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- WESTERN UNION
PRESS MESSAGE

R. B. WHITE NEWCOMB CARLTON J.C. WILLEVER
PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT

Saturday--

Dear Phog:I hate to fail you butthere hs any other way oute I have no
material from which to write the basketball and I did such a poor job last year
from no available statistics that I simply don't want to repeat that failure
againg

I couldn't do the tm sketball story justice.I was away all of January
and therefpre didn't follow the play and kept no records when I got  &.eIt'!s
different in football when I follow each week!s play ,see one of the games and
keep the record of all othe is e

I'm wondering why you don't make a play--and I'm hess a it-=--to

Harold Keith at Norman,ask him to write the story for youeI would almost
guarantee that he whihld do an impa@ fhal and swell job of it.Or would you
prefer that I ask him to do it for me.Seems t@ me it would be a diplomatic
stroke for you to ask him, saying if you wish that I suggestodit Hots a fir
boy,a fine writer,follows the race closely and I believe would do you a good

jobe

I hate likell failing you but I dimply can't toe the mark.

Wish you all could come by and see the Garden and uses somp tine ¢

Best and:

SS