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Confidentially, Ralph Miller is in no condition to go over
five minutes, and I have a few boys who have not seen fit to train
properly, but they are traveling a rocky road. There is no dissension
because I will not permit it, but there are some of the boys who did
not train in the fall season and have not the philosophy and the will —
power so far to see the needs of doing a full training job. However,
these fellows won't play long, I assure you, if they play at all.

Before the year is over we will have a scrapping outfit, but
when you consider that perhaps Sollenberger of last year’s team will
be the only fellow who will play in the regular starting line-up, you
can see what a Herculean task I have. Buescher played very little
last year and Vance Hall played but a short while. It looks to me
as if Charlie Black, Ray Evans, Marvin Sollenberger, Vance Hall, Jack
Ballard, fT. P. Hunter and Bob Johnson will form the nucleus of the
outfit. Bob Johnson is called for January 2nd in the draft but he is
trying to get into P. 7 Naval Reserve. We will know later today about
that. Charlie Walker is a boy who played in only a few games, to-
gether with Max Kissell, another sophomore - these are about all that
I have together with Don Ettinger (7). |

We will play some very good games and then at other times we
will be like we were in the Denver game - just ome jump ahead of a
good coordinated team - not enough poise and a lack of a leader as
quarterback to handle the boys. But as it appears to me none of the
Big Six teams are powerfully strong outside of Iowa State, and per-
haps Kangas State - they should come along. Missouri will surprise.
They will win more ball games than a lot of the wise ones think.

“4th all good wishes to you and Mrs. Partner for a very happy
and prosperous New Year, I am

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education and Recreation,
Varsity Basketball and Baseball Ceach.