November 27, 1940 Mee Jack Hess Coach High Sehool Alfalfa, Oklehana Dear Coach Hesss 1 on sending you ty yarvel post duly autographed, my Better Basketball texte I wish to acknowledge receipt of yoar . cheek and I trust that you will get much benefit With all good wishes, I am, Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation _ Varsity Basketball Coach PAsig Ure Ae Ve Isbell Asle, Texas Dear Ure Isbell: Thank you very much for your letter of the sixteenth enclosing a check for §4 in payment for Better Basketball. - X heave duly autographed the same and it has gone forward te you by parcel post. | In regard to exercises, I might state that we take the calisthenics. We de the push-up on our fingers end toes twelve times and then we do the squets and bends for sbout ten minutes. Se find this prescribed exercise is geod to strengthen the ankles, wrists, and fingers. i wish that you would read the special chapter about wrapping the anklese Also, we heve a chapter de- voted to the treatment of ethietic injuries, showing the manipulation of the back and legs whish is very vital to- ward keeping the boys in fine physical condition. I believe if you will read the book from cover to cover, you will find everything in there that will enswer your questions. If not, I will appreciate it if you will write me agein and I will be very happy to answer you promptly. I am very sure that you will be pleased with this text because I spent many years in preparation of it and the plays end diagrams set out in the book are pre- scribed exactly as I handle my own team. With ell good wishes i aM, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCA ome Ooteber 31, 1940 Mrs Me Te Andrews. Boys' Worker and Athletic biveater Katherine House of Christian Fellowship $801 Deoder St. Fest Chicago, Indiana 7 Deer wre Andrews: Zam happy indeed that the book Better Basketball arrived from McGraw - Hill Book Company. tf you will mail 4t to me, putting & six-cent stamp on the package and marking it “Book” I will autograph it for you and return ite | 3 | I hope the voys will enjoy it. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Educetion and Peorestion Varsity Basketball Coach FCA: 1lg:min _— Katherine Aouse of Christian Fellotuship 3801 DEODAR ST. TELEPHONE I. H. 1344 EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA BOARD OF DIRECTORS E. H. ROY, President J. H. KEMPSTER, Vice President — MRS. JOHN E. FRANCIS, Secretary R. J. BLACK DR. J. A. TEEGARDEN R. W. BALLARD MRS. J. F. McQUAID REV. JOHN H. HESTENES REV. WALTER S. SMITH October «<3, 1940. Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Director of Physical Education, University of kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Mr. Allens: STAFF OF WORKERS ~ L. R. ROBERTSON, Director JOHANNA ABEND Head Worker: Girls and Women MAURICE T. ANDREWS Boys’ Worker | GERTRUDE DUNAJSKI Office Secretary BEULAH HUME Mexican Work A. S. LACACIU Part Time Roumanian Worker JEWEL ROLLEN Part Time Negro Worker it is with much gratitude in my heart thet I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your "Better Basketball" from McGraw-Hill Book Co. It is a masterpiece of composition--and printing as well. i have never seen a better printed sport book in all my experience! My humble, though sincere, congratulations! You may rest assured that this book will be our "Basketball Bible," and that your name will be on the lips of hundreds of boys who had never heard of you. With warm assurance of our gratitude for your generosity, I am Very sincerely yours “Lee! S$ ® M.T.Andrews Boys! Worker and Athletic Director ‘re Andrew Jo Leo 10 Decatur Street Portsmouth, Virginia Dear lire Lee: | & copy of Better Basketball has been jn i ae I sincersly trust thet you will find helpful information in the text, and if at any time there is any way in which I ean help you with answers or suggestions it will be a plecsure, With all good wishes, I am, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach Feel C Ahlen 2 ja } 6), Lead fencl Torovry ges fa TG 22. on Kyneton you fork, Bite — at 2h “oe st 6 ja MW ret antagepel