-To Ensign T. M. Van Cleave, Jr.; USNR
Armed Guard Center (Pacific),
Treasure Island,-

San EE RBE HOOD y California,

‘Tom. Was recat cm a practicing attorney in Kansas City, Kansas, and was our "Pirst
aid" and the most important one among our alumi in interesting young boys to
obtain a higher education on Mt. Oread. I want you to know, Tommy, that we en-
joyed your letter very much and we are using this, ‘with your ‘permission, toc!
show howmen in the service feel about the continuance of athletics, in colleges.
Every good luck to you, old fellow, I saw your wife, Caroline at the wedding
festivities. She looked fine, ey end’ happy, but I know she must be lone=-
some for the old man.

“after being in the Southwest Pacific for sometime I recently returned
and found that Dad had ee me = enclosed your excellent et Jey
hawk: Rébounds.

"It is as you know quite airfioult to keep up with the news. obout: people
-and-places when you don't receive your mail for two or three months o ‘However,
-when you do get your mail it is really a pleasure to sit down ard leisurely
read it starting with thefirst and reading till you catch up. This of course
gives us practically all the information about what has happened while wo are

One e-
pa "T notice in your Jayhawk Rebotmds sic you discussed the ‘coming dodtball .
and basketball seasons. I am certainly glad to see that you are planning to
continue sports at the University of Kansas, This would be true even if they
had only 11 men out for football ond 5 men out for basketballe

"All the ser'vice personnel that I have come in contact with are interested
in what happeried ‘in the world of sports. Regardless of the caliber of the |
players my men-and all the rest are interested in whethor. the Yankees won or.
lost and who is going to play in the World Serics, Tho ncn under me are of
_ course only a cross-section of service personnel generally but I om certain
that they are truly a representative groupe

"Tl recently ran across John Breidenthal who is recreation officer for a
large campe It secmed that*hdé had been coaching the basketball team without
a basketball. Fortunately I had one on hand which we couldn't use. I gave
this basketball and a few softballs to him and he was:very glad to get theme

"Please Ente, my regards to Mrs, Allen's nd Mit and Isabelle.

ce E ‘Sincerely, | A

Tom,"

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RUMOR! 32% Authoritative talk is going around among the wise ones
thot the War Department will raise the ban on the army boys in the oolleges so
far as athletics are concerned soon after the football: season is overe Doubt-
less the ODT saw too much travel and congestion for the football season.
Basketball, requiring much smaller numbers,: may gét the nod. However, due to
the traffic congestion, the Army may not grant it,’ ‘but the word in the East is
to the effect that they will.

We are indebted to Lieut. John T. Andrews, 541 Konwood Avenuc, Dayton,
Ohio, an old Purdue athlete, formerly president of Lawrence Rotary Club, and