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sy BS Jack Worts, APO- 558, New York, as sports. writer on the Daily
Kansan, sent me’a: picture of his bomber group, of which he is the bombardier.
Jack says, “Last night there was a boy from Kansas here on, the base. He has
just returned from Switzerland after having made an emergency landing over there
last ‘spring. His name is Morse and he's from Emporia, Kansas. He informs me
that Vic. Trusler, formerly of K.8.T. C. Emporia, athletic department, is a Red
Cross diréotor and is in London, « . As 6f Aug. end I've beén .o member of the
‘caterpillar club’. - We had to bail out of our ship, ‘over friendly territory,
upon return from a mission, The ship was in a badly ventilated condition, but
no one ‘was hit.’ Maybe you think a fellow doesn't get a fluttery feeling in his
' or Ray before ~ leaves that shipt It's a long way: to the bottomt"

; “'Phanks ee oe Ghewire, Sacks ‘That is a swell Lenting eoeals of
fellows. We're proud of every one of yous

| “Lt. We Ae "Tony" coffin, -USS tebuga, Son filanoddibos sends us the.
iddveda ée Lt.: Jack Sands, MOQD, Naval Air ‘Station, Daytona, . Fla. Jack was..e
pitcher deluxe on the '39-'40 baseball team. Thanks, Tony, we are BARRY: to ada
, Jagm” 8 name to the mailing lst for the cage ‘Rebounds, 3 a ned

Cape Re hie "Bob" Hagentt; Master of the ‘ss Cleve lend siibe: ites,
"I note that Freddy Harris is gun captain in a merchant ship. I'd really love
having him in my ship for just one voyage at least. My present gunnery officer
is a miler from Iowa Univ, ‘He made tho Kansés Relays’ twice and knows you and
‘your record at K.U. -« fee highly of you’ and thai Kansas Relays. He likes
* our OR to es 7.

. T have ak you bayaie our basketball schedule, and now a ser about
our ed Goale. you be here for éur opening game on Friday, December 8, you
would be delighted with the improvements mde on, the. basketball court. The
floor has. been sanded uiitil it is lovely, and thoré, is enough red paint to make
you think that you were in-a cocktail lounge. The free throw circles and “the
lines inside of them all have ‘been painted red, = ‘the old: Kansas crimson, or
rather, its scarlet because © it is flaring. . Tie ‘two=foot center circle. is in.
red and there isan entire sea of'red three feet around the entire playing. OarGae
The end lines and side lineé&- are in blue; broken ‘with a Gircle of white every
ten inches. There is a big blue K superimposed ‘on the island of red in the
center of the floor, and thé blue ~ ‘has’ a ag? whit Aine’ around it,, an titing it
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| ' For the. first timé sits Hoch Auditorium has ‘been, puilt, 2 real,
‘énketalt surface’ with wll the trimmings is now in effect. Now, the only. thing
that remains is to have a team that will dedicate such a beautiful playing sure
face. And as one great, big, husky football captain. wha had more, power then
‘oratory and goot Friglish, said; when eblled upon” for. a speech, ee IT. have tee’
te “ is, we'll do the best I‘can." ; vee
(Eee 4 "Little" Elmer Schanke Mec: assistant’ basketball eodela this season.
\.Johnay Bunn, now Dean of’ len at Stanford, years ago was my assistant, ‘and Frosty
“COX, now coach of the Colorado Bisons’, was’ ny assistant, and. now "Little! Elmer
Schiake is my assistant. He helped” Henry’ Shenk ° in. football,, Qs ae Imows eG:
oe and. : ‘will give "ema — Sed OWE ut - Me

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