February 12, i941

Me Frank Le Myors :

Assistant to the Director of Athletice
of Business and Finance

First Assistant to the Head Coaches

of Baseball, Ahearn and Cochrane

Kansas State College

Manhatten, Kansas

Boy, you $nmitise’mes. I am not able to answer coherentlys

| Our Paster vacation starts on Weiesday, April 9, so it might
help a little if we could ploy om the 7th and Sthe Would you have any ob=
jection to these dates? I want to postpone the misery as long as possiblee

Some fellow told me once that he was a bright students but he
never stood at the head of his class, however, he remembered that he stood
next to the head of his class once and that wes when the class stood in a
Cirdles I am afraid that after you cheoked last year's eligibility list you
have done an about-face with it because I tell you frankly we have but one
of our regulars returnings :

dust to be doubly frank with you, Monte Murkle, the catcher is
ineligibles Jack Sands is in the Army and has gradvatedg the three second base=
men, molded together to make one good one, 211 have left and are graduateds
of the pitchers, Ralph Dugan, Henry Horak and Carl Kresie, only Kresie
remains and the good doctors have told him that he has a back injury and he
. Should not pitches The center fielder is not in school and the right fielder
wag & senior in the School of Business last year and the regular left fielder

Now, Frank, here's my only scheme to get the crowds out at the
University of Kenses to watch the boys play baseball; I am going to have some
Phi Beta Kappats and some Pi Phits and Mappats on the team and by doing that

/

I believe there will be a lot of boys coming oute

Thank you for your schedule and let me know if Monday and Tuesday will
suit youe But I will say this, Frank, if you cannot do it and feel that you
are losing too much time from school, we will play as is, but frankly, thet is
an awful early date to play Connie lmckts outfit,

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education and Recreation
Varsity Basketball Coach