Decenber 5, 1944,

I am wondering if you will be able to get away to
see the Rockhurst game.

We got licked at Washburn, but I am not feeling
terribly about it. Our boys had the worst case of stage fright
that I have ever seen a group of youngsters have. Charlie Moffett
steadied them, but they got pretty wild and threw the ball game
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Washburn was leading by one point,
to play, and Kirk Scott, ow best free thrower on
& free throw and blew it. That would have heen the |
but that one point caused the boys to press too much,
Washburn was hard to stall and our boys don't hentia
it. Two quick goals in the last four seconda of play ended
game.

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I have got to get more height, especially when they
do not rebound. But we will have a pretty good ball club before
oe And too, while I am not minimizing the defeat,
I still can't get too hopped up during war times about recruiting
@ basketball team. We will give a good account of ourselves be-
fore the season is over. I mesn for a war season.

With our love, z an

Affeotionately,

Lt. and Mrs. Robert E. Allen,
S717 Swit, —
Kensas City, Mo.