John Fiaveks Glenn

710 EAST FOURTH ST. BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS

July 11, 1940

Dr. Forrest C. Allen
Varsity Basketball Coach
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Deer Dr. Allens

Our mutual friend, John Buescher, has now been home
exactly a month and with the type of work that he has
been doing this summer at the plant, I believe you will
be surprised to see his physical development through
the chest and also in the biceps. We are indeed pleas-
ed with the progress and training that you and the mem-
bers of the Kansas faculty have been able to give John

and if he can pass his make-up courses during the next
two months perhaps he can repay you for your untiring
efforts by doing an Ss Job on the eee.
court this year.

Incidentally, I have another prospect working on the
platform this summer by the name of Art Dufelmeier, a
Senior in the Beardstown High School at the present
time. Art is an outstanding football player and handles
a basketball in 2s fashion comparable to that of the Ol-
son Terrible Swedes of Coffeeville, Kansas, when they
were in their prime. Dutch Lonborg is booming to get
Art to matriculate at Northwestern in the fall of '41

as he saw him play at the State Tournament es a Junior
this last year, and in™ his usual conservative manner
stated that young Dufelmeier with his quick reaction
and marvelous pair of hands could make the Wildcat. Five
with little trouble. Before Northwestern grabs him and
makes a “lounge lizerd" or “cocktail hound" out of him,
I wanted to bring him to your ettention and better still
have you meet him personally. 4

Mother and I would like nothing better than to have you
and Mrs. Allen spend a few days with us before school

starts next fall. However, we are in the dark as to
what date to set as we do not know your schedule, so we
will count.on hearing from vov in the near future so
that a tentative date can be set for your visit to our
city.