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you now to make up your mind that you are going to play that — geme
and play it up to the hilte

Schmitty, your two free throws were honeys, although one of
them misbehaved and had me on the verge of hysteria. And Schmitty, you
were so anxious to make those free throws that you gave those fingers
just a little snap which caused the ball to go through but it had too
much stuff on it and jumped out. Just let those free throws spin and
glide out of your fingers just like you do in practice.

Schmitty, I am awfully proud of youe You are not a big,
tough, rough guy, and I have never had a man ever on my squad who asks
so little and gives so much. Youremember three years ago when I told
you that I was sorry that it wouldn't be possible for you to make a
letter that first yeare You were so enthusiastic about everything you
did, so punctual to practice, and so conscientious about asking any time
off for study when you felt that you must make your grades, that I said,
"Schmitty, I am sorry that you won't make a letter this yeare I apprec-
iete the loyalty and devotion that you have showed to basketball." You
were then making straight A's, I remember, and these are the words you
said, “Shoot, Doc, don't worry about mee I am getting more out of this
game than you can imagine. I am having a pretty good time. I am not a
bit sorry for the time I am putting in on basketball.” Gee, that is a
great relief to find a man who feels that he is getting more out of it
then he is putting into it on every occasione And you have been that
way through three yearse When I would take you out, you sit on the
bench and root for the fellow that replaces youe Doggone it, I am just
nuts over a guy that can do that. And I think you are a swell Dutchman$

Just think, boys, two Dutchmen = co-captains. Can you beat
the Dutehi No, you can only tie ‘em. You kmow what I said about Fred
Pralle, one of the greatest players I ever coachede And Schnitty is
one of the greatest guys that I have ever coachede He doesn't have the
bedy but he has the brains. But Schmitty does everything with his body
that a human could do so far as training and perfecting himself.

Do you fellows realize that but six men played in that
Nebraska ball game? And yet we carried 16 on the squad to Lincoln, and
we didn't carry a single man too manye The morale that has been on this
squad in its ups and downs has been wonderful. You boys who have prac-
ticed against these men who have been in the game have made our winning
possiblee

Here is Kappelman, a boy who made a letter last year and
has not been in many games this year, but you haven't heard Kap cry.
He is in there doing everything he can to help the team.

And then there is old Swede who started out playing regularly
on the varsitye I think Swede has been a great guy to carry on like he
has, And Fen Durand, one of the hardest workers on the squad but this
year for some reason that bell just doesn't find the basket when he gets
in there and when we need the counters. But no greater morale builder is
there anywhere than Fen Durand.