November 25, 1940

Mr, Louis talker
2103 Harriet South =s«jv.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dear lr. Walker;

: Please find enclosed our basketball schedule for the coming

+ ‘Last year we lost Don Ebling, Senior, forward, one of our

most versatile mens also Dick Harp, Senior, guard, another o :

mane Both Ebling and Harp were eo-captains for the past year and played
three years on the Kansas Varsity. Bruce Voran, Senior, center, forward
or guard, the most versatile utility man I ever coached, was also lost

to use Voran filled in in any of the weak spots.’ I withheld him from |
play until a weak spot appeared and immediately inserted hin in any one of
the three positions. These three boys were versatile, intelligent and

, 2 Ralph Miller, Junior, who aas been on the Varsity two years, was
our high point man for the year. He will not play this year because of

a trick football knee. He is 6 feet 13 inches and was actla ined’ the-most
outstanding basketball player in Kansas during hie high school dayse These
four men are a decided less to any Varsity teams The fifth man was Jack
Sands, Senior, » forward or guard; another utility mane So you see
you camot lose five men of this caliber and fail to feel the loss. |

Our team this year will be very much saaller than last year and
very much more inexperienced. For replacement for the larger men we have
smalier men and less experience so we cannot be optimistic regarding this
year's outlooke oe

The men who returned this year are Howard Engleman, Senior, forwards
Robert Allen, Senior, quarterback (we call him quarterback because he handles
the ball on offense on all-set play). I have shifted Allen te guard this year
and aa using & reserve, William Hogben, a quarterback, for center. The forward
positions will be held by sophomores who are very much lighter and inexperiencede
John Buescher seemg to be promisings : as

If you desire more information regarding the personnel, please write
me and I will have our publicity man mail you the roster of the teams We have
no men graduating at mid-semester. eo

With all good wishes, I am,

Sincerely yours,

| Director of Physical Education and Recreation
FeAgig : Varsity Basketball Coach