lr. Gwinn Henry,
Director of Athletics,
University of Kansas.

Dear Gwinn:

{ on making an wnusuel recumentation. Never in all
my long experience here at the University as cetball coach
“havo I felt as I do regarding this your's basketball equed.

After having lest the three mainstays of our tean lest
year ~ Jotm Kline, Moward Engleman and Bobby Allen, we were faced
with a situation in which only Ralph Miller, a returning regular,
was reasonably sure of his position. I did not see how we could
possibly come through to another Dig Six championship. Many of
the boys were sophorores, and the upperclasamen were men who had
not played regularly in the season before. It was only by combined
‘effort and the nost unusuel morale on the pert of many of the sub-
stitutes on the team that made the first team what it was.

Many of the strongest men that we had were not regulars.
Tt em speaking now of the ability to build morale and to show ster~
ling character which reflected itself in the play of many of the
regulars. I am referring especially tc Charles Walker, Bob Johnson, |
Hubert Ulrich, George Dick, Don Blair, Bob Fitzpatrick, Vance Nall,
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‘Last year we ‘pee tn aie hate  peeehbteeel
letter. Hie tas been very loyal in his practice |

competitive pley of the regulars. It was Paul Turner's field
geal in the last 15 seconds against the Kansas Aggies that tied
the score and sent it in to an overtime when Kansas won the play-
off.

Por the regulars, Charles Black, Ralph “aller, John
Buescher, Ray fvans, Marvin Sollenberger, T. Pe Hunter and Jack
Ballard, ath CC
sterling play of these fine boys.