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

March the 24th, Easter,
Nineteen Forty,

DR. F. CG. ALLEN,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Sir, Friend and so forth:

For your preliminary information, I will say that this
letter is soing to deal with basketball and nothing else,

I was about as wild with enthusiasm last night as anyone at
the ringside in your Kansas City game and I am still thinking
over those last few minutes of that game and wondering how your
valiant boys pulled that one thru. I am sure, Alien, that nobody
there was more on edge and pulling harder for Kansas than I, out
here 500 miles away.

To offer you and all congratulations would be mild. I ought
to have more than that to offer.

Some of us had talked of coming but at the last we could not
and some had talked of going to Denver, But at home we (my wife
and I) had two radios on. One of your KC games and the other in
Max's room of the Denver final as Max was in Denver at the National,
for the last sixteen games.

I We honestly had a little doubt as to your being able to
hold South Cal, But after the game got under way I felt rather
confident. I had thot they were maybe super=-humans and also that
your boys were some smaller and might not reach them, But I felt
good at the half and then of course a little low as Cal. pulled a-
head early in the last heat. As I recall your boys _ a few
frees ina row. When Cal. got to,I think it was six ahead, I be-
lieve my wife said, "Oh, shut it 6ff," meaning that she could not
listen to KU losing. But I let the radio go and went to the other
ne a minute to get some dope on Phillips and Denver, Then I came
back and they were saying that Bob Allen had scored and in a minute
he scored the tieing points and also the freee and we thot KU was in
but then we sunk again when a Cal. man made that one--and then we =
reallydid become speechless during that last half minute when KU
Won. I believe it was when Bob stole the ball and pegged to fimmlémm
- Engleman for the clincher. I oy prayed, Doc, as those seconds

passed and it seemed ages as they’ set Engleman was getting his pose
and was shooting. Those last seconfés I held my breathe. I do not
think a game via radio or any time has had such a thrill for me,
I thot I could follow your strategy most of the game and I figured
all along that Cal. would tire out some and that Kansas would come in
strong at Ehe finish. But I'll tell you that at one point there I
was about rady to fold up.

Anyway it was grand triumpland I think you have done just won-

ders with your club, I had not figured it was as good as some of
your former teams, but I don't baalnanDesanelen 5 panel of boys