INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETICS

 

THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

NORMAN : OKLAHOMA

Jan. 21, 1943,

Dear Coachs

Thank you for your letter regarding the extant Gerald
Tucker case. I am always glad to have the other fellow's
angle and you had some I had never heard, There are
always two sides to every argument,

In my review of the unfortunate event in the Sooner
Magazine I may have written some things I shouldn't
have. We had never before been on the defense in an
eligibility fight. Believe me, it's rough, You probs
ably know from Kansas's harrowing experience in the
heated Jim Bausch case back in '30 how rough it can be
on the defending school and everybody connected with
it.

I am sure that if Oklahoma ever were to be embroiled

in another similar controversy(heaven forbid!} I should
try to handle that part of our publicity over which I
have control in an entirely different way. One learns
something from every new embarrassing experience in life.

Your remarks about our Dean Adams surprised me; I did not
know he had ever coached or that he had any connection
whatever with the Tucker case, Meanwhile, the fact that
Gerald is making fine grades in all his other courses

other than those in the business school, and has consist-
ently made them last year and this year, is evidence enough,
I think, that he is a good student. He is a fine, clean
boy in every way.

I was down in Bruce's office yesterday afternoon while
the team was dressing for practice, Our boys are all
pulling for you against Creighton.

Sincerely yours, |
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Harold Keith.

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