June 23, 1939

Mr. M.F Ahearn
Athletic Director
Kansas State College
Manhattan, Kansas

Dear Sir:

Big Six Basketball lost one of its
pioneer boosters in the resigning of Frank Root as
basketball coach. Frank Root was an untiring wrker,
well liked by his boys and his opponents, but was
unfortunate in not being able to produce a really
successful team. In all fairness I will say that
Aggie basketball teams in the past have lacked the
proper fundementals required for a winning tean,

Mr. Ahearn, I feel that I, as successor to Mr. Root,
could teach these necessary fundamentals and bring
Aggie basketball fans a winning tean.

My inexperience in the coaching pro-
fession will undoubtedly be considered a hindrance,
wut after four years under Doctor F. C. Allen, I think
I know enough basketball to produce. My youth and in-
experience eannot be wholly classed as a drawback, but
in some s an asset because after getting the confi-
dence of the players, we could work hard together and
develop an unbeatable spirit. My youthfulness gives
me the desire to work harder and to win, and I will
drill this same spirit into a team.

I am now employed by the Phillips
Petroleum Company here in Bartlesville, Oklahom, but