423 West Olive Street,
El Dorado, Kansas.
January 30, 1940.

F.C .AlTen,
Athletic Department,
Univsersity of Kansas,
Lawr@€nce, Kansas.

Dear Dr. All€n:

After talking with Jack Bond this morning, we decided to call to
yous: attention the outstanding 51 Dorado athlete we have known.
His nam@ is Dale Covert, 820 West Locust Street, El Dorado, Kans.

You no doubt remember seeing him play in the State Basketball
Tournament at Topeka last winter where he was plac€d on the All
State Team after having been named on the All Ark Valley Téam.
This boy has grown som@ since that time. Now he is 6'4" tall and
weighs 210 pounds.

This boy is undécidéd where he wants to attend schoo@, and has
not decided definitely to play football, but I think with the

right kind of an off¢€r he will play football wherever he goes.
I have s€@n one offer he has made to im and it provides room

and board with a cash job of $15 to 20 per month. In addition,
he has ben assured of a position for the summer,

I wrot® to Gwinn Henry regarding this boy, but he could offr as
much as th€ boy has been offered. In addition to this Mr. Henry
was not very impresséd with the boy since h€ do&s not know him
like you do. For this reason I am making on€ final effort to
interest somebody at K.U. in this outstanding boy before he goes
Cls¢where and mak© us feel badlt about the loss.

This boy n&@ds all th© assistanc€ anyon® is abl€ to give, and he
will probably go to the high@st bidder, exc€pt that I am cértain
h€ would rath€r attend school clos to his hom€. His coach has
told m@ is one of the Casi€st boys to handle he has ver had,
and I am sur€ you would be well pleas€d with him.

In the vent you ar€ interested in him, I would appreciate hearing
what can be off¢réd him before he decides on something &lsée,.

 
  

Geo. W. Ramsey.