| Hope To hear from you soon.

Rexford, Kans.

March 4, 1940

Dear Dre Allen

| am ashamed of myself for not writing aooner. | have been busy
all winter. ! have been working on the ranch most of the time. {| got
to go with the show-herd to the Denver Stock Show. It was really swell
and while | was there | looked up and old team-mate of mine who is play-
ing on the University of Denver basketball team. His name is Lawrence
Toburnen, We played together when | when to school in Colby.

Boy, Am | glad that you beat M.U. 1! had a lot bet on that game,
| am proudito say that K.U. is my school. 1 wish you the best of luck
in the Oklahoma game, | know that if the boys are going that you will
win.

| have had a good season this year. I! have played 14 games and
we have a tourney coming up next week, I! don't want to sound as if
| am bragging, but | am proud of the fact that | have scored 242 points
in those 14 games, Its true that town team basketball isn't like
college, but we have played somepretty tough teams. We played a team
of prefessional Negroes. They beat us ten pointss with a score of
59-49, 1 got lucky that night and scored 19 points. The most | have
gotten this season in one game is 28. 1! hope you don't think | am
bragging, as | don't want to leave that impression atiadl but {| thought
maybe that you would be interested. kee

The wheat looks good now and maybe we will have a crop. | certainly
hope so .« | am coming back to school next year if sweaisle and | am
certainly determined to do so,

| hope 1 haven't taken to much of your time. ! want to close wishing

the best of luck in the Olka, game and | am pulling for all | am worth,