October 31, 1940 Mire He De Herbert Manager, Airfoam Sales \ Mechanical Goods Department The Goodyear Tire & Rubber — Inte Akron, Ohio _ | Dear ure Herberts Your bother arrived just previously to my starting for Tolede and Milwaukee, I am going on several speaking engagements and plan to be away for over a weeks We have not started our Lnvesth gitten on the work we want to do with our basketball trousers because football has been in full swings Our trainer, Dean Nesmith, does all the training for the football team and they will leave this afternoon for Philadelphia to play Villanova. Therefore, I have not pestered him with this detail until his obligations become lighters Your Kansas City representative stopped in to see us. and we are planning to use the thinnest of your airfoam in our basketball trouserse We are working and planning on this, but we have not carried into execution our plane We think it has great possibilities, and you will hear from us again about the time the basketball season beginss Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCAslgsmin