February ll, 1946

 

Lt. Comdr, John He Glenn, US NeR.
NeAsAeSe, Saufley Field
Pensacola, Florida

Dear Johns

Thanks for vour nice letter of the 4th instant, and also for the clipping
regarding our mutual good friend John Buescher. I enjoyed reading the clipping
and do assure you that a great personal friend of mine, John Glenn, did a very
worthy and appreciative act in recommending the thin man to us. Not only ‘did
John Glenn recommend, but he delivered the thin man to us. I am sending your
letter on to Mitt from which I know he will derive plenty of information, but
much pleasures |

Regarding our basketball team, we lost one of our star hot shots, Gib
'- Stramel, who was sent to se@ duty last week, but Ray Evans is coming in for this
second semester, for which the enrollment is starting today. Jack Ballard is
coming in after our Nebraska game, which is Friday of this week. I am sending you
a schedule which will give you the dates of our remaining games, The Nebraska
game is the 15th,instead of the 16th=--a typigraphical error. 3

 

: “While a lot of shifting and changes will have to be made in the eleventh
hour, I still believe we will be as strong by acquiring Ray Evans as we were
when we lost Stramel, Stramel was just learning ovr system and the loss of him
balanced against the last minute shift of new men just about equalizes things,
Do not thing that I am selling Evans short because he will make a tremendous
contribution, but the smooth working team work which we desire is bound to be

-amnullified to a certain extent by new men coming in at the last hour and the
old man dropping oute

_ The Fifth District N.eCsAsAs has a committee which may decide it is not
necessary for any of the Big Six teams to meet Oklahoma A, & NM. if they, in
their opinion, consider that A. & M. is superior to any of the Big Six teams.

So the terrific lacing that they gave us in the early season may hold up and
they may be the selection. When you are playing a seven-foot giant like Kurland,
it takes a lot out of youe This is his last year and, personally, we will be
glad when he is gone, Our record with Iba stands at nine wins and six losses,
so we still have three up on him, We have not tried to maintain big time teams
during the war, but now that the war is over Mr. Iba and I may renew our warse

 

I hope that it will be possible for you to come back to our environs some-
time after you are discharged and renew old acquaintances and friendships, and,
incidentally, to witness a few of these torrid round ball games.

Yrs. Allen, Jane, Hoot, and Jill all send their kindest regards. With
every good wish, I am

Sincerely,

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