Yarch 19, 1942

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lire James Me Cox, Trainer
Harvard Athletic Assoviatiam
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Dear Jimuies

“Pardon my delay in not answering your good letter of the 8th
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i wish to say that we had very good success with the Sefe Play
Goggles designed and sold by Means and Ryan of Beloit, Wiseonsins Two
of our boys used those goggies; Marvin Sollenberger fron Hutchinson played
our regular guard, and Charles "Sutch" Walker from Hutchinson played a
utility position on our team, guard, center and forwarde Both these boys
- made their letters and both boys played regular positions

a Walker seemed to wear the glasses much more easily than Sollenbergere

Sollenberger wis always getting them knocked askew and they fogged up on

him much more than they did on Walkers Somehow the glasses fit so closely

to Sollenberger's face, due to a small bridge, that he had difficulty in
keeping the vapor from theme However, Walker’s bridge on his nose was more
prominent and they did not seen to bother him like they did Sollenbergere
either boy could have played well without theme The slesses aided their

playing very materiallye arene

; Por next year we are thinking of trying out the basketball “bumpers.”
4 picture & the basketball "bumpers" appeared in the Mareh or April number of
Popular Sciences ‘The item in the magazine reads, "A transparent gumrd of
_ unbreakable plastic, cut away to bridge the nose, completely surrounds the -
spectacles and insures them against being lmocked off or shattered if strucke
Supported by straps, the headgear is held away from the face by resilient

resting against forehead and cheeks, and is said not ti impair visions"
You can get this Popular Science Magazine and look it ups

ae ck ' We have never ten ¢ uecessful than the but .
we are going to try te “maperee sass

lla, I do not know of anyone who used the contact lenses which fit

directly on the eyeball, although I remember talking to someone this winter
regarding then but Iam not clear as to just who it wase

I am very happy that the Cox family is pleased and prospering in
their new locations I am happy for yous When you speak about spring practice
I imgine you mean the football practice, do you note Surely basketball is
not going to start again so soche a