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more national drawing power in the way of publicity than all of
events, or all they will ever draw at Kansas. The coaches of
primarily responsible for not drawing more people because, again,
back on the prima dema idea of the high jump or special events, and
out so long that people leave the field for lack of thrills.
contest could be over in one how’, the same as a basketball game,
ve a crowd thrilling to these exciting relays. Have relays in
everybedy could run - according to weight and size; lightweight relays,
relays; football relays; outdoor mareeie hurdle relays. People
the passing of that baton.

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And teo, a track man is highly selfish because he thinks only of
himself and his om competition. So is a basketball or football man selfish,
but Sarough lmving to struggle with his fellow for viotury, he learns to be
more unselfish. |

Your argument that too often the high school ceacsh is a college
football or basketball player whe knows nothing about track, is very weak
indeed. The reason the schools hire a football or basketball player as
coach is because people go te see those games and @o not go to see track
to any appreciable extent. If they had, track would be tops in the way of
coaching.

o Why don't yWhytake a new angle and study the thing? I would be
glad to talk to you some time. :

; Hom, as far an cond tioning is concerned, all piystoal training
cxyinyte fee tame wade it takes more conditioning to play basketball than

any other sport. I have known track men that never trained, and still won

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at-all, in my opinion, or, at least, to any @ preciable extent. But having
the Olympic Games every four years stimulates track to an unusual degree.
I am happy for that and with that we might have more track, but if you 7
would look at the financial records of an athletic association you would be
to see how many thousands track costs as compated te the other sports.
I told you, people still determine the coaching persennel by what is
in at the gate. Sinee the schools do not subsidize these sports, they

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the two sports - football and basketball. In the sporting vernacular, as |
well as others, - "that which deserves to live, lives." I am talking about
sustaining a sport from its own resources.

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With all good wishes, I am

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Sincerely yours,

Directer of Physical Education,
FCA:AH i Varsity Basketball Coach.