April 27, 1940.

Mire Harry Hart,
The Winfield Courier, —
Winfield, Kansas.

Dear Tarrys ;

: Bob Bushy carried a story regarding a statement alleged
to you that I stated I was going after the gold next year. Of

Dill Meneypemay spoke to me last Saturday morning in
_ Lawrence regarding a gane with Soutimestem. I told Bill thet
they had perhaps cut down on our schedule fron 20 to 18 games, :
and if that wis the case I would naturally want to play the gones _
that would net the athletic association a good returns Understand
that neither the coach nor the team derive any benefit from a good

game that would my a good gate. It is the same proposition as a
sport writer writing sports for a per that would decidedly pay

believe that our work is the better appreciated.

We are not barnstomaing or looking for pots of gold, but
naturally we will play Oklehoasa Aggies at eac place, and we have
two games with the thiversity of Tams to be played in Lawrences
Vie may go East, and since it costs a good deal to travel we would
naturelly went a gate large enough to pay exponsese Our Okiehana
Aggie game at Stillwmter paid us a thousand dollars at the gate.
Since our conference guaremtee for all games is $400, you can
readily appreciate that there are many places where guerantecs of
$400 to $600 with an option are not wiconmon. : ,

However, I desire to state to you that it has not been our
policy to play for gate receipts along, because for years we have