Headquarters Ninth Division
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Office of G-2

19 November 1940

Dear "Phog"s . |

I expect you will be surprised to hear that I am in the
Army but I still am able bodied and all that and thought I would do my
share in apprehending "that man",

I hope this letter finds you and your family in the best of
health,
= I am in the G-2 Office(Intelligence) and one of the functions
of this office is to supervise publications, We have a soldiers weekly paper
named the "Fort Bragg Post", devoted exclusively to soldiers.

It occurrred to me that since basketball season now is upon
us, that you might contribute one "guest column" on basketball to our paper.
I have asked about 25 men whom I consider leaders in their profession, to
contribute and the result has been unanimously successful-——Walter Winchell
included.

I wish you would contribute about 250(or more) words, Doc, if

you will and I am not intruding on your time. I feel a column by-you at this
time would be very appropriate and know that, being written by you, it would
lend the very touch of authority that I desire.

We have more than 20,000 men down here, many from the Middle
West, and I know-that your message would be a greeting to a number of your
very loyal friends, including Ed A,

Also, Doc, I wish you would have your publicity man send me
something about the Kansas “basketball record since you have been there, Something
that I can use for the advance build-up that I am going to give all our guest
columnists.

Write on anything you wish, but imagine something on clean
play,.need of good condition, how to keep in good condition, or something like
that, would be good,

+ hope I am not too presumptious. Please give my regards to
the men on your staff that I know. With advance thanks, I am

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Ge2 Office
9th Division

Fort Bragg, N.Ce