48 Ashland Road,
Summit, N.J.
December 15, 1940,

Dr. Fhog Allen
Director of Athletics
Kansas University
Lawrence, Kansés,

Dear Dr. Allen:

As a former member of a Kansas University basket ball team.
I91I5- with Bill Weaver, Stuffy Dunmire, Lefty Sproul ete. I have
been looking forward to the time of seeing my former school rep-
resented in basket ball competition at Madison Square Garden in
New York. I have seen Oklehoma University, Oklahoma A & M., the
University of Missouri and other western teams in competition
there in other years and am glad to note that K.I. will be in
|New York on December 28. I shall plan to be there and wish to
extend to you and the team the best of luck in advance of the
game which I expect to see K.U. win.

I note that your competitor will be Fordham University and
the thought occured to me that you might be interested in seeing
some newspaper clippings regarding recent games played by that
school. I'm enclosing clippingsccoveting four games, From these
you will note that Fordham has won three and lost one to date.

The loss was to Dartmouth by the close score of 44 to 40,

While I have not seen Fordham play this year, she must have
a good team. Fordham defeated Brooklyn College, which team in
turn defeated fhe Ohrbachs, the team that gave the Tulsa Oilers
the scare of their lives this year. I saw the latter two teams
play end was amazed to see the small fast team of Ohrbachs tie
the oilers twice and finally loose by only two points on a second
extra period. .

Fitzgerald. left guard, eppears to be the outstanding player
on the Fordhem teem, being the high scorer to date. The team uses
long shots, as is cheractistic of New York teams, and is deadly on
sét shots from most any angle. In my opinion, 6s man to man defense
is best emp}oyed against these N.Y. teams end the players should
be rushed constantly. To let them set uprplays from the quarter
court is always dangerous. To let them have many free throws is
also hazardous.

Saturday night the Oklahoma Aggies defeated City College at
the Garden 32 to 24. This team representing New York is considered
by the sports writers to be better than Fordham, but comperisons
in this game as you know are difficult at best. New York University
is strong this year and Long Island University is probably the best
of all in the city. I'm glad that K.U. in its first venture at
Madison Square doesn't have to meét the batter team, although I
would probably bet on K.U. ‘coming through.

I have noted that you have taken over Texas University this
year ahd that the prospects this year are good as usual. I sincerely
hope the team is at its best at Madison Square and you may be
assured that meny former K.U. rooters will be there to root for
victory. There will be some 18,000 spectators I should judge, es
two New York teams are in competition with two outside teams who”
the fams know will give the customers # good gamesfor their money.

Good luck end best wishes.

Sincerely,
a