January 9, 1942

Mre MeFe Ahearn
Director of Athletics
Kansas State College
‘anha tian, Fansas

Dear ifikes

I am sending you a carbon copy of a letter that I have just
written to Dre Kinge I could have put your nome on the letter
addressed to fr. King and sent you an original and it would have
gone for both * yous

Sone fellow has said there are three sides to every’ yaa ong
your side, my side and the right side, I am — to get near
the third sides

I an sending you a carbon copy of two statements I gave Horace
Wason, our Sports Publicity Direetor, so that you can see that I did
not blatantly make a siatement but merely dictated it to my secretary
end she in turn gave it to Horace “Nason and he gave it to the newspaper
boyse iI. am not trying to blast anybody, but in these days of free
speech I am still of the opinion that a fellow has a right to speak
his mind without the newspaper men saying he is blasting re
head offe

<i still reneaber witha great deal of amusement your and Uenry
Sehultie's debate on the shift in footballe I have seen you get red
in the face sometines and tell Mr. Schulte a few things, but vou always
retained your sense of mor, whica afterall is the saving grace in

all thingss —
With all good wishes to you, I am,

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical mducetion and fecreation
Varsity Basketball Coach :

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