July 23, 1942.

Mr. Henry P. Iba,
Director of Athletics,
Oklahoma Ae & M. College,
Stillwater, Oklahoma.

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Thanks for your good letter of July 23. + i cite ts

’ $o Kansas City today to have luncheon with Harry Welsh, the
president of the Alumi Association of the University of Missouri.
They are still hanging on, wanting Missouri to play with us in
that double~header with the Pre-Flight School and Great Lakes.

_ I tried every way imaginable to get Tony Hinkle to come
to Keneas City on the 29th and meet you there while wo meet Pre-
Plight School and then the next night we would alternate, play-
ing Great Lakes and you play Pre-Flight School - Bernie Bierman‘s —
outfit. Hinkle insisted on closing with George Edwards at Colum
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that blew our party up. e

ies iis etek Wi ounce Oo te ek bi ee we
would draw a good crowd if we mate the same arrangements that I
mentioned, in regard to Missouri, instead of Oklahem A. & M.
That is where I balked and thet is where we are at the

Winkle ever seys anything to you about it you can tell him,
sat , ‘nable.
I am explaining to you why it would be impossible for

A. & My. to play the Iowa school on Jamumry 30, because George
Edwards arranged to play them at Columbia, Missouri. They are

going there after our game on the 29th. But had Tony Hinkle
agreed to the ori proposition this would have all been
worked out favor end in yours. lissouri awakened and

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