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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