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DODGE CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Decenber 15, 1941

Chancellor Deane W. Malott,
University of Kansas, !
Lawrence, —

Dear Mr. Malott: |

The Srd Annual Basketball Clinic sponsored by the Dodge City Senior High
Sehool closed last Friday. It undoubtedly was one of the most successful
that we have ever held. I think, too, that it probably was the best clinic
that has been held in the State of Kansas.

PN s rggge Ragged © glo ~ tha har Gong osc that wore used in advertising
the clinic. You will notice that we have given Mr. Allen and his varsity

pleyers the outstanding spot on the handbill.

We had thirtyefour basketball teams entered in this clinic. We had at least
‘twelve teams that came as far as eighty-five miles. We had two teams entered
that came from over one hundred miles to be in this elinic. ven though the
weather was bad, we did not have a single team fail to show up.

After the clinic was over I had any nunber of men express to me their apprec-

iation of being bhle to take part in such a clinic. Not being a coach it's
had for you and I to understand how important an opportunity to sit with
Phog Allen and receive his constructive —, while the coach's tean
is playing, is to a conch. |

In the thirteen years that I have been im Dodge City this is the first tine
that a major college has ever made it possible for members of their basket~-
ball squad to appear before players and coaches of this section.

Mr. Allen and his players put on a demonstration Friday afternoon from 3140
until about 5 o'clock, and I think that everyone of the four hundred fifty

players that were in the clinic was there. Friday evening Dodge City played —
Emporia and at the half Mr. Allen and his players put on snother twenty-five
minute demonstration. Once again to my surprise everyone of those four

hundred fifty players that entered the clinic was present.

 

eee eBay wret wreck ot ‘wun Palka whe sane to oe the wnrelty players.
The demonstration was, of course, a demonstration of fundamentals, but the

adults as well as the players enjoyed the demonstration. ‘The boys were intro-
duced to the crowd, and I am sure that from now on the box scores of the
University of Kansas games will be watehed with much greater interest than
ever before.