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April 8, 1940.

Dre Fo. Ce Allen,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Doc:

I was ewfully sorry to miss the finals of the basketball
tournament, but know that the disappointment was much less for not
having seen it. Apparently a good basketball team that hits 33%
of its shots can't be beaten, and particularly when its opponent
is so cold that it only registers around 18% of its trials.

As far as 1 could see the finest thing coming out of the
tournament was Ye Ed's tribute to you on the front page of the Star
Sunday morninge I know your friends will rejoice in having read
such a splendid testimonial - even in spite of the fact that old
C. He Te had you approaching the 6the decade. For knowing no more
thah he does about you, I judge that he put together about as good
a set of facts as could be written and analyzing the thing, what he
said very nearly approximated the truth.

I know you got a big kick out of it on your own score and
more so because of Bob - Bob certainly came through as a thorough-bred
will. I hope that Bob gets bigger and stronger for his last year.

He looked as near fagged out after some of these games as anybody I
have ever seene I don't suppose its serious or will leave any lasting
effect, but he certainly does look completely spent after 40 minutes
of a hard game.

This boy Foresman was in a couple of days ago and I told
him I was going to send him up if I wasn't able to bring him, possibly
at Relay time, but on second thought perhaps it would be better to do
it later because you will likely be busy at that time.

Anyhow, in spite of the defeat in the finals it was a wonderful
treat to have Kansas go to the finals and I know, judging everything
from every angle, that you must have felt the boys did particularly well
and that they brought great credit to themselves, their coach and their
schoole Hoping to see you soon, best regards.

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