prettiest girls ef Beleit, Kansas. Cengratulatiens te yeu, Hill axd
Margaret, and may every geed thing ceme te yeu and yeurs. 5ill pleyed
feetball here in 1940.

Maj. Fen A. Durand, Fleet Pesteffice, San Francisce, wrete en Dec. 12th:
"I have been back with my battalion for nearly 4 menth new, and its mighty
é@ifficult te realize that I have spent a merth's leave at heme. After such
a leave its teuzh te settle dewm te this military life again, but it seems
there is no alternative. . . After seeing yeu in Lawrence, we went ex te
Payette, Mee, where Katie and I were married om Oct. 2lst. Her father was
Dr. Merrill Smith of Fayette, whem yeu might have known abeut twenty years
ASGe « « « We flew te Sar Francisce where we spent ten days er se befere I
had te leave fer everseas aghin. Believe me, its hard te leave that secend
time, especially after having just beem married’ .'. . I finally received
word that Dana is in seuthern France. Se far as I knew he has net yet been
in actien, but undeubtedly he will seen have that eppertunity. . . . When
sheulé I see the ether day evt here but Mike Sihlenick, whe is a Lt. in the
U.S.M.C. We had a fine talk together and he asked that I relay his regards
te you and Dean Nesmith. I certainly enjeyed seeing yeu and yeur family
agein and wish that I ceuld have had a lenger visit with yeu alle Give my
my regerds te Henry Shenk and Dean Nesmith, and the best ef luck ite the
Jayhawkers during basketball seasen."

Fen, yeur letter came just after we had received onay ef the passing
ef yeur wonderful dad on December 24th in Jumctien City. I recall with
what animation amd pride he walked inte the effice here with ysou in Octeber.
I ceuld see his fierce pride and leve fer his three fine sens whe are all in ~
the service. Put life is like that. Mr. Durand filled a wexderful mission
in life. Besides having ene of the mest hespitable hemes in Junctien City,
graced with the presence ef the wenderful mether ef his beys, he was knewn
threugheut his extire community as one ef the mest public spirited and ene
ef the mest durable citizens ef Kansas. The plan of tite has been fulfilled.
Our deepest sympathies te his bereaved family.

I have just teday received a letter teen Capt. Clint Kana ce, USMCR, Fleet
Pesteffice, San Francisce, whe says, "Have time fer a nete se 1 a. I'd
let yeu knew that I'm fime as can bee Teday makes a year eur ship has been
eut ef the States amd 13 menths en sea duty fer me. Its gone fast -1944- and
I can't say that its been meneteneus and uninteresting all the time. The
war has gene a leng way in a year - frem England te the German berder in Eurepe,
and frem Kwajalein te Luzem in the Pacific. Maybe a year frem new we will be
in Berlin and Tekie. We have excitement eccasienally but net day after day
under adverse cenditiens like the infantry. . . . Haven't had any mail fer a
ceuple ef weeks se sheuld get seme seen. I always enjoy your newsletter -

_ its splendid fer yeu te keep that up fer I knew everyone overseas eats up every

word ef ite . « Hepe yeu have a geed ball club. One thing sure, when the war
is ever - with Evans, Snelly, and the rest back we'll take them apart again. ."

Well, Snelly is up te his eld tricks! I think many ef you will be in-
terested in this letter frem Capt. Fred G. Heinlen, Asst. Physical Training
Officer at Selman Field, where Snelly has been.

"I theught yeu might be interested im hearing abeut ene ef yeur beys, Otte
Schnellbacher. He has just left eur field te enter Bembardier's Scheel
but while he was here he did a fine jeb as a soldier and as an athlete.
“He was the cutstanding bey en eur feetball team this year. His defensive
end play amd his pass catching ability was the best any ef us have ever
seen areund here. He played the last five ball games we had and made the

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all-eppenent teem ef each ef the five clubs. In additien te that he made

the first team ef the all-seuthern service team, a real hener when ene

realizes hew many service teams played feetball in the seuth last seasen.
"Because ef his duties, we had Schnellbacher just fer eur last feur basket-
ball gamese He was the big facter in winning all feur averaging 22 peints
per game against pretty fair eppesitien. New that he has gene, things will
be reugh. While he was here, I really leeked like a geed ceach. This bey
is a real credit te the University ef Kansas and the ceaching staff. He was
well liked and was a credit te the service, the pest, and Selman's athletic
teamse We are serry that he has left Selman Field."

Congratulations, Snelly!? : always bet en yeu te deliver the geeds..

Lte Charles B. Black, APO 650, New Yerk, writes that he is rather
disgusted with Italy amd is emphatic in his statement that we are always
going te have treuble with the Italiam race. Gesh darn it, Charlie, I have
been having treuble with the human race fer better than fifty yearsi But they
tell me the first fifty are the hardest, se there is still hepe.

Charlie writes; "I've visited many interesting things in Reme, Flerence,
Naples and Pempei, but weuldn't give twe cents te ever ge in any ene ef the
cities agdim. There's a saying that Africa ends im Reme and Italy begins at:
Remee It helds pretty muchtrue. Tite nerthern Italians are more civilized,
and much cleaner. . .. We are living in a Ceunt's palace which is an antique,
started way back im 1200. And I de mean an antique. But its warm and we have
lets ef servants and a swell bunch ef beys in the squadren te mix with. We
can't kick when we knew what the deughbeys put up with. .. . De you remember
Kenny Brewn whe went te K.U. in 1942? I met him im Naples where he had been
fer seme time in a hespital. He had been weunded and was geing back te the
front. They really peur it em the Infantry efficers. I've get a let ef respect
fer them. . . I send my fondest reagrds te Mrs. Allen and family."

Mrs.e Allen and the family received yeur felicitatiens and geed wishes,
Charlie, and they are reciprecated a theusand per cent. They are very fend ef

yeu and yeur whele family. It is met mecessary fer us te say that we are preud

ef the feurteen missiens yeu have flewa. Glad the thirteenth is ever!

We learn that Charlie's area basketball team wen the champienship and
that they are te ge en te the 12th area fer a teurnament.

Charlie's brether, Beb, is in England, flying a treep carrier, and deubt-
less has taken many treeps imte France. We knew yeu beth want te get the jeb
ever with. Here's the eld seed luck signal. Happy landing, goed hunting and
a safe return. |

‘I have just received a new address fer Cpl. Jehn W. Ballard, APO 263, New
Yerk - eld Jecke Ballard, the bey that rides the metercycles, the jeeps and
half-traecks er anything mechanical, and when it deesn't go fast enough he just
dismeunts the baby and gees on foot faster than the vehicle.

C. EB. McBride, sperts editer ef the Kansas City Star, called me and said,
“Was Jack Ballard en yeur team?" I said, “Yes, he was", in the best Texas
lamguage I ceuld cemmand. He said, “Well, this guy Ballard just wen the champ-
ienship fer his eutfit at Camp Bewie, Texas, im basketball. He was the star
and averaged 22 peints per game. He was the whele shew up there in the strates-
phere with his 6 ft. 7 in., or semething like that.” Om December 10th Jack
had written, "I have werked conscientiously on timeing my rebeunds, and alse
my defensive tacties an¢ I believe I am improving, ne feelin'." Frem MeBride's
cement, he Bas net only impreved, - he has arrived, and hew happy I am fer
yeu, Jack. Listen, brether, if seme ef eur eppesing rats doen't kneck eff some

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ef eur best beys, the Big Six will be heping that something had happered
te seme of them when yeu guys return.

Jack says, further: "I played a little feetball this fall whenever
I had time during sy off-duty heurs. I was learming hew te handle my 220
peumds te a geed advantage. The Army has been building me up with their
calisthenics pregram. I alse have been studyimg up en my ‘dirty fighting', ane
have riven a few classes in it. The Infantry gets the credit, but witheut
the Cavalry Recon. Treeps, they weuld be paralyzed in their nevements."

I have just received a V-mail frem Maj. Lawrence E. Filkin, APO 3590,
New Yerk, ef the medical cerps, whe says: "Met am eld friend ef yeurs
last night he was 2nd Lt. Beb Oyler. He'd been commissioned the day before.
He's fime, but getting a few gray hairs, likes his werk and wishes with me that
there was a basketball eeurt areund these parts, We're new in the same eut-
fit by virtue ef my chasge of jebs seme time age. We expect te be able te
get tegether quite often, amd ne deubt will have seme fine bullfests abeut old
KeU. We have suow almost daily and it has getten pret'y cold a ceuple ef times.
Nevertheless, it makes this miserable ceuntry almest beautiful, and we doen't

mind."

It was goed te hear frem yeu, Larry. And we are happy te put Beb Oyler
en our mailing list, Beb, I hepe yeur legal decisiens are as direct as were
yeur shets wher yeu fired them at the bueket in old Rebinsen Gymnasium.
Cengratulatiens, Beb, on yeur cenmissien!

FLAS H ! wae-- We were just that, - a flash in the pan, when it came to
helding the victery that we sheuld have had twice in eur game with Oklahema.

We were eight peints ahead ef the Seexners en twe different occasions, but.

each time the beys ferget te held the ball. It was a heartbreaker fer the beys
te lese, beeause they sheuld have wen. But yeu knew the beys are yeung. That
is why they are in cellege, and I hepe they will learm - and I believe they
will, beeause they are all saying, eemscieusly and uncenseieusly, "The Seeners
are ceming te Lawrence on February 13". Wateh their smeke!

Lowes give yeu acain eur schedule fer the remainder ef the season se
that yeu may keep up with eur games:

January 27 - Iewa State at Lawrence
January 350 - Kansas State at Lawrence
February 10 - Nebraska at Lincelu
February 13 - Oklahema at Lawrence
February 16 - Kansas State at Manhattan
February 24 - Misseuri at Lawrence
Vareh 2 = Iewa State at Ames

We have ene additiemal game, met shewn in the sehedule abeve, that has just
been arramged. The Olathe Clippers will play here in Hech Auditerium en
Tuesday, February 6th.

Majer Arthur S. Andersen, M. D., was our affable and efficient team
physician fer all sperts baek im the thirties. His ready wit, friendly
personality and high efficiency are shown in these lines, written frem the
Mitehell Cenvalescent Hespital at Camps, California. “Received my second
Rebeunds. Mrs. A. J. sent me my first while I was im Chima. Have had a let
of chasing areund in the past year amd a half. The Carribbean, Central and
Seuth America, Afriea, Egypt, Arabia, India, Burma, China, Australia, Panama,

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and what net. . . . The pest had an ever-victerieus feetball team and
naturally I was tagging aleng as the Dec. All the players were from the

Seuth Pacifie, all had malaria and mest ef them had been weunded frem ene

te feur times. I was preud te tag alemg with such a gamg. We played junier
ceblege league teams and it was imteresting te nete that eur gang, that had
been killing Japs with their hands, played a let cleaner than the pure and
umsullied children in the eppestitien. . . . Saw seme action in Chima, and that
is a feat as there is but little ef it te see eut there. Was in Burma when
Merrill's eutfit meved in. This is the first medicine I have seen fer twe
yearse In China was teaching mule-packing and the care and feeding ef the
Temay gute Was recommended fer a "purty" fer hereism in fighting a rear guard
actien but will ne deubt end up by being fined fer hunting witheut a license
as a medice sheuld shed comfert and net ammunitien.

"Irma, Sam (age 8) amd I are living dm a humting ledge, 7 miles frem
camp, whieh is 2 miles frem the berder. Plenty ef deer, quail, ducks and
basse Have am eutbeard and am able te get a let dene aleng these lines. Sam
is a hamdy little kid, all Army. He ean make a dry camp in the desert, ceek,
sheet and de fer himself better than mest adults. We have a let ef fume « « «
Schiller Shere, Majer Inf., is the enly K.U. representative I saw in China.
Came back frem Panama with Capt. Beb Merrisen. We parted eempany in Besten.
Things are beeming dewn here and will beem mere then the Saipam casualties
ceme in. There is a let te be dene yet and patching up the returnees will
be a big jeb fer seme time te come."

By way ef emphasis as te the preper cenduct ef civilians when eur boys
return, is Wayne "Bill" Replegle's revealing letter, written frem Oakland
Naval Hespital: “Just a nete te tell yeu that all's well here at this hespital.
After werking 6 weeks with erthepedies, I have spent anether 6 weeks with eut-
side athleties fer men whe are abeut te return te duty er are being discharged.
Here ene learns that war is serious, herrible, dirty amd that there is ne such
thing as glery - ne medal, ne sympathy, ne nething puts the missing arm, leg
er eye back en the man - and its hard te make seme ef them smile. But I've
feund that being natural and friendly, just like at heme in Kansas, dees mere
than anything. My greatest mement and thrill was 2 weeks age when Ed Hall
walked inte the fieldheuse and let eut that glerieus laugh and teld me he was
assigned te werk with me with eutside athleties. I've never been se darn
glad te be with semeene in my life as it has been te be with a real Kansan, as yeu
knew Ed Hall is."

When the beys ceme back the quiekest way in the werld te seal their meuths
and their seuls ferever is te ask them hew many Japs er hew many Nazis they
get. They want te talk abeut Massachusetts Street, Meunt Oread, the feetball,
the basketball, the baseball and the traek sceres. They want yeu te tell them
abeut the bullfests at the Jayhawk and the Reck Chalk. They want te knew if
Make Gette is still at the Eldridge Hetel, and if the ceffee gag still dreps
im during the heurs ef the merning te run ever the hereic achievements ef
each and every ene ef yeu beys whe are everseas.

The last three nights a greup ef men, werking under the name ef the
Civic Actien Ceuncil, have been meeting and have eutlined a twe-feld purpese:
"Te have a censtructien and city face lifting plan which will enceurage veterans
te return te Lawrence and te previde many ef them with early empleyment; and, te
areuse greater civie pride threugheut the community." The Lawrence Victery Plan
is the slegan ef this greup, whe are determined te have a Lawrence, Kansas,
that is wide awake te the imperative needs ef these returning veterans.

Listed belew are eight peints fer an alert Lawrence:

1. The entire tewn must be net enly acquainted with the Victery Plan but must
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be made a part ef it.

2. The Ceumcil sheuld be the clearing heuse and guiding greup ef the many
committees werking en the several prejects.

3. The prejects must be kept within the pewer ef eur city te werk en. The
plan must net be ef such a nature as te make the peeple feel it tee great
te cepe with.

4. Public sentiment must be built up, civic pride must be spurred. Pride ef
ewnership must be awakened.

5. The City Ceuncil must be acquainted with the aims ef the central greup.
The City Ceumcil must be in en the greund fleer ef the Victery Plan and
net have informatien reach it secend-hand.

6. The plan will develep and enlarge previded the preper and timely publicity
is given. Everyene must have a part.

7. Project committees must be appeinted frem active and ferward Leoking
eitizens, beth memand wemen. Many ideas, some geed and seme bad, will
be reviewed.

8. It will take hard and censtant werk te develep and enlarge the Victery
Plam and the drive will have te be maintaind by this Ceuncil.

Se yeu see we are receptive te the return ef the beys.

Te Har@ld MeSpaddem - Dear Sparke: I read yeur letter ef January 18th
te the beys during the chalk-talk yesterday afterneen and everyene ef them
enjeyed it. The fact that yeu are deing the eld psychelegical act by cencen-
trating during the time ef eur games with eur eppenents shews that you have
the eid Kergaa spirit, first, last, amd all the time. Just get a letter frem
Dean Nesmith this merning frem the Piccadilly Hetel, and this is the persennel
ef the traveling greup - Admin. Officer, S.C. Staley, ef Illineis; feetball,
Cecil Isbel ef Purdue; basketball, Heward Hebsen ef Oregen; baseball, Ethan
Allen; track, Bill Hargiss; efficials, Geerge White; bexing, Billy Cavanaugh;
training, Dean Nesmith.

With Sparke in New Yerk, with his bewling alley grip, with Dean on
the way ever, and with the gang here keepimg their knees bent and fighting
them, we can assure yeu that we will held the fert until each and every ene
ef yeu return.

With the same eld battle in eur hearts here en the heme front that
yeu have get en the many fighting frents, I am with best wisheg te yeu,

Very sincerely yeurs,

Directer ef Physical Education,
FCA :AH Varsity Basketball Ceach.

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Ne. 14

Final Big Six Cenference Standings in Basketball

 

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Dear Fellew Jayhawkers:

My, hew time flies That was impressed upen me years age when I was a
teenage yeunmgster as I walked in Heinie Kabeebler's Het Air Cafe, and staring
me in the face was a big cleck, the secend and minute hands stepped up twenty
times, eleetria@lly. As these hands went whizzing areund the cleck, the captien
belew was, "My, hew time flies."

That seems te me literally true new because as the years rell by the se-
cend hand and the heur hand seem te accelerate themselves, and new I find
that my last Jayhawk Rebeunds was written en January 19. And I had premised
in my own mind and heart that yeu fellew Jayhawkers en the seven seas and
the many fighting frents weuld have a letter frem me each menth. Te err and te
precrastinate is humam. I guess I am one ef these guilty fellews.

The day befere we started fer Iewa State at Ames on March 1, I was sure
that the Rebeumds weuld have been dictated and I weuld reserve a flash fer
the result -- we were hepeful then! But with the myriad ef duties I have
deferred until teday te write this letter. But this merhing - the day when
we ge te Dean Cerder's demicile at Welda, Kansas, where his father, Lee R.
Cerder, is superintendent ef scheols, fer the purpese ef a basketball banquet,-
I am geing te write this, ceme hell er high water. You remember the eld
grandpappy dewn im Arkansas. When the fleeds came the neighbers had all
gathered en a high hill, and as the river rushed dewn the narrew valley they ne-
tieed a straw hat meving te and fre acress the water. The neighbers marveled,
and said, "Leek at that straw hat meving back and ferth, and net dewnstream!
What a peculiar phenemenen!" (altheugh the Arkansawyers used a different werd.)
One yeung hillbilly said, "Why, den't yeu remember, Grandpappy said he was
geing te mew that lawn, ceme hell er high water.". . . That is a retten jeke,
but I had te make my peint.

New, inte the stery ef the Big Six Cenference race. In my January Re-
beunds I gave yeu the set-up ef the race and the persennel ef the team. Yeu
will see frem the fimal Big Six Cenference standings that Iewa State had what
it teek. They defeated Oklahema at Oklahema City, and Kansas State at Man-
hattan, en Saturday and Menday night prier te meeting us at Ames and defeating
us on the fellewing Friday. They defeated Nebraska earlier in the seasen at
Linceln. That was the difference. We lest te Nebraska at Linceln in ene ef the

hettest games that I have ever seen the Cernhuskers play. lIewa State get a
further break in the fact that Kansas played Oklahema at Nerman, and Iewa

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State played them at Oklahema City preparatery te the Seeners geing te New
Yerk. Oklahema Aggies and Texas Christian played the ether end ef a deuble-
header in Oklahema City, and Iewa State wen by 2 peimts. If it is true that
the heme ceurt is werth frem 2 te 6 peints, we could say that Iewa State get
a slight break in the schedule. But ne ene is belittling the efferts ef that
fine Iewa State team. They had the stuff and shewed their merit all the way
threugh, se we take eff eur hats te Leuie Menze and the beys in lewa. They
are the real champions.

The three games we lest were te Iewa State, Oklahoma (ene peint in an
evertime) and te Nebraska. In-recalling the het teams ef years back, I remember
Bruce Drake, Tem Churchill and Vie Heltz, and the fime 1929 team at Nerman.

We had a pretty geed team and they ran over us reughseed semething like 47

te 29. I theught that was the hettest #am I had seen until 1939 when we met
the Misseuri Tigers at Cellumbia. We had a geod team and theught that we were
te tie and then wim the play-eff, but Misseuri peured it en us frem every angle,
and every shet they teek seemed te whiz threugh the netting in this game at
Celumbia. Then in 1940 we met Indiana fer the NCAA finals in Kansas City

and held them te 4 peimts in the first 8 minutes ef play, and then they started
sheeting. And what a barrages They ceulén't miss frem any angle. They hit
impessible shets, ene after the ether. And yet we scered 42 peints against
them, but it wasn't nearly eneugh.

Nebraska scered 59 peimts en us while we get 45, and Iewa State scered
61 while we get 39. These twe games compared with Oklahema, Misseuri and
Indiana, and these are the games frem 1929 te 1945, se yeu can see running
inte twe eutfits in the same year was just tee much fer a very willing,
aggressive and hard fighting Kansas team. With every kind werd te a degged and
determined Kansas team, we did net have the material that seme ef eur eppenents
pessessed this year. But we gave them everything we had, and I am mighty
preud ef these beys te be able te take secend place, with nene ef the ether
feur lewer teams near the Kansas 7 wen and 3 lest margin.

Early in the seasenm I pieked Iewa State first, Oklahema second, Misseuri,
Kansas and Kansas State fighting it eut fer ties, and I theught Nebraska
weuld fimish last. The enly game that Nebraska wen was that 59 te 45 shellacking
they gave us, se I rather leek at their effert in that game as semething eut
ef this werld. That is the first time that a Nebraska team, ceached By
“Lew" Lewandewski has defeated a Kamsas team, but there musta lways be a first
time fer everything, and it happened. It has been six years since Kansas
dipped her celers te the Cernhuskers in basketball. But yeu will remember in
the last Rebeunds I said, "We are leeking fer treuble when we go te Linceln
en February 10."

New fer a shert resume ef Kansas efforts in the Big Six. We lesta
heartbreaker at Oklahema in an overtime game, Kansas had the game sewed up
three different times, but eur lagk ef experience caused the beys te sheet
leng shets when they sheuld have nursed the ball. Im the Iewa State game
at Lawrence on January 27, we defeated Leuie Menze's team 50 te 35, altheugh
Firebeck, ene ef their stars, was en the sideline. Then the Kansas-Kansas
State game at Lawrence was a typical Kansas-Kansas State game, en January 30.
It was a thriller, and it leeked as if Kansas was deemed te defeat, but Kansas
wen ene ef the wildest and mest exciting games that a packed Heck Auditerium
has seen in yearse The massacre at Linceln en February 10th has been receunted.
On February 13 Oklahema came te Lawrence and Kansas stepped eut in frent
and maimtaimed a lead, and leeked like mear-champiens. Kansas played a
marveleus game against the Seoners.

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Maybe the press dispatches ef February 16 gave yeu an inkling ef the
Kansas-Kansas State game at Manhattan. Kansas State was very much in the run-
ning fer the ehampienship. Simee they had beaten the Seeners and had run up
70 peints eon Nebraska, and had defeated Misseuri, they were in a champienship
moed. They had net lest a game en the heme court and this was the game that
Kansas was te get her licking. Net since 1937 had the Aggies wen a game from
K.U. Everything was in the cards fer Kansas State te break this jinx. And
what a ball game it was! The teams were splendid en beth sides regarding
their spertsmanship and fine attitude. But the erewd had ceme fer bleed and
they wanted seme ef the Jayhawker meat. Te make a leng stery shert, Kansas
wen im one ef the mest hectic games. Atkins, the Kansas State bey, deuble dribbled
im ceming dewn the ceurt amd passed te an Aggie bey whe shet a geal which weuld
have put the Aggies ene peiat ahead. The crewd was se wild they failed te hear
the whistle er te see the deuble-dribble, and they theught the referees had
taken the ball and the game away frem Kansas State.

After the game, Jehn Lance and Eddie Hegue, the efficials, walked ever

te the seerers bench te verify the scere, whieh Kansas had wen by twe peints,
and in the interval between the time Jehn Lance left the scorer's table he
was divested ef mest ef his raiment. A part ef that said raiment hangs on the
bulletin beard here in my effice. It is a piece ef cleth 35 imches leng and
+ inches wide. It has black and white stripes, amd at ene time was a part ef
his refereeing shirt. This is ence where a referee lest his shirt and a lmest
everything else if he had stayed om the jeb leng, but Ceach Fritz Knorr ef the
Aggies grabbed Lance by the arm and what clething was still en him and hustled
him dewn the side entrance te the basement. There were only a few treuble-
makerse The majerity ef the crewd were fine, amd all the ceaches and athletic
efficers at Kansas State were wenderful. It was just ene ef these meb scenes that
happens when seme chump starts te take matters in his ewn hands. President
Eisenhewer, Mike Ahearn, Ceach Fritz Knerr, and Frank Myers, the financial
secretary, were all wonderful in seeing that we all get ceurteeus treatment.
But fer a while things were exciting. True, seme nit wit shadew bexer let all
the air eut ef my tires by taking the valve ceres eut, but this was dene by
seme disterted brain whe theught he was deing something te aid the war effert.

Everything is lively and I am geing dewn there om March 23 te speak ata
basketball banquet at the Manhattan High Scheel. Of ceurse, we will de every-
thing we ean te spread the gospel ef geed will and friendliness between the
twe Kansas ceusins - Kansas and Kansas State. The student bedy ef Kansas State
were fine. I think it is a wonderful cemmentary te make when we think ef
Kansas and Kamsas State, twe bitter rivals, playing all these years witheut
any mere treuble tham has eccurred. It speaks well fer the leadership in
athletics en beth sides, - amd may it ever thus remain.

We had the surprise ef eur lives at Linceln en February 10, when we had
a fine visit with Ray Evams. Our Kansas Jayhawkers get a big wallep eut ef
talking with him. Big, fine leeking and poised, aggressive, this All-American
in twe sperts was as medest as a cellege freshman. Ray stayed with us in eur
defeat and umtil late at night when we pulled out ef Linceln. He was consoling
the beys after the red het Nebraskans had peured it enthem. He met a buck
private with whem he had played baseball and he was just as swell te this G. I.
Jee as if this private had been a generale That is the thing that makes Ray
Evans great; that, and a let ef ether things. Ray was en his way te his
assigument with the Gypsy Task Ferce, and after arriving at his destinatien he
wrete as fellews: "This place is an ideal spet fer eur combat crew training.
Aud befere leng yeu will be hearing quite a bit abeut a ceuple ef eur eutfits."
Ray's address is Lt. Ray R. Evams, Hdqrs. Gypsy Task Ferce, APO 632, c/e P.M,
Miami, Fla.

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Frem Lt. Dean K. Brooks, M.C. (APA 46, San Frameisce): "Yesterday I
went ashere and visited the spet where T. P. Hunter was killed. I talked te
several ef the men whe served under him. They certainly praised him te the
skies. They teld me ef seme ef his hereie acts en ether fields ef battle.
John Krum and I are going up and visit his grave in the next few days. « « «
Had dimmer with Art Nichels (K.U. '43) the ether night and while there met
anether K. U. Mam, Deam Kipp, M '43, frem Jumctien City. As usual the cen-
versatien drifted areund te Pheg's basketball team. We all figure that if
we take 0.U. at Lawrence we'll win the champienship. Hew abeut it? I'll bet these
beys weuld certainly be surprised if they knew hew much guys eut here are pulling
for them. I wender if they think abeut the guys eut here as much as these fell-
ews de abeut them."

And a letter from Cpl. Charles Lear, with the Marine Cerps in the Pacific,
assures us that he is ceming te visit us when he returns te the States te tell
us mere abeut T. P. We have never getten anything enly the mest tender ex-
pressiens frem all ef T. P.'s buddies. He was a man beleved ef all men.

Lt. Dave Shirk wrete frem Benning Park, Celumbus, Ga., late in January
te say that he expected te repert teadvance efficer's scheel some time in
February, and when he finished there he weuld deubtless get an everseas assign-
ment. Yeu really have what it takes, Dave, and we are very preud ef yeu.
Yes, indeed, I remember Bill Sapp very well; and alse Larry Kennedy. I
appreciate all the fine things yeu are deing fer these beys, and we hepe they
will cheese K. U. :

I received frem Rev. Rebert A. Hunt, ef Salina, a cepy ef a leng letter
he had had from Ems. Rebert E. Hunt, which cencluded with the fellewing
paragraph: “There are many things I will explain after the war that I cannet
tell mew. Even in these baek areas, I have had my thrills. It is net all
dull. I have flewn 7,000 miles ever the Pacific Ocean; sometimes in very
severe sterms. Our trips en these LCT's take refuge within the ceral reefs."
Best ef luck te you, Beb.

Frem Ens. Re F. "Dick" Miller, VS-52, Sam Francisce: “Am new in the
Hawaiian area, but net fer leng. Expect te leave in the next fewdays. I
haven't run inte very many Jayhawkers, but when I de we always have a big time.
e e e Please say helle te all whe are still there, and te these whe read
your Rebeunds. The newsletter is great. Keep them coming."

Judging from the Camp Butner News (Nerth Carolina), the pest speeial
service chief, Majer Frank J. Ammeberg is keeping busy previding eppertunities
fer recreatien fer patients ef the U. S. Army General and Cenvalescent Hespital
and returmees ef the AG and SF Redistributien Statien.

Glad te hear frem R. W. “Diek" Farris, Phile/e, APA 197, Sam Francisee,
formerly of Garmett, Kamsas. Dick, we are putting Capt. Ferrest Me Chapman
en eur mailing list.

I reeeived a highly interesting letter frem Lt. C. W. "Chuck" Elliett,
APO 321, San Francisee, and am really serry that space ferbids me elaberating
mere fully en his letter. Chuck was im the Philippines at that time, and had
he ag heurs te his credit. But that was ever a menth age. Lets ef luck,

US Ke

Lt. (jg) Frank M. Bukaty is with the Armed Guard. He played en eur feot-

ball teams ef 1938 and 1939, and baseball in 1939. “Buck" writes: "Since
ceming abeard this vessel a let ef water has gene under my feet. Have visited

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many fereign perts which was an experience te see but have seen entirely tee much
water, which I weuldm't say is enjeyable. Net being able te mentionthe pert, I
can tell you that I have been te India. It is beyend cemparisen the werst
ceuntry I have ever visited. When the geed Lerd laid it eut He surely must have
had an eff day. Seme ef the sights yeu see are hardly believable unless one
witnessed it himself. Peeple by the milliens, diseased, undernourished and expleit:
ed, mill areund the ceumtry everywhere. Much has been written abeut their
custems, meres, and religieus beliefs, by mere qualified men than myself, se

I'll net venture inte detail in this regard. I am only thankful that we depart-
ed frem the ceuntry befere centracting seme ferm ef deadly trepical disease.
Befere returning te the States we will have circled the werld cevering more

than 25,000 miles." Buck, I teo am serry that I didn't get a chance te visit
with you when yeu were heme ena shert leave.

Lt. Curvin H. Greeme sends a change ef address te Naval Air Station,
Pensacela, Flerida. He's the guy whe teld me they weren't geing te sheet the
Japs - they were geing te threw recks at them!

Sgt. Armand L. Dixen, APO 247, San Francisce, says: "Things have quieted
dewn considerably from what they were a few months age. The Jap planes have
kept pretty clear ef these islands, se I dem't expect that we will be hampered
by air raids. There are still a few snipers en the island, but they are
being takem care ef very nicely by patrels. Befere leng they may be cleaned
eut cempletely." Armand, thanks fer yeur geod wishes regarding the Big Six.
We fell just ene game shert and that was ene game tee much. Remember, Armand,
we are counting on yeu ceming back, aleng with Schnelly, big Jack Ballard,

Ray Evans, Charlie Black, Heyt Baker, and a fleck ef fledgling Jayhawkers that
are going te be teugher than a beet when this fuss is ever.

Frem geed ele “Pappy” Nesmith - "Semewhere in Italy. It is cleudy teday but
I guess it is the first in a menth. The things yeu see here really epen yeur
eyese People begging fer whatever yeu will give them. They are drivente it
by hamgere Wemen werking in the fields and exen pulling plews and carts. Dirty,
ragged, hungry little children playing in the streets and begging fer scraps te eat.
The Red Cress is deing a fine jeb. My hat is eff te them. Basketball and baseball
are the maim sperts. Chance ef men being hurt in feetball tee great. They want
them te werk and fight. ..." Dean's address if AFHQ, APO 512, New Yerk.

Dean, I den't knew whether yeu are geing te make it back in three months er
mete Frem the time it teok yeu te get ever, I'm wondering if yeu have been mud-
crawling in the ecean! Hew is deep-sea fishing?

We eften think ef eur three Navy “musketeers" - Lt. Ernie Vanek, Lt. Murray
Brewn, amd Lt. Gerald Barker. Ernie is still at Nerman, Oklahema, and is deing
a swell jeb at the Naval Air Technical Training Center. “Bark” is eut in the
Pacific with an LST. “Bark", yeur letter was very interesting. Thanks a
millien. Yeu are a reguler guy. I wish I might have eppertunity te answer in
detail every ene ef the letters ef all yeu beys. But gesh, I weuld be werking
day and night, and yeu weuld get tired ef reading them. Se this Jayhawk Rebeunds
will take the place ef persenal letters until this fuss is ever.

Te Majer R. E. Weinzettel, APO 133, New Yerk, my geed sriend from Medart's
in St. Levis, Me. Cengratulatiens, Rey, on yeur majority. I kmew yeu had the
stuff. I appreciate yeur sending me the Stars and Stripes, as have many ef my
ether friends. They are always interesting, these everseas letters ef yeurs.

Te Capt. S. M. Chambers, APO 339, New Yerk - Stew, I enjeyed yeur swell
letter immensely. The last repert we had Capt. Paul Harringten was with the

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77th Evac. Hespital. Hepe yeu ean lecate this swell guy whe played en three
Misseuri Valley champienship teams.

Stew, I will always remember with delight eur asseciatiens when yeu were
en eur varsity, and later when yeu were eff. Mrs. Allen is fine, Jane is
married and has a baby girl, Jill. Her husband is Lt. Elweed Mens = we call him
"Heet", and he is a Navy fliere Mit is married, ef ceurse, and has a red-
head six years ef age - Judy. Isabelle is geing te be a widew new because Mit
is a Lieutenant (jg) im the Navy, and reperts at Besten, Masse, en March 23.
Beb is interning at Bell Memerial Hespital amd will be im the Army Medical
Cerps July lst with the rank ef first lieutemant. Eleaner will be heme from
Philadelphia April 9, and Mary with her breed is eut at Pale Alte, Califernia.

This past week they nominated me fer ceuncilman in the first ward. Be-
sides being im Red Cress werk, Selective Service, anda let ef ether things,
I am keeping fairly busy, but I always like te hear frem my beys whe threugh
the years have been a great jey te me. I am umeppesed in the April 3rd general
election, se I think I may win this ene!

Geed luck te yeu, Stew, and tremp the kickens eut ef the Krauts.

Capt. Kemmeth C. Jehnsen, APO 557, New Yerk, writes: "Have been receiv-
ing yeur Jayhawk Rebeunds and I enjey it very much. There has been a little
delay in its receipt due te the incerrect address. I have been at the abeve
address fer a year new and my jeb is sub-depet engineering efficer at a B-17

basee"

Frem Lt. Cemdr. We He. "Bill" Shannen, Navy Supply Cerps Scheel, Seldiers
Field, Besten, Masse: “I am glad te see your expanded interest in community
affairs. . Lets ef Luck. . . Things are per usual with me. I amstill at
the Supply Cerps Scheel - am tied up with the Centract Terminatien and Surplus
Dispesal pregram ef training efficers. Sea duty er fereign duty leek dim,
but I still hepe te share the hardships with my friends and past students.

I have tried se hard, but one must take erders. . ." Bill enclesed a orn
frem the New Yerk Times, and effered commiseratiens en eur failure te win
the Big Six title, but he assuaged eur feelings with many seething werds.

Frem Lte Ke W. "Kenny" Keene, APO 235, Sam Francisce: "I received the
last Rebounds a few days age and neticed Lt. Evelym Herriman was with the 44th
Gen. Hesp.e We have a let ef eur beys up there. . . . We came in the assault
waves in the first landings in the Philippines. A week er se before landing
I ran inte Lt. (jg) Deam Breeks, a Lawrence bey. We had a fine chat and he
teld me that Jehnny Krum was nearby se the next day I teek a L.CeV.P. ever te
Jehnny's ship. We had a swell time recalling all ef K.U.'s ball players
and where they are lecated. . . . I've watched K. U. ball games since I was
12 years eld and ushered fer Sgt. Kollender. Shivers run up and dewn my
spine when I think ef that mement ef silence befere every game. . « - There are
a mumber ef anti-aircraft eutfits here in the Pacifie area. We are in third
place fer tetal number ef Jap planed kmecked dewn and we are only six planes
behind the leaders. The beys and myself get a real kick eut ef seeing a Jap
plane burst inte flames and fall te the greund. .. ."

From Lte Me Fe "Mike" Andrews, Physical Traiming Directer at the Aviatien
Cadet Detachment, Merced, Calif. Mike played feetball at K.U. im 1938. Mike
writes, "Last January I was attending a twe-week Physical Fitness course at
San Antenie, Texas,.and ran acress Captain Gerden Gray. He is Physical
Traiming Officer at Wace, Texas. Seems as the many Jayhawkers are deing a good

jeb im physical traiming. ... Just received a letter * commendatien frem the
ecolenel for eur werk in physical training. . .. Befere I clese I want say

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after reading the Nevember Rebeunds that I am preud te be able te say that
I knew Te Pe Hunter."

Mike, yeu bet, we are tickled te death te put yeu en the mailing list.
It is met mecessary that a fellew play basketball, feetball er anything
else, te get en eur mailing list, Yeu fellews are playing the biggest game
right new that yeu have ever played, and any bey in this fuss is mere than
welceme te ene ef these Rebeunds if he will just let us kmew his desires,
and his addresse I started writing these letters, Mike, te just a few ef
the beys, net necessarily basketeers, but we used the Rebeunds mame, of
eourse, frem the fact that we rebeund frem the backbeard. The biggest hepe
that I have is that all ef these beys rebeund frem the Japamazis. We will
keep them relling te yeu, Mike.

I am always glad te hear frem my gelfing friend, W. Le "Bill" Winey,
Yard Dispemsary, Mare Island, Calif. Bill, we were delighted that yeu were
able te take in the Oklahema game and see us beat the Seeners in Hech
Auditerium. A let ef the beys weuld have given anything te have steed in
the auditerium that night and with the lights eut te have sung the Star
Spangled Bammer, and them witmessed a pretty geed Kamsas basketball team
that night humble the Seeners.

Ense We. A. "Bill" Fersyth, e/e Fleet Pesteffice, Sam Francisce, whe
played en a fine University ef Pennsylvania team a year age, writes: “Have
been eut here im the Pacifie fer a few menths new and will be here teo many
mere menths. Hewever, we have the Japs em the run, but they are still plenty
pewerful and ean give us much damage. Seme ef their battle tactics make yeu
wender why yeu sheuld take priseners er why yeu sheuld give them medical
assistance. But then yeu remember yeu are net a Jap but an American and yeu
take care ef the little devils."

That is a swell attitude, Bill, but I thimk yeu are mere Christian than
seme ef us ceuld be. Bill, yeu are one ef the beys that we are waiting on
te return te have a pewerful Kansas basketball team.

A change ef address comes from T/4 Lewis G. Musick te APO 228, New Yerk,
Lew played feetball in '42, and was Armand Dixen's buddy frem Redende Beach,
Calife, the most eutlying state in the Umien. Seme fellew from Flerida
said these Califernians could eut-lie any state in the United States. But
Armand and Lewis are a pair ef geed guyse

Frem Sgt. Re S. "Beb" Charltem, APO 374, New Yerk, sen ef Glenn Charlton,
a Lawrence insurance impressarie, cemes the fellewing: "“Yeu've dene another
swell jeb en Jayhawk Rebeunds. Except fer the news ef T. P., the editien was
swell reading. He was a man's man in every respect. Visited this city (Dijen)
and found it mest interesting. And by gesh, if they den't have a pretty fair
gym with basketball being the faverite spert. We den't have much time fer
it, hewever."

We'll be leeking fer you back te help your dad in the near future, Beb.

Frem that fighting Texan, Lt. Jehn A. Pfitsch, (frem Pfleugerville),
APO 439, New Yerk, one ef "Bleed and Guts" Patten's best: "We haven't been
leafimg. . « « I have been in all the countries berdering Germany lately
and now am in ‘der Fuehrer's backyard'. Befere tee many meens have passed
I hepe we are im the front yard with the Russians, and then we can ail
concentrate en the Japs. . . Have been fellewing with great interest the
gambling incident ef Breeklyn Cellege. Yeu really hit the nail en the head

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several menths age, Dec. I figured yeu knew what yeu were talking abeut. ..
We are still in there driving, Dec, se keep epen a place fer us. We wen't
be gene tee much lenger." ?

Yeu bet, Jehnny, we have already reserved a big wide epen space fer you
here en Mt. Oread. As far as I am concerned, yeu can build yeur heuse ri ght

en this recke

Frem Mid'n. He. D. "Sparky" MeSpadden, USS Prairie State, New Yerk, N.Yo3
"I guess first ef all yeu and the team are due a great deal ef congrats on
these victeries against Iewa State and Kansas State. Deane and I were eut
tegether Sat. night and were thinking ef yeu all at game time. I think Dean
said that game against O1U. was the first he had missed in 8 years. We had
a great time visiting, and hew queer it was that we sheuld be "Bulling" here
in N.Y. = this war has caused many a funny meeting, I guess."

And Frem T/5 Virgil Wise, 123 Gen. Hesp., APO 121 B, New Yerk: "I theught

I had better drep yeu a line te let yeu knew that I am still knocking areund

this tern up eld werld. I received yeur ever faithful and appreciated

Jayhawk Rebounds abeut a weekage and will say that I was very deeply

teuched abeut T. P.'s mishap. If yeu remember, I was ene ef these small

fry, se te speak, that T. P. always patted en the back when things get reugh.

e e There has been a slight change in my intentiens fer my pest-war educatien. Due
te the experience gained, and the interest which has been built up in me, in
surgery, I am planning en transferring frem the Scheel ef Educatien te the

Scheol ef Medicine."

Cengratulatiens, Virg. We will be tickled te death te see you an
eutstanding medice. Yeu have the ability, amd it will be geed te eall yeu
Decter Wise. Yeur name sheuld give yeu prestige!

Frem Lt. Herace M. Mason, Transpert Divisen 54, Staff, Fleet Pesteffice,
San Francisee: "Have just been reading ever my file ef Jayhawk Rebounds
and certainly get a bang eut ef them. It's been a full year new since I
ran inte a fermer K.U. athlete and being able te read abeutall the guys I
used te kick areund with fills a big gap. Last Jayhawk athlete I saw was
Nerman Sanneman, yeur wild man ef a ceuple years back. He's a Civil
Engineering efficer, and was abeut te sheve eff with a Seabees eutfit. « «
We're in pert fer a ceuple ef days right new and are taking it easy. The
heat is terrifie en this side ef the equater, but the nights are wenderful.
The trepies have their peints, altheugh I haven't heard ef any ef the guys coming
up with the idea that they'@ like te stay in these parts after the war. Hepe
your ball club is kmecking them dead this seasen, as they have dene se eften
in the past. I haven't seen any basketball since March ef '43 when I was
still at Great Lakes. Am attached te the staff ef a flag efficer and eur
mailing address is the division designatien, rather than the name ef the
attack transpert we are abeard."

Me Je "Milt" Sullivant sends his change ef address to the Athletic Dept.,
NATTC, Chieage 17, Ill. Milt, if yeu will send Ed Westerhaus's address we will

put him en the mailing list fer the Rebeunds.

Ems. Miehael Gubar, APA 163, Fleet Pesteffice, San Francisce. Mike,
your letter was a masterpiece and gesh, hew I wish that we ceuld print the whele
thing. It is an epistle that the apestles of jeurnalism sheuld read. Iam
sure that I read yeur letter with mere interest than yeu read the Rebeunds.
When yeu ceme back te the States I think yeu will capitalize on your experience
as a reperter fer the Kansas City Star. Yeu write a chatty and a darn in-
teresting cemmunicatien.
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Te Jim Williams, a sterling athlete at Haskell Institute, whe en
January 28 was taking his beet training at Parris Island, S. C., and whe is
a Junier Retarian, at the Lawrence Retary Club, - we send greetings. Jim,
yeu asked hew Haskell is deing in basketball. When Marvin Vandaveer went in
the service Milten "Mit" Allen teek them ever and he did a swell job.
Haskell really made a fine shewing this year. As yeu kmow by this letter,
Mit is new in the Navy. I am glad that yeu will be back in Lawrence in April
and I want yeu te knew that if yeu are here en any Menday we want you te ceme
te Retary because yeu are still a Junior Retarian. Se we will be leoeking
fer yous Geed luck, Jim.

Ense Re Le "Bob" Turner, Commander Service Force, Fleet Pesteffice, San
Fransisce, was back a couple ef weeks age and he leeked like a millien
dellarse He really is an impesing effieer. Wish Beb ceuld come back te
the University after this fuss is ever. He was one of our very dependable

guards twe years age. Let us hear from yeu eften, Beb.

Te Warren R. Anderson, APO 447, New York - thanks fer the clipping,
Deacene That spet at 1100 Indiana Street is still O0.K. I knew yeu would
like te put yeur feet under that table tenight, weuldn't yeu?

And te Jewell M. Campbell, ABCD, Navy 129, Fleet Pesteffice, San Francisco,
many thanks fer the pregram ef the Pei Bewl Classic, Pacifie Ocean Area
Feetball Champienship. This was immensely interesting.

We are indebted te Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Nees, of Brazil, Indiana, fer a
picture ef the meantaia where Lt. Wayne Nees was fighting when he was killed.
This peak is in the Gilbert Range on Attu in the Aleutians and has been
efficially mames "Nees Peak". The widew ef Wayne's eaptain sent the negative
from which the picture was made. Captain Murphy spent several menths up there
after the battle, and teek the picture. He lest his life in the Battle ef the
Marshall Islands. This phetegraph ef the meuntain is being framed, aleng with
' Wayme's picture. Fred Ellsworth, the alumni secretary, has berrewed eur pic-
ture ef Wayne te have ene made fer his gallery ef Warld War II herees.

Lt. Lester Kappelman, whe made letters in versity basketball and varsity
baseball in '37, '38, and '39, returned te the campus fer a shert but very
pleasant stay. Lester was wounded in the Vesges Meuntains. A machine gun
bullet severed the nerves and breke beth the radius and ulnar in his ferearm.
He is leeking fime and is fully cenfident that expert surgery, which he will
undeubtedly get, will restere the arm te practically full use in time after
the re-suturing ef the nerves.

Lte Col. Mark Alexander, a Lawrence bey whe made a great reeerd with
the paratreepers in beth Italy and France, was here fer some ef eur basketball
gamese Mark graduated frem the Scheol ef Fine Arts. He has a war recerd
secend te nene and we were henered te have him as eur guest.

Lt. (jg) Hevey Hanna, Jr., and Lt. Marien Haynes were en leaves and
accepted eur invitatien te see the Oklahema game here in Lawrence.

We are visualizing the time when yeu will all be coming back, and what
a sight it will be fer sere eyes! Teday is a real spring day on Mt. Oread.
The temperature is between 60 and 65. A terrential dewnpeur twe days ace
has greened things until the buds are bursting, we feel, prematurely. The
ce-eds are realizing that spring has sprung and they have that wistful leek
in their eyes. Kansas girls are as pretty as ever. Fer the men en the eampus,
abeut all we see are Navy uniferms, with enly a few 4=Fers, many ef whem
are halt er lame. The faculty has been beiled dewm te the bare bene. And

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 eceasionally new and then yeu can see one ef the men whe has made a remance
ef study weaving his way acress the campus, but they are in the minority.

Outdeer track is in full swing. The indeer track team was net as
suceessful as last year due te the fact that Ceach Ray Kanehl did net have
the material this year that he pessessed last seasen. Henry Shenk and
Elmer Schaake start spring feetball practice Manday. They are not at all
sure as te the available material that may repert, but they are geing te
find eut.

In a letter this merning frem Chanceller Deane W. Malett te heads ef
departments cencerning the budget, the Chaneeller says, "The University
faces anether year ef uncertainty. Enrellment will depend semewhat en the pregress
ef the war. We have ne assurance ef any military program after this semester,
and it seems inevitable under present Selective Service pelicies that civilian stu-
dent pepulatien will centinue te decline. These facts sheuld guide you in fer-
mulating the requests fer your department fer the year 1945-46."

Se yeu see we are in a dilemma. Im another twe weeks we may knew what
dispesitien will be made ef the Navy V-12 pregram and whether we have an
eppertunity te ebtain a Naval R.0.T.Ce fer the University.

Athletics are as uncertain as all ether activities om Mt. Oread, but we
will carry om and will keep things geing until yeu get back. Amd when yeu
get back things will beil

Hareld A. Burt, fermerly ef Eureka, and captain ef the varsity feetball
team back in 1924, writes frem Shrevepert, La., that his sen, Duke, is
planning te ceme te K.U. mext fall. Duke is a fine feetball player and an
excellent student. He has played feotball at Sewanee fer the past two years.
Hareld and Mrs. Burt and their family were en the campus a year age, and
what a delight it was te see him with twe fine sens and a levely wifee Se
the eld Jayhawkers are sending their fledglings back te the campus. Hareld
has ambitiens fer Duke te get am Engineering educatien, but ef c@urse he
‘wants him te play feetball as a part ef a well-reunded life.

Kansas apparently will have ne baseball team this year because the beys
are getting mighty scarce. Nerman "Whitey" Carlsen, a dandy baseball prespect,
whe was a member ef the varsity basketball team, went ever te Leavenwerth
twe weeks ago, and he is an A Ne. 1 seldier now. He was in 4-F due te a bed
sheulder, but the Army decters put their hands en him and he was warm, and
they said, Brether, yeu are in, se he is en his way back heme te New Jersey.
He will be called frem there.

Our 4lst Annual Interschelastic Meet will be held in Stadium Field en
April 21. Heury Shenk, Ray Kanehl, Elmer Schaake and the rest ef the ceaches
are planning on a little smeker and bullfest the night befere the Meet in
Rebinsen Gymnasium. Bexing, cider and deughnuts, ehecelate freezes on a stick,
and se ferth, will be served te the ceaches and their friends. Just anether
effert te have the visiters knew that we appreciate their coming.

Well de yeu remember the date ef July 21, 1944, when Marine Lieutenant
T. P. Hunter died en Guam, the first day @ its invasien. Anether invasion -
Iwe Jima - cest the life ef Marine Captain Fred Eberhardt, anether University
ef Kansas immertal. Fred lettered im track in '40 and '41. I could not depiet
the unquenchable valer ef the manas well as did the Kansas City Star ef
Mareh 16, se I am quoting this te yeu in full.

w Out en enely, bleed-stained Iwe Jima, Capt. Fred Eberhardt, ene ef
Kansas Universities greatest students lies ameng the yet uncounted dead,

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and his year yeunger brether, whe trained and feught beside him fer nearly
feur years, has buried his kin and then frem a hespital wrete the parents
here (Salina) te break the sad news.

“As a man speaking te a man I must tell you plainly and directly--
Fred is dead,' Lieut. Charles Eberhardt, 22, wrete his father, Frank L. Eberhardt.
I write yeu because I cannot bear to tell mether what she must krww. I cannet —
tell yeu the date and place ef his death, but I cantell yeu that I was there and
that he was killed im actien leading his men in the way which has made hima
near-legend in eur regiment. He died instantly, frem anartillery shell fragment.
eo e e As yeu read this and Seel its hurt, think ef the ache I felt there en
the field ef battle. Only my respensibility te keep geing in erder te lead
my men kept me frem breaking under a strain which even befere Fred's death had
seeméd almest beyend human capacity te withstand. Te me, Fred was mere than
a brether, he was the best man I ever mew. |

"'Fred knew well that he might die and he was net afraid. Fred eeuld
have had ajeb with much less persenal risk. After his cenduct en Saipan
and subsequent deceratien he could have had mearly any jeb he desired. He
was even given a chance te return te the states, but he could net accept it
because ef his deep and sincere cenvictien that he must de all he could eut
heree :
"tall ef his actions were judged by their relatienship te his ewn
censcience, and that censcience was ne vague light, ne impetueus intuitien.
It was the ratienal judgment ef ene ef the mest sincere, imaginative and intell-
igent men whe ever lived. He feught in the fremt lines ef the marine corps
because he knew that semeene had te de it and that he ceuld de it. Therefere,
he weuld de it. He had enly leathing fer the rear echelen peeple whe deveted
their minds and abilities te saving their ew skins and te persenal gain.

"tAbeve all, he was cencerned with all mankind's suffering, and ignerance
and greed and malice, and he heped seme day te be a part of the educational
or administrative system which weuld werk teward eliminating these ills.
Meanwhile, he was deing the mest any mam can de in erder to vreserve the
pessibility ef working fer a better werld.

"'In the past menths we spent many leng nights talking, and feund that
after years ef identical envirenment and then educatiens in quite diverse
celleges we held almest exactly the same viewpeints. Fred's greatness se
far was°showmenly en battlefields, and the less ef that greatness is a less
whieh extends far beyend eur family. Knowing him as ne ene else knew him, I ask yeu
te be brave as he was brave and face the world fer which he feught with the same
hepe, the same visiems and the same devetien.'

"As an aftertheught and in a pestscript, Lt. Everhardt teld his father he
had been weunded in actien, was in the Mariana islands, and was receveringe
The Eberhardts have a third sen, Ensign Chris Eberhardt, 24, new back in the
states after assignments in the Seuth Pacific."

Marine Captain Fred Eberhardt's legibn ef friends can recall with pride
the werds ef ene whe said, "Only these are good te live whe are net afraid te
die." Certainly he knew this was his let, his respendibility, and his cheice.

Werd just arrived yesterday that Lt. Jehn J. "Jaek" Griffin, a fermer
student at the University ef Kansas, and an athlete ef much premise during
his seheel days, was killed en Iwo Jima. Jack was a fine friend ef Mit Allen,
Fred Pralle, and the gang, and this cemes as a sheck te his many friends.
Jack had a wenderful persenality.

A shert V-mail letter from Cpl. Jack “Jecke" Ballard, APO 263, New Yerk,
in which he says that he is ene ef the se-called "Blue Star Commandes" er
combat rear area pleugh jeckeys. He is im France. “We have eneugh werk te
keep us busy, but when we are eff we really play." Jack says he is preud ef

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the shewing made by the Kansas basketeers. Thanks, Jecke. Healse says,
"Maybe mext year seme ef the eld gang will be back im there racking up the

buckets. I certainly leck ferward te the day when I can come back."

Ferrest Randall eame in the effice a ceuple ef weeks age while en leave,
singing the praises ef Lt. Cemdr. Reland "Kickapee" Legan, whe is deing a
great jeb at the San Diege hespital im the rehabilitation effice.

A Vemail from Delmar L. Curry, Sle, Navy 3205, Fleet Pesteffice, San
Francisce, has just beem received. Delmar was fermerly executive secretary
te Ee: Ae Themas ef the Kansas State High Scheel Aetivities Asseciatieon.

He is new in the Admiralty Islands, amd says that he keeps up with basketball
pregress by reading the New Yerk Times everseas edition. He was pleased
that Kansas was coming aleng well in basketball. Delmar said he had a letter
frem Mike Oberhelman, Big Six effiecial and banker from Randelph, Kansas, whe
gave him the depe en the Big Six indeer spert. "Out here we have returned

te eur rainy seasen. In between eur daily two er three dewnpaurs we are
winding up eur basketball cempetitien with playeffs scheduled fer April.

I've been assigned te the Welfare and Recreation Department and am enjoying
my werk a let. My wife wrete she theught Beb was new in Kansas City. I

hepe se, fer that weuld be almest like having him at heme." Yes, Delmar,

Beb will be am interm at Bell Memorial Hespital until July 1, when he gees
in as a first lieutenant im the Army medical cerps. He is anxieus te get
inte the real thing, he sayse And I guess the medices have a reputatien fer
deing that.

From Maje Fe Ge Stith, APOAG5O, New York - "Just received ciippings
from Mrs. Stith abeut the basketball scandal. . . . Barbershep, drugstere
and fireplug cewbeys have had their day and still are, but net en the scale
as breught te light by yeu. Varmints can't eperate im the sunshine -- The
rats! Mere pewer te yeu. Such as this really causes ene te ferget the war."
Majer Stith was ene ef my ceaching scheel students years age, and we are wait-
ing fer him te get back te have another ene ef these bullfests. Geed luck
te yeu, Majer Forrest.

Te Cele De Se “Dick” Adams, APO 394, New Yerk - Thank yeu, Dick, fer
sending aleng the Stars and Stripes cencerning the article, "A Pheg Allen
Reeter Reperts". It is very interesting, the angles that seme ef these
fellews take. Hepe it wen't be leng new, fellew, until you are back with us.

And frem Capt. Harry Gerden Gray, A.C., Physical Training Directer at
the Wace, Texas, Army Air Field, - “Saw Ed Elbel in Sam Antonie a while back.
He leeked goed and is deing a geed jeb with the Scheol ef Aviatien Medicine
at Randelph Field. . . My brother Max is still instructing at Advanced scheel
in Steckten, Calif. My brether Beb has been in the Navy ever 5 years and has
seen a let ef the actien in the Pacific amd areund Italy and France, and has
just beem returned te the States." Yes, Gerdie, I remember Rewsey, ene ef Hank

Iba's beyse He was a great player. Geed luck te yeu, Gerdie.

Frem lst Lt. Fred N. Besilevac, Medical Cerps, Millers Field, Staten
Island, Ne Ye - Fred says, “My effieial capacity is train cemmander fer hespital
trains serving the N. Y. pert ef embarkation fer weunded seldiers.. I have
been practically all ever the ceumtry riding and delivering these wounded
fellews te general hespitals in their respective states." Fellews like Fred
Besilevae deserve a great deal ef credit fer struggling fer a fine education.
Here's hats eff te him and men like him. ;

Marvin Vandaveer, athletic direeter and fermer ceach ef all sperts at
Haskell Indian Institute, writes from Fert Lewis, Washingten, that he is in

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the medical corps taking his basic training. The first aid and anatemyp

and physielegy are just a review, but the drugs and medicimes are teugh,

he sayse He alse says he can easily see why the mortality rates have been |
held at such a lew level. "It was estimeted that ten minutes after a man was
weunded in the Eurepean Invasien he was receiving medical attention,” Vandy
will finish his basic training and then will ge te scheel and come eut a
recenditiening instructer. He will be placed in a hespital er cenvalescing
camp te give the sick, weunded and crippled cerrective and recenditiening
exercises and endeaver te restere them te physical health. Vandy says fer me
te pass his cengratulatiens en te Mit Allen whe did what Vandy theught was a
wenderful jeb with the Haskell beys. Geed luck, Vandy, and here's heping

we will see yeu back at Haskell befere tee many menths rell by.

E. Ce “Ernie” Qugley is deing a swell jeb on securing bends and denatiens
fer the liquidatien ef the stadium debt, which is $108,000. Ernie already
has ever $26,000 and he says by June first he expects te retire a third ef
the stadium debt. If anybedy can get the jeb dene, Ernie will de it. He is
busy day and night, making centacts ever the state and getting the plaster eff the
cencrete herseshee which encleses Memerial Stadium Field.

The Red Cress drive in Deuglas County went ever with.a smashing bang,
having geome ever the tep ef its queta ef $33,000 in feur days. I have charge ef
the Red Cress drive here en the hill and the students, faculty and empleyees
are respending nebly. It is yeung peeple whe are fighting this war. It is
their brethers and friends and s weethearts, and the students here are keeping
the faith. Im the erganizatien heuses the girls speke te the beys fraternities
and clubs, and the men speke te the sererites and girls’ erganizatiens. The
Jay Janes, under the directien ef Mary Olive Marshall, made the cellections.

The slegan is a minimum ef a dellar from every student. The Jay Janes are a
tried and true erganizatien and they always deliver the geods.

With the turn ef every new day we are heping and praying that thatwill be
the last fer the eutlaws ef Germany. And after they are finished eff, the Litthe
brewn men eut west will be en the het seat. Keep ‘em frying, beys, Keep ‘em

frying!

Very sincerely yours,

Direeter ef Physical Educatien,
FCA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach.

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Dear Fellow Jayhawkers:

My, how time flies! That was impressed upon me years ago when I was a teen-
age youngster as I walked in Heinie Kaboobler's Hot Air Cafe, and staring me in
the face was a big clock, the second and minute hands stepped up twenty times,
electrically. As those hands went whizzing around yng clock, the caption below
was, "My, how time flies."

That seems to me literally true now because as the years roll by the second
hand and the hour hand seem to accelerate themselves, and now I find that my last
Jayhawk Rebounds was written on January 19. And I had promised in my own mind and
heart that you fellow Jaynawkers on the seven seas and tho many fighting fronts
would have a letter from me each month. To err and to procrastinate is human. I
guess I am one of those guilty follows.

The day before we started for Iowa State at Ames on March 1, I was sure that
the Rebounds would have been dictated and I would reserve a flash for the result --
we were hopeful then! But with the myriad of duties I have deferred until today to
write this letter. But this morning - the day when we go to Dean Corder's domicile
at Welda, Kansas, where his fathor, Lee R. Corder, is superintendent of schools,
for the purpose of a basketball banquet, - I am going to write this, come hell or.
high water, You remember the old grandpappy dowm in Arkansas. When the floods |
came the neighbors had all gathered on a high hill, and as the river rushed down
the narrow valley thoy noticed a straw hat moving to and fro across the water. The
neighbors marveled, and suid, “Look at that straw hat moving back and: forth, and
not downstream! ‘What a peculiar phenomenon!" (although the Arkansawyers used a
different word.). One young hillbilly said, "Why, don't you remember, Grandpappy
said he was going to mow that lawn, come hell or high water." .. . That is a
rotten joke, but I had to make my point. ‘@'exn

Now, into the story of the Big Six Conforence race. ‘In my January Rebounds I
gave you the set-up of the race and the porsonnel of the tcam. ‘You will see. from
the final Big Six Conference standings that Iowa State had what it.took. They de-
foated Oklahoma at Oklahoma City, and Kensas Stato at Manhattan, on Saturday and
Mondey night prior to meeting us at Ames and defeating us on the following Friday.
They dofeated Nebraska oarlior in the season at Lincoln. That was the difference.
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We lost to Nebraska at Lincoln in one of the hottest games that I have ever seen the
Cornhuskers play. Towa State got a furthor break in the fact that Kansas pleyed
Oklahoma at Norman, and Iowa State plaved them at Oklahoma City preparatory to the
Sooners goirs to New York, Oklahoma Aggies and Texas Christion played the other

end. of « doubie=header in Oklahoma City, und’ “Towa State won by 2 points. If it is
true that ths heme court is worth from 2 to 6 points, we could say that Iowa State
got & slight break in the schedule. But no ono is belittling the efforts of that
fine Iowa State team. They hed the stuff and showed their merit oll the way through,
so we take off our hats to Louie Menze and the boys in Iowa. They are the real
champions.

The three games we lost were to Iowa State, Oklahoma (one point in an overtime)
and to Nebreska. In recalling the hot teams of years back, I remember Bruce Drake,
Tom Chvirchill and Vic Holtz, and the fine 1929 team at Norman. We had a pretty
good team and they ran over us roughshod something like 47.to 29. I thought that
was the Lottest tcoam I had seen until 1939 when we met the Missouri Tigers at Col-
umbin. We had a good team and thought that we were in.the championship hunt, which
proved later we were to tie and then win the play-off, but Missouri poured it on us
from every angle, and every shot they took seemed to whiz through the netting in -
tnis game at Columbia. Then in 1940 we met Indiana for the NCAA finals in Kansas
City and held them to 4 points in the first & minutes of play, snd then they started
shooting. And whet a barrage! They couldn't miss from any angie. They hit imposs-
ibie shots, one after the other. And yet we scored 42 points against them, but it
wasn't nearly enough.

Nebraska scored 59 points on us while we got 45, and Iowa State scored 61
while we got 59, Those two games compared with Oklahoma, Missouri and Indiana,
end these are the games from 1929 to 1945, so you can see running into two outfits
in the same year was just too much for a very willing, aggressive and hard fighting
fonsas team. With every kind word to a dogged and determined Kansas team, we did
not heve tha material that some of our cppcnents possessed this year. But we gave
them evueryshing we had, and I am mighty proud of these bors to be able to take
sscorc place, with none of the other four lower teams near the Kansas 7 won and 3
lost: Ravesas

Earity in the season I picked Iowa State first, Oklahoma second, Missouri,
Kansas ond hansas State fighting.it cut for ties, and I thought Nebraska would fin-
ish 103%. Ths only game that Nebraska won was that 59 to 45 shellacking thoy gave
uS, so I rather look at their effort in that game as something out of this world.
That is the first time that a liebraska team, coached by “Lew Lewandowski has de-
Teated a Kansas team, but thero must always be a first tine for everything, and it
happened. It has been six years since Kansas dipped her colors to the Cornhuskers
in basketball. But you will remember in the last Rebounds I said, “We are: looking
for trouble when we go to Lincoln on February 10." aan ;

Now for a short resume of Kensas efforts in the Big Six. We lost a heart-
breakex at Cklahoma in an overtine geme. Kansas had the game sewed up three differ-
ent times, but our lack of experieace caused the boys to shoot long shots when they
should have nursed the ball. In the Iowa State game at Lawrence on Januury 27, we.
defeated Louie Menze's team 50 to $5, although Firebock, one of. their stars, was on
the sideline. Then the Kansas-Kensas State seme at Lawrence was a typical Konsas-
Kansas State game, on Jenuerv 30. It was a thriiler, end it looked as if Kansas
wes doomed to defeat, but Kansas won one of the wildest and most ex:citing games
that a packed Hoch auditorium has seen in years. The massacre at Lincoln on February
10th has been recounted, On Feoruary 13 Oklahoma camo to Lawrence and Konsas
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stepped cut in front and maintained a lead, and looked like near- champions. Kansas

played a marvelous gamo against atte Sooners.

Maybe the press dispatches of February 16 gave you an inkling of the Kansas-
Kansas State game at Monhattan. (Kansas State was very much in the running for the
championship. Since they had beaten the Sooners and had run up 70 points on:
Nebraska, and had defeated Missouri, they were in a championship mood. They had
not lost a game on the home court and this was the game that Kansas was to get her
licking. Not since 1937 had the Aggies won a game fron i.U. Everything was in the
cards for kansas State to break this jinx. jmd what a ball game it was! The teans
were splendid on both sides regarding their sportsmanship and fine attitude. But
the crowd had come for blood and they wanted some of the Jayhawker meat. To make
a long story short, kansas won in one of the most hectic games. Atkins, the Kansas
State boy, double dribbled in coming down the court and passed to an Aggie boy ‘who
shot a goal which would have put the Aggies one point ahead. The crowd was so wild
they failed to hear the whistle or to see the double-dribble, and they —— the
referees had taken the ball and the game away from Kansas State.

After the game, John Lance and Hddie Hogue, the officials, walked over to the |
scorers bench. to verify the score, which Kansas had won by two points, and in the
interval between the time John Lance left the scorer's table he was divested of.
most of his raiment. a part of that said raiment hangs on the bulletin board here
in my office. It is a piece of cloth 34 inches long and 24 inches wide. It’ has
black and white stripes, and at one tine was a part of his refereeing shirt. This
is once where a referee lost his shirt ond almost everything else if he had. stayed.
on the job long, but Coach Fritz Knorr of the Aggies grabbed Lance by the arm and —
what clothing was. still on him and hustled him down the side entrance ‘to ‘the base- |
ment. There were only a few trouble-makers. The majority of the crowd were fine,
and all the coaches and athletic officers at Kansas State were wonderful. It was
just one of those mob scenés that happens when some chunn starts to take netters
in his own hands. President Eisenhower, Mike Ahearn, Couch Fritz Knorr, and’ Frank
Myers, the financial secretary, were all wonderful in sesins that we all got
courteous treatment. But for a while things were exciting. True, sore nit wit .
shadow boxer let all the air out of ny tires by takinz the valve cores out, but
this was dene by sone distorted brain who thought he was doing something to aid
the war effort. Ss

Everything is lovely and I am going down there on March 23 to speak at a
basxetball banquet at the Manhattan High School. Of course, we will do everything
we can to spread the gospel of good will and friendliness between the two Kansas
cousins:- Kansas and Kansas State. The student boéy of Kansas State were fine, I
think it is a wonderful commentary to make when we think of Kansas and hansas State,
two bitter rivals, playing all these vears without any more -trouble than has
occurred, It speaks well for the leadership in peehess ae on: — ‘sides, - ond may
it ever thus remain. ;

Wie hada the Surprise of our lives at Lincoln on penary- 10, ee we hed ‘a fine
visit with Ray Evans. Our Kansas Jayhawkers got a big wallop out of talking with
him. Big, fine looking and. poised, aggressive, this alleAnc¥iean in two sports was
as modest as a college freshman. Ray steyed with us in our defoat.and until late
at night when we pulled out of Lincoln. Ie was consoling the boys after the red
hot Nebraskans had poured it on them. He met u buck private with izthon he ‘had played
baseball and he was just as swell to th‘s Ge I. Joe as if this private had bcéen a .
general. That is the thing that nakes cy Evans great; that, anda lot of otuner

thi
ngs. Ray was on his wav to his assignment with the Cypsy Task Force, and after
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arriving at his destination he wrote as follows: "This place is an ideal spot for
our combat crew training. And before long you will be hearing quite a bit about a
couple of our outfits." Ray's address is Lt. Ray R. Evans, Hdars. Gypsy Task
Force, AFO 632, c/o P.Ji., Miami, Fla.

From Lt. Dean k. Brooks, 1!.C. (APA 46, San Francisco): "Yesterday I went
ashore and visited the spot where T. P. Hunter was killed. I talked to several of
the men who served under him. They certainly praised him to the skies. They told
me of some of his heroic acts on other fields of battle. John Krum and I are going
up and visit his grave in the next few days. ... . Had dinner with Art Nichols
(K.U,'43) the other night and while there met another K.U. man, Dean Kipp, lM '43,
from Junction City.. As usual the conversation drifted around to Phog's basketball
team. We all figure that if we take 0.U. at Lawrence we'll win the championship.
How about it? I'll bet those boys would certainly be surprised if they knew how
much guys out hero are pulling for them. I wonder if they think about the guys
out here as much as. these fellows do about them."

And a letter from Cpl. Charles Loar, with the Marine Corps in the Facific,
assures us that he is coming to visit us when he returns to the States to tell us
more about T. P. We have never gotten anything only the most tender expressions
from all of T. P.'s buddics. He was a man beloved of all men.

Lt. Dave Shirk wrote from Benning Park, Columbus, Ga., late in January to say
that he expected to report to advance officer's school some time in February, and
when he finished there he would doubtless get an overseas assignment. You really
have what it takes, Dave, and we are very proud of youe Yes, indeed, I remember:
Bill Sapp very well; and also Larry Kennedy. I appreciate ull the fine things you
are doing for these boys, and we hope they will choose F.U. : a

I received from Rev. Robert A. Hunt, of Salina, o copy of a long letter he had ~
had from Ens. Robert E. Hunt, which concluded with the following paragraph; “There
are many things I will explain after the war that I cannot tell now. Even in these
back areas, I have had my thrills. It is not all dull. I have flow 7,000 miles -
over the Pacific Ocean; sometimes in very severe storms. Our trips on these ICT's
take 12 to 14 hours and sometimes the seas are rough, so much so that we have to
take refuge within the coral reefs." Best of luck to you, Bob.

From Ense Re F. "Dick" Miller, VS-52, San Francisco: “Am now in the Hawaiian
area, but not for long. Expect to leave in the next few days. TI havon't run into
very many Jayhewkers, but when I do -we always have a big time. . .. Please say
hello to all who are still there, and to those who read your Rebounds. The news-
letter is great. Keep them coming ."_ | |

Judging from the Camp Butner News (North Carolina), the post special service
chief, Major Frank J. Anneberg is keeping busy providing opportunities for recreation
for patients of the U. S, ; y General and Convalescent Hospital and returnees of
the AG and SF Redistribution Station. +s

Glad to hear from R. W. "Dick" Farris, PRE/c, APA 197, San Francisco, formerly
of Garnett, Kansas. Dick, we are putting Capt. Forrest li. Chapman on our mailing
list, 2 :

I received a highly interesting letter from Lt. C. W. "Chuck" Elliott, APO 321,
San Francisco, and am really sorry that space forbids me elaborating more fully on
his letter. Chuck was in the Philippines at that time, and had 50 combat hours to
his credit. But that was over a month ago. Lots of luck, Chuck,
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Lt. (jg) Frank M. Bukaty is with the Armed Guard. lo played on our football
teams of 1938 and 1959, and hascdull in 1939. "Buck" writes: "Since coming
aboard this vessel 1 lot of weter has gone under my feet. Have visited many for-
eign perts which was an exrerisnce to seo but have seen entirely too much water, —
which I wouldn't say is enjoyable. Not being ahle to mention the port, I can tell
you that I have been to India. It is beyond comparison the worst country I have
ever visited. ‘When the good Lord laid i+ out He surely must have had an off day.
Some of the sights you see are hardly believable unless one witnessed: it himself.
People by the miilions, diseased, undornovrishod and explcited, mill around the
country evervwhere. uch has been written about their customs, mores, and. reli-
gious beliefs, by more qualified men than myself, so I'll not venture into detail
in this regard. I am only thankful that we departed from the country before con-
tracting some form of deadly tropical disease. Before returning to the States wo
will have circled the world covering more than 25,000 miles." Buck, I too om
sorry that I didn't get a chance to visit with you when you were home ona short
leave. -

Lt. Curvin H. Greene sends a change of address to Naval Air Station, Pensacola,
Florida. He's the guy. who told me they weren't going to shoot the Japs: -.they:
were going to throw rocks at them! : y ra - SRE * gees

Sgt. Armand L. Dixon, aPO 247, San Francisco, says: "Things have quieted down
considerably from what they were a few months ago. The Jap planés have kept pretty
clear of these islands, so I don't expect that we will be hampered by air roids.
There are still a few snipers on the island, but they are being taken care of ‘very
nicely by patrols. Before long they. may be cleaned ‘out-completely.” ° armand, ~~
thanks for your good wishes regarding the Big Six. We fell just one game short
and that was one game too much. Remember, uirmand, we are counting on you coming
back, along with Schnelly, big Jack Ballard, Ray Evans, Charlie Black, Hoyt Baker,
and a flock of fledgling Jayhawkers that aro going to.bé tougher than a boot when |
this fuss is over. ee on | n6 ee ee

From good ole -"Pappy" Nesmith -."Somewhore in Italy. . It-is cloudy today but
I guess it is the: first in a month. The things you. sce here really open your eyes.
Pesple begging for whatever you will give them. They are driven to it by hunger.
Women working in the fields and oxen pulling plows:‘and carts. -Dirty, ragged, hungry
little children playing in the streets and begging -for'scraps to ear. ‘The Red —
Cross is doing a fine job. My hat is off to them» ’ Basketball-and basebali ‘are
the main sports. Chance of men being hurt in football too great. They want them
to work and fight. ..." ~ Dean's address is AFHQ,-APO 512, New York,

Dean, I don't know whether you are going to.make:.it back in three months or.
not. From the time it took you to get over, I'm-wondering if jou: have .been mud-
crawling in that ocean! How is deep-sea fishing? @ 0

We often think of our three Navy "musketeers" - Lt: Ernie Vanck, Lt. Ifurray
Brown, and Lt. Gerald Barker. Ernie ‘y still at Norman, ‘Oklahoma, and is doing
a swell job at the Naval «air Technical @raining Contor.:. "Bark is out in the
Pacific with an LST. "Bark", your lettor was vory interesting. Thonks ‘a ‘million.
You are a regular guy. I wish I might have opportunity to answer’ in detail overy
one of the letters of all you boys. But gosh, I would be working ddy and night,
and you would get tired of reading them, So-this Jeyhavile Rebounds will take the
place of personal letters until this fuss is over. oe ee
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To Major R. EB. Weinzettel, APO 133, New York , my good friend from Medart's in

St. Louis, Mo. Congratulations, Roy, on your majority. I knew you had the stuff.
I appreciate your sending me the Stars and Stripes, as have many of my other
friends. They are alwavs interesting, these overseas letters of yours.

To Capt. S. Mi Chambers, APO 339, New York - Stew, I enjoyed your swell letter
immensely. The last report we had Capt. Paul Harrington was with the 77th Evac.
Hospital. Hope you can locate this swell guy who played on three Missouri Valley
championship teams. .

Stew,’ I will always remember with delight our associations when you were on
our varsity, and later when you were off, Mrs. Allen is fine, Jane is married and
has a baby girl, Jill. Her husband is Lt. Elwood Mons - we call nim "Hoot", and
he is a Navy flier. Mit is married, of course, and has a red-head six yoars of
age - Judy. Isabelle is going to be a widow now because Mit is a Lieutenant (jg)
in the Navy, and reports at Boston, Mass., on March 23. Bob is interning at Bell
Memorial Hospital and will be in the Army Medical Corps July 1st with the rank of
first lieutenant. Eleanor will be homo from Philadelphia April 9, and Mary with
her brood is. out at Palo Alto, California. ; -

This past week they nominated me for councilman in the first ward. Besides
being in Red Cross work, Selective Service, and a lot of other things, I am keep-
ing fairly busy, but.I always like to hear from my boys who through the years
have been a great joy to me. I am unopposed in the April drd general. election,
so I think I may win this one!

Good luck to you, Stew, and tromp the dickens. out of the krauts.

Capt. Kennoth C. Johnson, APO 557, New York, writes; “Have been receiving
your Jayhawk Rebounds and I enjoy it very much. There has been a little delay in
its receipt due to the incorrect address. I have been at the above address for a
year now and my job is sub-depot engineering officer at o B-17 base."

From Lt. Comdr. iW. H. "Bill" Shannon, Navy Supply Corps School, Soldiers Field,
Boston, Masse: "I am glad to see your expanded interest in community affairs. .»
Lots of luck. . . Things are per usual with me. I am still at the Supply Corps
School - am tied up with the Contract Termination and Surplus Disposal program of
training officers. Sea duty or foreigh duty look dim, but I still hope to share
the hardships with my friends and past students. I have tried so hard, but one
must take orders. . ." Bill enclosed a clipping from the New York Times, and
offered commiserations on our failure to win the Big Six title, but he assuaged our
feelings with many soothing words.

From Lt. K. iis "Kenny" Keene, APO 235, Son Francisco: "I received the last Re-
bounds a few days ago and noticed Lt. Evelyn Herriman was with the 44th Gen. Hosp.
We have a lot of our boys up there. .. . We cai.e in the assault waves in the first
landings in the Philippines. A week or so before landing I ran into Lt. (jg) Dean
Brooks, a Lawrence boy, we had a fine chat and he told me that Johnny Krum was
nearby so the next day I took a L.C.V.P. over to Johnny's ship. We had a swell
time recalling all of F.U.'s ball players and where they are located. + « - I've
watched K.U. ball games since I was 12 years old and ushered for Sgt. Kollender.
Shivers run up and down my spine when I think of that moment of silence before
every game. .« . . There are a number of anti-aircraft outfits here in the Pacific
area. Weare in third place for total number of Jap planes knocked down and we
are only six planes behind the leaders. The boys ard myself get a real kick out
of seeing a Jap plane burst into flames and fall to the ground.. . .
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From Lt. HN. F. "Mike" cindrews, Physical Training Director at the Aviation Cadet
Pease, Merced, Calif. Mike played football at K.U. in 1958. Mike writes,
"Last January I was attonding a iwo-weok Fhysical Fitness course at San Antonio,
Texas, and ran across Cerptain Gordon Gray, He is Physical Training Officer at
waco, Texas. Seems as tho many Jayhavkers are doing 4 good job in physical train-

ing, » « . dust reccived a isttear of commendation from the colenel for our work
in physical training. . . . Before I slose I want to sey after reading the Novem-

ber Rebounds that I am proud to be able to say that I knew T. P. Ilunter.”

Mize. you bet. we are tiskled to death to pus vou on the mailing list. It is
not nesess ary that a follow piay basketball, football or anything clse, to get
On OGr Ieilinmy: lost, You fellows are pioving the bigzest gaue right now: that you
have evor played, and uny hoy in this fuss is more than welcome to one of these
Rebounds if he will just “et us lmow his desires, and his address. I started
writing thess letters, Mike, to just a few of the wee not nesessarily basketeers,
but we used the Rebounds name, of course, from the fact that we rebound from the
backboard. The biggest hope that I have is that ali of these boys rebound from
the Japanazis. We will keep them rolling to you, Ifike.

I an always giad to hear from my golfing friend, W. L,. "Bill" Winey, Yard Dis-
pensary, Mare Island, Calif. Bill, we were delighted that you were able to take
in the Oklanoma game and see us beat the Sconers in Hoch juditorium. a lot of the
boys would have given anything to have stood in the auditorium that night and with
the lights cut to have sung the Star Spangled Banner, and then witnessed a pretty
good hansas basketball team that night humble the Sooners.

Ens. W, A, "Bill" Forsyth, c/o Fleet Postoffice, San Francisco, who played ona
fine University of Pennsylvania team a year ogo, writes: “Have been out here in
the Pecifie for a few months now and will be here too many more months. However,
we have the Japs on tho run, but they are still plenty powerful and can give us
much damage. Some of their battle tactics make you wonder why you should take
prisoners or why you shoud give them iedical nas istance. But then you remeber
you ere not a Jap but an wsterican and you tale care of the little devils."

That is a swell attitude, Bill, but I think you are more Christian than some
of us cculd bo. Bill, you are one of the. boys that we are waiting on to return
to have a powerful Nansas basketball tean.

4 change of address comes fron 7/4 Lewis G. Musick to v~PO 228, New York. Lew
played football in '42, ond was Armand Disron's buddy froi Redondo Beach, Calif.,
the most outiving state in the Union. Some fellow from Florida said those
Californians couid out-lie any state in the United States. But Armand and Lewis
are & pair of good guys. ;

Foon Sete Re. 5, "Bob" Charlton, 4PO 374, New York, son of Glenn Charlton, a
Lawrence insurance impressario, comes the following: "You've done another swell
job on Jayhawk Rebounds. Except for the news of T.P., tho edition was swell
reading. He was a man's man in every respect. Visited this city (Dijon) and
found it most interesting. and by gosh, if they don't have a pretty fair gyn
with basketball being the favorite sport. We don't have mich time for it, however."

We'll be looking for you back to bel your dad in the near future, Bob.

From that fighting Texan, Lt, John 4. Pfitsch, (from Pfleugerville), APO 4359,
New York, one of "Blood and Guts" Patton's best: "We haven't been loafing .. -
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I have been in all the countries borderin: Germany lately end now om in 'der
FPuenrer's beckyard', Bsfore too many toons have passed [ hope we are in the
front yard with ‘the Russians, and then we can a]? cOonsontrata on the Jepme. .
Fave bean Policwing with Great interest the Banting inecicens of 3>00kiyn Collage,
You really hit the Neil on the head several mouths ago, Doc, I figursd you knew
what vou were tall:ing ahoat, . > be are still in there driving, Doc, so keep

open a'place for us. lo won't be gone too much longer,"

You bet, Johnn » we have already reserved a big wide Open space for you here
on Mt. Oread, As far as I an concerned, you can build your house right on this
rock,

From Mid'n., Hy D, “Sparky" NeSpadden, USS Prairio State, Now York, HuYegei?
Suess first of all you end the team are due a great deal of congrats on those
vietories ageaiust Iowa State é&nd Konsas State. Deano and I were out together
Sate nicht and Were thinking of you all at gane time, I think Dean Said that
gone against 0.U. was the tirst he had missed in 8 years. Wo had a great time
visiting, and how queer it was that we should be "bulling' here in N.Y. = this
war has caused Many a funny meeting, I guess,”

And from T/5 Virgil Wise, 123 Gen. Hosp., APO 12] B, New York; "Y thought I
hed better Crop you a line to let you know that I am still knoekinz around this
torn up old world. I received four ever faithful and appreciated Jayhawi: Rebounds
about a week ago and will Say that I was very decply touched about T, P,'s mishap,
If you remember, I was one of those small fry, so to Speak, that T. Pp, always
patted on the bacel- when things 60% Pouph, .-. Thee has been a slight change in
my intentions for MY post-war education. Dug to the Sxperience Gained, and the
interest which has been built Up in me, in Surgery, I am planning on transferring
from the School of Hducation to the School of Nedicine"

Congratulations, vie. We will be tickled to death to see you an outstanding
medico. You have tho ubility, and it will be g00d to call you Doctor lise, Your
namé should give you prostize!} | :

From Lt, Worace }f, Mason, transport Division 54, Staff, Fleet. Postoffice, San
Francisco; "Have just been reading over my file of Jayhawk Rebounds and certainly
get a bang out of them, [tts been a full year now since I ‘ran into a forner K.U,
avniete end being able to read about al] the guys I used to kisk aroune with fills
@ bip gas. inst Jayhawk athlete fT Sow was Norman Sannenan, your wild nan of a
couple vears back. He's g Civil Engineering officer, and was about.to shove off
with a Seabees outfit. * ¢.* Metre in port for 2-couple of days right now and are
taking it easy. Tho heat is terrific on this side of the equator, but the nights
are wonderfl, The tropics have their Points, although I haven't heard of any of
the guys Coming up with tho icea that they's like to Stay in these parts after the
war. Hope your bal] club is knocking then cead this. season, as they have done so
often in the out. CT naven't 8con any basketball? sineg Mareh of ‘45 when I was
See eee Oe Te cee Spchinocttetigasi tage. ty oT ee: Perea our mailing
acdress is the Givision designation, retnor than the name of the attack transport
we are aboard," ; ncaa

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le Ja "Prize Sullivant sends his chanze of adcress to the Athletic Dept., NATTC,
Chicago 17, 721, Milt, if you will send Ra Vesterhous's address we will put hin
on the mailing list for the Rebounds, :
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Ens. Michael Gubar, APA 163, Fleet Postoffice, San Francisco. Mike, your letter
was a masterpiece and gosh, how I wish that we could print the whole thing. It is
an epistle that the apostles of journalism should read. I am sure that I read your
letter with more interest than you read the Rebounds. When you come back to the
States I think you will capitalize on your experience as a reporter for the hensas
City Star. You write a chatty and a darn interesting communication,

To Jim Williams, a sterling athlete at Haskell Institute, who on January 28 was
taking his boot training at Parris Island, 5S. C., and who is a Junior Rotarian, at
the Lawrence Rotary Club, - we send greetings. Jim, you asked hos Haskell is doing
in basketball. When Marvin Vandaveer went in the service Milton "Mit" Allen took
then over and he did a swell job. Haskell really made a fine showing this year.

As you know by this lctter, Mit is now in the Navy. I an glad that you will be
back in Lawrence in April and I want you to know that if you are here on any Mon-
day we want you to come to Rotary because you are still a Junior Rotarian. So we
will be looking for you. Good luck, Jim.

Fns. Re Le "Bob" Turner, Commander Service Force, Fleet Postoffice, San Francis-
co, was back a couple of weeks ago and he looked like a million dollars. He really
is an imposing officer. Wish Bob could come back to the University after this
fuss is over. He was one of our very dependable guards two years ago. Let us
hear from you often, Bob. &

To Warren R. underson, APO 447, New York - thanks for the clipping, Deacon.
That spot at 1100 Indiana Street is still 0.K. I know you would like to put your.-
feet under that table tonight, wouldn't you? 4

And. to Jewell M. Campbell, ABCD, Navy 129, Fleet Postoffice, San Francksco, .
many thenks for the program of the Foi Bowl Classic, Pacific Ocean Area Football
Championship. This was immensely interesting. «: b ea

je are indebted to Mr. and lirs. a. B. Nees, of Brazil, Indiana, for a picture
of the mountain where Lt. ilayne Nees was fighting whon he was killed. This peak
is in the Gilbert Range on Attu in the Aleutians and has been officially named
"Nees Peak". The widow of Wayne's captain sent the negative from which the picture
was made, Captain Murphy spent several months up there after the battle, and took
the picture. He lost his life.in the Battle of the Ifarshall Islands. This p2noto-
graph of the mountain is being framed, along with Viayne's picture. Fred Elisworth,
the alumni secretary, has borrowed our picture of Wayne to-have one made for..naé.,.
gallery of World War II heroes. ‘ent ;

Lt. Lester Kappolman, who made letters in varsity basketball and varsity base-
ball in '37, '38 and '39, roturned to the cempus for a short but very pleasant
stay. Lester was wounded in the Vosges Mountains. 1 machine gun bullet severed
the nerves and broke both the radius end ulnar in his forearm. He is looking fine
and is fully confident that expert surgery, which he will undoubtedly get, will
restore the arm to practically full use in time after the re-suturing of the nerves.

Lt. Col. Mark Alexander, a Lawrence boy who made a great record with the para-
troopers in both Italy and France, was here for some of our basketball games.
Mark graduated from the School of Fine Arts. He has a war record sacond to none
anc we wore honored to havo him as our guest.

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: ut. (5g) Hovey Hanna, Jr., and Lt. Marion Maynes were on leaves and accepted our
invitation to see the Oklahoma game here in Lawrence.
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We are visualizing the time when you will all be coming back, and what a. sight
it will be for sore eyes! Today is a real spring day on Jit. Oread. The temperature
is between 60 and 65. A torrential dcempour tvo days ago has greened things until.
the buds are bursting, we feel, prematurely. The co-eds are realizing that spring
has sprung and they have that wistful look in their eyes. Kansas girls are as
pretty as ever. For the men on the campus, about all we see are Navy uniforms, with
enly a few 4-Fers, many of: whom are halt or lame. The faculty has been boiled down
to the bare bone. And occasionally now and then you can see one of the men who has
made a romance of study weaving his way across the campus, but they are in the minor-

ity. :

Outdoor track is in full swing. The indoor track. team was not as successful
as last year due to the fact that Couch Ray Kunehl did not have the material this
year that he possessed lust season. Henry Shenk and Elmer Schaake start spring
football practice Monday. They are not at all sure as to the available material
that may report, but they are going to find out. 7 Oe ’

In a letter this morning from Chancellor Deane Wi. Malott to heads of departments
concerning the budget, the Chancellor says, "The University faces another year of un-
certainty. Enrollment will depend somewhat on the progress of the war. We have no
assurance of any military program after this semester, and it seoms inevitable under |
present Selective Service policies that civilian student population will continue to
decline. These facts should guide you in formulating the requests for your depart-
ment for the year 1945-46,"

So you see we are in a dilemma. In another two weeks we may know what dis-.
position will be mde of the Navy V-12 program and whether we have an opportunity
to obtain a Naval R.0.T.C. for the University.

Athletics are as uncertain as all other activities on Mt. Oread, but we will
carry on and will keep things going wntil you get back. And when you get back
things will boil! ee

jarold A. Burt, formerly of Eureka, and captain of tho varsity football team |
back in 1924, writes from Shreveport, La., that his son, Duke, is planning. to come
to K.U. next fall. Duke is a fine football player and an excellent student. . He
has pleyed football at Sewanee for the past two years. Harold and Mrs. Burt ond
their family were on the campus a year ogo, ond what 4 delight it was to see him
with tw fine sons and a lovely wife. So the old Jayhawkers are sending: their
fledglings back to the campus. Harold has ambitions for Duke to get an’.Engineer-
ing education, but of course he wants. him to play football as a part of a well-
rounded life. oo ee

Kansas apparently will have no baseball team this year because the boys are,
getting mighty scarce. Norman "Whitey" Carlson, a dandy baseball prospect, who was
a member of the varsity basketball team, went over to Leavenworth: two weeks ago,
and he is an.A No. 1 soldier now. ie was in 4-F duc to a bad shoulder, but the Army
doctors put their hands on him and he was warm, and they said, Brother, you are in,
so he is on his way back home to New Jersey. He will be called from there..

Our 41st jnnual Interscholastic Moet will be held in Stadium Field on April 21.
Henry Shenk, Ray Kenehl, Elmer Schaake and the rest of the coaches are planning on a
little smoker and bullfest the night before the Meet in Robinson Gymnasium. Boxing,
cider and doughnuts, chocolate freezos on a- stick, amd go forth, will bo served to
the coaches and their friends. Just another offort to have the visitors know that
we appreciate their coming.
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Well do you remember the dato of July 21, 1944, when Marine Lieutenant T. P.
Hunter died on Guam, the first day of its invasion. Another invasion - Iwo Jima -
cost the life of Marine Captain Fred Eberhardt, another University of Kansas im-
mortal. Fred lettered in track in '40 and '41. I could not devict the unquench-
able velor of the man as well as did the Kansas City Star of March 16, so I am
quoting this to you in full.

"Out on lonely, blood-stained Iwo Jima, Capt. Fred Eberhardt, one of Kansas
University's greatest students lies among the yet uncounted dead, and his year
younger brother, who trained and fought beside him for nearly four years, has
buried his. kin and then from a hospital wrote the parents here (Salina) to break the
sad news. . :

"tis ao man speaking to a man I must tell you plainly and direct)y--Fred jis dead,'
Lieut. Charles Eberhardt, 22, wrote his father, Frank L. Zberhardt. I write you be-
cause I cannot bear to toll mother what she must know. I cannot tell you the date
and place of his death, but I can tell you that I was there and that he was killed
in action leading his men in the way which has made him a near-legend in our regiment.
He died instantly, from an artillery shell fragment. ... . AS you read this and ~
feel its hurt, think of the ache I felt there on the field of battle. Only my res-
ponsibility to keep going in order to lead my men kept me from breaking under a °° =
strain which even before Frod's death had seemed almost beyond human capacity to’
withstand. To me, Fred was more than a brother, he was the best man I ever “knew.

"'Eved knew. well that he might.die ond he was not afraid. Fred could have nad
@ job with. much. less personal risk, After his conduct on Saipan and ’ subsequent
decoration he could have had nearly any job ho desired. He was even given a Bec
to return to the states, but he could.not accept it because of his ste and sincere
conviction that. he must do all he could. out here, |

"Ab of his actions were judged by. their relationship to. ies: own pbtepdda tis
and that conscience’was no vague light, no impetuous intuition. _It was the rational
judgment of one of the most sincere, : imaginative and intelligent men.who ever lived.
He fought in the front lines of the marine corps because he knew that someone had to
do it and that he could do it. Therefore, he would do it. He had only loathing for
the rear echelon people who demoted — minds and abilities to saving their own
skins and to personal gain. ©

"tibove all, he was concerned with ail mankind! s shee reris and ignorance and

greed and malice, and’ he hoped some day to be»a..part of the educational or adminis--
trative system which would work toward-elininating those ills... Meanwhile, he was -
Coing the.most any.man can do in order to- preserve the possibility of working for a
bettar world.

"’In the past months we spent many long nights talking, and found that after
years of identical environment and then educations in. quito diverse colleges we held :
almost exactly. the same viewpoirits. Fred's greatness so far was shown only on battle=
ficlds, and the loss of that greatness is a.loss which extends, far beyond ‘our family.
Knowing him as no one else Imew him, I ask you to be brave as he was brave and face
the world for which he fought with ‘the: same. AODe tho same visigns. and the 8 ame aoe
votion.,'

"As an afterthought and in a. postscript, Lbs tyerhardt told his fathor he had
been wounded ‘in action, was in the Mariana islands, and was recovering. The mber=
hardts have a third son, Ensign .Chris uberhardt, oo now. back. in the states after
assignments on the South Pacific,"

Marine Captain Fred Hberhard+'s ieoton of uaa can waged with pride the
words of one who said, "Only those are good to live whd are not afraid to die."
Certainly he knew this was his lot, his responsibility, and his choice.
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Word just arrived yesterday that Lt. John J. "Jack" Griffin, a former student
at the University of Kansas, and an athlete of much promise during his school days,
was killed on Iwo Jima. Jack was a fine friend of Mit Allen, Fred Pralle, and the
gang, and this comes as a shock to his many friends. Jack had a wonderful personal-

ity.

A short V-mail letter from Cpl. Jack "Jocko” Ballard, APO 263, New York, in
which he says that he is one of the so-called "Blue Star Commandos" or combat rear
area plough jockeys. He is in France. "Ve have enough work to keep us busy, but
when we are off we really play." Jack says he is proud of the showing made by the
Kansas basketeers. Thanks, Jocko. He also says, "Maybe next year some of the old
gang will be back in there racking up the buckets. I certainly look forward to the
day when I can come back."

Forrest Randall came in the office a couple of weeks ago while on leave, sing-
ing the praises of Lt. Comdr. Roland "Kickapoo" Logan, who is doing a great job at
the San Diego hospital in the rehabilitation office.

A V-mail from Delmar L. Curry, Sle, Navy 3205, Fleet Postoffice, San Francisco,
has just been received. Delmar was formerly executive secretary to E. A. Thomas of
the Kansas State High School Activities Association. He is now in the Admiralty Is-
lands, and says that he keeps up with basketball progress by reading the New York
Times overseas edition. He was pleased that Kansas was coming along well in basket-
ball. Delmar said he had a letter from Mike Oberhelman, Big Six official and
banker from Randolph, Kansas, who gave him the dope on the Big Six indoor sport.
"Out here we have returned to our rainy season. In between our daily two or three
downpours we are winding up our basketball competition with playoffs scheduled for
April. I've been assigned to the Welfare and Recreation Department and am enjoying
my work a lot. My wife wrote she thought Bob was now in Kansas City. I hope so,
for that would be almost like having him at home." Yes, Delmar, Bob will be an-in-
tern at Bell Memorial Hospital until July 1, when he goes in as a first lieutenant
in the Army medical corps. He is anxious to get into the real thing, he says. And
I guess the medicos have a reputation for doing that. . -

From Maj. F. G Stith, APO 1650, New York - "Just received clippings from Mrs. -
Stith about the basketball scandal. .. .; Barbershop, drugstore and fireplug cowboys
have had their day and still are, but not on the scale as brought to light by you.
Varmints can't operate in the sunshine -- the rats} More power’ to you. Such as
this really causes one to forget the war.” Major Stith was one of my coaching
school students years ago, and we are waiting for him to got back to have another
one of those bullfests. Good luck to you, Major Forrest.

To Col. D. S. "Dick" Adams, APO 394, New York - Thank you, Dick, for sending
along the Stars and Stripes concerning the article, "A Phog Allen Rooter Reports".
It is very interesting, the angles that some of these fellows take. Hope it won't
be long now, fellow, until you are back with us, sa

4nd from Capt. Harry Gordon Gray, A.C., Physical Training Director at the Waco,
Texas, Army Air Field, - "Saw Ed Elbel in San Antonio a while back. He looked good
and is doing a good job with the School of Aviation Medicine at Randolph Field. . .«
My brother Mex is still instructing at Advanced school in Stockton, Calif. My
brother Bob has been in the Navy over 5 years amd has seen a lot of the action in
the Pacific and around Italy and France, and has. just been returned to the States."
Yes, Gordie, I remember Rowsey, one of Hank Iba's boys. He was a great player.
Good luck to you, Gordie. of Boog ete €
From lst Lt. Fred N. Bosilevac, Medical Corps, Millers Field, Staten Island,
N. Y. - Fred says, "My official capacity is train commander for hospital trains
serving the N. Y. port of embarkation for wounded soldiers. I have been prac-
tically all over the country riding and delivering these wounded fellows to
general hospitals in their respective states." Fellows like Fred Bosilevac de-
serve a great deal of credit for struggling for a fine education. Here's hats
off to him and men like him.

Marvin Vandaveer, athletic director and former coach of all sports at Haskell
Indian Institute, writes from Fort Lewis, Washington, that he is in the medical
corps taking his basic training. The first and and anatomy and physiology are
just a review, but the drugs and medicines are tough, he says. He also says he
can easily see why tho mortality rates have been held at such a low level, "It
was estimated that ten minutes after a man was wounded in the European Invasion
he was receiving medical attention.” Vandy will finish his basic training and
then will go to school and come out a reconditioning instructor. He will be
placed ina hospital or convalescing camp to give the sick, wounded and crippled
corrective and reconditioning exercises and endeavor to restore them to physical
health. Vandy says for me to pass his congratulations on to Mit Allen who did
what Vandy thought was a wonderful job with the Haskell boys. Good luck, Vandy,
and here's hoping we will see you back at Haskell before too many months roll bye

E. C. "Ernie" Quigley is doing a swell job on securing bonds and donations
for the liquidation of the stadium debt, which is $108,000. Ernie already has
over $25,000 and he says by June first he expects to retire a third of the stadium
debt. If anybody can get the job done, Ernie will do it. He is busy day and
night, making contacts over the state and getting the plaster off the concrete
horseshoe which encloses Memorial Stadium Field,

The Red Cross drive in Douglas County went over with a smashing bang, having
gone over the top of its quota of $33,000 in four days. I have charge of the Red
Cross drive here on the hill and the students, faculty and employees are respond-~
ing nobly. It is young people who are fighting this war. It is their brothers and
friends and sweethearts, and the students here are keeping the faith. In the
organization houses the girls spoke to the boys fraternities and clubs, and the
men spoke to the sororities and girls' organizations. The Jay Janes, under the
direction of Mary Olive Marshall, made the collections. The slogan is a minimum
of a dollar from every student. The Jay Janes are oa tried and true organization
and they always deliver the goods.

With the turn of every new day we are hoping and praying that that will be the
last for the outlaws of Germany, And after they are finished off, the little
brown men out west will be on the hot seat. Keep 'em frying, boys, keep ‘em
frying!

Very sincerely yours,

: of Piysioal patGation OS
Varsity Basketball Céach.

 

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