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

1939-12-14: Front

W. Earl Hall Managing Editor
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Mason City, Iowa
Dec. 14, 1939
EDITORIAL   DEPARTMENT
My dear Nile:
I want  you to know that  the Halls,
and a lot  of  others hereabouts,   are  not  going
to be forgetting your visit here.     You made  and
clinched more friendships  than you could possibly
know.
The  idea grows  on me,  Mile,   that  in
your fine  speaking ability,   on a background of
distinguished athletic  achievement,   you have a
real asset.     The possibilities  are limitless.
At present  I happen to know that  a
group  in Sioux City is planning a party at which
you'd be the made-to-measure feature.     I've suggested it  in  a note this morning to  a fellow
member of the board.
This  is  just  a start,   as  I  see  it.
If you took the time and trouble to work out  a
(half  or three-quarters  of  an hour talk on  What
Athletics  Can Do for  the Boy?"--or something
along that  line,   throwing  in a lot  of personal
recollections,   good stories,   etc.,   and then  
got  connected up with a booking agency,   I  feel
very  confident  that  you  could declare  dividends. [I have in mind here something which would be pertinent a year or two years from now. John L. Griffith has a grand talk along this line. The burden of it is: "Let's not penalize our champions so that they can be beat by mediocrity," Your review of the season is wonderful now but it will lose pertinence as time moves on.]
I have  in mind,   of  course,  gearing
dates  into your educational program--confining   'em
to week-ends  except for the really  important  ones,
and believe me there  could be  some really  important
ones or  I'm a chinaman.
My observation  here yesterday and last
night  convinces me that  the people of America are
hungry for the type of  story you tell,   told  in the
way you  tell   it.
I'm having dinner tomorrow night with
the manager of Alec Templeton and I'm going to go
into the matter with him.     He will KNOW what  I  only
SUSPECT with regard to  all   of  this.
But  what  I wanted to tell you,   fellah,
is  that you gave me a most  stimulating day.
With all good wishes,   I  am
Sincerely, Earl

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W. Earl Hall Managing Editor Mason City Globe-Gazette Mason City, Iowa Dec. 14, 1939 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT My dear Nile: I want you to know that the Halls, and a lot of others hereabouts, are not going to be forgetting your visit here. You made and clinched more friendships than you could possibly know. The idea grows on me, Mile, that in your fine speaking ability, on a background of distinguished athletic achievement, you have a real asset. The possibilities are limitless. At present I happen to know that a group in Sioux City is planning a party at which you'd be the made-to-measure feature. I've suggested it in a note this morning to a fellow member of the board. This is just a start, as I see it. If you took the time and trouble to work out a (half or three-quarters of an hour talk on What Athletics Can Do for the Boy?"--or something along that line, throwing in a lot of personal recollections, good stories, etc., and then got connected up with a booking agency, I feel very confident that you could declare dividends. [I have in mind here something which would be pertinent a year or two years from now. John L. Griffith has a grand talk along this line. The burden of it is: "Let's not penalize our champions so that they can be beat by mediocrity," Your review of the season is wonderful now but it will lose pertinence as time moves on.] I have in mind, of course, gearing dates into your educational program--confining 'em to week-ends except for the really important ones, and believe me there could be some really important ones or I'm a chinaman. My observation here yesterday and last night convinces me that the people of America are hungry for the type of story you tell, told in the way you tell it. I'm having dinner tomorrow night with the manager of Alec Templeton and I'm going to go into the matter with him. He will KNOW what I only SUSPECT with regard to all of this. But what I wanted to tell you, fellah, is that you gave me a most stimulating day. With all good wishes, I am Sincerely, Earl