August 19, 1943. Cole Jack Ballard, Troop G, Srd ogg Regtes CRTC. Bldg. 2624, Port Riley, Kansas. Dear Jacks I was delighted to have your good letter of August 15. It happens that this fellow cutting the die for the basketballs, according to Julius Marks, hasn't recovered from his shingles, or hasn't caught up om making dies for bullets for Uncle Sem. I called Julius Marks and he said that he would get on him again, but I guess the die cutter thinks that it is better to cut dies for bullets tha it is to cut dies for basketballs. Anyhow, Jack, your name is in the pot and the ball will be forthcoming soon be- cause we have used additional pressure to have Julius exert on the die cutter. Of course, when government orders come they take priority over civilian orders, and that is the cause of the delay. Your letter was both informative and interesting and I an going to use a lot of it in the Jayhewk Rebounds. I am going to start on that tomorrow, I hope. st is quite a little chore and ee ee ee et ee ee ee it on to the boya in the various camps. Give Dick Harp my kindest regards. ‘ell him I will never forget that long shot that he made in the Oklahoma Aggie game at Oklahoma City - that play-off game, you know, when the score was tied and we were playing an overtime period. Dick mde a shot with less than a minute to go somewhere between Wichita, Kansas, and Stillwater, and the ball game was over. Kansas represented the Missouri Valley in the N.C.A.A. play-off. And then of cow'se oC ee er See deaes Shes a2 nnd ween’ 1 ot oh et ee «ee in the Republican River flats and see mr old pal, Jack Ballard. Cone — gratulations, Jack, on your ascendency to a corporalship. I'll bet eld Ynole Jack really takes cara of his boys. Jegk, you will have to get like Bo McMillin. You know, Bo says, "I sho love my boys". Mow, Jack, Bo talks southern-like, so that will be no chore for you to say, "I sho love my boys". Have you forgotten, Jack, how all those Yankees on the basketball squad rode you when you started your southern drawl? Those were grand days, weren't they, Jack? Maybe we will have some more of them before you assume the state of married man and father. , Bh, Jack? roe Sincerely, J hd Os z ey'4 Te Sasketoa lJ | Prt. Pen Blair, ; 2, 10th Battalion, Port MeClellian, Alebomm. Dear Don: . Mighty happy to get your good letter of the 25rd instant. We will follow your sugrestions that we send your blanket end basketball to your mother et Box 8, Ottawa, Kansas. S apeedinte Che aise tdien hee s00 bed te say in your letter, but I assure you it was a real pleasure to do them. a = ee on ae off Oe sourt. tie will be getting out another | nimeographed letter te the boys soon, and will keep advised on all their happenings. heck sea tur neitivine ue at poer ‘diene of address. With all good wishes, I om Very coordi. ally yours, Director of Physical Bdueation, Varsity Basketball Couch. ‘wee eet PORT MECKELLAN. ALABAMA _ ee A. iniiccanllicceeaae Pfee Don E, Blair, Coa B, $202, 8.0.8.0.) f. AnBsToUe, New York University, Bronx 55, New Yorks. — Dear Don: JZ was very happy to know that you are : in the Avmy Specialized Training Program, and that you Se ee ‘ : fe ate eeeeting 100 Ae sheets cater this sam set-up on August 9th. Of sourse they all have . to take physical conditioninc, ee men to our start. disk eee Pcie hated, penton yesterday afternoon, meeting the V~12 boys who are free at 4:50 for this practice. Henry Shenk is having sumer football practice at 4:50 on Monday, wednesday and Friday, | ee ee ee oe ee oe Hoyt Baker wrote m from Canp Edwards, Masse, where he has been sent recently. T am glad also +o heve Bill Brill's new address. We will include ell of these in ow next Jayhawk Rebounds letters ; Lots of good luck to you, Dots Cordially yours, "vento of Physical Education, Varsity Besketbell Conche | a 7 oe ‘ee 2 ae _ Fee. De Ble A FLOR Se oe | 5 Ge. , 3 | KS FO Meu rerk Univ. ee oo | ho een. gyre We Oe Brill: , 170824 198 : Sq. Gol flees “70 Bus. © G0 * Training Croup Kees/ _ zeae er Field , MississipP! August 235 1943. Ensign A. M, Brown, Ue. Se Navy Pre Flight School, | Del Monte, Californias Dear Murray: a Jayhawk Rebounds. I am glad to ‘mow that you are onjoying your work at Del Monte. Yes, I hed read that most of thease boys that you mentioned were in California with you. — Judge Grimsley from Mason City, Tow. tek of course I ksew the donoh at Washitigton U., be- cause when we played at St. Louis lest January we had quite @ bull session. Kiman is a fine fellow. © low is Lefty Sproul? I heard that he was not at all well.- You mantion my friend Jack Beer. I don't place him. Enlighten me on this Baer man. oe ' T am passing on your good wishes, and they are all happy to hear from yous “With ote of geod luck, Tan Sincerely YOurss pireotor of Physical Education, U.S,Navy Pre Flight School Del Monte, California August 18, 1943 Dear Doc: We certainly do appreciate the "News Letter" and are anxiously. awaiting the next one. It's about the only means we have of finding out where other K.U. people are located, Inciden- tally, we got a card from Charlie Black who is in the Army Air Corps at Sante Ana. It may be we'll get to have a visit with him one of these days soon. Terry is with him there. There are a number of men at this base whom you would recognize either by name or face, They are Monk Edwards from Wichita, Stalcup from Marysville, Thurlow from Abilene, "Judge" Grimsley from Mason City, Iowa, Chrisman from Missouri, Kinnan from Washington Univ., St. Louis, Joe Benson from Marysville, Pierce from Kirksville - so you can see Missouri Valley is well represented, Then, too, Lucy and I have met up with a "Lefty" Sproul who is living here, Oh, yes, I forgot to mention your friend(?) Jack Baer is here too, I guess you know that Ernie Vanek is back in Chapel Hill and I think Pfitsch of the famous "Pflashes" is manuevering around in the desert near Yuma, Arizona. There is also a cadet Smith of Russell, Kansas who played on th ‘freshman team while I was there, He is doing good work and I expect great things from him. He tells me that Dick Miller is at Iowa Pre-Flight. Gerald Barker, wa is an Ensign with the Coast Guard near here, and we meet every now and then and discuss old times. You will remember him as an Ottawa University basketball star as well as an active summer school student. Please mention this to Dean as we both talked about him a lot, too. Otto Schnellbacher has a cousin, Harvey Schnellbacher, who just graduated from here, He looks like good future timber for K.U. - was especially good in the hurdles and basketball, We have certainly missed good ol' Kansas heat, Our average temperature here has been about 65 this summer. We wear our blue woolen uniforms all the time because it is chilly otherwise, Lucy is very pleased with the weather here - she has just mentioned to me thet hay fever season has already started back home and she has no signs of it here at all, Several officers have been getting transferred to the Middle West. Who knows, maybe my orders will come next, however, we hope they wait until the summer is over - the heat would probably kill me. Give our best regards to Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Hulteen, Henry, Dean and the rest of the staff and keep those letters coming, Doc. They're a good morale builder. Sincerely yours, | feted] LY ror —_ se: +g eed Dear De. ALow: a eartaindy Lid cote, «4 PaRL a3 ts Haren be Quen" po K.U. See thee woe GA ¢6ed ome and went over wit. a Gong” an ‘ th... x ow Lithen - RAVre GUL An me — Rear ‘nal a , : : tre ond oman * —* “oo. Soy Woh Te Ye Garaurers- de a he thon, perwnnee Liu 3 gure db aw a a fanny, Pam . | Hie yey Lah fees I~ es ee ae ee hay, ; y. ( pseu taaleiamg em Resta yn et re ee Knsign 42M. rumen ves. Nevek Pre Aight : Dac wo Dar. Horresk C. Aes — Parner» Ka eees Mr. Pe R, Bennett, Bennett Creamery, Ottewa, Kansas. Dear Mr. Bennett: Strange as it may seem, the ether day when semeone wanted te berrew a water centainer from us we wont te our eres We Ot © te aoe ee ans Dare onl fees & Rees Creamery can, Ne. 39. If your driver will step by my effice in Robinson Gymnasium he may get it. I den't know hew it ever got in eur storereem, but here it is. : Directer of Physical Biucation, Varsity Basketball Ceach. | ~ B.D.BENNETT, Presioent y rh F.R. BENNETT, Vice-PresipeENt ¢ » BERT ANDERSON, Secvy-Ireas. ICE CREAM ICE CREAM MIX SWEET MILK PRODUCTS BoUTTerk CONDENSED MILK SPRAY MILK POWDER OTTAWA,KANSAS October 7, 194 Dr. Porcly Al Len Physical Director Kansas University lawrence, Kansas tear F.C. 3 Thanks a lot for calling me today and reporting the six Bennett cans at the Lawrence Country Club. i wili have a truck pick those up today so. they won't get in the Douglas County scrap drive. Franklin County wants to give-Douglas a cleaning @m this drive and it was very sportemaniike for you to report these cans to me instead of sending them in. Thanking you again and with kind personal regards. Yours very truly, BENNETT CREAMBRY CO, per Co ee ee Vice-Pres,. FRB/fk ir. F. KR. Bennett, Ottawa, Kangase Dear Ur. Bennett: ! ‘ We never had any idea of accepting two bits from for doing the dest thing, and when we saw the neme of ee ee ae ee % will be muy procedwre in the future, but I didn't really reali thet the dairies here were doing te you epparentiy what they have been doing. a Those cans have been out at the Country Club for over two years end the only way I discovered them was when I helped Mrs. Anderson dig out the old scrap metal, and we found them stored OWLS e It is a great pleasure for ua to be able to be of some service ocensionally. Hereafter if we see any Bemmeth Creamery cans we will notify you pronto. You have been such a fine foot- ball and basketball fan that we are glad to do our Boy Seout duty. , EY Sincerely yours, 1 { | Director of Physical Bduoation, Varsity Basketball Coach. ‘ B.D.BENNETT, Presitoent iy F.R. BENNETT, Vice-PResipenT aie BE RT ANDERSON, Secy-Tr eas. ICE CREAM ICE CREAM MIx SWEET MILK PRODUCTS CONDENSED MILK SPRAY MILK: POWDER OTTAWA,KANSAS October 14, 1942 Wr. Forrest Cc. Allen Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach University of Kans Lawrence, Kangas Dear Forrest €.3 Regarding your letter of the l3th relative to one of our empty cans in Robinson Gymnasium. I have asked my gon, Ransom Jr., K.U. student, to pick up this Gan and return the first chance. The three Lawrence milk plants have always been very liberal in scattering our cans over Douglas County. They have good plants, are fine fellows and excellent operators but in the reatter of can dispersal for us a has been more than Libera e Times are prosperous now and maybe they will } chas ea supply - if they can. We usually pay two bits a cen for can spotters. We picked up seven at the Lawrence Country Club so right- fully owe you two dollars. Shall I send check - just purchase six or eight basketball season tickets Kind personal regards. Yours very truly, NIP RENNPRTT CRRAMERY CO 4 5 ay fi i Wes LL CR ANE RY CG © e Vice-Pres. Dr. Farle G. Brown, $1 Long Prive, Hempstead, New York. Dear Dr. Brown: I am answering a lot of letters that I received in January and February. Isn't that terrible? Well, an honest confession is good for the soul, and I am confessing honestly. ; I certainly would liked to heve seen you in New York when we had a successful season. I remember two years ago you were saddened by the events that happened in your home, and we were beaten by Pord- — You ee ee hoping that we would see you this year. But I wmderstand how difficult tis to get away, under so many strenuous circumstances. When you peta gam fishing and your baseball, then I know there is something Wronte Congratulate. Richard for me when you write him. He may be over in North Africa now. Whe knows? And to think that Josephine is taking nursing in New York. SS SENS See Sey Eee ap et rapidly. Bebby is making progress on his junior year at Pennsylvania and seams to be getting slong nicely indeed. Me was home for a week during the first week in April, but had to hurry back. Eleanor is graduating with a major in psychology at Pennsylvania in early June. Urs. Allen is going back, but the way my work is shaped I am afraid that I can’t make it. School work here ie rather unusual in that we are heaving a large number of Neval cadets and other Navy enlisted men who are re- quired to take physical conditioning, and we eve to give it te then because the Navy persormel is undermamed et present. Also we have @ group of medies coming in who will be required to take physical conditioning. Ou new term opens on May 24th and all students onter~ ing the University who are not draft rejocts will be required to take the work. So our undermamned departeent will have to hit the ball rather strenuously. Last week I was elected president of Rotary for the coming year. This will entail added duties, but I will do the best I can to handle it. I am sending you a copy of a letter that I have written to the "K” men in the service. This will give you the dope on the basket- ball team as Fred Elisworth has written it, and some of the pergonal sidelights. ; ‘I appreciate your writing me and I wish for you and youre the very best of health, happiness and success. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. a E G. BROWN, M. D. eo 31 LONG DRIVE HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK February 28, 1943. Dear Doctor Allen: . Congratulations to you and the team on another Conference Championship. While I did not learn the KU-OU Friday night score until yesterday afternoon had felt sure that the outcome would be favorable. Have not seen any basketball in three years, although Hofstra College here in Hempstead has had a fine team this year. Was very much disappointed when I was unable to get in and see you trim Fordham last month but had a meeting here which I had to attend. Of course I was also pleased when you trimmed Fordham. Have been so very busy, especially the past few months, that I have had Little time for outside activities. Only saw about a half dozen baseball games last Summer, but saw most of the pro football games, of which I am very fond. In @ddition to my duties with the health department am very much tied up with emergency medical services in Civilian Protection. As a matter of fact I had to neglect my fishing last summer, and when that occurs you know I am busy. Richard has been in the army since last May and is at present in Camp Wheeler, Georgia. He was promoted to corporal, admitted to Infantry Officer's School and arrived at Fort Benning two weeks ago. However, a group of about 80 of them were sent over to Wheeler where they will have a month of review and then go back and finish at Fort Benning. Josephine entered Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in New York City last August; finished her probationary period the 29th of January and is now in her "freshman" year. At present she has classes four hours a day and is on wards an equal number of hours. She likes her work very much. With Richard away it has been very nice to have Josephine so near as we get back and forth frequently. Either I go into the city once a week or Josephine comes out here and that helps pass the time. At present am getting ready to move into an apartment at the end of the week, as I feel lost in this ates house and also the fuel problem has been very acute. With kind regards, Sincerely, Earle G. ire Lee P. Benton, 37 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Mass. Dear Les: 3 Scie you sony tank tar menthig te She atigging from m*s Boston Herald. Yes, I had received several copies ; Gas Shad Mes aww Sts ev tdicle & ial. Some=- -& thought I might send Mac one, and then again I was afraid | he might think I was trying to break into his print, oo. % Seen Bet ame E 1 we pled tint you new 223 Geningen. I think he $a @ very brilliant fellow and a great writer. I wrote him a long letter in reply to this and i believe I had some good points to challenge his thinking. I am sending you a sopy, and the next time you see him interrogate him into giving you some information regarding his reaction toward my letter. Yes, I know 3111 likes to kick up a fuss. He jumped - on Tulsa University as a straight out and out professional team, and my, how he had those Oklahom people stirred ups Sc ick Gi Gein leer Ai Scns ld an phil Gk Hoes Sheed Sk Sie ctstere oe Those half-baked toadies bask east think ee ee ee —— ; teak ghed thek Sin tak 0 ke Maas Deel MaoCurdy in New York. Is her husband, Dr. MacCurdy, still teaching at Bronxville? ‘wo or three years ago I was back aud had dinner at their — home, and after dinner they walked dow ‘+o the station and saw me off. Elizabeth enjoyed talking over all the old K.U. happenings. I think that she will never get away from her love for the University. Assuring you it was e pleasure to hear from you, and with ell good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Edueation, Varsity Basketball Coach. LEE P. BENTON 37 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS REPRESENTING HALLMARK CARDS June 9, 1943 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doc: Many thenks for your recent letter. I think the letter you are getting out fdr the boys in the service is quite interesting and should be appreciated by the boys. I imagine the enclosed clipping is old stuff to you by now as no doubt many of your friends have mailed you the same column long before now. I was just wondering if McBride had any comment to make about it in the Star. I have met this Bill Cunninghem and have become quite friendly with him»since he plays some golf at the same club to which I belong. He gets a great kick out of stirring up intersectional arguments, especially about the respective merits of various football teams. He tells me that a couple of years ago when he wrote an article razzing the Univ. of Nebraska Rose Bowl football team he received almost 7,000 letters from Nebraska supporters, and some of the letters ceme as late as a year after he wrote the original artiete. I took in the various basketball tournaments in New York during March and saw some dandy games. The eastern teams have come a long way in the past few years, don't you think? However, Wyoming was too good for them and I was glad to see a western team win the grand finale. I spent an afternoon and evening with Elizabeth Dunkel MacCurdy in New York and we had a grad time talking over old times at K. U. Thenks for your advice in regard to playing basketball. I may be in a tougher game before long because I am going to try for a commission in the navy. Best regards to all of you. Sincerely yours, —s