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Address:
Commanding Officer
Naval Air Station

JNITED/STATES NAVAL AIR STATION
RICHMOND, FLORIDA

  

December 24, 1943

Dear Yoe:

Just a few lines to let you know that I had not completely
forgotten you. For the last several weeks they have had me on
several jobs and they all require a lot of extra work, The
athletic officer is on leave and since I am the leading chief
all his work has fallen on my shoulders along with the news-
paper editorship and coaching the basketball team. This later
job is the one that I want to write to you about,

I have several good boys on the team but find it very
difficult to get them all out at the same time due to their
having to perform their military duties first and then play {=
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One man in particular is sure to be of interest to you Writ
in a long way around. He is Charles Welchel who was one of

Melvin Griffin's pupils while out in Long Beach Jr. College. A pery
You will remember that Griff was Mittsamixmtm coach gs well

as several of the old Lawrence High boys. What got me was the

way he handled himself. Every fundamental exercise that I gave

he would say that he had done the same thing while in school

so I finally asked him where he went to school. 4fter he told

me I knew that Griff had been giving the old KU system in coach-

ing his teams, ,

We are building a portable basketball floor in one of the
hangars and we shovld be able to boast that we have the largest
basketball areana in the world. I will let you know what we
do in the way of victories when we get started. I expect to
be playing right after the first of the year. ©

Will close for now and enclose a copy of the Richmond

News for your approval. Be sure and read the sport page about
the basketball team. The'sports editor really fixed me up.

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