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December ll, 1940

Mre Wine Me Gray
Sunshine Mantle Company
Chanute, Kansas

Dear Bills;

I read with interest in Mre McBride's sport comment dated
December 11, 1940, in which you say that "Phog Allen is a prevaricator
when he says he never subsidized a basketball player. I happen to.be in
@ position to know that he hase"

With that statement from you I would appreciate it, yes, in

fact I would insist that you write Mre McBride and tell him about all the

knowledge that you have regarding any subsidizing that I dide I am per=
fectly willing that Mr. McBride print every word that you write and I will
exercise the same optione

Doubtless you may refer to the case of Ralph Millere So that
Mre McBride will have full information regarding this discussion I am send
ing him a carbon copy of this letter I am writing youe

If my memory serves me correctly, I recall that I was invited to
your home for dinner one Summday eveninge At that dinner were a number of
Chanute people who were desirous of seeing Ralph Miller attend the Universitye
I attended that meeting and discussed with Ralph Miller the advantages of
attending the Universitye This was in the presence of eight or ten of your
friends whom you had asked ine At no time during any of my discussion |
did I mention subsidation in any shape or forme There was no promise of a
job by me nor was I consulted by you or any other individual regarding a .
job or a subsidy for Miller,

I learned later, indirectly, that there was a group of Chanute
businessmen who desired to help him in collegee I was not a party to this
knowingly or otherwise. There were no intermediariesse All I did was talk
to him about the advantages of the University and I did it in an. open and
frank way, making no promises and working with no ey not even you, toward
an easy job or a subsidy for Miller.

If you deny this fact then I withhold the inherent right to
characterize your assertions in the same manner that you have characterized
minée

I still stand on my statement that I have never subsidized a basketj
ball playere

Very corfially yours,

 

 

    

hysical Educgfion and Recreation
Varsity Basketball Coa