Notes, Letters and Telegrams Poured In...

The number one team favorite in Texas soon became national darlings and telegrams and letters came flooding daily into the Masonic Home by the hundreds of fans from everywhere in the United States. Full mail bags were dumped daily on the dining room table in the Russell's tiny apartment behind the Dining Hall on The Home campus that also served as Mr. Russell's office. Well wishers from Wyoming, South Dakota, Detroit, New York, little towns and large cities were writing letters cheering the team on. Western Union telegrams from all over the United States came pouring in as well. The story became an ongoing national saga in newspapers and magazines.