Reve Robert Ae Hut
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear fare Hunts

a Salina vlads Sikes’ Walid tee tate, whe is in high school in
Peabody, Kansas, and who is reputed to be the best basketball player in

that part of the countrys ‘In fact, Dre Jessen, the Dentist at Peabody,

wrote me thet he is much better than Englemans well, all I have to say is
that if he is much better than Engiemm he ie 2 dandy.

Hoyt has a. brother, Heath Baker, who attended Baker Uni versity
until this semester when he transferred to the University here. Heath is
now enrolled here and is staying at Battenfeld Halle. I hed a talk with Heath
last Monday morning and he is quite anxious that his brother cane to the
Miversity of Kemsase However, Notre ms — and Oklahoma have made
Hoyt. definite offerse

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last Saturday Oklehoma paid his expenses to Norman for the Oklahanae
' Nebrasie. gemes They had promised him a proposition that would net him $40.00
per months Of course, he sew Nebraske score 25 points in 15 minutes on the
Sooners, and I guess thet did not help the Oklahcmants Cause anys

I am not using the type of strategy the other fellows are usinge
The Baker family are fine pecplee Both boys, the father and the mother have
been in my office and I have talked to them on a streibht educational basise
The fact that Heath is staying at Battenfeli Hell proves positively that he is
an outstanding student, and the appeal to brains is one of our strong points
that we are usinge

3 Further than that, I am “told that the Bakers are strong Methodistse
The father, Paul Beker and the grandfather, Harry Baker, live at Peabody, Fansage
Dre WeCe Jessen, the Dentist, called me by phone and said if the religious side
could be stressed somewhat it would be helpfule The Bakers are coming up here
on Merch 7 to see the Kansas-(klahom game, and in the croup will te Bes Mele
Jessen, Ti» Paul Baker, Mrs Harry Beker, together with Hoyte

% itis an ree & erebik eed chuiine bs exdict Rept, tat t om wdy
promising him work at S5¢ an hour end no bonanz®.

I am wondering if you would be kind enough to write the Mather, Mre
Paul Baker, and advise him regarding the background that he can expect if his
boy comes to the University. I am sure that you as Methodist Minister, and the
fact that you have had a son, Robert, on the basketball team, and further, that
you have been im close touch with the situation, would help immenselye

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