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Correspondence to and from Nile Kinnick, friends and family regarding his championship football season, August-December 1939

1939-10-22: Front

Sunday Oct 22 - '39 (no game on 10 - 21) 
Sunday
Hello Family:
It was good to hear from you again,  mother.     I  look forward with eager
anticipation to each  letter.     I  have  spent  half my time  this  fall answering
my somewhat heavy correspondence;   it  is time  pretty well spent too,   I  figure.
I  am afraid that  I  don't have time  to read all the  articles you might  send
to me,  mother.     I appreciate very much any sentinels  or  pertinent articles
of this  sort you might think helpful, however.
George's  football has  been arranged for with no  cost whatsoever
andIdid not  steal   it  nor did I   prostitute my honor or character.     I
hope that he will enjoy  it as much as  I know I would have at that age.
It   is a truly regulation football  in every respect and has  been used  oh
so very little.     His birthday party sounded  like a   lot of fun;   I wish that
I might  have been there.     As  I  have  repeated  so many times  before there
is  no fun or enjoyment  like  that  found in the  bosom of one's  family under
a  comfortable  roof.
This weekend  of rest  has  been wonderful.     I  think we will  be  all
set  to  really play a ball  game  against Wisconsin.     It  looks,  however,
as  if we may have  lost Walker for  the rest of the season.     He was  our
best  tackle,   probably,   but we have a  fellow whom I think will  fill  in
in pretty good shape.     I am coming closer to palying this  game  for
fun this  year than at any time   since  I   left high school.     The thing
1 must watch is that  I don't  relax and get  careless about my playing
before  the   last whistle  of the  season has  sounded.     It  is  rather  easy
to  do  that when you become a senior and every game  finds you the underdog.     How I  hope   in these next  few games   I   can really help these  coaches
and  Iowa  get started toward the  top.     My desire to do well  is as good
as   it  ever was but any personal ambition as  to  reward or  recognition
following theseason has  pretty much gone  out  of my mind.     More than
anything else  now I want to play for vigorous  fun and get these  coaches
started on the  right  foot;   they are  really fine  fellows.     Nothing_but
carelessness and thoughtlessness made me play the game   1 did at Mich.
I  trust  that  it won't happen again.
Last  nite  I  had a date again and had a  pretty  fine  time.     For the  next
few weeks  it  looks   like  I won't have much time  for that.     But I assure
you that I shall take up where  1   left  off as  soon as  I   can.     Verynice
gal;   I  expect  some  guy will  hang his  pin  on her or marry her before
school  is  out--based on past  experience  of  course.     There  is nothing
to  indicate that   such might  happen however.
I have  anice  letter  fromBob every now and then.     I think we btoh would
like to head  for the  northwest  in the  near  future.     I  don't know  it
could be arranged  or  how it would work out but  it  is  something  to keep
in mind.    Your suggestion for the coupe is fine, I hope it works out ok.
Yours,
SB

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Sunday Oct 22 - '39 (no game on 10 - 21) Sunday Hello Family: It was good to hear from you again, mother. I look forward with eager anticipation to each letter. I have spent half my time this fall answering my somewhat heavy correspondence; it is time pretty well spent too, I figure. I am afraid that I don't have time to read all the articles you might send to me, mother. I appreciate very much any sentinels or pertinent articles of this sort you might think helpful, however. George's football has been arranged for with no cost whatsoever andIdid not steal it nor did I prostitute my honor or character. I hope that he will enjoy it as much as I know I would have at that age. It is a truly regulation football in every respect and has been used oh so very little. His birthday party sounded like a lot of fun; I wish that I might have been there. As I have repeated so many times before there is no fun or enjoyment like that found in the bosom of one's family under a comfortable roof. This weekend of rest has been wonderful. I think we will be all set to really play a ball game against Wisconsin. It looks, however, as if we may have lost Walker for the rest of the season. He was our best tackle, probably, but we have a fellow whom I think will fill in in pretty good shape. I am coming closer to palying this game for fun this year than at any time since I left high school. The thing 1 must watch is that I don't relax and get careless about my playing before the last whistle of the season has sounded. It is rather easy to do that when you become a senior and every game finds you the underdog. How I hope in these next few games I can really help these coaches and Iowa get started toward the top. My desire to do well is as good as it ever was but any personal ambition as to reward or recognition following theseason has pretty much gone out of my mind. More than anything else now I want to play for vigorous fun and get these coaches started on the right foot; they are really fine fellows. Nothing_but carelessness and thoughtlessness made me play the game 1 did at Mich. I trust that it won't happen again. Last nite I had a date again and had a pretty fine time. For the next few weeks it looks like I won't have much time for that. But I assure you that I shall take up where 1 left off as soon as I can. Verynice gal; I expect some guy will hang his pin on her or marry her before school is out--based on past experience of course. There is nothing to indicate that such might happen however. I have anice letter fromBob every now and then. I think we btoh would like to head for the northwest in the near future. I don't know it could be arranged or how it would work out but it is something to keep in mind. Your suggestion for the coupe is fine, I hope it works out ok. Yours, SB