March 17, 1945.

Dear Mr. Newlin:

I feel quite ashamed of myself in not answering your le
sooner. The fact of the mtter is that I had your letter on k
ing that I would answer it immediately. But actually it got covered up in
a mass of correspondence, and just this morning when I was trying to clear
my desk I ren across it.

I am sorry that basketball season is over and I have not been
able to help you. The fact that you are a Kansas boy would oause me to.

have activated myself in your behalf had I had one
been covered up in war work, in addition to my coac

fered with my answering your good letter.

i? you are still interested in basketball I would suggest that

you go to any high school library arownd Newport, R. I., and I am sure that
you will find either "My Basketball Bible", or a book that I wrote later,
“Better Basketball”. It is pretty difficult for me to write something out
that would be helpful to you because there are so many angles to this indoor |
sport.

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Dr. Naismith, the originator of the game of basketball, once
said, "Basketball is a game easy to play but diffialt to master."

If there are any specific questions that you want to ask me ©
if you will write them out I will be very happy to answer them for you.

Agein regretting that I failed to five you the service that
you desired, I am

Very sinodrely yours,