December 14, 1942.

9 Reskefeller Plaza,
New York City.

Dear Neds
I em confirming my wire of Saturday, which was as follows:

"Athletic board grants permission Kansas play St. Joseph's
Desenber 30 Philadelphia.” a

. Doubtless you have sent a contract for the game in Philadelphia,

tegether with the letter giving us full information on this game.

It just so happened that our Big Six Conference was meeting in Kansas

City Friday so we got a very difficulty and delicate job done in a

short time considering all things. The Conference is much adverse to
basketball schedules and I anticipated much more trouble

than I had.

Answering your conmufiication regarding the largest number of
desirable seats that we may require for this game in New York, I
would say thirty should do the job. My son and daughter, who are
students at the University of Pennsylvania, expect to be at the |
game and their finmne ani fiancee also expect to be there. So they
will add to our allottment in the way of tickets. vi en
of the Standard Oi1 Company has been asked because our Chancellor

has asked that wo invite him. He is a K. U. alwmus.

_ When you wrote m= concerning Boots Adams I thought you meant
Bootes, junior. Certainly I want to invite Boots Adams and I am
writing him today asking him to sit on the bench with us and be our |
guest. I misunderstood your other letter. I will let you kmow what
Boots says in a very short while. e

I trust that you have all available publicity and information
from Chuck Elliott in your hands at the present time. promis
that he would send it all last week-end and I believe he did the job.
I am writing Bob Stedler, sports editor of the Buffalo News, regard-
ing my comnection with the Buffalo Germans. ~

Referring back again to the tickets, we are bringing a squad —
ef 16 with us and doubtless some of the boys may want some tickets,
but we are perfectly willing to pay for any that you think we should.
I sincerely mean this, as I do not want to impose in any way upon a

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