September 28, 1938.

Dear Fellows:

The first official call for essembly and conference of the
Kansas Basketball Squad is next Monday evening, October 3, at 7:30 |
PeMe in room 206 Robinson Gymnasiume

This is the plan for the boys who work in the afternoon or
who are engrossed in intramural football play,—we will meet in the
evening three times a week, preferably Monday, Tuesday and Thursdaye
For the boys who are free to practice in the afternoon we will meet
at 3:30 peme on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. If for any
reason it is necessary to change these dates “wei will discuss that
at our conference.

We are insisting that every boy have a physical examination at
the University hospitele This will be necessary before scrimmage can
take place. I have just talked with Dre Re I. Canuteson, Director
of Student Health Service, end he very kindly steted that he would take
you fellows from 9:30 on in the mornings. It will be necessary for
each one of you to get in touch with the student hospitel to make your
appointments. Perhaps if your schedule is full for the morning Dr.
Canuteson can arrange to teke you at some other period, eat his con=
venience. But remember -=- it is necessary for you to clear that health
examination hurdle before you can report actively for basketball.

The meeting on Monday night will be brief. It will be merely a
discussional meeting so that we may all understand each other. And
in that connection I might parenthetically add a friendly werninge
You will recall one of our many daily admonitions on the athletic
bulletin board dowm in the dressing room. @em It ren something like
this: "You camot fly with the owls at night and keep up with the
eagles in the day time.”

by “ Already there has been some misconception on the part of our
squad men this fall. I am not speaking about the sophomores coming
upe I am speaking of some of the older men on the squade I know some

| 0 of you older fellows think that you can drink and get away with it, but

it won't do this yeare Remember, I am not taking you off the squad,
but you are actually taking yourself off. Some of you fellows have
spoken to me that you are in dead earnest a bout making a great showing
this year, and then when the season barely starts you put on a party.
Just remember that Lawrence has a population of only 16,000. Even the
world is small nowadays, isn't it, boys?

Assuring you that I am decidedly partial to boys who train and want
to go places, I am, with no malice toward any of you but with a firm re-«
solve to play the men who went to play the most, Sincerely, Your Coach