| Mrs Gwinn Henry,
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varsity basletball tean, hie last year being 1930. He received
& very severe injury at Manhattan in his senior year by being
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. reptococcic infection of the elbow joint. He ws in
bed quvetnd weeks and e:ffived weave pesusnent injury to the elbow.
It was necessary to lance it a mmber of times, and for a coon
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This injury resulted in his not being able to play
in the fim gues of the eenson, edpootally the Missourl gus
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‘Russell Thompson is the only basketball player who
Played three years on a Kansas team fran 1922 until his time, and
which time has been extended to the present time, 1940, who does
not possess a gold basketball. Due to this wfortunate injury
ant the exoptiom) circumstance wiler which he was subjected ty

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Very cordially yours,

Director of Physten] iduontion end Reerention,
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