warning base, aftor which wo expect to be
assigned to crews. this part of California is Sumly enouch for anvonee In two
days we've 1] obtained benutifal burns," Max has finished his training at the
Royal Canadian Air Force Radio anc Radar School at Ontario, He was Honor Han of
his class, and Was one of five men who received special distinction for their pro-
ficiency, Congratulations, Max, we are very proud of your &cconplishnents,

Fron Pfe. John Deichnann, APO 89, New York - "I know you will be pleased to
learn that Sports are a favorite topic among overseas Servicement, And out of all
the. different fields of Sports, basketball] is one of the main topics of discussion,
whenever wo discuss the Cage sport, the talk always turns to what section of the
Country has the best toans, Even though I have been living on the Pacific Coast
for the last eight years there is no doubt in my mind that the midwest produces the
greatest number of Outstanding teans of any section of the country,

"There are a lot of fellows that clain the east has the best combines, some.

fewer Stick uy for the far west, and Still others argue for the Southwest and

Rocky Mountains, Here aro my opinions and evaluations regarding the different
sections of the country. The brand of ball on the Pacific Coast as & whole is
Strictly mediocre, The outstanding tean eit Ee Ut ie cones is perhaps as

é00d as any tean in the country; however, there is usually only one good team each
Season. Teams like Stanford with Luisetti, Southern California with Jack Hupp,
were tops, but they are fow and far between, The sajne thing holds true for the
Southwest and Rocky Mountains, Nach year they field one outstanding team, but the

calibre of ball play ed by all the Schools is not exceptional.

"This boils the comparison Cowm to the East vs. Midwest. The east has a
host of top clubs, wie die Ug, N.Y.U., St, Johns, Dartmouth, and Others, - I think,
however, that the nidwost, taking everythings into consideration, is the top section
for the casada sport, With States such as Indicna, home of Purdue, Indiana, Butler,
and Notre Dame , Tepresenting the Section, it is hard to beat. ‘whenever I mention
Notre Dame ina basketbail discussion Most of the follows claim that the Irish are
Strictly a football School, Am [ prejudiced Escause my brother went to the South
Bend School, or arg they &etualiy rated as having good cage téuns year in and year
out like I think? ete St -h Bcd, dan France, living in tents, and in genoral bo-
coming an outdoor man in alj Ways," :

No, John, -roy “re not prejudiced regarding your rating of the Irish from
South Bend, Notre Dame has one of the top teans of the country in basketball, I
mean by that that they are always up there With a Cracking cood team. They rate
with the best in the rae On. You ask about Yansas ard her position in baskstcall,
8 finished Second. Towa State and Kansas Were in the Dlay-off with Towa State
licking US. Before the Season started L£ would huve sola out for fourth Flace and
would have been happy, [ was ’Specialliy proud of. the boys because I believe they
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gave everything they had. Iowa State was just a better ball club that night.

I just received a letter from Louie lMenze this morning, in which he says:
"We hed the best night of the season against you. It wasn't that Kansas was play-
ing poorly, we simply were hitting for cnce in the season. ‘We made 35% of our
attempts, against a season's play of 24%. We would have been tough for anybody
that.night." You will remember that Louie Iienze was one of my stars in early
days, and if we couldn't win I was tickled pink that Louie could do the jode

I am happy to receive a comaunication from Capt. Mel Griffin written from
the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D. C. Captain Griffin, Mel to me, has been on
a tour of duty at Edenton, N. C., for fourteen months. The highlight of his course
wes a letter of commendation from the Commandant of the Marine Corps Aviation on
the Recreation department, which was Mel's department. Congratulations, Hel! You
have always been a winner, whether playing, coaching, teaching or fighting.

Hel states that he is hoping his next orders read west, and he hopes it is
further west than California. Much to the contrary of what we hear about VYiashing=
ton, I quote what Mel says: "Washington, D. C. is a very nice city. Even with
all the big business and politics represented here it has ao very caln, friendly
and unhurried attitude that is felt as one goes about this business of war. The
trees are at the height of their beauty and the well-kept lawns and parkways have
an inviting look." ‘when a mon lives in Washington and can give’such a beautiful
description, my verdict is that he is at peace with the world = with everyone ex-
cept the Japanazis. ‘po ONE

I head the extreme pleasure of speaking in Burlington, Kansas, the old home
town of Mel Griffin and Clarence Douglas, at their football and basketball banquet.
Ray kierson, an outstanding barrister of the law (but in Burlington he calls: him-
self a lawyer) called me up and said that I was dated’up for this banquet. Ray.
and the men cooked the meal and they did a swoll job. The banquet was held -at the
Methodist Church anda group of 150 men turned out to honor these boys who’ had done
themselves proud in a football and basketball way. It was 4 pleasure for me to re-
call the wonderful record that Mel Griffin made upon the fislds of friendly strife
and in the class room, as well as out among the affairs of men. 7

when I have experiences with some pampered athlete I like to go back to the
days when Hel came up here without any money and a lot of ambition, and finished
with a great athletic record as well asa fine scholastic record. He made a great
reputation here ut Lawrence High School where he had championship teams in several
sports, and since he has been at Long Beach, California, with Bert Smith, anothe
Kansas stellar athlete of other cays, he has done a wonderful job in the Junior
College out there on the coast. liel's name is associnted with winning teams and

fine morale among his boys. I am alwoys proud of sueh'men. .

Ens. Ilichaol Gubar, APA 163, San Francisco, writing from somewhere in the
East China Sea, gives a newsy account of the USS Eastland in the Olcinawa invasion.
Miko reports something of tne suicide tactics used by the fanatical Japs in the
Pacific. He says, "Pilots deliberately attempt to drash dive shins, rather than
make a bombing run, strafe and scram. To meet such an attack you literally have
to knock 'em out of the skies, otherwise they keep’ on coning. Happy to report that
the APA 163 is still undamaged and afloat. ‘We have experienced muny close calls,
but are still fighting! . . . I just had a visitor - Alvin MeCoy who is covering
the racific war for the K. C, Star dropped in for a visit, » » - You might also be
interested in knowins that I ran into Lyle Armel, who is skipper of APA‘210, which
is operating in our transport division, Visited with hin recently. Boy, it was
“Sure good to-see'a familiar face from ou. ; ee ee
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Lyle Armel is a top favorite with us «ll. He has done a sterling job and
is still doing it. ‘ie did a creat hitch in the first World War and it appears to
us that he has. earned his carly return here to Lawrence, to the University, and to
the State of hansas.

I have just todey received a V-mail letter from Commander Lyle Armel, APA
210, San Francisco, in which he says: "We sort of loso track of time out on the
water and it hardly seems possible I was home about a year ago enroute to get ny
new ship with a new gang. In athletic parlance, they have whipped into shape and
have teen giving a good account cf themselves. Those boys, most of them youngsters,
are playing a man's game and wiming. I often think that by the time these ‘boys
are grandpappies, the experiences thru which they have gone will make swell 'listen-
ing to' around the old family fireplace when the passing of years will have enhanced

their hindsight."

About two months ago I received a very interesting letter from Dr. Earle G.
Brown, who made a great record as director of the Department of Health for the
State of Kansas, before being lured away to more lucrative fields in the east.
He is now the Commissioner of Health of Nassau County at Minuola, New York. Dr.
Brown writes of his two children, Richard ond Josephine: "Josephine finished her
course at lresbyterian Hospital School of Nursing on December 20, wrote har State
Board examinations the last week in January and returned to Presbyterian on the
enc of February, where she is on duty in Sloane liaternity Hospital. The day she
finished she made application for the urmy Nurse Corps aml expects to be called to
cuty about Kay first. Richard received his second wound on the 17th of Decembor,
this one a sholl wound on the left forearm... . Apparently he received this
wound in fighting in or near Sarreguenines. A telegram from the Adjutant General
said that the wound was received in action in Germany... :

Dr. Brown's many friends will be -happy to read through the Rebounds of his
interest in Kansas athletics. Dr. Earle, we have covered our failure to win the
basketball championship in another section of this letter, but we want you to know
how very proud we are of you and of your childrens' accomplishments. I am sending
you the last Rebounds which tells about Ifilton's Naval affiliations. And Bob is
going into active duty in the Army medical corps July 1. He is finishing his in-
ternship at Bell Memcrial Hospital.

I should have mentioned carlier in my letter that the K Club put on a big
dance in the ballroom of the Union Building to entertain the visiting high school
athletes who were here for the Interscholastic leet om April 21. Les Brown and
his well-lmown band thrilled the swirlinrs, Terpischoreans who swayed rhythmically
to the beautiful music. Gordon Reynolds and Dan Clacse were the Kk men who carried
the load of responsibility, and Governor Schoeppel crovmedc the queon, Folly Rae
Staples, from Ft. Medison, Iowa. and it fitted per-fectly into the scheme of things
because rolly is Gordon's girl. Gordon is a licn writh the ladies, voted by them
the best-looking man on the campus. The & men vickved the queen. —

: Bob Malott came up from Stillwater, OGklahomm, where he is stationed at

4 & M. College in radar. He hed to havo a persona. explanation from me as to
why Iowa State licked us in the final game, He saidi he would have bet a month's
Navy pay on our taking Iowa State. I still haven't recovered from the hot streak
of Iva State to full: explain it to Bob's satisfactsion.

. We were delighted to have a communication on april 2nd from Jemes Alan
Coogan, Diroctor in Brazil of tho United Fress Assoc:iation. He says, "If Jayhewk
Rebounds already has beon folded up for the season, could you have sont to me the
numbers from No, 13 onward through the last number for the 1944-45 scason? And
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then make sure I get them for next season, too.”

We were delighted to hear from you, and I am sure Pat Maloney would, too.
He is now at Tulsa, Oklahoma, directing the Maloney Tank Company. Pat has been
bedfast for the last month due to sciatic rheumatism or something worse, but we
hope nothing worse. Last fall I was in Tulsa at the Tulsa-Kansas football game
and Pat was a grand host. I played golf with him at one of the most beautiful
country clubs that I have seen, and Tulsa sports several of them, but this was the

swankiest.

I am passing on your good wishes to Dolph Simons. He will be happy to hear
from you. Tonight Dolph is the toastmaster for the annual Chamber of Commerce
dinner, which all the classification clubs - Rotary, Kiwanis, Co-Op and other |
civic-minded organizations, will attend. The banquet is a testimonial dinner to
the national officers of the Hercules corporation and other people who are running
the rocket powder plant here, called the Sunflower Ordnance Works.

You state that you talked to Ted from New York. Do you mean Ted O'Leary?
We certainly have put your name on the permanent mailing list of Jayhawk Rebounds.
I wish I had time to write you a longer cpistle, but we will let the names of those
two and a half other fellows. that. you recognized in the last Rebounds suffice. I
will try to dig up some more of your acquaintances so that it will be more interest-

ing than the previous one.

| I just saw Dr. H. T. Jones at the Country Club and he gave me a new address
for Dr. H. Penfield Jones who is with the 24th General Hospital, APO 379, New York.
He reports that Dr. "Penny" thoroughly enjoys the Rebounds. ras

Ffc. Ogden S. Jones, Jr., with the 14th Armored Division in General Patton's
rd Army, writes that his division released the large prison camp near Moosburg in
which some 50,000 of our men were held. His unit was also given a rresidential
Citation for some of the best defensive action of the war. He reports good health,
but lack of sleep because they have moved so fast and so far.

Maj. George Baxter Smith, former Dean of our School Education before he
entered the service, is with the 15th Army Hq., und desires to get in touch with
Lawrence boys who were in the R.0.7.C. at the University. I am sure he will be
glad to greet 2nd Lt. Williamson T. Hough - "Bill" to all of us, who is with the
9th Army. Bill was a junior in the School of Business before his induction, then
was in anti-aircraft artillery before his transfer to the infantry. He went over-
seas and joined the 9th Army in January, '45. Lots of good luck to you, Bill. I
see your good dad often.

From our good friend, Lt. C. 0. Burnside, Galveston, Texas: "Doc, there'll
come a day - but it is still hull down on the horizon - when the young and the old
veterans will return to their native haunts and ‘we'll be ready for a few sports,

a bit of quiet living, and best of all the old-time friends who have stood the
test of years." Cob, that sounds exactly like yrou, and we will be looking and
wishing for your early return.

To Capt. F. R. "Rusty" Frink, ArO 84, New York - Rusty, we were delighted
to get your letter. It came just before we were finishing our Rebounds, so I am
using a part of your highly interesting letter. It come just in the nick of time.
The Rebounds wouldn't be complete without a recital of some of your harrowing ex-
periences.
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Rusty says, "From my particular front I have little to report; things have
quieted down now that the trapped krauts in our rear areas have been corralied and
our supply lines reopened. \Je have been sitting here cn the Elbe Piver for some
time, straining our eyes for a glimpse cf the Russians, who sre very close since we
were given a no fire order not 15 min. ago. . . It was quite a rat-race getting |
hwre from the Rhine; more cften than act we moved day and night, sometimes meeting
stiff resistance, sometimes none wnutsoever. . . Spring has hit north Germany in
force now; we're all getting the usual fever and just plain lazy. I imagine spring
has reached tho camnus. I can picture how lovely 1t must be at home, and hope. that
scmshow we can menage that last trip. .. . I imagine Bob has deveioped a fine bed-
side mauner. Isn't he in Kansas City?" Yes, Rusty, as you will read elsewhere in
this letter, Bob is at Bell HMemurial.

fy first hitch ot this letter was-a week ago. We do a part of it, then we
have interruptions and & day passes, or- maybe two, and then we write again. Things
on the international front have happened so rapidly that we ore enamored of tho.
idea to carry this along hoping that the grand finale in Europe would happen before
we finished the letter so we could say, Selah! But enough has already happened for
us’ to philosophically gaze. back two thousand years and. think of the lowly Nazarene
who taught fellowship, love of one's neighbor, and equality. ind then to move our
sights forward, and. think of a group of men who in an era less than two hundred years
‘ago and up to the present time kicked’ a lot of those theories tomporarily into dis-
card - Frederick the Great, Nietzsche, Bismarck, Hitler, Mussolini, Hironito, and
the rest of the cutlew gang are as impotent as their teaching. A limerick runs
through my mind which expresses it:aptly: The nother bee is a: very busy, SOUL. ccce
‘She has no time for birth control....ePerhaps that is the reason in ‘times. like -
theseeeeesThore are so.many sons Of D'Seeccoce. ; .

With V-E dasy fast approaching may we offer a. toast to our all-American java-
drinkers when we say, "Let's dunk Doenitz, and let's clip the Nips, leering: at-us
through those inhuman slits. ind wren Russia's Unele Joo, whose limitless maelstrom
will overflow quaking Tokyo, then holl-center will be no no!",

To all of you Jayhawk Robounders, we are anxiously awaiting your return in
the same spirit as these ppauc teu lines:

“Wiigito “Ex? tH sailor, hone. from tho Soa,
-and the hunter home from the hills."

Very sincerely yours,

}

-* Prob Nees Cbs sod

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el pdeaeae oe Physical Rduention, MAS

FCA: Ail Varsity Basketball Coach.
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May 26, 1945

No. 16

Dear Fellew Jayhawkers:

In our Jayhawk Rebounds issue Noe 16 last month I promised that I
would reprint the stery of "Listening For a Droning Plane", and the fight
that Bill Johnson waged on that memorable night back in 1932 when Kansas,
Missouri and Oklahoma were fighting it eut fer first place in the Big Six
championship basketball race.

__ Back in 1924 when I wrete "My Basketball Bible", I wrote a story about
the big game - that Kansas-Missouri epic struggle back in 1923, describing
the ever=victerious team when they conquered the Tigers twice in a single
yeare My purpese in writing this stery was to try te impress the ceaches and
readers that inspirational ceaching plays a great part in victoriese It is
just as valuable fer a ceach te recognize the psychology of coaching as it is
for him te mew plays, formations and alse te understand the physical struc-
ture ef the beys whe are playing en the team.

In the present book, “Better Basketball", I have enlarged that section
under the heading, Tales of the Yesteryears. There are seven yarns that I
have getten tegether and all of them are based on fact. This steryof Bill
Jehnsen is as definitely a part of my teaching of basketballas are the
fundamentals contained in my text.

Listening For A Droning Plane

For I dipt inte the future, far as
Human eye could see,

Saw the Vision of the world, and all
The wonder that would be;

Saw the heavens fill with commerce,
Argesies of magic sails,

Pilots ef the purple twilight dropping
Down with cestly bales;

Heard the heavens fill with shouting,
And there rained a ghastly dew
From the nation's airy navies grappling

In the central blue.
--Tennyson.

In his lene flight from America to France, Charles A. Lindbergh, in
1927, heoked up the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower, and thus further
materialized this poit's prophetic dream of almost a century before.

In lesser degree, in his own smaller world in the middle west, Bill
Jehnson, phenemenal Kansas center ef 1932, electrified basketball feollewers
by @ hereic flight from his family's grave let in the cemetery at Oklahoma
City, Okla., te the basketball court en Mount Oread at the University of
Kansas e

On this particular Saturday night, the universities of Missouri, Okla-
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homa, and Kansas were facing their final games in the Big Six Conference
Championship race, with possibilities of a triple tie for honors.

Kansas was scheduled te meet Oklahoma at Lawrence, Kan., and on the
same night Misseuri was to meet Kansas State at Manhattan, Kane Should
Oklahoma defeat Kansas and should Misseuri win from Kansas State, the Big
Six would be deadlecked with the three state universities ina dogfall.

Kensas had lest her first two conference games ef the season, but
after the less ef these games had remained undefeated. Oklahoma was cruising aleng
- ata terrific rate, and Missouri was leoked upen as a most dangerous contendere
The Kansas team seemed to pick up increasing power with» ach victory.

Upon Bill Jehnson, a serier and an elengated and versatile rapier of the
basketball court, Kansas pinned her chiefest hepes. For two years, Bill had
shown the way to all Big Six centers. He had ne peers in his pesitien. And
since Kansas had held the Big Six Cenference on for the twe preced-
ing years, the rece took en a Kansas hue.

As the season advancéd, the. Kansas Siatniinie were moving in high gear--
mowing dewn all eppositien with relentless and ruthless regularity. This
hectic struggle fer the champbonship had gripped the imagination of the entire
region ef the great plains states. Column after column of newspaper space
was devoted to this unusual race, and everybody was on edge ever the outceme.

But, as is se often the case in man's best laid schemes, something
happenede On Wednesday afternoon, the Kansans had their last grueling work-
cute We had planned to pdish off during the remaining three days. Our :
scrimmage was most satisfying. Infact, tee satisfying. Everything clicked.
The machine glided with no lost motion. Jehnson and the rest ef his team-
mates were superb, shooting, passing, and hitting with uncanny skill. Surely
if'they ceuld funetion like this ontheir game night, just three days away,
ne Oklahema team could stbp them.

But, even then, I had 4& premonition that everything wes too perfect.
After practice, press correspondents queried me as te the probable outcome
ef the game. A stsnge fereboding gripped mee I seemed to feel that s omething
would happen te my ace, Bill Johnson. The bugbear of injuries haunted me.
I teld them, "If Bill Johnson doesn't break a leg, Oklahoma will be in for a
busy ———— night."

On that same Wednesday night, while I was at dinner, the telephone rang
and a friend informed me that Bill Jehnson's father had died suddenly in his
home at Oklahoma City, 400 miles away.

Bill left en the night train and with him, so it seemed, went Kansas’
chances fer its third censecutive Big Six Champienship.

Norman, the home of the University ef Oklahoma, is just 18 miles from
Oklahema City, the home ef the Jehnsons. The athletic authorities at the
University ef Oklahoma were besieged by the press threugheut this conference
area te postpene the game until the follewing week, so that the two teams could
meet at full strength. But the Oklahomans wanted te play the game en schedule.

The funeral hour of Bill Jehnsen's pioneer father, originally set for
Friday, was ehanged te Saturday at 2:30 pem. in order te accommedate relatives
frem a distance.

All Kansas home games were scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Apparently there was
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no way for Bill Johnson to travel 400 miles after his father's funeral and
play the gamee Certain defeat faced Kansase Oklahoma had been the runner-
up te Kansas in the two previous conference races, and new in this tthird
year fate seemed te decree an Oklahoma victory.

Swan Johnson, a one-time Swedish immigrant boy and father ef Bill, had
blazed the het and dusty trail from Iewa to Oklahoma in 1889 to homestead much
ef the land that he possessed at the time of his death. He had, at all times,
evinced an intense pride and interest in Bill's basketball achievements. On
the day of his death, a half-page picture of Bill was printed on the sperts
page of his lecal paper. With justifiable pride he had commented te Bill's
mother, "I hope Bill playssthe game of his life, Saturday night."

This significant statement proved te be the real challenge in Bill's
final decision te try te get backte play. Close friends of the family had
counseled with his mother and had urged that, if at all possible fer Bill to
reach Lawrence, he should play in this, his final game, and thus fulfill the
last wish ef his father.

Ce Oc (*Cab") Burnside, residing in Bill's home tewn, a fraternity
brother of Bill's and a loyalalumnus of Kansas, through his intimate friend-
ship for the Jehnson family, convinced Mrs. Johnson te send her bey by air-
plane te answer the call of Kansas.

Already the morning and the aftermoon newspapers had anneunced that
Kansas would play without her superstar, Bill Johnson.

During the day, many offers from businessmen and from university groups
to sponser a flight to Oklahoma to get Jehnson came to me. But all such pro-
posals had received a deaf ear. Strong head winds andair pockets aplenty
made a 400-mile hop under adverse wather conditions seem tee perileus to consider.

Hewever, during the aftermoon, another fraternity brether ef Bill's,
Maurice Le Breidenthal of Kansas City, Kan., and a most leyalalumnus ef
Kansas, telephoned te me that he and Cob Burnside of Oklahoma City had
arranged for a commercial plane te attempt the flight to bring Bill Jehnson
from Oklahoma City in time fer the game.

The possible danger ef a forced landing or a crack-up precluded the wis- .
dem of inferming the Kansas tegm ef this centemplated air ttripe The group.
reaction might have been most detrimental should the plan have failed.

The game between Missouri and Kansas State at Manhattan, Kan., wes te be
called fer 7:30peme, the same time as was the Kansas-Oklahoma game tobe called
at Lawrence. After the information concerning Jehnsen was received, and since
the home teams are responsible fer setting the starting time of the games, we
changed our starting time to 8:00 PeMee

- Immediately bulletins were published in the press and broadcast by
radie that the Kansas-Oklahoma game weuld be calledat 8:00 pem., instead of
7:30 peme, as usuale On account ef the possible effect upen the team, we
were forced te keep our primary reasen fer this change of time a secret,
giving as a reason for the postponement eur desire te have Kansas follewers
listen in en the first half of the important Missouri-Kansas State game,
being played at Manhattan.

We installed loud-speakers in the Kansas field house for these radio
reports of the first half ef the Misseuri-Kansas State game. If Missouri
should win their game, then the winner ef the Kansas Oklahoma game would be

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tied with Misseuri for the titles But, if Missouri should iese and Kansas
should win, Kansas would be the undisphted champion of the Big Six Conference
for the third consecutive time. We were hoping that this additional 30

minutes would land Bill Jehnsen in our dressing rooms in time for the game.

' Our team's pregame meal was a tense though drab affair. The group was
on edge. The air was charged with mental static. Not one player mentioned the
probability of Bill's coming. All day the press had announced for a certainty
that Johnson was definitely out of the game. When I exeused myself, presumably
te step out fer an instant, anxieus and startled leoks swept from ene player
to another. Actually, I had left them, intending to accompany Dr. Ae Je
Anderson, our Medical Adviser, te the lecal airport te meet and, if necessary,
to administer te our expected and most welcome air passenger.

At the airport, minutes flew. Soon darkness came on and made a landing»
at our unlighted airport impossible. So anxious was eur vigil and so intense
eur watch that at twilight I called te Dr. Anderson, “Here comes Bill from
the southwest. '

Fervently desiring his arrival, I had peered se intensely into the far-
distant herizen that a piece of waving heavy tape had created an optical
illusien which made me see the thing that I most desired to see--an airplane
with Bill Johnson in it.

With pitch dark upon us, nonplused and confused and disappointed and
minus eur prized cargo, we hastily drove the 3 miles back te the gymnasium.
‘I entered the team's quarters and found the boys, outwardly quiet, dressing for

the game.

Minutes were precieus now. Less than an hour remained. Eyes were anxious,
muscles taut. My untimely absence was still a mystery to them. Yet I had
net a word nor a sign from our precieus argesy of the air$

Serieus business this. All minds and hearts on the game just ahead.
Suddenly, this ominous silence proved toe much for one of our playerse He
- rushed up and challenged me with a shout, “You knew where Bill Johnson is!
You know where he isi Even if he doesn't shew up, I'll win that damn game
myself.

"Quiet, you,” I shouted. I did not kmow where Bill was and so stated
in emphatic terms and ordered him to restrain and calm himseif.

Suddenly, a summens came from the outside, "Telephone for you, Coach
Allen." I rushed upstairs to the telephone and te my unrestrained delight
ever the wires came the voice of the argonaut of Kansas' hopes.

Long past nightfall, the ship had landed ata lighted airpert some 30
miles awaye Bill Jehnson had taxied from there to our owncity limits and
had telephoned me to ask if he should eat before coming on te the gymnasium.

Three hours and a half by air and 30 minutes overland by taxi had left
Bill groggy. He had but 30 minutes te come the remfining 5 miles, to dress,
and te warm up befere the whistle blasted the start of the game.

"Eat nothing," I shouted. “For heaven's sake jump in that taxi and tear
up here with all your might." aS:

Back dewnstaffs I lunged. I fairly flew inte the dressing room. I was
treading on thin air. I whispered the goed news to my assistant coach and
teld him te stay behind and help Bill and bring him to the field house as

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soon as possible. We had but 25 minutes left.
"Com on, gang! I shouted, . “over and after those Oklahoma Sooners !"

And we swung away with a mixed joy and fear such as I never before had known in
my 5O years of coaching.

The Kansas field house was packed. Already the radio reports were giving
Kansas State a lead of 8 points over Missouri. Surely the outcome of the local
struggle would determine the championship.

As the Kansas varsity swarmed on the floor, the partisan rooters gave
them a great ovation. Oklahoma had arrived early. They drove through their
warm-up drills with skill and confidence. Keyed to the minute, these Sooners from
Oklahoma looked formidable. Without Johnson, Kansas partisans still hoped that
some magic power would aid the stricken Kansans. .

The Oklahomans scanned the personnel of the alert Kansans to make sure
that Johnson was not among them. Just 12 minutes before game time! Feverish
excitement everywhere. Sweaters flung aside. Timers, scorers, and officials
hurrying to their places for a final check-up. Oklahoma's coach was still wary,
as if fearing an unseen phantom.

Bedlam broke loose! Lookl Kansas rooters want wild. Standing, Cheer-
ing, shouting like maniacs, they beheld a sight that brought tears to their eyes.
Was that Bill Johnson's ghost? No! It was Kansas' own Bill Johnson in the flesh!

Pale and wan, even thinner than usual, Bill strode into the arena just
6 minutes before eight o'clock. Joan of Arc's spirit rekindled.

The roof fairly blew off. Kansas players, stunned for the moment,
suddenly recovered their equilibrium, and showered their haggard teammate with
ecstatic adulations of joy. Kansas rushed into a huddle in her dressing roon,
just off the arena.

But 4 minutes remained before the game. Kansas now had more than her
own strength. She had something indefinable. One could not measure it accurate-
ly but could feel it in the air. A positive psychic force! I shouted, “All
right, boys, sit here on this bench, -- Bill, Ted, -Lee, Elmer, and Dick.

"Boys, words must be few. I merely want to remind you that 43 years
ago a young man challenged the dangers of the great southwest and carved a home
out of it for Bill Johnson to grow up in. Bill's father was a daring and courag-
eous pioneer. ‘

"Tonight over exactly that same trail came the same conquering spirit to
answer the call of duty. Chnrning his lonely way over 400 miles of dangerous ©
terrain through strong head winds and treacherous air pockets in a small droning
plane, Bill Johnson has fought his way to youe It was his father's last wish.
His mother sent him,

"Ted, Lee, Elmer, and Dick, go out there and fight your hearts out for
this cause that Bill represents. ae

"Bill, God beles you, my boy. You are wonderful."

We flung ourselves together in determined embrace. For a brief moment,
the iron bands of love held us together. Then we tore apart for the business at
hand. But the bond of our singleness of purpose still held.

Referee Ernie Quigley's whistle started the game and with it he intro-
duced a Kansas tornado that, in the first few minutes of the game, fairly swept
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the Oklahomans off their feet. Kansas' attack was devastating. She was playing

far over her head. There was fury in her charge and it seemed that she was fast
paving her road to glory and to another Big Six crown. Bill Johnson, Ted 6'Leary,
Lee Page, Elmer Schaake, and Dick Wells ripped and crashed through the Oklahoma
defense, -which was giving all it had to stem this withering assault that had
piled up a 20 to 6 lead at the half.

At the end of the half, radio reports announced that Kansas State had
won at Manhattan. So the next 30 minutes would see Kansas and Oklahoma fighting
for an undisputed crown -- with Kansas enjoying a 14-point iene

So long as there are playing minutes left, Oklahoma is never defeated.
Undaunted by their handicap, the Oklahoma Sooners swore that they would still
make a game out of it. As Oklahoma unleashed an attack which whittled down the
one-sided Kansas advantage, silence fell over the confident Kansas Crowd. Okla -
homa had scored 10 points in the first 4 minutes of the last half, a
Kansas tallying. Score, Kansas 20 -- Oklahoma 16.

So the championship still remained disputed. But the tornado which
struck in those early minutes of the game had devastated too much territory to
be regained quickly. It was only the psychic stimulus generated by the rare
circumstances preceding this game that stayed the desperate assaults of these
superb and fighting Oklahomans. Unfortunately for them, they met Kansas on a
night when a sensational climax to a season's pley heightened Kansas’ fighting
morale.

Kansas Won in a driving finish 31-27. After the game, Bill said, "Doc,
I can still hear the droning of that plane in my ears." To this I replied,
"Ts there any wonder, Bill? After your two charging rides? One into the clouds
and the other to victory."

I was wondering, too, sina I didn't say it, if, over and above all
the din and confusion of that great crowd and over &nd above that persistent
droning of the plane in his ears, Bill, at times during the game, had not seen
a stalwart though aged pioneer moving with him from place to place and whisper-
ing that all wasswell.

* J. Alan Coogan was a student reporter at K.U. for the Kansas City Journal-Post
at that time. Early in the day he had confidentially wired Bill Johnson at his
home asking if he were going to fly up. Alan was planning a scoop on the other
papers, as the air was charged with rumors. Fortunately, Bill had the presence
of mind to reply in the negative. Later, as a newspaper man, Alan Coogan scooped
the entire newspaper world in the Huey Long assassination. He was on the spot
when the firing took place. He is now Director in Brazil of the United Press
Associations.

Those stimulating athletic activities of college days are always en-
shrined in the hearts of loyal Jayhawker alumni, just as are the heroic and
valorous acts of our fighting men of the armed forces imperishably enshrined
in the hearts of our countrymen. And just to think five or six years ago our
people said that our youth are too soft. They are not tough enough. What a
metamorphosis! Our youth have proved that they can take it, and they can dish
it out! This is evidenced by the letters that I reveive in every mail from our
boys over there, and over there.

Big Otto Schnellbacher, Box 711, Amarillo, Texas, is in the B-29 train-
ing, and says that he has still about two months to be before he flies west and

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finishes off the Nips. He closes with a very extraordinary flourish when he says,
"See you when Japan joins Hitler in hell."

Otto's teammate, Big, good-natured "Jocko" Ballard, APO 263, New York,
writes me on April 24 from Germany. He says he has been in the Rraut country
for some time. Jack says, "Have just finished the battle of the Ruhr pocket
and am at present (several words deleted). Wish I had the Pflougorville Pflash's
address as I might run across him and never know it." ™'11 enclose it for VOuy
Jacko.

Continuing, Jack says, “After going thru the Siegfried line, which I
might acd is really something, I had the honor of being one of the first to cross
the Rhine from my Division. Made my first crossing at Worms just north of Man-
heim. The next time I crossed just south of Coblenz and have been all over east-
ern Germany. It has been an education in itself but I would. rather see the
country without running into an escort of 88's every time you come to a cross-
road »« » - « . . I never really appreciated the Constitution with all its freedons
until I saw the people of Germany. Really they are in a sad condition when they
don't Inow what's happening to their country until the Allies strike, and boy,
do they hit 'em. Not all towms are bombed, some are taken intact with the ex-
ception of a few minor reparations, but the majority of the larger cities look
like a brick factory, they are so flat. Jd... I speak for all of my buddies over
here when I say the passing of President Roosevelt cane as a complete shock. We
first heard it over a Spanish broadcast and then BBC came on the air. I was on
the front at the time and could scarecely believe my ears. Hitler's remark about
fate taking the world's greatest war crininal made me burn with anger. I'd sure
like to be the lucky guy to settle with him. Well, Spring is in the air, both
at home and abroad. The old familiar call of "play ball' is echoing from the
many ball parks at home. Sure would enjoy seeing a good game. . . . Tell Dr.

Re H. Whe@ler that I'll be dropping him a line as soon as I-can,"

My good friend, Lt. Commander A, W. "Jack" Hefling, who was with the
Seabees in the Aleutians and who is now at the Public Works Dept. of the U.S.
Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point, N.C., adds rather an interesting line,
"Will see you shortly after the Yanks black out the Rising Sun."

, Lt. (jg) Arthur L. Nichols, Mc, USNR , APA 90, San Francisco, writes
from far out in the Pacific to say that he enjoys reading the Rebounds, Art
says they are passed along from Kansan to Kansan, and “the copy I now have be-
fore me has been on four different ships to my knowledge, and as soon as I have
it completed I'll hand it on. ‘There is no gereater morale builder than news from
home. I recently had the opportunity to have a real old-fashioned bull session
with Dr. Dean Brooks, Dr. Francisco's son, Dr. Dave, and Phil Hohe » all are
Kansas medics - but that get-togerher would surpass any Saturday night quarter-
back club. We replayed every same in the past Big Six basketball conference.
Duties out here as a medical officer don't keep one too busy - at times there is
plenty to do - such as in the recent Iwo Jima invasion. All of us there regretted
the loss of Fred Eberhardt, a boy that all Kansans can be proud of, With the
resent good turn of events in Europe, we are all hoping things out here will soon
be at aned. Again let me say that your eéfort in keeping us informed of the
athletics there at K.U. really help to make one forget the combat out here."

Thanks, Art. We will put you on the mailing list, and if you know of
other Kansas Jayhawkers that would like the Rebonnds have them drop us a line
and we will respond pronto.

Lt. Gordon Stucker, who lettered in both football and basketball two
years prior to his entering the service, has received his commission at Fort

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“TAY RA WK RE BOUND S”

Nay 26, 1945

Dear Fellow Jayhawkers: fogs bexlool saw bwoeal iy she athienek

-. «.+=.. In our Jayhawk Rebounds issue No. 15 last month I promised that I would
reprint the story of "Listening For A Droning Plane", and the fight that Bill
. Johnson waged on that memorable night back in 1952 when Kansas, Missouri and
-.. Okiehoma were fighting it out for first place in the Big Six championship ‘basket-
ball race. | — OTS a ca f Lod bad

. ..+» . Back in 1924 when I wrote "My Basketball Bible", I wrote a story about
the big geme - that Kansas-Missouri epic struggle back in 1923, “describing the
ever-victorious team when they conquered the Tigers twice in a single years © My
purpose in writing this story was to try to impress the coaches and readers that
inspirational ccaching plays a great part in victories.” It is just as valuable

for a coach’ to recognize the psychology of coaching as it°is for him to know
plays, formations and.also to understand the physical structure of the boys who

_»)@re.playing on the team. .

In the present book, "Better Basketball", I havé enlarged: that section
g-under the heading, Tales of the Yesteryoars. There:are séven: yarns’ that I have
gotten together and.all.of them are based on facts’ This story of Bill’ Johnson
».is as. definitely a part of my teaching of basketball as are the fundamentals
contained in my text. 3 = 72S FONT, qVogia ontag wlomt mo eid;

 

_ Listening For A Droning Plane
“~ For I dipt inte ‘the future, far’ as”

Human eye could see, = © © ot ogfes
“Saw the Vision of the wordy ‘and all oo ©
“The wonder that would be; mio IL!
Saw the heavens fill with commerce,
.. ,. Argosies of magic sails,
* Pilots of the purple twilight dropping." ~~
“Down with costly bales; ™ pamotat be
a ® ° ° e . oa ‘ eVviv AMOS.
Heard the heavens fill with shouting,
\ SAnd there rained a ‘ghastly déew° °°) -- 5
* Prom the nation's airy navies grappling’ = «°"
ft _In the central bluc. --Tonyson.
RO flight from América to France, Charles 4. Lindbergh, in
1927, hooked up the Statue of Liberty and “the Biffel Tower, ‘and -thus further
materialized this poet's prophetic dream of almost a century before. 05°

wn +.» »-» In lesser degree, in his own smaller world in the middle west, Bill
Johnson, phenomena? Kansas center of 1932, electrified basketball follcwers by a

heroic flight from his family's grave Yot in ‘the cometéry at Oliahoma City,

Okla., to the basketball court on Mount Oread at the University cof Kansase*

On this particular Saturday night, “the universities of Missouri, Okla-
homa, ond Kansas were facing thoir final gomes’ in thé Big Six Conference’ Champ-
EER

Ze
ionship race, with possibilities of a triple tie for honors,

Kansas was scheduled to meet. Oklahoma at Lawrence, Kane, and on the
same night Missouri was to “ineot Kansas State at: Manhattan, Kan. Should Oklahoma
defeat Kansas and should Missouri.win from Kansas State, the Big Six would be
deadlecked with the three ~~ universitios in oa dogfalle

Kansas had lest oe ‘pirst one conference gamos of the season, but after .
the loss ef those games had remained undefeated. Oklahoma was cruising along at
a terrific rate, and Missouri was looked upon as a most dangorous sonbenders The .

caneee Sone soemed 0 pick 7 a — with each victory.

3 Uppnt pill: ‘oho, a ‘eeniar. and an: n -clongated and versatile rapier of the

_Wnskettbada: court,» Kansas pinned her chiefest hcpes. For two years, Bill had

shown ‘tho: way: to ‘all Big Six centers. » He had.no peors” in his position. And since
Kansas had held the Big Six Conference Championship for tho ‘two ‘procoding years,
She race — on & + Seneos me

oe! shes season mdeeigiads dae Kansas Jayhawkers wore moving in high goar-=

‘i senna om ‘all opposition.with relentless and ruthiess regularitye This hectic
ostruggle for the championship had gcipped the imagination tf the entire region

of tho great plains states. Colum after column of. newspaper space was | devoted
to this aes ngogd and AERO MCAS, on NEE over the outcomes —

“tet as is so ; oom tho case ol man's bost laid schomes, semo thing »
happened. On Wednesday afternoon, tho Kansans had thoir last gruciling workout.

We had. planned: to. polish; off during the romaining three days, Our scrimmago was
most satisfying... In-fact,. too satisfying. Everything olicked. ‘The machine
glided with -no.lost motion,.. Johnson and the rost of his toammates were suporb,

shoeting, passing, . ‘and hitting with uncanny skill... Surely if they could function
like this on thoir gamo night, just three days AWOYy no Oklahoma team could: “stop
them.

But, cven thot; - ea . A apaaade that overything was too perfect.
After practice, press corrdspondents,quoriod mo.as to. the probable outcome of tho
game. A strange foreboding gripped me. I seemed to fool that something would
happen to my ace, Bill.Johnson. The: “bughear, of injuries haunted me. I told
them, "If Bill Jolmtscn, doesn't break a 16s, Oklahoma will be in for a busy Satur-
day night." EERE :

On teatemiadioteindens night, while: : was.at dinner, the telephone rang
and a friend informed me that Bill Johnson's father had died suddenly in his home
at Oklahoma City, ini nihee anion ws :

Bill loft. on he ndash’, Net enh nak ‘ee so it scemed, went Kansas'
chances siyed its efiring: epnaadithl ve Big a Championship.

jak the home of the bast gcot tes of Oklahoma, is just 18 miles from
Oklahema City, ‘the home, of. the. Johnsons. , Tho athlotic authoritics at the Univ-
ersity of Oklahoma ‘were besieged. by the press throughovt this conference area to
postpone the game until the following week, so that the two teams could meet at
full eo But the neces wanted to play the game on schedulés °°

The funoral hour ‘of. Bill ‘ae s phoneer father, originally set for
Friday, was changed. to Sptunday ey 2:30 pems, in order to nggommods te relatives
from a distance. ... 2 oo

411 Kansas home games were scheduled at 7:30 pems Apparently there was

no way for Bill Johnson to travel 400 miles after his. father's funeral and play

the game. Certain defeat faced Kansas, Ckiehoma had been ‘she runner-up to Kansas
Se

in the two previous conference: races, end now, in, this third year, fate goon to
decree an \mcagenraae ——.

iO. — nine Be pasdaien Swodish. laid gna boy and father. of Bill, had
etinwed the hot ‘and: dusty ‘trail from, Iowa,to Oklahoma in 1889. to. homestoad much
tof the’ lond that he possessed at tho. time of his. ‘death. He. had, ot all tines,

~ evineed an intense pride -and | interest in Bill's. basketball achievements « On the

“day of his .death, a a. half-page picture of Bill was printed on the sports page of
‘his local papers. With justifiable pride he had commented ‘to Bill's seme, “1

hope Bill plays the game of his life, Saturday night.” .

This:significant. statement -proved.to be the real. iin in Bill's
' final’ decision! to try, to:get. back to.play., Close. frionds .of the. family had
gounseled'with’ his. mother. and had.urged that, if at all. possible for Bill te
reach Lawrence, he should play in this, his final game, and thus fulfill the
ans’ ween. of wna Patni

t Lnoit@y Os ("Gob") comin. alte ‘in Bill's. home. ig a fraternity
biethbe of Bill's and.a loyal, alumnus of Kansas, through, his intimate friendship
for the Johnson family, convinced Mrs. Johnson to send her boy by airplane to
: answer he oaka of Knamete

- efits anette the ebinltite and. tne a newspapers. othe announced that
“exseis would ‘play without her superstar, Bill, Johnsons, *. ;

During the day, many offers from businessmon and from university groups
to sponsor a/flight to, Oklahoma.to get Johnson,.came.to me. But all such propos-
als had: received a deaf ‘ear. . Strong head winds and. air, pockets aplenty made a
400-mile hop under: adverse weather conditions seem too, perilous to onsidor.

, i -However,'during-the afternoon, another fraternity brother of Bill's,
Mair ice: Ls Breidenthal .of Kansas City, Kans, and a most. loyal alumnus of Kansas,
telephoned to me that he and, Cob Burnside of, Oklahoma. City had. arranged for a
comhereial plane to attempt the flight. to bring. Bill Johnson_ fron Oklahoma City
in vane ie the que

wy

The possible: cea of By Sensel: landing or a. gratktug ‘precluded the wis-
dom of informing the Kansas team of this ‘contemplated air trip. The group re-
action: ree have ‘been most: dobstmertal. Shouad the Rian, mate failed.

The game, iateicds Pepa aaa. toute State . iianhattan, Kons, “was to be
called for 7:30 peme, the same time as was the Kansas-Oklahoma game to be called

» at Lawrence. After the,information.concerning Johnson was received, and since

. the home: ‘teams: are responsible. for.setting the: starting time | of the games, we
changed our starting time, to. GS Gisteletes Sivode od t% dea ct om bonedas)

hoo tvoo Immediately. bulletins,were published;in the. press and broadcast by
radio that. the. Kansas-Oklahoma.gane would be. called, at 8:00 Polley. instead, of
7:30 Dems, as usual, On account. of. the possible. effect upon. the ‘team, we were
forced to keep our primary reason for this change of time a secret, giving as a

» 5reason for the: postponenent: our desire: to have,Kansas followers disten in on the

first half of the important Missouri-Kansas State, game being played at, Manhattan.

. We, installed..loud-speakers in, the; Kansas, field,house for,these radio
_ reports. of the.first half. of the Missouri-Kansas. State Zanes. If Missouri, should
win. their game, then, the.winner,of.the Kansas-Oklahoma game would be tied with
Missouri for the title. But, if Missouri should lose and Kansas ‘should win,
Kansas would be the undisputed champicn of the Big Six Conference for the third
"; consecutive time...We were. hoping.that this, additional 30 minutes would land Bill
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: * Johnson in our: dressing roons” ‘in time for the” —— stacy LV OL .OWs

~ ‘ Our team's pregame meal was a tense though. ‘arab afPaits ‘The group was
‘on’ édge. The oir was charged \ with nehtal”statics Not oneypliyer mentioned the
“probability of Bill's coming. © ALT day’ “the® press “had ‘annouriced for a certainty

_ that Johnson ‘was definitely out of’ the’ game . “Vhon ‘T sxcused myself, presumably

~~. to step out for. ‘on ‘instant, ‘anxious and ‘startled ‘Looks: ‘swept from one ‘player to

 wenother. “ictually, 1. had” left them, intending to accompany Dr... J. Jinderson,
our Medical Adviser, to tho’ “Loeal airpore to méet* ee ee ibe! ‘administer
to our expected and most’ welcome air passenger.” I ObioS t i Li aod
At “the ‘airport, ‘A ninites’ flew, ‘Soon darkness came vonv-and»*made a londing
at our ‘unlighted. airport: ‘impossibley Se°anxious was our” vigil. ond so intense our
watch, that, at twilight | rT ebt led, to" Dre ee: a Sones: ponct sam the-south-~
west." en ,opderwed do

. Fervently. desiring. his arrival, I had eiaped 4 sO | topenaly into the far-
_... distant horizon that. @ piece of waving’ heavy: tape” thad créatéd an optical illusion
' which made me ‘see the: ‘thing het” = most "aeetred! to: see-son ee wield vid.
Johnson in it.” ) .¥meD .¥l |

eae With pitch dark upon us, nonplused and tend sintt Gene ‘ent
minus our prized cargo, we hastily areve the'3 riiles back':to ‘the gymmasium, I
entered the team's quarters and ‘found’ the boys, ‘outwardly quiet, ee
po RO EPMO. 2 ooo roy by
"Minutes were precious now. Less “thatian’ ‘hour rémiaiviéd a ‘Eyes were:
anxious, “miscles taut. My ‘uritimély absence was still a mystery: to: yale « ‘Yot
T’had not a word nor a’ ‘sign frdm our precios argosy of the airl» Lite OOP

si EE Serious business’ this.” “ALL minds ‘and hearts on the game just ahead.

re suddenly, this ominous silence proved too muéh' for '6n6of “oureplayérss He rushed
" Mp and challenged ‘mo with’ a’ ‘shout, ““Y6u ‘knowwhére Bill Johnson’ ist «You‘know

where he ist Even if he doesn't show up, IP] win: ena Gua —_— mysolee" *

"Quiet, you," I shouted. I did not know nave. ‘Bill: was and so stated in
empha tis terms end ordered him to" restrain and Seam" ‘Aimselfiog 2

Suddenly, a summons Came from the Sinhadenn Pets phone wan OM, . Coach
Allen." I rushed upstairs to the telephone and to my unrestrained delight ever
the wires came the voice of the’ erponaut oF” ‘Kansas* en
a Long past. fightfall, the “ship had: ifasrasae ata Viphited aa, ‘bots 30
miles away, “Bill Johnson had taxied from there’ to ouxown city: Limits’ oan had
or me to ask if he should eat* before’ coming ors “to the gymnasiums: |

<< Three holirs and ‘a half by’ air and 50° ‘minutes overland: by: taxi had left
: ‘itt. grogeys - He ‘hed but 30 minutes to come thé: remaining’ 5 niles, ‘to: a and
to warn ap before the" whistle blasted the start ~. ie B going ene

ee Fee aBebAAE, * T alowsed, > mer heaven" s “sake ‘jan in’ that vat ‘ond tear
up here with all your might" ease :

‘Back downstairs i lunged: ie fairly flew into the dressing room, I was

“treading on thin air.” T whispered the good news tomy assistant coach’ and told

“him to stay behind dnd ‘help Bi11 ‘and bring’ him to" tie itr. house as soon as
“possible, We had but 25 minutes left, : .

neeitis on, oho” I shouted, todép: and after flee onda Henk Sooners 3"
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And we swung dowogy with 2 a mixed Joy § and foar such as.I never “before had known in
my 5O years of SWRMLNE pr:

The Kansas field house ws afi" bap the radio reports wore giving
Kansas State a lead of 8 points over Ilissouri. . Surely the outcome of the local
otrnge] gle would determine the championship. :

fis the Kansas sania swarmed on the ‘Suner, the partisan rooters gave
them a great ovation, Oklahoma.had arrived early. They drove through their
warm-up drills with skill and confidence, Keyed to the minute, these Sooners
from Oklahoma looked formidable. Without Johnson, Kansas PEO still hoped
that some magic power, would aid ‘ee stricken Kansans.

The Oklahomans scanned. soe personnel of ‘the alert Kansans to make sure
that Johnson was not among them, Just 12 minutes before game time} Feverish
excitement everywhere. Sweaters flung.aside.. Timers, scorers, and officials
hurrying to their places for a final shosieetipe Oklahoma's coach was still wary,
as. af fearing an unseen phentoms fy

Bedlam broke looses Look? Kansas rooters went wild. Standing, cheer-
ing, shouting like maniacs, they beheld a.sight that brought tears to their eyes.
Was that Bill Johnson's ghost?. Nol It was Kansas' own Bill Johnson in the
flesh? | e! bs 6 : gg

Pale and wan, even thinner than usual, Bill strode into the ‘arena just
6 minutes before eight otelock.s ‘Joan of «rc's spirit nokindtede

The. roof fairly blew off. , Kangos ieee ‘stunned for the moment,.
suddenly recovered their equilibrium, and showered their. haggard teammate with
ecstatic adulations of joy. eee rushed into a huddle in her dressing room,
L2 Hweticofft the arenie | |

But 4 minutes remained eters the game. ena fe ‘now had more than her
own strength. She had something indcf inable... One could not measure it accurate-
ly but could feel it in the air. A positive psychic force! I shouted, "ao
right, boys, sit here on this bench,--Bill, Ted, Lee, Elmer, and Dick.

"Boys; words must'be fews I.merely want to remind you that 43 years
ago a young man challenged’ the dangers of the great southwest and carved a home
out of it for Bill Johnson to grow up in, Bill's father was a. daring and are
eous pALoninay

"nonight over exactly that. same ties: came the same conquering spirit to
answer the call of duty. . Churning his lonely way over 400 miles, of dangerous
terrain through strong head winds and treacherous air pockets in a small droning
plane, Bill Johnson has fought his way to youe It was his father's last wish.
His mother sent hin,

"Dod, Lee, Bloat, and Dick, go out there and fight your hearts. out for
this cause that Bill represents...

"Bill, God bless you, ny boy. You are wonderful,.".

We flung ourselves: Anentine in determined embrace. . For, a brief moment,
the iron bands of love held us together. Then we tore apart for the business at
hand. But the bond of our singleness of purpose still held.

Referee Ernie Quigley's whistle started the pil A with it he intro-
duced a Kansas tornado that, in the first few minutes of the game, fairly swept
_ struck. in those,early minutes :of- the

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the, Oklahomans off their feet. Kansast attack was devastating. She was ploying

far over her head. There was fury in her charge and it scemed that she was fast
paving her road to glory and to another Big Six crown. Bill ‘cohnson, Ted: O'Leary,

..» Lee Page, Elmer Schaake, ‘and Dick Viells ripped and crashed through the Oklahoma
“defense, which was giving all it had.to stem this withering assault that had

piled up a 20 to 6 lead-at the half.

At the end-of the half, radio reports announced that Kansas State had

“won at Manhattan, So the ‘next 30 minutes would seo Kansas ond Oklahoma fighting

for an, undisputed crown--with Kansas enjoying.a 14-point leads

So long as thera are playing minutes ‘left, Oklahoma is never defeated.
Undaunted by their handicap, ‘the Oklahome Sooners swore that they wovld still

_make a game out-of it. «as Oklahoma unleashed an attack wii.ch whittled down the
one-sided Kansas advantage, silence fell ovér the confident Kansas crowd. Okle-

home had scored 10-points in the first 4 ‘minutes “of the last half, without >

Kansas tallying. © Score, Kansas* 20-“Cklahoma 16.

So the championship still remained disputed. But the tornado which
, game had devastated too much territory to

be regainéd quickly, ‘It was only the psychis stimulus generated by the rare
circumstances precoding this game that-stayed the desperate assaults of these
superb and fighting Oklahomans. Unfortunately for thom, they met Kansas on a
night when a sensational climax to a season's play heightened Kansas' fighting
morales ; oe . : oe

Kerisad won in a driving finish 31-27, After the game, Bill:said, “Doc,
I can still-hear the droning of that plane in my cars." To this I replied,
“ts there any wonder, Bill? After your two charging rides? °One into the clouds

‘and the other to Victory.”

I was wondering, too, although I didn't say it, if, over and above all

_.. the din and. confusion of ‘that great. crowd and over and above that persistent
droning of the plane in-his ears, Bill, at times during ‘the gome, had not seen

a stalwart though agéd pioneer moving with hin-from place to place and whisper~
Tg thet.o1) Wes "Woaes Oe pba ¢? foot AL _—

PD J. Alan Coogan was a student reperter at K.U. for the Kansas City Jeurnal-Post

at that time. Early in the day he hadconfidentially wired Bill Johnson at his

“home asking if he were going to fly up.’ Alan was planning a scoop on the cther

papers, as the air was charged with rumors. Fortunately, Bill. ‘had the presence

..of mind'to reply in the negative. Later, as a newspaper man, Alan Coogan scooped

the entire newspaper: world in the Huey Long assassincotion. “He was on the spot

when the firing took places He is now:Direector in Brazil of the United Press
Associations. == ~ —oenee itd pie ronns

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__... These stimulating athletic activities of college days are always en-
shrined in the hearts of loyal Jayhowker alwmi, just as*aye the heroic and
valorovs acts of our fighting men of the armed forces imperishably enshrined
in the hearts of. our countrymen. And, just to think, five or six years ago our
people said that ‘our youth cre too soft. ‘They dre not tough etough. What a
metamorphosis! Our youth have proved that thoy can take it, and they can dish
it out! This is’ evidenced by “the letters that I receive in every mail from our
boys aver there,.and over, there. MiFogols Bs evo fued sok etd

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Big Otto Sehnellbacher, Box 711, Amarillo, Texas, is in the B-29 train-

“ing, and ‘says that he has still about two’nonths to go ‘befcre he flies west and

‘tae F ce ee ew
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Pinishes off the Nips. ‘He closes with a very extraordinary flourish when he says,
"See you when Japan joins Hitler in hell". POL, > |

Otto's teammate, Big, good-natured "Jocko" Ballard, APO 263, Now York,
writes me von april 24-from Germany - He says he has beenin the kraut country
for some time. Jack says, "Have just firished the battle of the Ruhr, peckot and
‘am at present (several.words deleted). Wish I had the Pfleugorville Pfiash's
address as I might run across him and never know 4%." We'll enclose it for you,
Jockh. - ' ; ;

Daisy -Qentinuing, Jack says, "After going thru the Siegfried line, which 1
might add is really something, I had the honor cf being one af the first to cross
the Rhine from my Division, Made my first crossing at Worms just north of Man-
heim. The next timo, crossed. just south of Coblenz and have been all over east=.
ern Germany. -1t has been an education in itself. but I°would rather see the
country witheut running. inte an escert of 38's every time yeu comesto a crcss~
roads ‘@useoe 1inever.really appreciated the Constituticn with all its freedoms
until I. saw the; pesple of Germany. Really they are in 4 saa condition when, they
don't know what's happening to their country until the Allies’ strike, and, doy,
do they hit tem. Wet all towns are bembed. some are taken intact with the ex-
ception of a few minor reparations, but the majority of the lerger sities look
like a brick factory, they are so flat. . .. 1 speak for all of ny buddies over
here when I say the passing of President Roosevelt came asa complete shock. We
first heard it-over a Spanish broadcast and then BBC came on the air. I was on
the front at the time and could scarcely believe my ears. Hitler's remark about
fate taking the world's greatest war criminal made me burn with onger. I'd sure .
like to be the lucky..guy to settle with him, Well, spring is in the air, both
at hame and abrcad. The old fomilia> call of “play Dall! is echoing from the
many ball parks at home.. ‘Sure would enjoy seeing 6 good game. . < » Tell Dr.

R, H. Wheeler. that I'1l,be arcpping him a line as soon as I can, "

My good friond, Lt. Commander A. We “Jadk" Hefling, who was with, the
Seabees in the Aleutians and who is now at the Public Jorks Dept. of the U. Se
Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point, N. Cs, adds rather an interésting line,

"W411 see you shortly after the Yanks black out ‘the Rising Sun".

Lt. (jg) arthur L, Nichols, NC, USNR, APA 90, ‘San Francisco, writes
from far out in the Pacific to say that he enjoys redding the Rebounds. Art
says they are passed along from Kansan to Kansan, and “the copy I now have be-
fore me has been on four different ships to my knowledge, and as scon as I have
it completed I'll hand it on. There is no greater morale builder than news from
home. I recently had the opportunity to have a real old-fashioned bull session
with Dr. Dean Brooks, Dr. Francisco's son, Dr. Dave, and Phil: Nohe - all are
Kansas medics - but that. get-together wovld surpass any Saturday night quarter-
pack club. We replayed every game in the past Big Six basketball conference.
Duties out here as a medical officer, don't keep one too busy + at times there is
plenty to do = such as in the recent Iwo Jima’ invas ious All-of us there regretted
the loss of Fred Eberhardt, 2 boy that all Kansans canbe proud of. With the
recent good turn of events in Europe, we aro all hoping things out here will soon
be at anend, Jgain let me say that your effort in keeping us informed of the
athletics there at K.U. really help to make one forget the combat out here."

; be: Thanks, Arte We will put you on tho mai ling list, and if you know of
ether Kansas Jayhawkers that would like the Rebounds have them drop us a line
and we will respcnd pronto. oo e :

Its Gordon Stucker, who lottered in both football and basketball ‘two
years prior to his entering the service, has received his commission at Fort
8.

Benning, Gae, and has arrived here for a two weeks visit. Gordon is full of
- fire, vinegar and fight... He looks swell, and I will guarantee the outfit that
he commands will do a great job of it. I had him talk to my class ‘this ‘morn-
ing and he did a swell jobe on Lik et

: Major Dick «amerine, Denny and Robbie were in the office, = on their
way out, San Diego is Major Dick's first call, but he is on the ways

Lt. Johnny Krum, who has been in five major engagements and two minor,
visited us two weeks ago. John still has that smile, but he says some places
that he has been caused him to wipe that off once in awhile, Johnny's, many,
friends.were delighted with his presence here. His conversation is identical
9 to that of all the boys = We are in to tho finish, but we will be darned glad

when it is finished. | a as , | | Es |

Lt. Lloyd Svoboda was by after he had been to rehabilitation camp.
He got one of the Heinies bursts in a pretty vital spot, but he has responded
from it in a marvelous manner and you would nover know that he had stopped
- one of them. He looks better than he did even when he was on the campus 4&
couple of years ago, and-he still has that old personality with a swell |
“how~do=you-do. a mais | e*

| Jesse Paul Turner complimented us with a visit ond he was accompanied
by his blushing bride, Dora May Felt, of Salina. They made a swell pair»
‘preezing in Robinson Gymnasium. i/e called off all activities for a while. |
“so that Paul could visit around and tell us of some of his exploits in the
Pacific, Paul is just aching for.a chance to get pack on Mt. Oread, but our
greatest problem is pbuilding dormitories for the married athletes that we
will have. When I think of all the boys that have stepped off since leav-
- ing college, it seems to me it will be necessary for some agile brain to -
work out ‘a plan to build.a, large, apartment, ~ say Benedict Hall, Doubtless
we will have fifty or more athletes who have taken unto themselves blushing
prides. Wouldn't it be swoll: if the alumni could build quarters for them?

Of course,. it wouldn't, be complete without sand piles and tecter-totters and

a playground! A new idea for a men who would like to see the former super-
men of America blossom forth, : fFave *

Lt. (jg) Bill Belt, USS.Tuscaloosa, stopped in to see us on a flying
trip but he said before he left thet ho would drop in’ for a longer visit.
They have dehydrated Bill. Maybe Bill is doing that for a protective measure
because if he stands sideways the Japs will miss him. But if he stayes in the
States long enough he will-recovor all tho. avoirdupois that he has lest in the
grueling struggle he. has been throughe Bofore his leave Bill had written me
on May 2nd, saying "Every bit of news from.the hill now seems’ to contaim the
notice of the death of another one of our boys. ‘The school has lost a number
of fine men, and the same sad loss 4s being repeated many tines over the
country. I-only hope the. gentlemen meeting in San Francisco at the present
time are aware of this sacrifice and that this time they see to it that their
sacrifice was not in vain." oe - 1

It. John Me. Cress, ot Langley Ficld, Va., stated that one of their
physical. training instructors, said. he, rode-a train on his woy home with Paul
Turner who was reporting back to his ship. Johnny was ono of our physical
education instructors before the war broke oute He was the captain and out=
standing member of the crack University of Illinois gymnastic aggregation.
They won the championship for the U, S. with their gymnastic team. John. says
that he has been active himself, having placed first in the Oszavtk AAU diving
at St. Louis, took:two seconds anda third in the Gentral Adv gymnastic meet
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and placed fourth all round, third on horizontal bar in the National AAU gym
meet in Jersey City. John married Dorothy Gehret, a graduate in the School
of Fine Arts, ond thoy have one daughter, Betty. ) bee el

| Wo are “indebted ‘to Capt. Forrest I. Chapman for a communication from
Colorado Springs. Forrest says, "Any one of us would be something other ‘thon
a Jayhawk if we didnt read Rebounds’ from cover to covers" «He also tells us
that Marge Rader asked for oversoas duty and was’ shipped out to a POE, but when
the war ended in Eirope she was still in the U, S¢ and has now been put in a
replacement pool at Fts Dix, Ned. Forrest, if you will send me Miss Rader's
address we will be glad to send her a copy of the Rebounds»:

Capt. Chapman says, "Kansas still looks the best to.me after Africa,
Italy. and half the States of the forty-eight." He is waiting for orders out
of Washington, so we are hoping, Forrest, that you getvanvassigument in the
R.0.T.C, duty here at the University.” Capt. Chapman married ilice Hosford,
who was Chancellor lfalott's secretary before the nuptials,

Lt. Jd. tie "Bill" Greene, at Goodfellow Field, Texas, writes that he
had a letter from Frank Pattee, and Frank wished to receive the Rebounds. Frank
_.was. on the freshman football team in''43 and was to have started. at. quarterback

against washburn in the first game, but was transferred by the Navy just before
‘the game. He is now Seaman i/o, 3rd Div., c/o Fleet Postorfice,, San Francisco.
Bill Greene says, further, "Frank is out in California now and weighs right at
200 pounds, all of which is mounted on’a 611" frames Right now he's. on.the
track squad and has been placing 1-2 in the discus. He plans to return to.
college after the war, and at the present time he is expecting to come back to
K.U. He played basketball for mé in high school and’ I can tell you that he
‘won't hurt the team there a bit, although I think. he']1 go better in. foothall
thon in basxoetballe » « « « It is cortainly hard to realize that so.many of the
good boys are having to give their lives. in this desperate struggle, fen like
T, Pe, Freddie Eberhart, Gus Noes, and others from both KeU. and K-State that
we knew are going to be sorely misséd in the postwar world. Those are the men
that we need to lead the peace’and keep it.’ They are the ones that we shall
have to try to replace.”, tet in

gg. ae  /. oe a nice visit with your’dad, Rev. Greene, who led the s ing-
ing at the Stockton High School banquet, I also spoke at the Stockton Rotary
Club the next day. He told me all about your fino family. who wore living with
your parents while you are away. (ios in teh on |

-T also spoke at Russell, Kansas, ‘to “the Rotary Club at which 30. Junior

~ Rotarians wore entertained by the’ Rotary members, I visited with "Bub" Shaffer's

dad, who is president of the Home State Bank in Russell. I got Bub's address
from his dad and we are now sending him a Rebounds, I am giving 4t herewith
for any of you who remember his play with the varsity back in 1934-'25-'36 - =
M/Set. We R, Shaffer, H& S$ Co, 1655th ung. Cone Bre’, Ft. Lewis, Washe .. Mi.
Shaffer says that Bub is practically on his waye ‘Bubs we are wishing you lots
of luck and’ we are hoping you have an early returns |

Lt. (jz) MeL. Breidenthal, Jrs, USS °SC»1305, New York, writes asking
that a Rebounds be sent to his brother, Jack, S2/c at Storekeeper's School,
Sampson, New York. We are indeed glad to comply with your request, Maurice.
and lots of good luck to you, Mister Storekeeper Breidenthalt |

From Maj. Frank J, immeberg, Special Servico Officer at Camp Butner,
Ne Cy, we received a ciipping which shows.a photograph of a morale-boosting
program staged at Camp Butner. Shown in the picture is a special services
swing group entertaining overseas patients in award of the Us 8. arny General
Hospital oat Camp Butner, He cxplains that Special Service has a duai function
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at this’hospital (1) to bring entertainmont to all confined patients right in
their wards and (2) to handle, the, overall entertainnont for ambulatory patients
who are physically able to leave their wards. a well-rounded program of enter-
tainment is provided in the wards. for the bed patients. - It includes full length
Hollywood feature pictures and live entertainment such as. bands, USO shows,
volunteer civilian entertainment units and, shows by Special Services own vnit of
musicians and entertainers, which passes through the wards daily providing enter-
tainment for men at their bedsides. ) ee

Frank says, "}M!y supervision includes that of the libraries, Service
Clubs, theaters, athletic programs, theatrical shows of all kinds, and the ~
supply 6f all-recreational facilities. My wife and. little girl, Victory Lee,
aged 24 years, aro in fine health and with me. We are all anxious for any nows
from Mount Oread and ‘read the Jayhawk Rebounds together each time they come.
Please give my regards to all of our)friends." =... » ,

We are happy to, receive by today's mail a change of address for Capt.
Paul W. Cress, 8th Service Command, Dallas, Texas. »Paul:was practicing law at
Perry, Oklahoma. Our varsity basketball team always stopped at Perry and then

drove ‘across to Stillwater, Paul was one of. the loyal Jayhawkers who always
 avranged transportation, entertainment, and whatever was necessary to help the
Jayhawkers defeat the Aggies on their home court. This was a darn tough job,
but we accomplished that feat in the new Gallagher Fieldhouse in '42, ond of
course we are going to give Capt. Paul. Cress a wee bit of credit for that
victorye : . ,

-Lte (jg) Don Ebling, USS Alex Diachenko, San Francisco, wrote on May ,
14, "It has beon some time since the, Jayhawk Rebounds, found me, but I'm certain
somewhere along the line IT have alcouples je ieft the Staves a. few months. ago
and at present for a new ship we havo a/few invasions chaiked up to our advant-
ages 6 e « « I saw.Engleman‘s ship about two months ago, but I was unable to
contact him. I!ve been areas with Horace Mason,. but never quite menaged to find
him. K.U. people are oll over this Pacific but I've been rather unfortunate to -
run into any of then." | : ;

Cpl. Ted Lins, o nephew of Drs Beatrice,Lins, of atkins, Memorial
Hospital, writes from somewhere in France on Mey.11. that he had the, pleasure of
"refereeing a basketball game here between an Army.team and a French all-star
team. The Amoricans wore definitely superior,..and.won with ease, Tho French,
while very fast afoot, were vory weak in the passing department and used nothing
but a two-handed set shot’ from tho, waist which was very often blocked by the
taller Americans. The only rule» change was the absence of the three second rule
in tho’ free throw lanes) of on. : i ., ee

Prom Lte (jg) de Me "Hurray" Brown,- Naval Jir Station, Corpus Chris ti,
‘Texas, - "We have a lot of men here now who wore in the Pacific and have come
back here to rest, recuperate,’ and to try to-forget the horrors of war. There-
fore, we are doing our darndest to see that they get 4aken care of in the entor-
taining and recreation end of the battle. .. » + « Incidentally, Lt. Comdr.
Harold Zuber is hore, a great guy and a wonderful-"doc"." Thanks for your fine
‘letter, Murray.’ Tell your wife; Lucy, that I am glad.to get her greoting «

ee To Lt. Condr. We Ho "Bill" Shannon; Soldiers Field Station, Boston --
As usual, I acknowledge the faithful correspondence of B411 Shannon, who never
fails to write when a Jayhawk Rebounds arrives. le get a great kick in sending
it to you, Bill, I assure yous Lts (3g) Milton Allen arrived and with, great
delight he tells of the fine work thay you are doing at your Soldiers Field
§tation. I believe he is due to see you in, the next six or seven days, and from
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‘what Ilearn from hin you are to be one of his bosses. That is a pleasant de-
ight to all-of vs, I assure you. Bill, I, know how you feel. You want to go
“to sea, ‘but they toll me you are, too valuabi.e a man as a teacher, That is the
 goutstlebutt thas I gets So -that isthe price to poy for efficiency. Twenty-
eight months in the service does seem like a long time, but I want ‘to tell you
that ‘you ate’ doing -eiti ghty swell job where you anee But. we can't make you be-
solieve that, can-wo? it-will be a happy day whe you come batk ‘and take your
“oelasses on Mt. Oread.. May that. time not be far off. Yes, sir, we will play
“that ancient Scottish game as we did before the war. ey ee

From Ens, W. A. "Bill" Forsyth, LST 616, San Francisco, - "Recoived
your Jan. 19 issue of the, Rebounds... After having received no mail for two
jnonths thé Rebowunis was juss the right lettor to, get. It let me ikmow where and
what tho other fellows’ were doing. better. than..any personal Jetter I could ever
receives" Bill, I know you are keeping your shooting eye in shape for the
“enemy, and when you get back you,can practice on your Big Six opponents, only
‘the shots you shoot at them, I hope, will not bo as disastrous as the ones I

- know you are shooting at the Nipse

We were mighty happy to have a letter from R. We "Dick" Farris, Phii2/c,
APA 197, San Francisco, written on the 19th of /pril, Glad you enjoy the Re-
bounds, Dick. |

After dur No. 15-Rebounds was. typed and I had signed each one of then,
- I reeeived'a note from Commander Lyie 0. Armel, APA 210, San Francisco, - “Here

Is the letter I promised you.a few days ago. I gave your last copy of Rebounds
to Lty (jg) Neill Lysought, o friend of Raymond Wheeler's and a medic graduate
a couple of years ago at K.U." : ;

We immediately sent) Lt Lysaught a Rebounds and have put him on the
- permanent mailing Liss. If there are any other Jayhawkers who would like to
receive & Rebounds it will give us pleasuro to, send thetle — ,

Lyle, I got the kick of my life last Ionday night at the Jayhawker
Theatre, where I was to officiate in giving some war bonds away to the winners
of the Retail Division in the 7th War Loan Drive. “In addition to these awards,
there was an open drawing by individvais who had purchased £ bondss Bach pur=-
chaser signed his name and it was.put in a large hopper. Miss Mary Corcoran
drew the lucky numbers out of the hoppors, The first drawing was for a $100 war

bond, and who do you think won the first one?. Wone other than that fine son of
yours, Johni . :

When Stanley Schwahn, the manager of the Commonwealth Theatres, announced
the winner; no one = not even Glerm Cunningham in the final burst of the tape =
could have created a greater stir than your son John as he tore down the aisle,
vaulted the stage, and presented hinsel?, eyes bulging, seratching his pompadour
hair, and holding aloft his end of the stub that ensitled him’ to that $100 war
bond! He wanted Stanley to produce it pronto., The packed audience in the Juy~

“hawker got one of the greatest buzzes out of that of anything I-have seen, With
~ all the effervescence of youth, the thrill that comes once ina Lifetine was hise
I wish. you might have seeh him, It woud have done you" heart good. You could
have recalled those carly days when you were a kid when you got your biggest

thrill. : | |

I want to thank you for your Telfair. Tales, witsh the sup-title "Now It
Cen Be Told", but right asthe bottom of your publication’ yot Says ‘¥ot for
publication”, so: I can's rovtell it. Did you hoar about te f6liow who sald,
"Now I am going to tell you what I an going %o tell you. ‘And ‘then Tam going
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to tell you. And then I am going to tell you what I told you. And now you are
told." But I cannot tell our Rebounds readers what you told me in your Telfair
Tales. Thank you just the same for it. We enjoyed reading every line of it.
It is highly interesting and I know what a bang the families of the boys of the
fleet get from this message from the captain to the loved ones at homes

po In ¢. E. McBride's colum of the Kansas City Star on Thursday, Mey 17,
Mac, in-his Sporting Comment, has an article, "His Scoring Is Stili High” sees
The Distinguished Flying Cross to K.U.'s Charlie Black.. We mentioned: the fact
that Charlie had completéd his missions and had ‘reeeived the citation, but we
didn't quote the citation. Mac did. this, as foilows:

"Charlie Black is still doing o mighty good job. It wasn't so long ago that
_ Charlie was one of Phog Allen's greats in K.U, basketball. Since then he has
been ine fer tougher game, but he still delivers in the clutches as he used to
do for. the Jayhawkers,. — - MON FEGOGR Ste wo | "
‘- ."“Pestimony in support of that may be found ina letter to Charlie's mother in
Lawrence. Under date of April 12 ond signed by Brig. Gen. Bs We Chidlaw from
the headquarters of the 12th air force the letter ready — " v wos
~ .. “174 4s with pride that I take this opportunivy to write and tell you that
your son, First Lieut. Charles B, Black, Jr., has earned the Distinguished Fly-
ing Cross for superior performance of ‘duty in'astion against the enemy, Despite
a heavy overcast which forced him to fiy at minimum altitude and through accurate
enemy ground firo, Lieutenant Biack made repeated photo runs over vital enemy
targets, thereby contributing greatly to subsequent tactical operations, His
courageous act richly merits this high honor and 1 share ‘with you the pride I know
you feel. 4irmon like your son, by choir great courage and perseverance,.maintain
peak standards of combat efficiency and encourage the devotion to duty which mark-
ed our progress toward ultimate victorye’ 12 Br 4
. “Lieutenant --- make it captain, for promotion has come to the lieutenant since
the letter. of his commanding general -- Black is the son of lir, and Mrs. Charles
Be Black, 1709 Louisiana Street, Lawrence. Mr. Black works: for the Stewart-
Warner Alemite company of this city. As we recall, Captain Black has anovher
year of collegiate avhletic competition and your guess is as good as ours as to
whether Phog wovld like to have him back, Captain Black's wife and daughter,
- the latter 4 months old, live in Kansas City. Tho airman has not seen his
' daughter." oe Umi ole Pa

I can remember, Charlie, how many times that when someone would do a
difficult feat you rather modestly said, ‘Gee, that is not so hard," and you
would straightway do it, And too, Charlie, do you remember when we drove to
the Wyandotte County Court House and you took your Army aviation test?» You had
had no-engineering work, but I remember how highly pleased the major was after
your examination. You had made one of the outstanding records there. So, we
are congratulating you now on your ability. to do the right things at the right
time. lie are looking for you home most any miriute now, and gosh, it will be
good to see, yous... , wit bodly

Last year when we had the ASTP unit at the University, one of the mombers
of this group was Francis Peterson, from Rembrandt, Towa. Later, when: the units
were dissolved and the i7-yoar-oids wore returned to civilian status, rancis
stayed on at the University and was a member of our baske‘bali team. In March he
was inducted into the Army ond is now at Camp Wolters, Texas. Iwas:delightved to
receive a letter this week from Pvt. Francis Peterson. who says, “it hardly seems
like three months. since we were having basketball practices in Hoch and Rebirsone
I have wished so many times that I wes back ot KU. I have touched a basketball
only once since. the 2nd of March and that was here in the Sports Arona. The
floor is about tho size of tho one in Hoch, but there is no comparison as to
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which.is the better, One fellow stationed here with me played on the Nebraska

ball team last winter. jie get together quite often. . » » » I have signed and

_ passed all paratroop qualifications and so I'll go to Fort Benning sometime _

around the first of July. I have also passed 0,C.S., but getting the appointment

. after paratroop training is next." Congratulations, Pote, on your fine leader-
ship at Camp Wolters. Wo are pulling for that 0.0,5, appointment. see

Major E. R. Elbel (School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas)
has written me from the former swanky Don Cesar private club which. now has been
converted into the Don Cesar AAF Hospital for psychoneurotics at St. Petersburg,
Florida. Dr. Elbel spent a couple of days at the hospital, and much to his de~
light ran into Captain Raymond Swenson who is in charge of physical recreation
there. Ray is a former Kansas State graduate and took his Master's degree in
Education with a major in Physical Education here at the University of Kensas.
| Without the’ commending officer knowing that Dr,.Elbel was well acquainted with
Cdpts Swanson, the CO certainly wasted no words in commending the splendid work
that Capt. Swanson is. deing. : 7 :

i Major Blbel also mentioned that he met Major Hayden He Donahue (M.D.'41)
and had a nice visit with him. Major Elbel characterized him as 4 EG te, GaN
Phi Delt who ran on the track toam about 1935 or '36." Maj. Donahue is assist-
ant to Lt. Col. Grinker, chief psychiatrist. :

I am happy to reecive a: letter, dated May 16, from Lt. (jg) Wayne Clover,

@ Kappa Sig who went to K.U. along with Ray Noble, Paul Rogers, Howard Engleman,
and a few other famous Kappa Sig basketballers, and.who received his B, S, in
Businogs in 142. Lt. Clover had written mo on March 20, wanting me to settle
en argumont. He says: “Why is it that Easterners are so narrow-minded? We —
just received the issue of Life with the write up of the Ste Johns toam. Those
‘on this ship from the east say St. Johns is the best team and has been since
basketball started. Also they claim to have the best coach. I offered to bet
#50 that the Kansas teams and the kansas coach have. sucha far bettor record
that Ste Johns wouldn't even show, If it isn't too much trouble would you, if
you have the information available, send me all the national statistics that
will show Kansas record as against.St. Johns, or better still any national
statistics. Which is the recognized national championship-the National Invitation
Tournament, or the National AAU that is played in -KeC.?.. How about Kansas record
- in playing Eastern’ teams? 1 maintain that in soy the ten years before the war
Kansas overall record will stand up against ony of them, and that the East.as a
section plays inferior ball. It makes my blood boil to have some half-baked
Jersey er Breoklyn zoot-suiter blast any one oxcept the East. I want proof to
» show then up beforo every officer on this ships..." .

On March 3lst I sent Wayne this rather lengthy letter:

"the tournament that you speak of is the National Collegiate Athletic
Association Tournament. The United States is divided into eight, collegiate
districts, four wost. of tho Mississippi River and four east of the Mississippi
River. The Big Ton is number four, the Missouri Valley territory is number five,
tho Southwest Conference is six, the Rocky Mountain area is seven, and the Pacific
Coast area is number eight. ‘oer |

"ginee 1939 a national championship of universities and one-year resi-~ -
dence colleges has beon played. _;The plan is that tho four districts of the
NCAA east of the Mississippi mect and play off the Eastern NCAA finals, and the
four teams west of the Mississippi meet and. play off the Wostern NCAA finals.
Then the eastern winners mest the western winners for the NCAA championship
which is, in fact, tho big collegiate championship of tho, United States.
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"In 1940 Kansas won thd Western NCAA and Indiana’ ‘won “the Bastern. Kansas

hod. defeated Oklahoma aggdes: to determine the Fifth’ ‘District champion © ‘since
.......Oklahoma Aggies is in“thé Missouri Valley Conference ‘and ‘ve are in the Big Six
_ Conference, and ‘it was nécassary to docide.on our Fifth District chanpicn. Then
~ Southern California, Rico (repr osent ing the ° Southwest Conference), Colorado (re-

presenting ‘the Kocky IMowntain Ccnference), ahd Kansas played in Kansas Citys

, Southern California defeated Colorado, and Kansas defeated Rice, Then Kansas
Bie defeated Scuthern California for the Western NCAA. © ws ong oilins met in
Kansas City” fo. _the Notional L READ; end Thdténa: wone | none’ |

mh ean: ‘Stanford won “the Weal chtugph sieht by de tiee tine ts aneit * ‘the

. eeu winner; In 1942 Wyoming won’ the NCAA championship by defeating. Sty.
Johns: of ares, or Gour gotoum,” T am not a — ‘Drivitevion winner.’

ae?

'< Wow let me ‘say’ a word" er anti: ThviteXton wtheoensee They | are. > nothing

more nor less than a selection of Ned Trish and’ a: ‘group of newspaper men’ in New

York, This tournament was formerly called the Sport Writers Tournament ‘of New
York City. It was promoted and built up among the sport writers. This was such

' a vulger promotion ‘that pelicy ond less heat dosired caused them to call it the

- National Invitation Tournament “It has no bearing, ‘no standing: with any colleges
“‘at.all. “It'is simply a promotion like thé AsAJU,(Amsteour Athletic Union). They

pick the teams that they think will draw best at the ‘gate, and keep the money.

_ the sport writers divide Shed? aay Sree que spirg nake Plenty but the

~ Irish! Ss promotion. e oe

nadie keops it Git.“

"In 1943: Utah wor ‘he Notd odes NOAA: by sadateauee Dartmouth Sor: the.

finals in Madison Square Garden. ‘Thon Utah went on. to-defoat Ste Johns | of)

Brooklyn for what. they a the mythical, = and 4t is’ very nychiead ‘because it

has’ no. standing at, all, = but the money is ‘given to the Red Cross. and has. been
for this play-off Hetrokh’ the NCAA andthe Naticnal Invitation, And that gives
.& SembJance of standing to the. mythical” championships. It would never be piayed

and the National Tnvitetion yee ons ae a ae ce for eo ond Ned

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“his year the PitteliGmn’ HOA on! won the: ‘Wostern ployseet by. defeating

en, Arkansas. They’ had previously defeated Utah by a ton heavy secre in! the first
-round, _ Then klahoma*Aggilos went east to dofoat, New York University in Madison
Square Gardsn for tho NCAG: Pihals.” avid night vefore last Okianomm , me
 feated DePaal of Chi icago. fdr ithis: ‘mythical | chanpionship promoted. by irish and
his Oe coterie, 46. ‘0co in _ Bate" POs AP te gone to the: Be trossbi,

gies, de-

"he National Goitagiate’ judy Touchament’ first ster aes snow Psi won.
the Western NCAA play-cff at Treasure Island in San Franciset, John Bunn and
I, the NCAA reprosentetives, sonductod the teurnanions .’ The University of Okla-

,,homa from the Fifth District, the University or Texas from the Sixta District,
Utah Stare from the Soverth District, and Oregawr played, for. the Westorn Champ-

ionship. titles: ‘Oregon, | the Western winnor, “then went fo Chi: ‘ago ‘and played Ohio
State.’ the Hastern NCAA -chimpion, and Orogon ‘dofeated cane — ew making

’ _ Oregon ne first ‘National elasalt aes paren ”

"So the Pacific east has won two shorn i idatitoe, with: oun and. ‘Stan-
ford, The Big Ten has won cne NCAA championship wr ‘th Indiana in 1940. Tho
Rocky Mountain Con? ‘erenké has won two with Utah ard Wyoming as thoir represent=
atives, and the Misscuri Valley has’ wen cne with Qklancma Aggies, Not an’ veast-
ern team has won a ‘championshi pe. alvhough aehecleeh New York Univors:ty and
others have gorsten to ~~ finals. .? pi

Wy cub Couch dee ipod eee of St. syaheeP very “well. and né is! a ‘fine
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fellow. He is an old professional basketball player and a good coach, but St.
Johns has never gone into the NCAA play-off. They have always gone into the

Invitation, and they have beon picked by the newspaper writers, but no college
duthorities. er as a

. "You will pardon me in not laying claim to any titular honors, but I
will send you our record in our conference, In 1942 we went east and met St.
Banaventure's in Buffalo, one of .Ned Irish's promotions, ond defeated them 53
to 22, We played Fordham in the Garden and defeated then 31 to 30; and then
wé played St. Joseph's at Philadelphia, another Garden promotion, and defeated
them 63 to 38, sbithanttoons ;

"Tf you would ask my personal opinion, I would tell you definitely that
"western teams have repeatedly gone east and made clean sweeps of the entire
eastern areca, Stanford traveled with us on that eastern trip and they defeated
Conisius at Buffalo in this double~header that we played and won by a lop-sided
secre. The same night we defeated Fordhan, Stanford defeated Long Island Univ-
ersity by ® large sccre. The same night we defeated St, Joseph's, Stanford de-
feated Temple, so there were two western teams from different sections making
clean sweeps in all games. 7 .

ie have not been able to meet the eastern teams out in our part of the

country. They could get big guarantees, but some of the boys around New York
_think that Philadelphia is far west, and Pittsburgh is just,out of this world.
Nat Holman's City College of New York team went out to little Bradley Tech of
Peoria, Illinois, about’ five or six ycars ago,.and were. defeated 67 to 356, or
about that relative score, So the eastern boys do not venture out west; in
fact, they have been gasping for victory breath with western teams for the last
seven or eight years, This is not e biascd opinion, but an accurate one. All
you have to do is look at the record of wostorn tears going east, arid it is an
_ exception if they lose over one gane out of four. So that is 750 per cent on
the cther fellow's playing floor, and playing undor officials who call then
quite difforently. . It is exactly the same situation as if an eastern team would
come west. They would get different playing conditions tnd different officiating.

"I am always glad to give boys in the service a prompt reply. I am send-=
ing you one of our Jayhawk Rebounds, a publication that we get out to our boys
in the service. If you are interested in receiving this, let me know and I will
put you on the mailing list." >

Now I have just received a letter from Wayne Clover, dated May 16, in
which ho says: . "Your letter arrived and it was just the right dope. Outside
of orders home, it was about the biggest morale booster I could get. However,
I'm afraid the boys from the east coast had a corresponding decrease in morales
I just put your letter on the bulletin board in the wardroom, then sat back and
watched their faces as they read it. There wasn't much they could say.”

Certainly, Wayne, I try to be fair to all sections, but so few people
understand the difference between these organizations. .I am gled if I could
be of some service to you. : ae

Congratulations on your new rank, Lt. Col. Roy E. Weinzettel (APO 133,
New York). I was delighted to know that you saw Ted Bank who is now out of the
Army and heading up the Athletic Institute. You montion that Frank MeCornick,
director of athletics at Minnesota, is in Paris and in charge of the post-war
Army athletic program; also that Dr. Cornwell of North Carolina, is the handy-
man on Iac's staff. Interesting to our ]figsouri Walloy frionds is the news that
Major (now) Arthur Schabinger and other prominent fellows in the athletic world
have gone over to help put this tromendous program across. Col, Weinsettel
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writes that his son, who.is based in England, wangled a reason to fly to Paris
to see his dad. He says, further, "I-.enjoyed the privilege of inspecting the
underground sites whero the V-weapons were manufactured and also a first hand
contact with several of tho slave-labor camps you have been reading about. Be-
lieve me, Fhog, beth are beyond description, - one because of its extreme inter~
est to an ex-manufacturor, and the cther because of its rank horrore Some day

I hope to be able to tell you about these two unusual experiences. is might be
WOMB O SSO the $64 question.among the kids is, when do we go hone."

2 ‘pean a ah thanks a very interesting letter from Chief Special~-
ist Ralph E, Hayes, now at Northwestern University's Midshipmen's School. He
writes that Don Diehl is stationed at the Midshipmen's School, and that both of
them would like tobe backs, ‘ie would like to have both of you back, I assure
you, Chief Hayes was one of our best morale~boosters among the Navy personnel.
He was always on the right side when it. came to loyalty, perseverance, and the
good old American battle word, - "fight". I acknowledge with gratitude the
many fine things that he did for, athletic teams while he was stationed here.
énd as a boxing.coach, he was second to none. He taught the boys the manly art
of self-defense, but.in addition, he taught them fine spoRPSmERE MAD: and a
never-say-die spirit.

| Lt. E. S.-"Eddie" Hickey dropped over from his Naval Air Station at
Ottumwa, Iowa, to say hello to the Big Six basketball coaches at their meeting
on Mey 18 end 19 at Lincoln, Nebraska. Eddie said it was like old times to be
_ present at our basketball meeting. And Eddie writes, "Our Base here continues
to be definitely interested in working out a, basketball meeting. As your plans
develop, wo shall keep in touch with you and try to conclude on basketball
dates and arrangements for a trip to Kansas. Should you find it convenient to
: wean us into the program in Kansas City at any time, don't hesitate to count us
in." |

coe ode Be edeae. (APO 430, New York) writes from China to congratu-
late me on my election as Governor of Rotary District ($123. Thanks, John, but
I see a lot of work ahead. .I have just received a faster from Phil Lovejoy,
secretary of Rotary International, saying that the International Assombly for
our group,’ which is limited under fifty, willbe at the Bdgewater Beach Hotel,
in, Chicago, from June 11 to dune 14. Phil says this is strictly a business
meeting without frills, and President Dick Weils has been careful to see that
the program is attractive and includes everything essential to our guidance.
All fune tions will be informal.

I p ttanded. one Taterne tional Assembly ad ‘Ste Louis two years ago and
know how well organized and how compact’. is. our schedule arrangemont. It is
stimulating, but when a fellow gets through he is so chock-full of the many
“‘speakers' admonitions that you feel you cannot. digest it by half. But after
séveral days. rest you are able to assimilate some of the things that. never
quite got insides President-elect Tom Warren of os Seon will be with us in
' Chicago. So the neighbor from England doubtless will reflect the attitude of
& weary but a victorious nation, ready for TRY cenbine tier tie ies

: Capt. Andrews writes: "Had a fine trip ‘ovors Found India anbther

_ world and one to be remembered. Flew the Hump into China and find it still
another world of contrasts, ... Got a whale of a kick out of Art /mderson’s
comment on China. . . I am in good health and watching the food and making sure
the water is actually boiled. Its all surface water over pRERos, right’ out of the
ditches. « »« » #11 good wishes in Rotary and old Phi Psi.”
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_ Major Neal Wherry, of Washington, De. Ce, a former Governor of Rotary
District #123,was principal of the Lawrence high school’and served on our
Selective Service Board here before entering the service at Washington. Upon
his last visit to Lawrence Major Neal told me about Tom Bennett. I asked him
to write mo because I wanted to use it in ow Jayhawk Rebounds. Before coming
to Lawrence, Neal was superintendent of schools at Holton, Kansas. It was
doubtless while he lived in Holton that he became close friends with Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Bennott. Walter Bennett is a Rotarian, It is a pleasure for me
to print Major Neal Wherry's eulogy to Tom Bennett, a real, loyal Jayhawker:

"First Lieut. Thomas E, Bennett, of Holton, severely wounded by a mine
explosion near Metz, France, last October where he was serving with the Seventh
Army 163rd Engineers, died March 29, 1945, in the Army Hospital at Brighan,
Utah. Tom spent two years in the K. U. School of Architecture and was sworn
into the United States Army as an inductee on October 18, 1942. He always
plamned and expected to return to Mt. Oread to finish his education, but over
and above this he was always a loyal Jayhawker as is shown by many personal
remembrances which are prized possessions of his family. For instance there |
is the picture of his jeep taken in Paris with its name 'Jayhawker" plainly
visible on its side. But even more significant are the contents of his per-
sonal notebook which he always carried in his pocket. In this book, next only
to the data which he kept on all of tho men in his platoon, appear in his own
handwriting the complete words to I'lf A JAYHAWKER ond CRIMSON. AND THE’ BLUE.
Truly Tom Bennett was a loyal son of Kansas as well as a faithful and brave
soldier." a. |

Thank you, Pvt. James R. Cushing (APO 629, New York) for your message
which was written along the Ledo Road, Assam, India, Look up one of our old
varsity baseball men, s/Set. Ae George Hulteen. George was playing varsity
baseball when you were in school, He would be glad to see you and chew the
fat. Or am I asking you to do something similar to the boys who, when they
know I am from Kansas, ask if I know Boots Adams, the president of Phillips
Petroleum Company of Bartlesville, Oklahom.? George is jrmy Mail Clerk at
APO 495, and I know he would be tickled to death to see you

Vee James Cushing writes: "You probably don't remember me at all. I was
ons of your freshman basketball players in 1932 and worked on the stadium crew.
Big Bill Johnson, from Oklahoma, was at that time your first string center, and
my idol, so to speak," You bet, James, I remember you now as well as when you
enrolled as a freshman, You had great promise and you. were a swell ball hand-
ler. I want to thank you for the sketch of your practice-passing board. You
certainly are a thirty-third degree confirmed basketball student and fan. I

_ will write you about it a little later, .

Capt. Alfred Pfitsch, MC, Camp Fannin, Texas, writes concerning his
illustrious son, Capt. John A. Pfitsch, the "Pfleugerville Pflash": "John's
flair for publicity seems to continue. I am enclosing a clipping, copies of
which have come in from various sources including one in German from the N.Y.
Staats' Zeitung."

The clipping which he enclosed is as followsy "Texans Give Aid to Con=
version of German Plant. -- Two sports=minded Americam officers have started re=
converting one small portion of Germany's erstwhile wear industrye Capt. John
Pfitsch of Tyler, Texas, and Lt, Cassius I!. Lea of Fen'ton, Mich., are using 4
former German 88-mm. shell factory for production of batseball bats. In the
small town of Tungerhutte the two officors of the 35th Mivision were walking
through the factory when they saw a number of woodworking; machines and a sizable
stockpile of hardwood, Their 448th /mtiairoraft Warning Battalion needed baser
ball equipment, now that the shooting is over, Soon a makeshift production
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line was working and the first bats began appearing=-ones that would be hard to
‘peat éven back home ; They wore trade-mdirked Pfitsch Lea Dn eere 9. Bat which
amistad is plenty of trade-mark for’ any bat. -

oor .

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“a acknowledge eS deep gratitude the Gorman beh condi Soke which

arrived: a short time ago ‘from: ‘Capt. Johriny Pfitsch; ° Thanks a miltion; John,

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I assure’ you I will use this’ sword's! sharp poins, to:dig up “any: ‘wild roots of
Nazicism. that might spzing up, around “here from “time to- tithes! Phi's’ sword is a
_ beautiful thing and I will always, oherish’ Ae, for’ “che e io fron ure Piitseh.

nae Bi arnt

Harry Morrow of the Journal. World staff just ealled me in, regard to an
AP dispatch that he received. over the telotype. ‘VWfo- learn the - distressing news
that. Lt. Howard Engleman had | réccived mulsip! .o° burné : while’ Serving: as: nevigetor

tee: destroyer escort in ‘the Pacific. ‘Mrse Beulah’ Englomam,” mother’ of Noward,

" announced it from arkangag’ City. Howolrd' s wife alid onesyear--old’ son ‘are in
Saline, ; oe a
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, 1etney be ate ea ’ : , :
ask er coe s Ine it . ? =” Se

Hore! 's hoping, a 8 2 my, ‘boy, ¢hbt the report may be slightly exagger-

i ated.” All Joyhawker’ hoatts ‘and best wishes: go out for yu in wegbeng, yoy a
' “speady reoovory.

ie he “ard

: Capt. clint Kanaga, USMCR te) 42, San Francisco) was in yes faces

~ vigitang’ his ‘brother Bill, who is a V-12 tra: inee, and the Allens, Captain
Clint is looking swell.. We were delighted to have him during his visit with

his parents, Clint, Sr.o, and Mrs, Kanaga of Kansas City, Clint, Sr., wis a
Marine in the first World War, so Clint, Jdr:;, is following in his dadts'foote
steps.

Capt. Francis ‘Koppelman, as handsome as ever, dropped in town “the other

day» He is looking: swell dnd ‘is*being sent-to the Chanute Flying Fiold-as

physical training offiser: agin there. The Captain has been recruiting 'WACs

an EAR OE) 23H un ta 2. lately.” oa asked’ hin how tha wore, and he - BBE. "Some.e8

ever." . Further than that “Hé: refused to ‘ec omnit hinself. i ail T%

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Chanute Hisid ig tho'ola Rantoul Flying Field of viorld tiar I b carats I
remember . seeing those big babies take off with their high wheeis and flapping
wings, On the riittitiys as they started, they remirided me of big turkeys on

the run with the Y wings stretched wide, and as they got in the air with their

little heads they reminded mc of a snako-doctor droning over the area below.

_ 4t old Rantoul Field such oe, impression was made upon me that one of tho ships

formed a background for ny "Dream Touch down" story:when I was soashing Kansas

football back in UZO np, ‘I saw an airplane with the faces of eleven Karsas gride
fron warriors there2n ana’ i transforred then, in my dream, from the Plyang ship
on old Rantoul to one that took off on o1d McCock Fisld, I+ was the 1owa State
tean playing at. Lansas that day, a nd Dutch Lonborg, Jchrny Bunn, warren Woody,

Gordon Saunders, and Har! Loy ‘Little, the hero, who were ‘She principals of that

story. I way toll it int ho next Jayhawk Rebounds.: People didn ~ bolicve it
then, and som¢ ” not beitove it now, - but it was trues:

Since our last Rebounds was written Lt. (je) ee "Buddy" Harna was
here on an emergency call whan his wife was operasced at Bell Memoria’. Hospttale
The operation was a Success and Eiiseen made a rapid and complete F9CoP es, and

flew back. to oan Buddy ; in’ a SOS F

Capt. Bob Bene ‘of the Merchant Marine, who is the hvsband of Lavra
Rankin ‘Hag art, has bdon onjoytng son golf at the Country Ciuib eines ae” eave
the past goupie of WEEKS - -TRob che gor: in-law of our ?liustrious ond beloved
Senator Bob Ranicih! wno has cao oe a benetastcr to Law: onze eroded hig many
years of posidency et Bod “Has declawed that whort le is retired ype oes when he

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gets out of the service, he is going to settle in Lawrence. We are delighted
for this because when he went into the service we learned that the salt spray
had reclaimed him for good. He served 4 hitch in the first World War.

Lieut. Horace Mason dropped in yesterday to say hells. Horace locks
fine and has had some close calis. He was dessriding to me ihe thrill that he
got when he landed an outfit ef Marines on Okinawa. The photographic revconnais-
ance showed the beach to be heavily fortified and the Marines were expecting the
worst. And I might add, Horace was also expecting the sane. They landed, and
without any opposition whatscever. Just imagine such a situation: Gosh, what
a swell feeling a guy must have when he is expecting the Japs to throw all the
hate at him.

Lieut. Bill Belt walked in just as 1 om dictating this and I showed him
the communication regarding Howard Engleman, and we are chewing the fat regard-
ing Horace Mason while I em econtinuing to dictate the Rebounds and entertain
Bill all. ‘in the same breath, Bill has put on some weight since he has had his
feet under his mother's table. Bill explains that he was "on watch and off
watch" continuousiy, and when a felicw can't sleep he can't gain weight. But
it was reversed in Kansas City. However, I can still see some lines around
Bill's physisgnomy which he hasn't orased entirely. Bill tells me he will be
here two weeks yet and by that time we expect him to be very rotund!

Lieut. Bobby Haynes came in a couple of weeks ago and had a fine visit.
with Dro Bobby -illen. Bobby Haynes and Bobby Allen were schoolmates in elemen-
tary grades, in high school and through the University. They had a great time
visiting ond playing golf together. Bobby Haynes told about a Jap shell that
went thrcugh three or four decks of his ship and passing through the hull be-
fore expioding. Bobby, who is a Naval flier, described some of the suicide
swimmers. All the boys want to capture them but not until they have divested
these Nips of their explesive luggage.

The Nips have never yot sunk a U.S, aircraft carrier. Truc, we have
had to dispese of some after they were badly damaged, but since the experience
of the USS Franklin the boys of the Navy say they will save the rest of them
from here on out. Since the war has progressed, damage contrel has improved

so.rapidly that it is possible now to save ships that heretofore the Navy had
thought was impossible.

Bobby allen and Jean lieFarland Allen are very busy at Bell Memorial
Hospital until July 1, when Bcbby goes into active service. Jean is one of the
receptionists at the hospital, and we are expecting them down to 801 Louisiana
about ten cr twelve days befere July 1 so Bob san got in his allotment of golf.
They tell me that these internes at Bell Hospital really give those "muni"
courses in Kansas City a geod going-over in the late afternoons.

Licut, EB. R. "Hoot" Mons, a Navy flier and the husband of Jane Allen
Mons, has his assignment for tho Pacific, Jane and Hoot are on the west
ecast visiting Mary Allen Hamilton and Pete, with ther three youngsters,
Lee, Jr-, Joan and Elizabeth = my "Wibbie-Wobble™. Grandma Allen and I are
keeping Jill, the Mons' six-months-old human bundle of loveliness, It has
been ‘said that "there is only cne pretty child in the werid. and every mother
has it", but Grandma Allen says she has it. This feeding scredule is keeping
the old bolks busy, but since we are the only ones in the house Jill keeps our
houschold in constant animation, se

‘Lt. (jg) Milton ¥. Allen is home from Boston on a twe-weeks leave. His
time is up Saturday and he will fly back to begin another four months hitch with
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advanced training’. Isabelle Perry Allen,and Judy, the young flaming red-head of

Mit's and Isabelle's, will follow him shortly to reside in Boston during his.
staye it ae : : watt. 2 ae

Eleanor «allen Williams has. left us and returned to Lansdowne, Pa.
 Atterney Gil - George P. Williams, IIT - is secretary to the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania, and while Gil was hard at work the young wife slipped out. to visit
the old folks. | | . 3 ee

I have almost finished this letter without giving you boys the dope on
the results of tho track season. On May 5th Kansas defeated Nebraska in a dual
meet at Lawrence. 73 to 53. The next week the Jayhawkers of Conch Ray Kanehl
journeyed to Coiumbia, Misscuri, and were beaten by the Tigers 79% to 494, On
Mey 18 and 19 tho Big Six Outdoor Meet was; held at Lincoln, Nebraska, The
basketball coaches met to draw up their schedules and some time ‘later, when
basketball season comes along, I will send you the Kansas schedulo for next
winter, 3 :

Iowa. State College, for the. second straight time, won the Big Six out-
door meet. Bill Bangert of Missouri University, established a record toss of
the shot, 52' 7-1/8 " . The Cyclcnes tota!. in winning first place was 645
points; Missouri was second with 49 points; and Oklahoma took third place with
46 points, Coach Ed Weir of Nebraska had a superlative squad of only seven
civilian boys and they mde a most astounding record to. score six. first places,
more first places than any of. the other Big Six competitors. Kansas scored
234 points for fifth and last place. Kansas. State did net enter a team because
‘Ccach Ward Haylett's civilians wore not. strong enough for him to ‘enter’ a team,
Coach Kanehl.'s material has not been exceptional this year and I think-he has
done a swell job with what’ he has. Leroy Robison, the varsity backfield star
of Kansas, won first placo in the javelin throw with a toss of 179! 5, she
only first place that Kansas won. Rcebison also tossed the 16-1b, shot 45'6",
which is an exceptionai distance considering the fact that Robison entered the
University of Kansas “a 165-1b. sophomore and had never put the shot before, He
is a g.eat athlete and Csach Henry Shenk expects great things of him as a back~
fielder in football next year. BS

In my next Rebounds I will tell you more about our football prospects.
We are getting some Navel. R,o.T.C, boys, but not in any numbers like Misscuri
end Nebraska, It is reported that both Nebraska and Misseuri. will have 800
Navy R.0.T.C, boys, and frankly, I an expocting that we will get more tien 126,
the number we are promised at the present. This will leave only Konses State
without any Navy personne]. in the Big Six, and ome can seo why they could not
enter .a team in track, Last year thoy had a number of veterinariaas who were
in the ASTP but who could’not participate in componitive athletics. After they
were dissharzed from the sevvice they continued-as deferred civiiinns. That
gave Kansas State athletic power, but most of those boys wiil be graduating and
unless boys come in before next year or unless‘they get some Navy personnel,
the Aggies will be in a tcugh spot, competitively smeakinge cag

: Most of the colleges over the counsry which had abandoned ‘collegiate
sports are now planning on a renewal of their competitive pregvan beginuing
next fall, There has been much talz, also, of a renewe) of the Olympic Canes,
perhaps in Englands In a’recent editorial in the New York Sun, the,,veteran
sports writer, Jchn Kieran, in his colum One. Small: Voi ce", made an interest~
ing observation in an editorial titled, "Peaceful Points About Olympic Games."

: I had the pleasure cf meeting lic, Kieran in the Hardware Club in Lower
Manhattan at the time Jimmy Walker was mayor of. New York, The late and beioved
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John Doyle, editor of the American Sports Library which published all the:
Official .thletic Guides for the colleges, introduced me to Mr, Kieran, . Jimmy
Walker was also present that noon, I had met John Kieran before but never had

I seen him more interestings. He has one of the most engaging smiles and speaks
with a soft, mellow Irish tone. I have always been enamored with John Kieran.
When he was traveling with the Giants it was his habit to go to the libraries

of the big cities and the wonderful art galleries to study and improve himself.
Certainly we who have listened to him in "Information Please", have been thrilled
by his tremendous knowledge of music, art, literature, sports, or what have you.
He certainly is one wenderful gentleman, and a gentle-man. He makes a wonder-
ful contribution regarding the worthwhileness of youth and education as applied
to “education through play", and a better understanding internationally, He
writes as follows: ,

WThere are critics who have stated that the Olympic Games stir up
more enmity than amity and they instance a series of outbreaks inthe heat
of competition to bolster their argument, tRducation and youth go together.
And youth and athletics go together. Youngsters of ali nations are interest-
ed in games and thus it is sound to offer a plan of international education
allied to international sports. competition, I'm for it all the way.' My
answer to that would be that if there were o hundred athletes in competition,
of whom 98 were getting along well together and two were in a fierce fight,
the two who were fighting would draw most of the attention.

"T have a firm belief in the worth of the Olympic program. It is
fundamentally a program of education based on the principle that a wider
knowledge of foreign persons and nations will mean a better understanding
among persons and nations. If that is wrong--if the better we kmow one an-
other the more we hate one another--then the human race is inherently wicked
and deservedly doomed.”

Here's hoping that you will all be back for the competition that you
most desire, whether it is Olympic Games, or whether it is Big Six, or what-
ever it is, - we are hoping that before Christmas you will be with us.

Very sincerely yours,

     

FCA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach.

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P..S-e Boys, we have a back page here that we do not want to. waste, and I know
you will be interested in this letter I have just received from Pfc. W. f. "3411"
Bradford (APO 559, New York), who is with an Air Service Group in England,

Bill says: “This finds me in the same fix as the average Jmerican house-
wife. I just don't have enough points. The only difference is that she's look-
ing for points to buy her husband a nice juicy steak and I'm looking for points
to get a discharge, According to. what my mother writes and judging from my own
personal experience - we're both out of luck. “Even with almost two years’ ser-
vice abroad Iim still plenty short. The discharge really isn't worrying me
much. The thing that I do worry about, though, is that I haven't seen a basket-
ball game since the time Great Lakes nosed us out in Kansas’ City on Jan. 31;
1943. That was too long ago. I hope to see some kind of athletic contest at
' Kansas this seasen, but of course that's up to Uncle Sam. I'11 probably end up
by paying $65. because I talked to some pretty fraulein.

"Iwas glad to hear the news that my good friend, Charlie Black, is a
captain now. He was a great athlete and from his Army record he must be just
as great a flyer. With his 50 missions sompieted he should be on his way home
bofore long. When he drops in to see you, will you please extend to him my
best regards and heartiest congratulations - both on his promotion and the
birth of his daughter. _ |

"T flew on a tour over Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and France last
week and believe me the krauts Imow they've been in a war this time, Large
cities. like Essen and.Yannover are literally wiped off the map. The cowtry
between Liege and fachen, scene of the break-through last December, is really
a sight to see. Even the small villages are leveled. We crossed the Rhine
just north of Dusseldorf and could see many bridges, all destroyed by the re-
treating Germans. The last big city on the tow was Paris. We flew over the
town at 200 fect and.it was a great thrill for me to see the Eiffel Tower, the
are D'Triomphe, and other famous landmarks. Coming back we crossed the Channel
from Cap Griz Nez (Cape Grey Nose) and got to see the white Cliffs of Dover.
Many en american has been thankful to see those Cliffs when he was returning
from a mission over Germany." - . :

Bill, that is a swell lettor, and we hope it won't be too long before
you will be able to see some of those Kansas athletic contests.

I haven't told you about our Commencément, which will be just one day,
Juno 24. This is much later than usual due to allocating other avtivities with
the service program. Final cxaminations are from June 20 to 23, four days, and
enrollment for the cight-weel:s Summer Session will begin on June 26. Then we
will have a sixteen-weeks Summer Session which begins on July 2 and ends on
October 20. This is for the Sshcol of Ingineering, which will accommodate the
Navy V--12 progrom. There will also be an inter-session of four weeks, which
begins on August 20, This is for the benefit of veterans and pre-induction
students who wish to obtain additional credit before entering the armed forces.

Henry Shenk will have summer football practice and I may have some»
summer basketball practice as quite a nurber of 17~year-olds will be coming in

and I will want to at least start them on some fundamentals.

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JAYHAWK REBOUNDS

 

June 25, 1945

Noe 3

‘Dear Fellow Jayhawkers :

Yesterday was Commencement day for 334 Kansas seniors, .George Nettles, the
captain of my 1920 Kansas football team, was one of the proud fathers who saw the
second of his children , Mary "Mimi", march down old Mt. Oread's slopes at twi-
light to the Xansos Memorial Stadium, which has served as the spacious ‘amphi-

. theatre for thousends of Kansas sons and daugnters who had greauated there before.

This giant concreve horseshoe opens. beautifuliy to Nature's mamncth horseshoe
upon whose rim are located the beloved buildings and i latin ot your alma mater.

George came down to the house with his famtiv before the University dinner
Sunday afternoon. I never see Goorge Netties bus what I think of that groat.
Kansas cometac: of 1920 against Nebraska, Kancas was ov.tweighed 27 pounds.to .
the man and faced a first half defeat of 20 to 0 against them. Tho Jayhawkers
rallied and pushed over three tourhdowns against a giant scarlet~clad Nebraska
team. That was the gamo that built the kansas stadium,

But I remomber tht on page 18 of last month's : Jayhawk Rebounds No. 16, I
promised you that I might toll the story of the “Dream Touchdown" gome. This

- game was against Iowa Svato College of Ames.’ Dr. Red Parsons, one of Stagg's

great players at the University of Chicago, was soashing the Iowa State toam.
We had carly season success, having defoated Bill Hargiss's Emporia Teachers 42

to O at Lawrence, ond then Ernio Berg's and Dwight Peam's Washburn College team

6 to 0. Dr. Mal Stovens was the quarterback for Washburn College. Later Dr.
Stevens went to Yale and played throe years of storling football for the Yale
Bulldogs. Dr. Stovens made football history os coach of sevorol castern teams,

New York University and others. Brinley, a great drcopkicker who had played pro-
fessional footbali for the Rock Island team the yoar bofore, dropkicked a field
goal for Coach Banks's Drake University Bulldogs from the 42 yard line. Kansas
finally scored a touchdown on a pass from Lonborg to Mandevilie, the Jaynawkers
wirning that game 7 to 3. And then.came tho Iowa State Cyslones, big, tough and
aggressive. But why go page when I promised you the Dream Toucndown storyeecese

Tho side goucheowH

A load of barrels was always good luck to the batting eyes of the New York
Giants under Muggsy McGraw,. but never have I looked over my loft shoulder at the
moon for good luck, nor am I afraid of the so-called hoodoo number, 13. Even a
black cat crossing my path has hold no terrors for mo.

. However, I have always played hunches and do to this day. That is so the
dream. toucndown == the only touchdown of the game -- materialized.

In ae ce fall of 1920, as Director of Athletics at the Univorsity of
Kansas, I found mysclf confronted with the combined dutios of Head Coach of Foote
ball and Hoad Coach of Basketball.

Our football team, averaging but 162 1b. to the man, was the lightest in our
athletic history at Kansas. This team, relying entirely upon forward passing and
place kicking, had won its first two preliminary games, against the Emporia Kansas
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Teachers and against Mark Banks's Drake University Bulldogse Iowa State, our noxt

opponent, heavy and oggressive, had been highly touted. Our situation looked none
too promising. In fact, the weok's proparntion was most disappointing.

In the earlier coaching days, I had formed the habit of taking a pencil and
pad to bed with ma, ottachinzg +:om to the pote by a pieco of etring. Solutions
to my knottiest proolems scemec always to come to me in the eeric hours, during
the meanderings of tho eubsonseicus. Invariably, they would vanish under the: spell
of daylight and the arduous duties accompanying it, unless I scribbled then down
on this ~ for reference in the a

I oe explain the twilight zone between a dream and o hunch. In fact, I
cannot logicaljy exp.ain either.a dream of o hunch, The psychologist might rough-
ly explain a dream as forecs driven by nervous or montal currents that we do not
“understands yet the incubation period might have been in previous reactions, _
occurring possibly months or years before. The currents cr forces might have
jJelled for a period, and then might flow at a most unexpected time, This funding
of all the years of experiences night gush out into a sudden perfect conclusion.

Possibly, out of the. exhaustivo drean theories of the psychologist, might
come an explanation of this drean, Howevor, whether apparition, vision, premoni-
tion, presentiment, or hunch, I shall relate the dream here as I told it on that
day to the football HREM

I sow an vcs with the faces of 11 Kansas gridiron warriors thoreine
Each face was set out in bas-relief. in the fusolage of that ship, as it took off
on old McCook Field. sind five of those men, whom I saw in the fuselage that night,
were not to have been in the anticipated starting line-up of the following Pie:

In this dream, the Iowa State team had kicked off to Kansas. The Kansas stew
ship had sailed to the north and over the east gonl. In despair, the Iowa State
players had folded their hands on their hips and gasped. This dream aione was
enough to convince mo that the men that I saw in that ship would be in my starting
line-up. Arthur "Dutch" Lonborg was the quartorback and field general.

Ten minutes before game time we were huddled in the dressing room for final
instructions and line-up announcenents« The anhouncenent came as a blast.

"Boys, I had a dream last night. I beliove in hunches, I saw o Kansas air-
plane with the faces of eleven of you taking off. Some of the faces in that ship
have not been seen in a starting line-up this year. But today I'm going to play
you just that way. Your ship swung from the west to “he north and arose above that
Towa State team, as you continued eastward to the goal line,

"I saw Harley Little playing right half back. And with the ball tucked undor
his arm, he started from noar our own goal line and I watched him as he crossed
Towa State's goat line, with the bail in his possession,

"Dutch, listen; if we win the toss, I want you to receive. And whoever re-
ceives the kick-off must carry it up to the right and center of the field, as far
as possible. On the next formtion, you call Harley Littie's signal, 46 -= right
half around left end, Do you year me, Dutch? I mean it." <A surprised and coger
Lonborg shouted, "Yos, sir!"

Kansas won the toss and chose to receive the kick-off, while Iowa State chose
to defend the east goal. Things were working perfectly, and exactly as we had
hoped. The reforee’s whistle shrilled tthe signal for the start. The Kansas fans
were on their feet, The kick-off to Kansas} Kenny Welch, diminutive 1353-ib.
Kansas full. back took the Iowa State kick-off on the Kansas goal line and ran it
back to right and center for 15.y4.
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Dutch Lonborg and his team, vividly remembering their dressing-room inétruc-
tions, lined up quickly, with Lonborg barking Harley Little's signal, "4g"
right half around left ond. After the first play following the kick-off, the fans
were still on thoir feet. ae

Quick as o flash the ball was snapped to Little, who lined up on a fake-kick
formation, but instoad Swept around left ond. The blocking was too perfect,
Little, allowing time for the blockers to take an Iowa Stato tackler out, cut back
from the sideline and on down the field, Now, only two defensive backs remained
as obstacles to his mad dash to the gonl. Kansas! offensive backs and guards
bowled the opposition over, and Kansas! Horley Little went over the Iowa goal lina,
standing up ond unhindered, for tho only score of the game. Sandefur kicked goal.
Score, Kansas, 7 ~- Iowa State, 0, ay a4

A seintillating dash of- 85 yd. was maneuvered over exactly the some terrain
as that describod to the team in the dream touchdown.

“Was it magic or hokun?" wondered the players as they left the field, Perhaps
they still wonder. So do I. But the play had worked successfully, and Konsas had
won the game. The game was the thing. S oRo

With the victory came many interesting angles of the analysis of the droon,
Morale took a new high with the football team. This mystic somethings. This
penotrable veil between tho reol and tho unreal! The victory was real, yet it:
now, too, seomed like a dream to tho men who had won it. Were they dreaming life
or living dreams? They wondered. 7 |

"Lucky," proclaimed the Iowa State players and thoir followers, But those |
Kansas gridsters who had listened to the pre-game dressing-room instructions knew
that Lady Luck had. been flirting with metaphysical fantasies that day e

Or was it the unusual ond mystic emphasis placed upon formation, number, 46,
that caused the Kansas blockers to clear the opposition away? Was it more than a
dream that left not one member of the Cyclone tean standing to bar the way to
Little's game-winning touchdown? lho knows? And, after all, what difference did
it make just then to the winners who had carried out their individual assignments?
It is the lystory of life that lures,

Many of you youngsters will not recognize the then young men of 1920. They
may be your fathers or your uncles at the present time. But to renew old rivalries
I will bring Iowa State back to the campus. Singularly, Iowa State plays Kansas at
Lawrence this year on October 6, 7

The Iowa State game was ployed after we had met and defeated Kansas State at
Manhattan, 13 to Q.. Charlie Bachman, who is now coaching Michigan State, was coache
ing his first Kansas State Wildcat team, Bachman had come from Northwestern Univ-
ersity where he had done right well with the Evanston Wildcats over a term of
several years. There was one interesting sidelight to the Kansas State game that
I think I should not fail to recount, Just before World War I, back about 1916,
Johnny Bender of Nebraska football fame, who is. now deceased, was coaching the
Konsas Staters. Guy Lowman, who passed away year bofore last at the University

of Viisconsin where he was head of the Departnont of Physical Education, was Ath-
letic Director. Those two strong men found life incompatible at Kansas State. So
violently did they disagree with cach other's policies that they were both asked
to resign. -

Johnny Bendor care to Jarrensburg where I was Director of Athletics and coach.
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of*all sports, and asked thet I apply for the job at Kansas State. Ho had. in mind
a reciprocal’ trading wherein ho ould go +o ee He of course painted a
rosy picture for my chances at Manhattan. Dr. S. J- Wators wus prosident of tho
institution, ana Lr. Wn. IL. Jardino, president lator at Kansas State, was .chairnan
of the avhletie soord. Iiixe Ahearn was professor ae hort:.cu' ture and not aS tant
time connevted wivh athictics,

I made the trip to Manhattan and met Dr. Jardine, Dro H. H» King, who. is now

chairman of the avhlotic coart, and Mike Ahearn on the_goif scurea.s..I_applied,.but

did not get the job. Jehriey Yender had rude sho arraneenent with 4. Gy Cievergur

who is now Director of a*hietics at Indiana VJnivorstty. to take ovor Clevenzer's

job at the University of Tennesseo, whiie Clevenger cane to Kansas State as: —

89} Re of Athletics in andor Ss position. “
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So: natured ly whon I-was meesing Kansas State with the firs’ athletic’ team
under my command, I was protty norvous abot the outtonme of that footoall games
Especialzy so when our kansas teum avewaged but 162 jo, to tho man, a waight
lighter than most high scniocl teams in <he State of Kansase i said to Captain

Goorge Nettles, "George, ‘I,am senrod to death of the Aggios.” I wil. never for-
get nis reply, because it sent -coid chiils shivering down ry as Ho gcid,
"Ok, .heek, Doc, wo cam beat thoso Azgios any day in the wee." I.sewu bit ofr

over-confidenec-in that statement and it scared me stiff. Cor tainty I didnot
want to.lose to the Aggies on the first game, and the fact that I dada‘ t get the
jcb has alvreys ‘prompted mo to put a little extra twist on my coach: ng whon:we .
meet. tho L.ggios in any sport. | ee

The o1d jinx in football was still hclding with the Aggies back in hbbS days
and, that was tle reason for the remark that George gave mo. I said, "George, that
is the most dengorous statement that you have ever made. Those Aggies ao be all
fired up under Boehnan; te: new coach, and they will bo hard to handle.’

Z “ill never: forget tho ee to Ilanhattan and howiany years I aged in that
one dav, Rachman was, and still is, one of those dynanic, driving personclivties.
Of covrse thoy were using the Notre Dame shift as Bachman was one of the immortal
starr at Notro Dane, The Aggic tear came out on the field, followed by three, or
four other hustling olevens, and they fairly covered the field with purple jorseys.
Those were tho days of the Cowell boys, Brady and his brother, fron Ottawa: Univer-=

sity, who were.transfors,from Kansas State. ‘How those.fow seconds at the start

of the game seored my memory}! I was still thinking of Goorge Nettles' renark. We
kicked off to the Aggies who, it seems to mo, wore defonding their west goal. An
Acgio -back hustlod She ball ‘straight dowm the fiold 22 yards. ‘Then the Aggies
qvickly ‘lined up with their shift and they went off around our: ond for 25 yards.
They lined up evon.moro quickly. the second tirie and around our ond they came agoin
for 35 yards. As I recall, they were on our 25 yard lino after three plays. I
had visions of a touchdown.in less than two ninutes that woud be scored.against
us. Again thoy lined up with lightning-like rapidity. The ball was snapped back
and it strwck. Brady Cowoll on his left shoulder and ricochotod hig’ in the air.
Arnie Boll, our not too speedy ond, grabbed tho ball in the air in its descent and
run laboriovsiy with the whole wiggie team in pursuit. It was a nightmare watching
Arnie run and watching “he Aggies seemingly overtake him, But ho reli across the
goal line exhausted witl half of tho Aggies piling on hin. We made tho goal fron
touchdown, and for a fow moments we were safo. aT :

Vie continued to punt,. taking no chances until it was -set ,up for a pass” from
Lonborg to Mandeville on the old formation X play which went for a touchdown, and
we converted. From then on we wore psxfestly ss tisficd to hola our lead, and I
went out of Manhattan ten yoars young er tnan when = had arrived.

5. & ; 2. ye is
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This is a long way to go to get to Ames and tho Iowa State game, but here we
are. <Arnio Bell was not in this Iown Stato starting line-up. because both Tad Reid
and Red Ivy were a littlo faster in going down under Dutoh Lonborg‘s and Johnny
Bunn's punts. Johnny Bunn, who is now dean of nen at Stanford University, did not
start this gomo, as my dream the night. before the game lert his faco out of the
starting line-up picture. Neithor did Andrew MeDonald,, Both McDonald and Burm
played leading parts in the Nebraska game, which we may porhaps describe in the
next Jayhawk Rebounds: This Nebraska game was the game that built the Kansas.
Stadium, | ee ‘f

Fre starting-line-up for tho Iowa State game was: ‘Tad Reid, left end; George
Nettles, left tackles Pete Jones, loft guard; Gordio Saunders, conter; Severt Higgins,
(deceased) right guard; Ed Sondefur, right tacklos Red Ivy, right ond; Dutch Lonborg,
quarterback; Harley Little, left halfback; Frank Mandeville, right halfback; Kenny ~
weleh, fullback. : ES i ny é 398 2 8 ins

As I read this. line-up what pleasant nemories are revived of this young,
scrappy outfit of Kansas boys. from post-World War I. They were tired of war and
eager for the game. How much alike will be the. games after World War II. Youth
tired of war and regimentation, will be seeking the contest and combat of athletic
games. The game will be the thing, and.that will be the great reloase that all
strong young men will bo secking.e: I am-trying to visualize the first full season
after V-J day when our country is at poace and old lit, Oread is oxpericricing the
joy of the returning votcrons. I think it will be ne different from what we ex-
perioncod back in 1920,. a 8 hee ee Gee ee

“As a clincher for this argumont Ihave just received a letter from Pfc. Ross
Fisher (APO 334, San Francisco), written somewhere on.Guam. Ross is tho son of |
Harold C. Fisher, our city clerk. He says, "I have. been unable to entor K.U. as a
student due to a bunch of yellow-belliod rats that call thomsolves the people of
the Rising Suns A lot of us out here beliove: that their motto now ae “the sinking
sun", At least I-hope the sotting of the sun will signify the ond of war and the
beginning of long and rightful peace. Then and not uncil then will’ we be abie to
settle down in’some good seats in Hoch suditoriun .and see championship basketball
games again, « » » I would like to see your tean of stars of the last ten years
for K.U, listed in the next issue of Rebounds. How about ia 7

Ross, I have been asked that hundreds of times and it would be tho most diffi-
cult thing in the world for me to pick an all-star sean. Many of the greatest — |
playors that I-have over had would not be picked by ts fans heenuse they were not
the ones that scored the most goals, many times. Thuy were the quist, Joyal in-
dividuals who were the oil.cups and not the files, in some instances. tho so-called
stars have not been the mon that really made the team. They s¢o*véi the points. So
I have steadfastly refusod to pick on ail-star teum bo2zause that would be impossible.

In my 28 years of coaching basketball at the University several gonerations of
college students have come and gone.. Thoreforo, *t csems +o me that the only fair.
way would be to pick’an all-star team of a seven-year noriod, T can think ‘of ‘a
great player who gave his life in the first World War whic played on my 1908-'09
team. . He was one of the greatest of centers, and then I san begin: tc think.of the .,
run of champions from 1922 to 1927 when Kansas won 34 straign’ conference’ gamés:
without o loss. And then again I can think of boys that puthips were as great
sturs as any of the toys on a winning toam that played on josing teans,. and yét in
my opinion they were preat.' So, until somebody. foreus ne unto it, I’ can't pick.a
few boys when I have had so many. A-good passer many times is nore valuable than
— scorer. «ind yet how little the world recognazes.him. That is the low of
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Yio will follow your request, Ross, and save a tickot for the first basketball
game-when you got hone and you will be ny personal guest. Now don't forget. But
I will have to.ask you to personaily romind ne of that because when the excitement
of tho game is on I might accidentaily forgot you. So if you don't uso your Gel.
nerve, then it will bo your own rault, because I will be dolighted to have you.

"IT an going.to do. the “brovherly act" stunt now. There are several brothers
in’ the sorvice, and having rad five vrothsrs of ay owm in my immediate family, I
know with what grsat affection the. tia of orotkorteod is in compat. dnd having
wo sons in tho sormvise I car roadily dirce.n vhat tie greatest thing in all the
world would be when two brohevs wwes or Tieiis of combat or on the high seas,
even if for just a moment. It saiasios something in them that nothing else can
dos” : : a :

: I acknowledge with ‘shanks a letter from jlan C. Fisher, oa brother of Ross,
(APO 104,. New York) from-somowhore in.Germany, ian says, "T want to write to you
noainky “to express my appreeiation to you for sonding me a copy of the Rebounds. I
think ches its-a great piece of roading materiol. It is something which I wanted
+o 1eecive wnen you first published it but sinco i thought that it was prinarily
ids ‘your boys! I was hesitant to ask for ite snd, I'm definitely looking forward
to nore of it now that I’ve hada *aste of tho cakes . + « Pernaps Dad has told you
‘hat I am on my way honé - not to stay, I'n sure, but at loass for 1 visit. Ons of
thea highlights: of ‘my journey through, I hope, wil. be tho Hill. Undorbtoedly- there
:a7s been a lot of changes thero sinco I saw it last» I'm anxious to see +he new
chepel. and having the old shack down which used to ‘be west of the Fngineering
Buiiding should be o big improvement. Its going to be hard to wait for trot cld
Hil] +o show up on the horizons « 1» I'm not sure what the T. P. Hunter momorial
fund is, but without ‘lodking I know that it is..something good, Te. P. wos ‘one cf

the finest follows I over knew, If I get back there I intend to add ny tit to- tho
fune. Until I cet to see you personally,. good. luck to ‘you ond all the Jayhawkers."

Alan, I hope that you arrive in Lawrence sooner than this Jayhawk Rebounds

reachos yous ~~ ehad? #5 : a

-. Ana fron M/Sgt, Don Ee Blair (APO 408, New York) who is somewhere in Germany,
we have received an interesting lotter.- Don says: — "Received the mush apprect.ated
Rebounds yesterday, I think 4t 4s one of. tho most appreciated letters thas I re-
ceive, . . - There is a big. lump in my throat every time thore is mention of 7. Pe
‘ees « « Most of ‘our time is now spent. just wondering what will happen- to us next.

To use en old: exprossion hero, we wonder if it wiil be YGoldcn Gatn in '48", or
"Fort Dix in '56", or.even "CBI in late July", I guess time only will tell. « » »

I guess about the biggest thrill I havo had overseas happened when my brotior
walked into our headquarters last Monday morning. He cazie overseas about ‘wo months
ago and since I tame into Germany wo have been trying to find oach other. We fcund
out that one night while our battalion was moving from Franco to Germany that we
slept within ton niles of each othor,. He only had 24 hours and had to rotu:n to -
his camp in Belgiun, Hope to seo nore. of hin‘but that is hard to tell how thas
will work out.": a a .

‘Don, your suggostion about giving the boys' full addrossos would be fino, ex-
cept that wo do not desire in any way to violato the ccdo of wartime prattices as
set forth by the Office of Consorship, We do use the latest APY nembor “hat we

havo here, and that will get to him although you may not know oxactly where he is

‘because that would: lend aid and comfort to the eneny. ge Pautiee
eg Baa - > arent on & a a. .