March 26, 1939 Dodge City, kanses— : Dr. Forrest C. Allen pie Athletic Department Lawrence, iLansas ‘Dear Drs Allen: I have intended to write to you long before now, but have just simply neglected to do it. During February I managed to keep busy officiating basketball games, sometimes three a week, but now I have more time to devote to so-called unfinished business. "I have talked to Burnett and Schwertéeger several different times about going to school at K.U. next year. I believe they are both ‘interested in the University. Burnett undoubtedly will make some coach an outstanding athlete. He has every thing it takes to mske a good 7 athlete, and he absorbs what they coach wants him to so easily. He = has improved 1000 per cent in his pley each year in school, and with ie a year of freshman training should be hard to stop. Sehwertfeger is wondering about the edvisibility of his going to the University, since he has had two years of junior college competition. - Shorty is another swell boy, and I certainly wouldn't recommend him if he wasn't. £ checked up on the grades both boys have made in school, and — they will average a "BM. So you wouldn't have trouble with them oe Sure sorry your team was° so cold the night you places Missouri. It looks like its going to be tough on the Big Six teams the next few years however. Laurence Hensley was more than elated to make the trip with the team to Missouri. It was certainly nice of you to take him eLane: I think you have a servant in that boy from now on sisi, Churchill,(the football coach)took Burnett and “several