May 23rd, 1941

Mr. C. 0. Burnside

Manager Carpenter Paper Co.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Dear Cob:

I have been wanting to write you for a considerable
time but the rush of work has kept me from doing go, It seems
as though I've had « commencement date every night for about
two weeks.

I work during the day and then light out to some small
town later in the afternoon. I finish my talk about 9:30 or 10:00
and then drive until about 2:00 o'clock in the morning to get home.
In addition to this, I'm coaching the Varsity baseball team and thet
is quite a chore added to my administrative and teaching work.

Cob, what I wanted to write you about was Hank Iba's
reticense in scheduling games with us this year. Apparently, he
must not have much for next year. Doubtless you know the history
of our playing with hin, do you not? When he was at Marysville
Teachers, 1 would hear a rumor once in awhile that Marysville would
like to play us and then when he went to Oklahoma A & M, 5us Heum
and the Oklahoma papers would constantly fill their columns with
items concerning the fear of the Jayhawkers against the Oklahoma
Aggies. :

How mind you, Hank Iba never wrote me asking for a
game. But, it was not difficult to imagine the source inspiring
such articles. We played Hank two games dedicating his field-house
when we had a group of Sophomore youngsters and his was a better
team, but we did not side-step the contest. This year, I talked
to him in Bensas City and I heve written him two letters and still
there is no soap. |

If Hank Ibe does not play this year, it's a cinch that
we will not play him only when he wants to play. And to, I think
it would be @air to all concerned that Mr. Bus Samm know the real
truth of the Kansas and Oklahoma relationship. You will remember
that I told you that if Mami Iba wanted a game, if he wrote — pure,
Ita give it to him. Now by the reverse method, if we played Coach
Tba when he was strong, it seems logical to me that we should have
no difficulty in signing up for this year.