HEADQUARTERS NINTH DIVISTON
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Office of G2

2 Janvery 1940

Dr. F. G. Alten,
Director of Athletics
University of Kansas.

Friend Doctor:

Have just received your letter and was certainly glad
to get your answer. While you stated that you were enroute to New York, Etc,,
I envied you and watched the papers for game results but the locals don't. carry
them so I was disappointed.

The "guest" cohumn that I asked you for is still welcome
as, due to the holiday furloughs, we did not deem it advisable to start the
series until after they hed ended.

Also, the start of our heacetenl leagues was postponed
until now. Se, if you have time and will do it, a column on "How basketball
better prepares a soldier for his duty" or something like that, will be welcomed

and timely. Qur leagues start January 1§ and will run until March 10.

Please don't think I am insistent but on the other hand
am solictious because I really didn't know that "Doc Allen" km was so widely
known until now. Many men down here, interested in basketball, mention _ name
and proudly I have shown them my autographed copy of "My Basketball Bible", which
I prize very highly.

So if you ean contribute, I sure will appreciate about
250, or more, as soon as it is convenient for you.

Chose your own topic. I know tt will be good and instruc-
tive. Also, it will add mech prestige to my column, which will include Ed Wray,
Walter Winchell, Kate Smith, Pegler, and several others. Yours will be the only
one on basketball, I have one on all sporte and most other professions.

Thanks for your letter, Doc, and I hope I ,m not asking
too much. I close with best wishes that your vomms are ever-victorious.

Sincerely.

: Sgt. E. A. Fetting,
Office of G=2
9th Division
Fort Bragg, N. G.