September 9, 1943.

Pvt. Robert A. Cook,
Air Corps Teclmical School,
Keesler Field, Miss. .

Dear Bob:

T am happy to give you the ten, or rather I would like
to make it fifteen, and let you pick out the ten best of the fifteen and
use them as you see fit. I notice that, you say "modern", so I will con-
cern myself with the men who played last year.

if you would go beck a piece I would certainly put
Chuck Hyatt and Hank Luisetti on the list. And if you went back further
I would have Panl Mndacott and Charlie Black of my 1923 team on the list.
It so happens that I have had tw great players by the name of Charles
Black. |

The first fifteen men, as I’list them from last year's
outfit, are as follows:

1. Senesky, Seorge, St. Josephs
2- Black, Charles, Kansas
S$. Phillips, Andy, Illinois
4. Boykoff, St. Johns
5. Bvans, Ray, Kansas ~
6. Komenick, Milo, Wyoming
7. Vance, Illinois
8. Tucker, Gerald, Oklahoma
9. Graham, Otto, Northwestern
10. Beisser, Creighton
11. Rock, Gene, So. California
12. Hargis, Texas
13. Kotz, John, Wisconsin
14. Sailor, Kenneth, Wyoming
15. Langer, Creighton

I thoroughly agree with you that we should have our selections based on
actual collegiate performances, and not what they do as prog. I have seen
most of these boys in action, that I list, and this is my estimate of them.

oe i Regarding Charlie Black, I believe the best testimonial
to him is that Tony Hinkle and other coaches who had strong teams put
Black as tops. There might be a question as to whether Senesky or Phillips
should be first and third, or vice versa. I am not sure, but I think Sen-
esky is one of the greatest players, outside of Hank Luisetti and Chuck