May Gy 19405

lit. Harold Keith,

Director of Sports Publicity,
University of Oklahoma,
Norman, Ollahontie

Dear Tarolds:

? dele taiyely Sn seigchipee spuniritcnnedeans Sn pone Settee
of Mey 2nd regarding the problems and handicaps of my team this
Yoare

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than that of any teem we met the entire season. of a ee

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Engleman, G1, Voran, Gel, Hogben, 6 fte, Kline

Johnson, 6 fte, Iumter, 6<5. bans 6 Peay Flies Ont, Sand

site 1 Whe tide mands @ taut af © taht Sigh tn ous oF Seas
boys, none of these regulars were husky. Bob Allen weighs 165,
Ebling 154, Miller 168, and so forthe |

You still beat your oppomente by taking the tall off the backe
Sehied, lind bake to Uk Cocudinek Stns on vebmeis Missouri,
as you Imow, had players 6=7% 6-5, and Gxt, and so it was with
considered the shorter fellow tne to eqpent pounds of ebarey
jumping on even terms with his opponentse

Here is oné problem, Harold, that I would like to see same re=
search man work out, and I have given a good deal of thought to
ite I would like to imow how many pounds of energy more a fellow
6=2 would release in jwaping even with a man 6G=7. I think you get
my pointe When a min's trunk or torso measures 6-7, and his
opponent*s measures 6=2, the extremities of that taller fellow

- @re even more than the difference in height. For instance, the
5 inches difference between the two mon of Ge7 and 6«2 would be
about 7 inches when the arms are considered, because the reach
is more out of proportion than the heights

‘The next difficulty I had was not in eligibility, but our
University calendar was arranged in such a fashion thet we had .
three weeks interim between the start of our examinations and the
opening of schoole I believe this University is the only one that
has such long space of time, and I just let my boys go home and