July 18, 1944

Dean Alfred C. Nelson
Greduate School
University of Denver
- Denver, Colorado

Dear Deen Nelson:

I understand that Elmer Schaake has made sephention for a re
as coach at the University.

Se «plein Of en Mateenebte of Unees ol chee 0 enaen of
Pioneer Club, so I have a mutual interest in Elmer Schaake. ‘Scheake is
assistant varsity football coach and teacher in the physical conditioning
course for Army trainees at the University of Kansas. Before that he
cosched at Bethany College at Linsburg, Kansas, where he had a remarkably
successful experience. He came from there to Lawrence High School where
he coached ali sports and made 2 most enviable record.

Scheaake has had several championships in his league at Lewrence High
School. During his three years of football at the University of Kansas,
in 1930 they were Big Six champions; and in 1931, you may recall, they beat
Denver University 12 to 7 in a rather uninteresting game in which Kansas
showed plenty of power but did not use it in the proper way. Schaske was
captain and all Big Six quarterback in 1932. He is married, has « most
cultured end lovely wife, and two children.

Elmer Schaake is as fine and clean in every way as a man can be. He
is not only ea gentleman and fine sportsman, but he has a lot of pep and
fire, which should be an attribute of every successful coach. He has the
qualifications in every way for coaching a “big-time” football team. He
played one year with Potsy Clark's Detroit Lions after finishing his competi-
tion at Kansas. He did not care for the professional game, although he was
one of the outstanding players in the leame. He merely rlayed to earn
enough money to pay his college: debt.

I will appreciate any sisiiieabiias you and the other officials at
the University of Denver may give this outstanding man. I wish you might |
meet him personally.

Yours very truly,

Alston M. McCarty

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ccs Dave Wyatt, Athletic Director