September 19, 1941..

Ur. Arnold Gingrich,
Editor, Exquire,

919 No. Mi¢higan Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois.

Dear Mr. Gingrich:

I have filled out the questionnaire on the Esquire
Sports Poll and mailed it to you. This thought occurred to me
later - that I should have given you a little background so that
our opinions that we based our judgments on could be weighed a
little more carefully.

I saw the Maxie Baer~ Carnera fight and the Joe Louis-
Maxie Beer fight. The reason why I picked Dempsey was because of
the fact that Dempsey could take punishment and he could deal it out
as effectively as he could absorb pumishment. While Joe Louis was
hard to hit it has been the opinion of a great many followers that
he had a semi-glass jaw.

: I have always been of the opinion that Louis's left is
as quick and as dangerous as a cobra's thrust, but I do not believe
that he could have taken Dempsey'’s battering even in his palmiest
days.

For ten years I was chairman of the Kansas State Boxing
Commission and waw a great many fights, end my judgaent is based on
this head. Guna aeheandg Shee f teled dee Gb 0 Vieiee Onl he wae
who has been very onthusiastic about the sport from the skill angle
and not the standard of sportemanship that is generally shown in
the professional ring.

I have always followed baseball very closely, having
played here at the University and played semi~pro ball, but I did
not care for the professional side. I think the American League is
much the stronger organization, but the National has the close
races and that, after all, is the thing that creates interest.

I wish that I might have had time to elaborate more fully
on each question asked, but this has been the opening of our en-
rollment here at the University and I have been terribly rushed. I
trust in the future if such questionnaires come to me I will have
more time for elaboration.

| Very sincerely yours,

| | Director of Physical Education and Recreation,
FCA:AH : Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach.