Rhinelander, “isconsin
Maroh 24,5 1941

Ure Frog Allen
University of Kensas
Arkansas, Kaneag

Dear Mre Allen:

Reason for this letter to you is because of reading your
article about emphasing basketbell and football. I think you are hitting
upon a good subject which surely needs to be looked into.

What brings this te my attention is the fact that this weeke
end you are going to have in your pert of the country the U. of “isconsin
basketball team which I believe is « good example of what you speak about.

There is now one man on team "Kets" ond another man now ine
eligible, who are victims of this high power salesmanship to get them inte
the Unive to play basketball. I kmow both of these boys well, and they
surely have no pleee going to school the wey they were persuaded to go
than I heave of being President of Ue Se :

They both were teammates on their State Championship He 8.
team and both erecker=jack pleyers as you can see by Kats. Due to town
spirit and confidential ballyhoo by Use of We coach, ete., they enrolled
at the University. Both came from families hard pressed. Leinheiser
has a widowed mother (pest 3-4 years) and couple of brothers and sisters.
No income for family except a gother’s pension. Katz's family not much
vetters Has e brother about to be draftef, and hear if he is, Kets
will heve te leave school to help support rest. Both finished school
without a nickel, and with a few donations, etc. from local people and
promise of more at Unive,they started out.

-Leinheiser wanted on engineering course; he started thate
Kate took easier one, Physe Ede oth roomed together. Leinheiser honor
student here in He Ses Katz got bye

they made grades as freshmen. This yoar Leinheiser got hooked
in organic chemistrye Lost to team, feels diseppointed, wants to give it
upe Coach perssuades him to teke Physe Ede He hed to work hard, study
herd, end help keep Ketz ine (Roomed together) Wrote themes for him,
ete. Kats also has to work, etce This may be all right to work, etce,
but still thet's too much and try to keep up other ends elso, Am afraid
result will be both will be out in cold-due to these things abovee