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plays for bis base knocks and his fielding average. If he has a
high rating in both he's a hold-out until they come across with
more money, because he pulls them in at the gate. It is conceivable
that there is exactly the same attitude of many of the Big players

in inter-collegiate athletics.

Let's look at such a boy when he gets through his three years of
eligibility. He perhaps has not graduated or maybe he has, and if

he has, he must go out and get the job as an apprentice at a small
Salary. Such an outlook is not very glamorous to him -= he's been

too used to everybody kow-towing and shouting, and when nobody shouts
he can't take it. There's only one thing left for him to do and that's
to go into professional athletics. He goes into them with the same
attitude of case and luxury that obtained in college <= he wants the
same Old hip-hip-hooray stuff and everybody cheering for him. But —
after 4 or 5 years of getting along easily and following the easy,
glamorous, lazy life -- what then? Well, just trail a Pro football
club for a couple of years and listen into the dressing room statements
of the participants or follow some of these independent basketball
players who are playing basketball for big business houses for the
advertising that they'll cive the company. These fellows will tell .
you that it's a no=good racket. Now the lure of athletics has vanished
and they're right back where they started -- a highly disillusioned
bunches

While the chaps who took their athletics for the fun of it and went to
ecllege for something else are in an entirely different position. They
did not expect athletics to carry them through life. They used their
athl tics as a favorable introduction to society and business and they're
happy that they participated in athletics because it was sheer fun and
they made a lot of fine friends. But they're still hitting the ball and
going on while the disillusioned Pro player is yelling “It's a gip!"® -

That's my story, Mr. Hovey.

The same story applies to basketball as to football, but most of the
sports writers isolate +. There are as many racketeers in
an athletic way coaching. thall as are coaching football. This
type all want to win, but: hey went to proselite their material on

_ the hoof rather than take the chance of losing. ‘These fellows don't
want anything but the best material, and then it becomes a manager's
job and not a coaches job to manage these young athletié broncos.

I've coached for 30 years -- this is my 25th year at Kansas, and I
think I know whereof I am speaking.

: I'll be glad to see you, of course, at any time that it's convenient.
With all good wishes I an

Sincerely,

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