Desenber 14, 1037»

Mie Ce Ee MoBride,
The Kansas City Star,
Kennan City, Moe

Dear Mac:

Thank you for your very gracious pen in describe
ing my bool, Better Basketball, in your Sunday sporting camente
You have always been very gracious and fines and 1 greatly appreo-
inte the many wonderful things that you have dongs

I had hoped to gee you and have a visit with you
when I was in Kansas City Saturday morning, Oeceaber 4, But as
usual, I have too many irons in the fire to visit, it seause ‘lirse
Allen and Fleanor rode in with me that mornings Me

‘ We had a meeting at 9 o'clock with the coaches,
and et 11 o'clock we mot with the officials and the Missouri Valley
coaches. At 12 o'clock we wore supposed to show the picture, but

we did not got to it witil 12:50, amd finished just ten minutes be-
fore 2. Then our rules meeting, of which I was chairman, tock the
time umtil 4 o'olocks

At @ ofelock I lef Kansas City for Manhattan to
see the Kensas State~Doane Collego game, as we were to play loene

lot to gat our puddle jumper wa sew a nice looking Packard with
7 he doors Wrse Alien said, "Won't you wait justa .
minute and let mo write a note te this fellow C. Is licB.” i was
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