tr. SC. B. MoBride,
Sports Editor,

The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City, Ho.

Dear Mac:

Here’s a good friend of mine dowm in Atlanta who certainly
belidves in seratehing the other fellow’s back. You will notice that
I am on his advisory board, along with Bill Alexander, Adolph Rupp,
“Hallace Wade and others. I write two or three articles for his Southern
Coach and Athlete each year, and of course do not make any oharge. That
is one of the services of love, we call it.

I certainly appreciated greatly his writing me to the effect
that one of the high school coaches helped put shingles on the Allen
domicile by ordering “Better Basketball” as an award for his basketball
lettermen. This is an idea that I had never heard of before end while
I am greatly opposed to advertising such things (don't make me leugh!).

If you think it is not too bold and if there is any news
item in it from the unusual feature of giving a guy's book to a boy
who would rather have a sweater, then I would appreciate if it you
eould mention it - if I will agree to buy you spaghetti and meat balls
the next time I come in.

It may be too much, so please pay no attention to my
implorations if they are too mercenary.

IT am torn between two desires. They want me to attend the
high school basketball tournament at Topeka Friday and Saturday nights,
and yet I would like to come in and have a visit with youe Haven't
seen old man McBride and his frau for a long time. It would be a de-.

light to talk over old times and see how old Grandpa MoBride is weathering
the war gales.

Very sincerely yours,

Direstor of Physical Education,
Versity Basketball Coach.