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Office. I imagine Mr, Smiley always had plenty of work because approximately 65%
of tho population in Detroit is foreign-born, mostly Polish. We men folks shot
the buil while the women folks prepared tho Christmas meale I could hardly wait
because I sow them bring the food and put it on the table dish by dish, What an
—appetive I was getting! Finally lirs, Nelson said, “Come and get it*. That was
the best thing she could have said, for we were up and at tem instantly, There
befor? us on the table was a dinnor that I am used to gotting at home on Christ-
mas Eve - turkey, turkey dressing, celery, mint jelly, mashed potatoes, gravy,
green peas, fresh corn, bread, butter, milk, coffee, mince and raisin pie, and
ice cream. What amenl! There I was getting just what I thought I was. going to
miss out on, thanks to Mrs. Nelson, and believe you me I got plenty of everything
especially mashed potatoes und gravy.

"after dimmer we all went in the front room, sat around the fireplace, _
and we Kansans argued with the Michigans which was tho better state. Of course,
if you ask me, I'm afraid the Kansans won; I'm not partial to my side - not much}
Before we left to go back to the hotel we each received a present. My present,
from scmeone who had never seen me before, was a handkerchief and a doliar bill,
and I mean they were beth welsome for I had a bad cold, and in this day and time
with butter being $1.00 a pound a dollar bill will come. in very handy to anybody.
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"This year is the first that I have trained 100% hoping that perhaps
sacrificing some cf my better times would make me a better basketball piayer. I
still believe you have to give in crder to receive, and I'm going to continue to
give hcping that I will in the near future get a break. I believe if I will not
try so hard and relax more I will begin to clivk.

"After the game John Buessher received the game basketball because he was
captain of the team that fought so hard fer that one point victory. He sure did
want that ball, and I can see why, What I weuldn't give to be a captain of a
Kansas team playing in the Great Madison Square Garden. It is every boy's drean,
. but very few ever receive that honor,"

Don Blair: "Dec. 23 - aftor walking several blocks with full pack as the
army would say, we took the bus for Michigan Central Station and boarded” the New
York Central "Mercury", which left Chicago exactly on time ot 9:16 acm, As we
traveied out thréugh the suburbs cf Ssuth Chicago an Illinois Central Elevated
ca> zoomed by us as if we wore standing still, The pcrter said we wers prebably
hitting abeut 55 to 60 miles per hour at the time, As the squad rezaxed in their
seats for the trip to Detroit it was soon lcarned that we were on one of the
finest trains in the country. Each car was a work sf art and a home of comfort,
eee © ¢ o « Dece 28. It was really a dreom’come true to trot out on the court
of the 'Garden'. The game started with a bang and we soon had a small lead.

This lead was hold until about the middle of the fourth quarter when Charlie
Black ond Armand Dixon fouled out. at this peint Ferdhem hit a couple cf weird
shots to take the lead, Bob Fitzpatrick hit a free threw to put us sne point
behind and a few moments later the Phi Delt Kids, Fitzpatrick and fvans, took the
ball down the court on a fast break with Ray dumping. in a set--up which preved to
be the winning baskete Tho last fow seconds were vory exciting. fcr the crowd and
also the players.e Fordham nearly sosred but the ball was o little short and the
game ended in a scramble for the ball with “whe score 51-30, Kansas, cs & « &. 8

"Dec. 30 - Philadelphia, Convention Hall had a very nice place to play
but the socre bcard was hard to see because there were se many seats in frent of
it. The geme was fairly clese the first half and-we held a small lead the first
half, The “irscn men! got started the second half and ran ‘he legs ff of 8%.
Joseph, Doc used only sne substitute until the last two minutes whon he tcok
owt She starting five, who reccived a great hand from the crowd of about 9£00,

"The fmuiest thing at the game was St. Jcseph's cheerleaders, They had