11 Mareh, 1946
High School |
Great Bend, Kansas

br. F.C. Allen
Basketball Coach
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Dr. Allen:

, Enelosed I am sending you a paper which gives a rather compre-
hensive accoUnt of the regional basketball tournament which was held
here in Great Bend this past week. Great Bend upset the dope bucke
by winning the "AA" bracket and beat two highly rated clubs in doing go.

On the back page of this sheetrare the all-star selections
of a local sports writer. IT don't agree with him in every case, but
he has included most of the good boys somewhere. I am taking the lib-
erty. of sending you this paper and marking the boys I think are pot-
ential college caliber. TI tried to give consideration to size and
competitiveness, plus the consideration of playing against compe-
tition which in many cases was inferior to their own ability.

I certainly wish you nothing but the very best in the
game With the Oklahoma Aggies. T hope that they go back to the foot-
hills convinced that this year is strictly Kansas.

I hope that you are able to see some of these boys in the
state tournaments throughout the state and are able to contact
them in a satisfactory way.

With kindest regards as always, I an,

Appreciatively yours,

Joak/

Gerald K. Barker