Mr. Bob Switzer, Sports Editor,
The Daily Register-Meil,
154-156 Hast Simmons Street,
Galesburg, Illinois.

Dear Mr. Switzer:

You honor me by asking me to address your Junior
Chamber of Commerce honoring Galesburg's splendid basketball teams
with the highlight on the Galesburg High School team. I regret
that I am tide up with so many basketball banquets at this date.

I am to be in Denver from March 18 to the 21st, then
I go to Emporia, Kansas, for two days, and then to Kansas City for
the 24th. On the 26th I have a local date, on the 27th I am to be
at the housewarming for Casey Stengel, the old New York Giant star
who is now coaching the Kansas City Blues, onthe 28th I am to speak
in Effingham, Kansas, and on the at Shawnee-Mission High School
in Kansas Gity, Kansas. On April 2 I am to be at Parkville, Missouri,
ER Ea The Te, eee Kensas, high sehool.

If your banquet is set upon any date that I oan be
there I wuld be delighted to come. Your tom certainly has a just
claim for being "basketball mad". Certainly Galesburg has a most
exceptional record. And even though it might be impossible for me
to be with you, I want 7 to extend my personal consratul tisna
to Gerald Phillips and his exceptional tean.

Wishing you continued success, I am

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education,
Varsity Basketball Coach.