J-O.HARRISON, PRESIDENT
W.H.HARRISON,V. PRESIDENT
M.W.HARDMAN,V. PRESIDENT
DAN B.HARRISON, CASHIER

 

THE STATE BANK OF DOWNS

CAPITAL STOCK $35,000.00 SURPLUS $30,000.00

DOWNS, KANSAS

March 13, 1939.

Mr. Forrest C. Allen, Director
Physical Education Department,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear "Phog" :-—

Our basketball worries are over since Downs High
was eliminated in the Regional at Mankato Friday night by the Haddam
Team. Hall sprained his ankle in the second Quarter of the Thursday
night game and was hobbling the rest of the game. It took all his
drive and practically stopped him from anything but long hard shots.
At that the boy scored 29 points against a much larger team while his
mates were gathering only 8 points to beat Webber 37 to 50. The next
night Hall was so badly crippled he reminded me of Ralph Miller trying
tm get around over the floor under great difficulties. Downs lost to
Haddam 39 to 25 and Hall scored 16 points to give him a Regional average
of 22.5 per game, which is fair for a cripple. Haddam had a big, husky
Center about 6'5" who dunked them in from under the basket, and Hall who
always handles the big boys on the defense was helpless as he couldn't
get very high off of the floor. This big chap scored 27 points. I didn't
get his name as we were mired down in snow drifts South of Lebanon and
couldn't get to Mankato to play the consolation game. The other team was

» snowed in at Smith Center so it is just the end of the Season for us.

I will try to get a Menkato paper ey you and mail it
down so you can see what they have to say about Hall. The crowd thought
he was pretty good and I was sorry for the kid because he really wanted
to go to Town in that Tournament. I feel certain that Downs could have
gone through but for his bum ankle.

With best wishes to you, I an,

Sincerely ¥ours,

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