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December 17, 1943.

Mr. Karl Rlcoz,
Director of Athletics,
University of Kansas.

Dear Karl;

I am writing you concerning the possible cancellation of
the January 24th game vith he Hutchinson Naval Air Station at
Hutchinson.

I am always happy to schedule games with service nena if
we are doing the service a kindness or a courtesy. Personally, I
have never had a team subjected to the roughness and the general
unsavory attitude by an opponent as was shown by the Hutchinson team
here on our court on Pecember 4th. I characterize such tactics as
the Naval Air Station team showed as “muckerism"”. Taunts, jibes,

on intent to injure, were in my opinion shom by the rep
of this tean. \

 

The coach, Lt. Bill Hennigh, professed a desire to clear up
things, but when two of his accompanying men who were rooters, ran
out on the court he remonstrated with them, at my insistence, but
then turned, smiled, and winked at them after he had reprimanded then.
The two men attached to his outfit, who were in uniform, ran repeated-
ly out on the court and made violent and unsportsmanlike gestures at
the e each time he called a foul. They would hold their noses
and ile in Se ee oe an Gee ae cakeaues or ce |e

I think some offer should be made to pay their expenses since
each outfit was to pay their own, but since we do not go down there it
might appear to them unfair to pay their own expenses up here. This is
a mentioned for the sake of nctee upataemrm end feir play for the

sitors.