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TO THE MEN WHO HAVE PASSED THEIR ACADEM¥C WORK SATISFACTORILY

AND ARE ELIGIBLE) UNDER THE BIG SIX CONFERENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR
“THE 1938=39 BASKETBALL SEASON ==

(list names) *

*The men not listed here are not eligible at the present time.

We are sending you the basketball schedule of Kansas as
sie arranged by the Big Six Conference when the coaches met in
Lincoln, Nebraska on the third Friday and Saturday in May, The
other games ‘Listed, such as Oklahoma A. & Me, University of —
Texas, Southern Methodist University, have been approved and
the contracts have Saad signede The game with Carleton College
is tentative. We may play them on Jemmary 2, but this is not
definite. The Washburn dates have not been arrangedp attner. ae
I thought you would like to Imow about our schedules

Now, I have a greater surprise for youe I am sending you

- some confidential correspondence which I would ask you not to

give a the newspapers, but to keep # in confidence, as a member
of the Kansas varsitye I want you to see that the National
Delasbialte Athletic Assveiation te taking definite steps to
declare a legitimate national champion from the collegiate ranks
in basketball. It is planned that this will be done for this
coming year. | :

You can we what a great Seca you men of the Kansas
basketball team will havee This will be the first year in the

history of ‘basketball that it has been possible to declare a

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legitimate jcollegiate champion. This championship play-off

will take place immediately after our Big Six champion play e