September 23, 1957.

Mr, Richard Sklar,
3432 Bellfontainc,
Kanses City, Mo.

Dear Dick:

i had a fine vieit with Madison Bell, coach
of SelieU. He had footdell while t basietball
at the coaching school this summer at Leake eee in
northern Iowa, &atty, his wife, and young deughter
were up in the lake region with us and we hed a great
tims. ‘Swioming end boating were wonderful, and the
weather wes just about risht,

Hatty told me what a hit you made down at
Dallas & year ago. He really thinke you are e foote
ball pleyer, ond e fellow who knows his way around
when it comes to contacting ané meeting people. He
saié that you spent most of your money looking over
the town and mesting poople, but you really had a
dandy time. Ne asked me to give you his regards,

I see where they lieked the pros egain
Gown there this fall, so it looks like Matty has their
number, Incidentally, of course, he hes some goo
football players.

I saw tho allestar game in Chicago and my
opinion is that this Semy BSeugh is just about the
best piece of footbsll anatomy on two-pins, %f course,
John Drake and Tinsley are no slouches « marvels, I
would * rey never missed the boat when the cape
tain * aboerd",

chs ae friends tell me that you really drive a

dogey aut ile. thet I haven't seen you when

you come to Lawrence to visit one of the outstanding

pean of Lawrence who deals in the gross munitions
Wars.

Dick, you know my promise to you when you
were a freshman. I am wondering if you remember when