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Mr. Forrest CeAllen,
Varsity Basketball Coach,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kensas

Dear Coach Allen:

Thanks a lot for your letter of Jan.28th. I can see I've a lot of explaining
to do, so I'll try to do a thorough job of it.

However, let me say right away that the reason:for the discrepancies noted by
you and the boys is thet there is a lag of 11 days between the reting date
and the one at the top of the sheet. Note that on the sheet for week ending
Jane3lst, that standings and ratings are through games of Jane20th onlye

In other words, the ratings are about a week old when you receive them -- and
haven't caught up with the games most recently played, and which are uppermost
in your mind.

For instance, you mention the Kansas rating dropping to 58el after you had
defeated Iowa State end Missouri. But that wasn't the casee 58.1 was your
rating after losing to Oklahomae The Iowa State victory shot you up to 60et6
After licking Missouri you went to 60el, and stayed right there after taking
Kansas State 46 to 4le

I use no opinion or guesswork. The teams set their ow ratings. I simply

record what happense The ratings show the average scoring margin you have

established above or below the average rating of your opposition. I use an
average of the last three games only in order to show current condition of

each teame

As of today, Big Six ratings are as follows:

Kensas 60el Iowa State 58e6
Nebraska 59.9 Kansas Ste 55e2
Oklahoma 59e2 Missouri | 49el

I'm wondering if you and the boys agree with that set-up. Certainly hope sc.
Meantime, let me say I'm awfully sorry thet the new sheets can't get to you
sooner. However, for various reasons I'm now tied up on a basis where the
sheets are printed in Chicago on Wednesdays end can't be mailed out of here
until Fridayse