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can come thru as they did last night, and show theib mettle in the
face of defeat, I'm not sure but that you or we or anyone can, rank
them with the best of Kansas teams. Of course we are now asin
hoping you can win from Indiana but whether you do or not, we are
all wekl satisfied with your great team and I feel you and they have
risen to new heights, in the face of odds and injuries and bad legs
and sO One

I get started to rambling along and can hardly stop. I think
paskéetball is getting better everywhere and I don't know what we
would do from November to March without it. And it is eredit to
you fellows who have kept it up and are keeping ib up and improvi neg
it from year to year. And I know of no one person, Allen, who has
done as much for the cause of the game and the good of the game and
the general welfare of the boys who play, as yourself, and there
are scores around who agree with me. T'm not writing that as praise
along but as a plain statement of fact. High school ball is getting
better, tourneys are getting better, there are more good coaches,
more good gyms more players becoming interested, etc.

I thot last night was a great one for you, because out there
in Denver were Ebling and Pralle winning that Nat. AAU title and
on the losing club was that fine player, Dick Wells. That
was abig enough night for you, Doc, wasn't it?

Think I had better close or I will run out of words. This is
written to get to you how far-reaching your games are. After it was
over a mumber came into my office and we vlayed it over and talked
of your strategy and yourg substitutions and changing Miller to guard
and shifting around to prevent Cal, stalling, etc, At least we did
a lot of talking and what I set down here may mot be just like you
did, but some of us thot we were "calling your shots." |

Kindest regards and luck $o you for next Saturday night. Also
thot it was grand about the way the son, Bob, pulled KU out there in
those last minutes, A fellow can always figure that is darkest
just before the dawn and I thot Bob was furnishing a lot of the light
in those last two minutes, | :

: If weather is good, I may have to buy myself a necktie or some
sox in KC this coming week end.

Most sincerely,

 

 

 

 

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