moras f ¢ i fi t November 7, 1941 Lts Russell Cook USNR - Sthietic Officer Great Lakes, Illinois Dear Russ, I acknowledge receipt of your favor of the Sth instant, and we will endeavor to arrange to play this game with you on February 5, if at all possible. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education end Recreation Pca/; P&E Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach eins REFER TO NO. NM3/P10-1(6) U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS 5 November 1941 63/rm Mr. Forrest C. Allien, Varsity Basketball Coach, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Phog: I have your letter of October 31, and we all hope it will be possible for us to come to Kansas for the basketball game on February 5, 1942. We would prefer tohold this date for you, and if financial conditions improve, let's hope we can follow through with plans for the game. We want to come to Kansas. Si ely, Je-RUSSELL COOK Lieutenant, USNR Athletic Officer “October 31, 1941 . tir. J. Russell Cook Lientenant, USNR Athletic Officer U.S. Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois Dear Rusty, We have had a very disastrous. fgetbali season financially. I've just had a talk with Mr. Eafi Falkenstion, financial secretary, and I'm not sure that we can add any gemes to our schedule as we already have 18 scheduled -- the number we are @llowed. Some of the Big Six teams doubtless ‘do not have their full allotment and can schedule additional games. However, I still have hopes of playing you on Feb. 5 if our football season still pans out satisfactorily. If you can schedule someone else on thet date do not hold it for us, but if you have it open we can still treat this date in an expectant mannerwe and perhaps go through with it if and when our finances improve. : I assure you we'd love to have you on our schedule. Sincerely, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Fca/pg Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach ania, unlea U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION NM3/P10-1(1) GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS 63/rm 27 October 1941 Mr. Forrest C. Allen, Varsity Basketball Coach, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Phog: I have your letter of October 23rd and your suggestion of February 5th for a game at Lawrence can be worked in on our schedule. If this date is satisfactory with you and ar- rangments for this game can be worked out, I suggest a guarantee of $250 with an option of 50% of the net cash gate. Trusting we can play our game in Lawrence on February 5th and with kindest personal regards, I remain —f~> RUSSELL COOK tenant, USNR Athletic Officer ire Js Russell Cook Lieutenant USiR Great Lakes, Illinois Dear Russ, Thank you for your good letter of the 7th instant. I have — not been informed of the Big Six approval of athletic contests with Service Team and was unaware of this fact un- til I received your letter. We have our full quota of 18 games, but we would be very happy to schedule a game with you if it can possibly be worked into our dates of games already saved. When would it suit you to play in Lawrence? I am sending you one of our schedules so that you can $¢e | how possible dates might work in with yours. I would like to hear from you promptly as we intend to have our season tickets printed and listed immediately. What sort of guarantee will you make? Let me hear from you et your earliest convenience. Sincerely, OES Sel a a Sie Director of Physical Education and Recreation Pca/pg : - Varsity Bas|ketball Coach Sein ea REFER TO NO. U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION NM3/P10-1 GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS | 63/r.m. October 7, 1941 Dr.Forrest C. Allen, ie Basketball Coach, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Fog: I have just been informed that the "Big Six" has approved athletic contests with Service Teams. We sincerely hope that you will include us on your basketball schedule and permit us to come to your Institution and play this contest before your student body and fans, Through the medium of this game you will make a definite contribution to National Defense and especially to our Recruiting Program. It is believed such a contest would result in a very favorable impression toward the Navy and create an added interest in the Navy in your com- munity. Through the medium of these games we hope to raise funds for the Ninth Naval District Relief Society, which organization contributes to the wel- fare of navy men and their families from the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota and South Dakota. I know you will be in sympathy with this as well as the other objectives that motivate us in this activity. The Navy team will be composed of college basketball talent recruited from the states in the Ninth Naval District, and in view of the record and prominence of these athletes it is believed the Navy will have a very strong team. A list of talent on the station is enclosed. We have delayed arranging our schedule hoping the "Big Six" would consider, with favor, basketball games with our Station team. We hope to play each REFER TO NO. U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS October 7, 1941 (2) of the conference teams, and will welcome your suggestions as to dates. Enclosed you will find a tentative schedule as of this date. We hope y@U will approve of this game in your city, and we will look forward to hearing from you in regard to the dates you desire. In view of the objective of the game I am sure the other details can be worked out satis- factorily later. Sincere ——- J. RUSSELL COOK, Lieutenant, USNR, Enclosures Athletic Officer. POr7T Ge BASE ETBALL TALENT NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKSS, ILLINOIS 1941--1942 James Currie Georze Rung Robert White Dick Klein Forrest Anderson arnie Andres James Van Orsdel John Lobsiger Robert Distz Wiliiam Menke Frank Baumholtz Robert Calihan pon Z Northwestern University Miami University Dartmouth College Northwestern University Stanford University Indiana University Miami University Missouri University Butler University Indiana University Chio University Detroit University C3 pty te 2 Ae ce 7 i, K x fo -te — J, RUSSELL Cock Lieutenant, USNR Athictic Officer nasil 7EBOa TAT § ¥ i PRO RG TRBALL 2 & 2k & & NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKiS, ILLINOIS December 1 (Monday), or 2 (Tuesday) Marquette at Milwaukee December 8&8 (Monday), Towa at Iowa City December 10 (Wednesday), Ohio at Columbus December 11 (Thursday), Indiana at Bloomington December 13 (Saturday), Illinois at Urbana (?) December 19 (Friday), Purdue at West Lafayette January 3 (Saturday), Butler at Indianapolis January 6 (Tuesday), Michigan State at E. Lansing January 12 (Monday), Iowa State at Ames January 17 (Saturday), Creighton at Omaha (?) ganuary 22 (Thursday) , Chicago at Chicago January 24 (Saturday), Nebraska at Lincoln February 7 (Saturday), Wiseocnsin at Madison February 14 (Saturday), Creishton at Omaha (7?) February 21 (Saturday), Minnesota at Minneapolis February 3 -- 28, Michigan at Ann Arbor T Ss } 7s am ae ie AZ No RUSSELL COOK Lieutenant, USNR Athletic Officer - ew 21th & F FE October 25, 1941 Mr. J. Russell Cook Lieutenant, USNR eo Athletic Officer U. S. Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois Dear Russ, I'm sending you our basketball schedule. You cen see that it will be impossible for us to play you on the date that you in- dicate because our examinations are on up to this time, and then we play Iowa at Iowa City on the 29th, DePaul at Chicago on the Slst of January, and Wichita on the 2nd of February. Our first home game after the semester begins is with Creighton at Lawrence, Feb. 10. We might play you the 5th or 6th of Pebruary in Lawrence. Sincerely, ~ Director of Physical Education and Recreation FCA/pg Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach SETS I PE Ee ES aise Hee gid ing REAR ay ad s = re _U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION 63/rs GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS 16 October 1941 Mr. dack Gardner, — Head Coach of Basketball, Kansas State College, Manhattan, Kansas. , Dear Mr. Gardner: : I appreciate, very much, your letter of October 14th, and hope plans can be arranged for the Naval Training Station Basketball team to come to Kensas State for a game this season. I think it desirable to arrange for a series of three or four games on a trip of this nature in order to reduce the guarantee required, Plans are under way for games with Neb- raska, Kansas, and Missouri; and it might be that a schedule could be arranged to play these, or other colleges in your locality, on this trip. Your date of January 28 would be moat acceptable to us as our tentative date with Nebraska is Janue. ary 24. Wont you get in touch with Phog Allen, Badwards at Missouri; and Washburn, in Topeka; or other nearby colleges; and see what games coulda pe arranged for January 26 and 27. We would, of course, like to play at Missouri on January 29, as we return east, ir possible, : We plan to travel with a party of 18 men, and if at least four games can be arranged; we can come for a guarantee of $275 — each university, with an option on 50% of the net cash gave. eas I will appreciate what you might do toward contacting other coaches and arranging games for this trip. Let me hear from you at your earliest convenience. nt 7. RUSSELL GOOK Lieutenant ,USNR Athletic Officer eo U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION NM3/P10-1(6) GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS 63/rs 15 October 1941 Mr. Forrest C. Allen, Varsity Basketball Coach, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Phog: I am glad to have your letter of October 10th, and hope we can work out details for a game in Lawrence this season. I am enclosing a copy of the letter I have written to Mr. Edwards of Missouri on this subject, and hope arrangements can be worked out to play Kansas atid.Missouri on the same trip in accordance with the terms stated. Should the February dates be unsatisfactory, you may select other open dates and they will be satisfactory. Let me hear from you as soon as possible as I am sure it will be to our mutual advantage to get dates and details settled as soon as possible. ee: CE off C J.-RUSSELL COOK Lieutenant , USNR Athletic Officer Enclosure CC: Mr. George R. Edwards October 14, 1941 weet eTt YTS PACERS TEBALL SCORED ULSE December 1 NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS (Monday) , or 2(Tuesday) Marquette at Milwaukee, Wis. December 8 (Monday) , Towa at Iowa City, Iowa December 10 (Wednesday), Ohio at Columbus, Ohio December 11 (Thursday), Indiana at Bloomington, Ind. December 13 (Saturday), U. of Louisville at Jeffersonville, Ind. December 18 (Thursday), St.Joseph college at Hammond, Ind. December 19 (Friday), Purdue at West Lafayette,Ind. January 3 (Saturday), . Butler at Indianapolis, Ind. January 6 (Tuesday), Michigan State,at East Lansing, Mich. January 17 (Saturday), Creighton at Omaha (7) January 22 (Thursday), Chicago at Chteaae: January 24 (Saturday), Nebraska at Lincoln, Neb. February 2 (Monday), Drake at Des Moines, Iowa February 3 (Tuesday), Iowa State at Ames, Iowa Peiruart 7 (Saturday), Wisconsin at Madison, Wis. February 14 (Saturday), Creighton at Omaha (?) February 21 (Saturday), Minnesota at Minneapolis February 3 or 28 Michigan at Ann Arbor Northwestern J. RUSSELL COOK Lieutenant, USNR Athletic Officer 7 ce AL aS! Sie aa alii es Sade Lases lease Bae eae y Be ris te 5 : ‘ ? ji 4 ideation uiesl als IN REPLY PLEASE U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION 3/PLO-1 (6) GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS 63/rs 15 October 1941 Mr. George 4, Edwards, Coach of Basketball, University of Missouri, Columbus, Missouri. Dear Mr. Edwards; I have your letter of October 9th, and am sorry I did not have the correct information concerning the action of your conference in regard to scheduling basketball games with service teams this season. However, I do hope that the action taken at the December meeting will permit us to play Missouri and the other conference teams. Should these games be approved, I would like to suggest arrangements be made so our team could play both the University of Missouri, and the University of Kansas on the same trip. I have a letter, today, from Phog Allen, end he favors a game, subject to conference approval, if it can be worked in his mchedule. Would it be possible for you and Phog to get in touch with each other and agree for mid-week games on suc- cessive nights in February. I am enclosing our tentative sched- ule and any mid-week dates selected in February will be satis- factory. However, I wish you would let me know as soon as you have selected dates in order that we can proceed with schedule arrangements. : I estimate the expense would be $675.42 traveling with a party of 18. I would suggest a guarantee of $337.71 from each university, with an option on 50% of the net cash gate. In | addition to playéng before students and basketball followers, we hope to raise funds for the Navy Relief Society. All funds received from our basketball games in excess of expenses, will be turned over to the society, and we are asking that a state- ment on this be included in the contract consistent with the enclosed mimeographed copy. John Lobsiger will report for duty in just a few days, and I will tell him to write you. I met him last summer and he im- pressed me most favorably. I know he is a fine boy, and will be a grand addition to our talent. — —- — x : 7 3 =m LT Ty NE SE ee ee eee rae i : ps ony ASE ( 6 U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION 63irs (6) GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS ‘ 15 October 1941 (2) Trusting plans for our games can be worked out, and appreciating your fine attitude, I remain, Sincerely, J. RUSSELL COOK Lieutenant ,USNR Athletic Officer Enclosure ec: Mr. Forrest C. Allen CONTRACT CLAUSE GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING STATION BASKETBALL GAM#iS Contracts governing basketball games played by the Great Lakes Naval Training Station Team should provide for the printing of the following statement--exactly as is--in the game program, if there is a program: : May I take this opportunity to express our appreciation to (names of sponsor and competition) and to you basketball fans for making this game possible, The U.S. Naval Training Station team from Great Lakes, Ill,., is com- posed of men who are now on active duty in the U.S. Navy. Their pri- mary duty is to tPHRin Balilcr men for the U.S. Fleet, A portion of the proceeds of this game will be turned over to the New. From that amount will be paid only the actual expenses of the service team. The remainder of the amount in its entirety will be turned over to the Navy Relief Society to be used for the welfare and ‘penefit of Navy personnel in the thirteen Midwestern States comprising the Ninth Naval District. JOHN DOWNES Rear Admiral Commandant, Ninth Naval District" Will you please insert a statement in the contract to the effect that the above statement will be oe in the program, if there is a program printed for the game. ei, | V oy a ho” ea by ith ey - ce os doe Et ae J ‘OOOK al aa eutena: Lo .USNR Athletic officer Decenber 26, 1941. Mr. Bugene C. Zachman, Director, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri. Dear Gene: Thank you for your letter and your good wishes regarding e Merry Christwes and a Happy New Year. May I reciprocate by wishing you the very best of Yuletide blessings. I also thank you for the carbon copy of the letter that you have written to It. Commander Robert A. Brown, at Great Lakes, Illinois. Lieutenant Hall came in to my office and we talked over the details of the game very thoroughly. And if and when the Big Six faculty representatives give us per- mission, I am sure that we will draw a fine crowd in Kensas City. It was an eeuhied coincidence, was it not, that February Sth is the only date that you would have open? I believe that the Big Six may grant permission. Lt. Hall oalled me Monday and I gave him all the data that would permit Lt Commander Brown to take it up with the officers of the Big Six Conference. I told him that as soon as they got permission I would get in touch with you and we would gign a contract for the hall. I will appreciate your holding it until they can notify us as to the action of the Big Six Conference. Thanking you for your ——e and with all good wishes, I am ~~ Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. ADVISORY BOARD FRED _G. BUFFE Chairman JOHN C. GROVER Vice-Chairman H. E. BONING, JR. ecretary BARNEY L. ALLIS HARRY M. GAMBREL R. CROSBY KEMPER FRED M. LEE DORMAN H. O'LEARY HARRY H. WELSH, JR. MAIN ARENA 12,000 seating capacity MUSIC HALL 2,572 seating capacity LITTLE THEATRE 600 seating capacity EXHIBITION HALL 120,000 square feet COMMITTEE ROOMS (23 seating capacities 295 to 500 MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI EUGENE C, ZACHMAN, Director LOUIS G. LOWER, Ass’t Director December 20, 191 Dr. Forest C. Allen Athletic Department University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phogs: Enclosed is a copy of a letter in which you may be interested. jith kindest personal regards and best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, I am ECZ/fe Enc. Sincerely yours, achman, Director ipal Auditorium ‘ . q = + CLASS OF SERVICE E S E RIN 1201 SYMBOLS This isa: full-ate ) I DL=Day Letter sere ee : NT=Overnight Teiegram erred character is in- LC=Deferred Cabl dicated by a suitable =( 18) i) ———— symbol above or pre- NLT =Cable Night Letter ceding the address. _B. NEWCOMB CARLTON J. C. WILLEVER Ship Radiogram CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Se eee fe The ens time shown in the date line on telegrams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is STAN DARD TIME at point of destination pay DED 15 py 3 20 KAV88 20=GREATLAKES ILL 15 230P DR FORREST ALLEN»BASKET BALL COACH= ‘UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS - 2 JUST ARRANGED FOR GAME AT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA ON JANUARY 24 STOP COULD YOU PLAY US AT. LAWRENCE JANUARY 265 LT RUSSELL COOKs 24 265 - tha Beep THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS §& Ee December 15, 1941. Lt. Russell Cook, USER, Athletic Officer, Us. Se Naval Training Station, . Great Lakes, Ill. Dear Russ: I em in receipt of your wire which came this after- NOON ; I am sorry thet it will be impossible for us to schedule a game on January 26th inasmuch as this is during our final examination period. We are still counting on February Sth as the tenhative date of our game with yous Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Kiucation and Resreation, FCA: Al Yarsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. WESTERN UNION Great Lakes, Ill. December 15, 1941. Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Lawrence, Kansas. Just arranged for game at University of Nebraska on January 24. Could you play us at Lawrence on January 26th? Lt. Russell Cook. V of Stars—That's Great Lakes Squad Which Piece K.U. Here February 5— One of the finest squads of basketball talent ever assembled is now performing for the Great Lakes Naval Training School. The sailors play K.U. in a navy society benefit game in the Municipal Auditorium Feb. 5. In addition to those in the photograph, the team now includes John Adams, Arkansas, and Lee Huber, Ken- tucky. From left to right are Bob Calihan, John Lobsiger, Dick Klein, Jim Nesbitt, Jim Prakup, Jim Van Orsdel, Forrest Ander- son, Jim Currie, Frank Baumholtz, George Rung, Ernie Andres, Bob Hankins, Les Bruckner, Bob White, Bill Menke and Jim Reaves, Fe Kk Grea tLakes Brin ging: Team of SI tars Here Great Lakes Record 59 Milwaukee 44 51 Butler 46 64 W. Kentucky 38 31 Michigan St. 38 59 Calvin 36 62 Wheaton 38 66 Camp Grant 52 St. Joseph’s 48 47 Northwestern 54 Purdue 39 50 Chicago 48 Central N’rm’] 32 : Remaining Games leptin Mebracka.. oln. Jan. 31—John et evéland. Feb. 3—Iowa State % eel 4—Creighton at Omaha. 5—Kansas at Kansas City. 7—Wisconsin at Madison. 9—Notre Dame at Chicago. - 10—Camp Grant at Rockford, Til. . 11—Lake Forrest at Great Lakes. 17—Carroll College at Great Lakes, 21—Minnesota at Minneapolis, 64 St. Norbert’s The nation’s outstanding. bas- ketball team, if the record means anything, will represent the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta- tion against Kansas Feb. 5 in the Municipal Auditorium. Victory over Chicago last night, 50-27, was the 15th in 17 starts, and the 4th over a Big Ten opponent. Other victims in- Kk le clude Rewinasetein, Purdue, In- diana and Notre Dame. Lee Huber, captain of the 1941 University of Kentucky basketball squad, and Johnny Adams, for- ward of the Arkansas Southwest Conference champions, who were | in the N.C.A.A. play-off here last | March, joined the squad -last night. : Huber’s performance as guard won a berth for him on the Chicago Herald-American’s All- Star team and recognition as an All-American. He received his B.A. degree in the spring of 1941. When Huber joined the navy he met another player, Bill Menke, of the University of In- diana, with whom he clashed on the basketball floor last year. The two met as members of win- ning teams, but when the bout between the two aggregations ended, Menke’s team was ahead. xk k ok Roster of Great Lakes Squad Lt. J. Russell Cook, athletic officer, De Pauw University-United States navy. Ensign Paul Soper, assistant athletic officer, Northwestern University, United States navy. Player. Forrest Anderson Ernie Andres Frank Baumholtz Bob Calihan Jim Currie Dick Klein John Lobsiger Bill Menke George Rung Jim Van. Orsdel Bob White George Beuckner Georgs Huber Jchn Adams Ht. e 5’ 4322 5° 10” 6 3%" oa §’ a 6° 21." 3" 6° 1 14" 185 . Wt. 165 6’ 2 4" 5 Stanford 5 Detroit Home. Gary, Ind. Jeffersonville, Ind. Midvale, O Chicggo Evanston, Tl. Fort Madison, Ia. Gary, Ind. Huntington, Ind. Cleveland, O. Norwood, O. Evanston, Ill. College. Indiana Ohio U. Northwestern Northwestern Missouri Indiana Miami U. Miami U. Darthmouth Michigan State Kentucky Arkansas