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Ensign F, £, Harwi. dr
Commander Service Force
Southwest Pacific Force
C/o Fleet Post Office
San Francisco California
December 20th, 1942

  

Dear Dr. Allen:

Every year, for the past several, at just about this same time,
I have written you a letter asking for a schedule of the basketball
games and to see if you would arrange tickets for me for the home games,
this year 1 can and am writing the letter, and can ask for the schedule,
but I am afraid I cant make any of the games, though I will be pulling
for you and the boys for a completely successful season , |

Somehow or another I ended up away down here in Australia, but that
is not going to prevent me from keeping up with my " favorite five’,
even though no results are published in the papers down here, Sure
would appreciate it if you could have your secretary just jot down the
results of each game and drop them to me on a V-Mail form, My boss
is an old Cornhusker and I think I can entice him into a little wager,
which is the surest way I know of picking up an extra potind and a few
shillings, | :

It has been quite a little while since I have seen a Kansas news-
paper so hardly have the latest dope on who is returning, and who is
likely to be among the starting five, but if- last years sophomores
return it, should be in the bag already...Is Charlie Black baek and ready
for a big season? Also would appreciate it if you would remember me
to Max Kissell, ---I used to work with him in the Highway,

liy brother, Bob, enrolled in the University this year, and is re-
siding over at the Fiji house, I asked him to drop in your office and
introduce himself sometime, but haven't heard whether he did or not,
Sure wish you could make a ball player out of him---he has plenty of
heighth, but I suppose his working in the College office together with
other activities and studies keeps his time pretty well occupied, I
presume he will supplant me as K, u's most rabid basketball fan, but he
will have to go some, ?

There isn't much news of interest I am permitted to send you from
this side, but just wanted to get on the mailing list of K, U. basket-
ball information, Sure would like to be asking you to make arrangements
for my tickets again---~these will be the first home games I have missed
in many years,

If you have a few spare moments some time I would like to hear
from you, Until then, good luck for a swell season

Sincerely yours,
Emap LSP

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