dame 23, 1943.

Mre C, E. ‘McBride, 2
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City, lo.

Dear Mac:

t got a lot of enjoyment reading your Sporting Comment re-
garding Little Bill Miller. Lest Sunday I read what I
Mehl had written about Little Bill on his “lack of tension alae.

last winter in the Satevepost I read quite an article
telling what Little Bill was going to do for the Oklahom Sooners. In
the Post it showed the Oklehoma varsity basketball players going bain
the exercises and relaxation methods that Little Bill was teaching there
ee in the field house whee the athletic mrals.

then I read this I was soared to death of Oklahoma. I thought
Little Bill would sure give them a championship because they had Gerald
Tucker and all the rest of the material to make Little Bill's theory work
- out. After the season was over I wondered how it happened that Little ©
Bill didn‘t dc the work with the Soéners, but I figured he just relaxed
them too much.

Of course, when Little Bill had his Diamond D-X Oilers he
had Chuck Hyatt and the rest of the gang thet without relaxation could
win @ championship.

- Wow, understend I do not want to be sarcastic about Little |

Bill's theory of relaxation, I think every coach that has ever coached
any sport has used this theory. But up springs Bill with an old idea
i to as oe I have long used this in coaching my boys,
“Pause for poise”. I had a long conference with George Huff, the old
Illinois baseball coach when I signed up in 1916. Mr. Huff was then
coaching baseball ani was athletic director. I said to him, "Mr. Huff,

I would like to know your secret of success." “Well”, he said, “you
want to be swre to get a good catcher, a good pitcher, a good second
center fielder. And then if you can teach the boys
make fewer errors and will get more hits."

at

As i gay, very coach that I have talked to will tell you

to keep your eye on the ball and relex. So I guess that Bill has got
of telling the boys to relax, and then he mentions of course
Joe Louis, Bili Tilden, Babe Ruth, Joe Dillaggio, and many others. And
Gene

I Tunney. ny fellow who is a champion
has learned to relax. if he did not he could not hit with his fists so