caster from Buffale, N. Ys Jim teld me that he interviewed you en his pregram
several times when you were traveling threugh Buffale."

Yes, indeed, Jim, of ceurse I knew Rellie Williams. He is a grand chap

anda fine ceach. We had a terrific time with his basketeers at Iewa City,

Winning out in a flash by 2 peimts. And ef ceurse I remember my geed friend,
Jim Wells, and the interview with him im Buffale, where we played en eur sur-
prising eastern trip. I theught we weuld have a let ef treuble with St...
Bemaventure's, but the beys played te my surprise and amazement, winning by a
seere ef 55 te 22... - s

I have always theught that the Kansas basketball team, riding the ceaches

with the service men en that eastern trip, many ef whem were wounded, get a

new cenceptien ef this war. They certainly ferget their petty treubles be-
cause they swarmed all ever the eppesitien. We won four straight games,
coming back with a theusamd per cent on our eastern jaunt - which is semething!

I want te acknewledge receipt ef a letter frem an eld time friend, Ed
White, ef New pert, R. I. I remember he was in my class at Springfield, Mass.
YeMeCeAe College back in 1931. He imvited Mrs. Allem and our family te New-
pert, Re [., and turned ever his summer cettaze fer twe weeks on the shere.
We bathed in the wonderful salt water four times a day and get as teugh as
leathers: When the war is over I would like nething better than two levely
weeks om the sheree Mrs. Allen and the girls visited the Newpert Coleny where
they had Red Cress benefit secial sessiens, and the wemenfelks went threugh the .;
summer gardens and hemes ef the Asters, the Vanderbilts and some of the Four
Hundred elite. Persemally I stayed on the shere, and refused to shave all the
time I was there. I got mere kick out ef the silk-stecking brigade's enviren-
ment at that distance. |

But I did enjey the hespitality ef Ed White and his family. Beb and I
played beach tennis with a small net, a ceuple ef paddles and a sponse ball.
We really had seme sessions! Beb was abeut ten years of age.

Lt. Geerge Stapleten is the Physical Training Officer at the Walla

Walla Army Air Field. Geerge says, "Our basketball team is met tee red het

as yet but we de have pessibilities. . . . Our Air Ferce is divided inte
feur districts. We are in the nertherm district. The winners ef the four
districts play eff im San Framcisce, and the winner there represents the

Air Ferece in a Natienal Tourmament in New Yerk, en March 15th. The jeker in
getting up a geod team lies im the fact that these men must de all ef their
practicing amd playing after they have fimished their day's werk. Seme ef
the beys werk as high as 12 and 16 heurs at a time, se yeu can see that they
are tired when they ceme eut te practice. We find hewever that if they de
come eut after they get eff werk they are really seld en the game, and they
are swell te werk with."

It leeks as if yeu have quite a schedule, Geerge. Mere pewer te yeu.
We are mighty preud ef the way yeu are geing.

Frem Capt. Ferrest G. Stith, APO 650, New Yerk, a brether ef E. G. Stith,
fermerly Fereman ef the Umiversity Press: “Even theugh accident ef birth
teek place fer me in Misseuri, I de enjey every word ef yeur Rebeunds. Ne.

12 just arrived yesterday. My Summer Session attendance and asseciatien in
classes with Schlademan, Dr. Naismith and yeu in 1924 (20 years age!) pulls
me te Mt.» Oread mere than yeu think. My chief clerk, a Hutchinsen athlete,
S/Set. Beb Streup, is a member ef eur Wing Hq. team new. . . » Abilene is
the heme tewn ef “Ike", but alse the heme ef 50% eof Ce. H, 139th Inf. By
the way, I hear the eld 35th is doing all right ever there new." —

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