November 17, 1942.

Mr. Joe Hasel,

Blue Network Sports
RCA Building, :
New York city, N.Y.

Dear Mrs Hasel:

Your letter addressed to the Athktic Director
of the University of Kansas has been referred to me for replye

I will be very happy to participate in your
program, end will send you the questions a little later. My.
subject. will bear on Kansas, the Cradle of Basketball. The
reason for this is that Dr. Naismith, who originated the game
in Springfield, Mass., in 1891, came here to the University of
Kansas as Direstor of Physical Sducation in 1898 and was here
until 1939.

Thanking you for your invitation to appear on

your progrem on December 28th, and assuring you of our willinge
ness to cooperate, I em

Very sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education,
FCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. —