Deceriber 11, 1941

Mr. Samuel P. Hyatt
Athletic Advisor

Cherokee Indian School
Cherokee, North Carolina —

Dear Mr. Hyatt, |
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 8th instant.

I have written a basketball text entitled, Better Bese
wiich contains the information that you desire regarding diet
for athletes. The book does not contain a number of menus, but
rather it gives a broader list of foods which the athlete in
training should have. oo .

I have found through my years of coaching experience that

cut and dried menus are not very practical to follow in the
training of basketball and football players. Rather, I use a
broad list of foods as my guide. Proteins, carbohydrates, and
fats in correct proportions can be used no matter what form they
happen to take eto. |

In Better Basketball I outline a correct diet for athletes.

This book also contains a number of pleys which wo use here at the
University with our Varsity team which are thoroughly illustrated
by 163 photographs and 86 diagrams. In addition, the book contains
information on training end conditioning, treatment of athletic
injuries, bandaging, emergencies, etc. :

Also in this book are “Tales of Yesteryear” which are experiences —
of our Varsity when they met opponents who were expected to win the
game, but with a stroke of good fortune and a bit of strategy we
turned the tablea and won the gamee I have written these stories
so as to stimulate youth to greater and finer endeavor. The cost
of Better Basketball is $4.00.

If you will mail me a check for $4.00 I will be glad to autograph
and mail you a copy post paid. If you would like any special thing
said in your autograph I will be glad if you will indicate it. It
will be a pleasure for me to send it. By sending this book C.0.D.
{i would cost you 25 or 50¢ mere then under this mothod. I am de-
sirous of saving you that much money.

I am enclosing some material which will help you to see exactly