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Mareh 20, 1945

My trip out here has not been availing of as much
benefit as I had hoped, I will tell you about Yates when T
see you, He is rather guneshy, and when Pralle spoke to him
regarding an education he said he did not want to talk to
anyone until after the tournament, I saw him play last night,
and he is highly nervous and did not show up to great advantage.
I think he knew, perhaps, that I was watching him and this acded
to his nervousness, However, I do think that he has a lot of
natural ability, His fundamentals are not of the best, but I
think works better into the Iba System then in this system played
‘by Bum Browning, the coach from Oklahoma,

The Phillips Team dribbles a lot--too mich in fact.
They always bring the ball down from the back court by dribbling.
A pass here and there would help immensely, There is no pivoting
by the team, and with ell I was greatly disappointed in the type
of ball played by these fellows. It is not finished by any manner
and means, They get a group of individual stars, but the coaching
is Poor se

However, I think that on the whole the trip was profitable
because I met Bob Southerland of the Pratt-Whitney, Clint wanagea,
Sr» had written me abovt him, Southerland's father works at the
Je Me Jenkins Music Company at Kansas City, and Clint desired that
I step by and have luncheon with him and meet the father, Then,
there is another boy, Lowther, who played on Andy MeDonalc's team
at Springfield Teachers* College. He has had one year. lie is
small but very fast, Personally, I have too many small men, We
meed a few larger ones, but this Lowther couldn't do any herm te
anyoxe even though he is small, Southerland is 6* 2" but eligible
for the draft so that will do us no good for this next year,

: I have written rather a lengthy commmnication, but having
had the eppertunity of a very able secretary, I have taken aivantage
of it.

Hoping to see you and Jean and to meet your physician
friend and his wife, I am

Affectionately yours,