medals won in swimming, diving and life saving competition." I'll bet she
didn't get any of those medals from the soldiers’

Pvt. Charles R. Chapman, Charles is the son of my old golfing
29th Training Group, Sqdn. B, partner from McLouth, Kansas, "Dutch"
Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Chapman. I was delighted to help him get

in the Air Corps.

While in Coffeyville this month at a football banquet I had the pleasure

of going over to visit with Bill Huggins, the brother of Charlie Huggins,

who played on Colorado's Big Seven championship basketball team two years
ago. Colorado went to the finals against Stanford. Bill Huggins had some
bad luck with arthritis but he is one of the most cheerful shut-ins that I
have ever known and he is a living athletic encyclopedia. We are sending
Bill a Rebounds and assuring him that no where have we seen exhibited more
courage. Keep up the fight, Bill, you are a great soldier’

To Dr. and Mrs. J.C. Jessen, of Peabody, Kansas, who have been great
loyal K.U. fans and have been responsible for sending us Hoyt Baker and
Charles Moffett, two sterling all-round athletes, - we send our very best.

I wish to now asknowledge greetings from Glenn Oatman, Si/e, Athletic
Dept., U.S.N.A.S-, Olathe, Kansas; A/S Edward Sayers, Sqdn, 27, AFCC, Santa
Ana, Calif; Miller Cameron; 347 W. Parker Blvd., Baton Rouge, La.; J. Donald
Keown, 219 N. Webb., Caldwell, Kansas; the genial editor of the Southern
Coach and Athlete, and basketball coach at Georgia Tech - Dwight Keith;
Willard L. Winey, PhM 2/c, Hq. 1st Bn. 7th Marines, c/o Fleet Postoffice,
San Francisco, Calif.; Lt. Jack M. Werts, Prov. Sqdn. F, Salt Lake Air Base,
Salt Lake City, Utah; Matt Heuertz, 533 E. 6th No., Provo, Utah; and Ensign
Delbert Campbell, USS - LST 241, c/o Fleet Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif.

=o * =

I had hoped to have a Christmas edition of the diaries of the boys who
made the trip to New York last year to send to the mothers, but since this
did not materialize I want to give you a few excerpts of the diaries of the
boys who did turn them in.

Paul Turner: "The University of Kansas Jayhawkers left Lawrence at
2 pem. Dec. 22 on the Santa Fe railroad for the East where they were going
to play for of the top basketball teams of the nation, namely: St. Bona-
venture of Buffalo, Fordham U. of New York; St. Joseph's of Philadelphia;
and St. Louis U. of St. Louis, Mo. Accompanied by the trainer, the publicity
menager, and Dr. Allen, the squad of 13 boys were leaving for what any
basketball player would call his "dream" trip. .......

Dec. 24. Armand, Otto and I were told that we were to ravi Christmas
Eve dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, in Detroit. Mrs. Nelson is an alumna
of K.U. We have many friends in common and I never felt more at home ourside
of my real home in my life. The Smileys and the Nelsons were very friendly.
Mr. Nelson worked for the U.S. Rubber 6o. and Mr. Smiley worked at the Detroit
Immigration Office. I imagine Mr. Smiley always had plenty of work because
approximately 65% of the population in Detroit is foreign-born, mostly
Polish. We men folks shot the bull while the momen folks prepared the
Christmas meal. I could hardly wait because I saw them bring the food and
put it on the table dish by dish. What an appetite I was getting! Finally
Mrs. Nelson said, "Come and get it." That was the best thing she could have
said, for we were up and at ‘em instantly. There before us on the table was
a dinner that I am used to getting at home on Christmas Eve - turkey, turkey

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