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April 18, 1940.

Mre Fe Ceo Allen,
University of Kansas,
lewrence, Kansase

Dear Doge

If it doesn't rain Saturday I am going to bring along a tall
skinny boy by the name of Jim Hamilton, who is a basket ball player
of considerable merit in Class B highschool. He was the hot-shot
on the Weir City basket ball team and bids fair, I think, to become.
a very fine prospective University athlete. He is a Senior but con-
templates taking graduate work at Pittsburg High this coming year
because of his agee He is only 17, about 6' tall and weighs about
150#, so you can see he isn't et all developed yet. Another year will
add considerable to his physical fitnesse

There is also a boy from here by the name of Jack Broadhurst
_ who will go with the Pittsburg High track team to compete Friday in
the highschool meet. He is a fair boy, I think, and would be worth
meeting and telking toe I saw him play once and, of course, am not
much of a judge of basket ball pleyers, however, he was the spark plug
of the Pittsburg team and ranked well in the Southeastern Kansas League,
in fact, he was picked as center, I believe, on the All Teeme

I likely won't be in until after lunch and will keep my eyes
out for you down at the fielde I want you to meet young Hamilton
because he is a very fine kid and undoubtedly will go to Kansas in
the fall of ‘41.

Best regards.

Cordially,