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THE PORTIS INDEPENDENT
J.E.KISSELL,EDITOR, OWNER AND PUBLISHER
PORTIS, OSBORN Co., KANSAS

December the Twenty-Second,
Nineteen Thirty-Nine.

Dra FP G. ALYen,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Dr., Sir, Friend, Coach, Taxpayer
and whatever else you may bes —

Have intended writing you a number of times since you peo=
ple wey@ out here, but I let procrastination creep onto me, and so
here I: am and no letter, yet.

I am writing right now to ask about Max. That is I want
to ask about over-exertion.or possible weakening of the heart in
games, particularly. Max is okay so far as I know but at Russell
the other night to see Newton Hi play, some fellows were talking to
me about Max and they said (one of them did)---Watch his heart and
Gon't let him burn himself up now, Of course I have him exanined

 

at times and the local dock always says he is alright. I also leoked —

thru your book, one of them, and did not lowate anything particular

on. 16. Max is §trong and quite well al] the time but plays very hard

and J wanted to ask what amount of practice and play in basketball
you think adviseable for him, or any average boy. What.length
schedule do you recommend for high school boys? Last year we

had I think 29 which is too many but seven of them were in tourneys.
This year we have [ think sixteen, exelusive ‘of tourneys.. If boy is
in good condition, do you think two games per week (Tues. & ari.) are
too much. We never have two together except in tournaments, Any
suggestions you offer will be appreciated, Max is growing and has &
time getting enough sleep. We feed him carefully and well and my
wife has read all the diet tables and also has read your books on
that sort of training and the Dr. here is giving him cod liver and
vitamin tablets. Not that he is unhealthy, but to give him just what
he needs.

After you were here I had intended clipping the notices from
the various papers as $o your speech at Osborne, but failed to do
that to. Will] still get af it, if you care. for them, You had some
very nice comments from various ones, Generally folks thot it was.
the best talk for the occasion we had had for a long time and they
appreciated it. We usually have some very goog Gat dry and draggy.

Too, you wrote me some time back asking something as to Max and
school, that is college, next year or whenever he gets ready to go.
i judge that he will start next fail,

You asked as to finances, that is.I judge you wondered whether
he would have the cash to atart to college. -Max has some money of
his own and has worked hard for it. I do not know that he will spe nd
it going to college, That may sound peculiar to you and what I mean

is as low as it hes ever been,

is that money is hard to get around here now. Economically, our locality |