AS | READ THROUGH THE J.R. IT MAKES ME_A LITTLE UNHAPPY 10 THINK
THAT | NEVER MANAGED TO USE MY SIX FOOT THREE FRAME IN AN® OTHER CAP~
ACITY THAN AS A FRONT ROW, DYED IN THE WOOL, f MORALE BOOSTER FOR
THE EVER GLORIOUS JAYHAWK BASKETBALL TEAMS, | FIVE YEARS ATTENDANCE
OF THE UNIVERSITY | NEVER MISSED ONE HOME GAME AND IN THREE SEASONS FOL-
LOWING MY DEPARTURE FROM MOUNT OREAD | MISSED ONLY TWO-~AND THEY WERE
IN K.@. EVEN THOUGH | WASN'T ON THE FLOOR " SINKIN "EM" | ALWAYS FELT
| WAS SORT OF A PART 8B THE GANG OUT THERE...AND | ALWAYS WILL TOO.

| HAVE WORKED WITH BOYS FROM MINNESQEA WHO HAVE BRAGGED ABOUT -
THEIR FOOTBALL TEAMS-AND MIGHIGAN LADS WHO HAVE- TALKED TOMMY HARMON
GEORGIA HAD SINKWICH, TEXAS A & M HAD KIMBROUGH, BUT WHEN THE TALK TURNS
TO BASKETBALL. AND |’ ALWAYS SEE THAT IT DOES, THEY ALL HAVE TAKE A BACK
SEAT, AND ADMITTEDLY SO..

| GUESS RECEIPT OF YOUR SWELL " REBOUNDS" HAS ME_REMINISCING A
LITTLE SO BEFORE | REALLY CET WOUND UP | WILL CLOSE, FIRST WISHING YOU
AND MRS ALLEN. ALL THE FAMILY, ( REMEMBER ME TO MIT AND BOBBY)AND ALL
THE OLD GANG STILL PRESENT, A VERY, VERY MERRY XMAS FOLLOWED BY A
MIGHTY HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR. |

THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE DR. WOODRUFF, DEAN LAWSON AND MISS LEAR,
EXTEND TO THEM MY XMAS GREETINGS AND WARMEST REGARDS.

WITH MY EYES WIDE OPEN 1'M DREAMING BUT MAYBE OLD LADY LUCK WILL
SMILE UPON ME AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO SEE THE '42-'4@ EDITION

OF ™ HOW BASKETBALL SHOULD BE PLAYED", GOODLUCK ON YOUR COMING SEASON,
HERE OR THERE, I'M WITH YOU EVERY GAME,

SINCERELY

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