September 4, 1944. Mr. Leren Ee Ellis, Acting Athletic Director, Valparaiso University, Valparaise, indiana. Dear Mr. Ellis: I have just returned from some coaching schools in Iowa snd Topoka, Kansas, and am answering your letter of August 4th to say that Kansas ee hE ey basketball schedule due to the war. Yo have bent most of ow energies to stile vin the war as quickly as possible, and have not been concerned too much in intercollegiate competition for its om sake. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY VALPARAISO, INDIANA Auge 4, 1944 Dr.Forrest C Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Coach Allen: Would you be interested in playing Valparaiso's tall men in a game of basketball this coming season ? We will have an all- civilian team and We are meeting many of ths nations best teams including L.I.U. in Madison Square Garden. We could come out to your university or mset you here if you would care to come out here or stop when out our way. Ve ince yours, Cees rs -Bllis Acting Athletic Director August 28, 1944. Mr. Bud Browning, Basketball Coach, Phillips Petrolewn Co., Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Dear Bud: I have just returned from two coaching schools for the Iowa and the Kansas high school athletic associations, and this accounts for my not having answered your letter sooner. The Big Six rules do not permit the scheduling of games with independent teams. I am sure you realize that. It is not ' our desire not to play you, but rather the conference rule that we cannot abrogate. Congratulatioss to you and your fine team in winning the National A.A.U. . With all good wishes, I am Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach. T. M. Poitties Perroteom Company Barriesvitte, OKLAHOMA TREASURY DEPARTMENT August 10, 1944 B. F. STRADLEY ACTING TREASURER Vv. STEVENS ASST. TREASURER S. RIGLANDER GEN’L CREDIT MGR. Dr. Phog Allen, Basketball Coach, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Doc: We fully realize we are shooting at the moon in endeavoring to get the Big Six approval for a basketball game between your fine club and ours for this season, how- ever, if you feel it is at all possible, we would be very happy to hear from you. I believe a game with our two teams would be a great drawing card, and would be a big success if we could schedule a game in Kansas City some time during the season. Therefore, I feel it would be worth every effort possible to endeavor to schedule such a game should you be able to secure approval from the Big Six Conference. Thanking you for the many courtesies shown our basketball team in the past and with hopes of scheduling a game with you this season, I remain Yours truly, Bud Browning Basketball Coach BB:bf gF7577 BEBte aie eCeRsk i Br SeeEeeEEE Boas" SkS FF os —19463—44 AcheBe ~Heringten liytehingon NeheS. | Port Lea verworth ‘Washburn —Roekhuret Cole Rockhurst Col. Olathe NeAcBe Port Riley CeReTeCe Heringtom AcAcDe 4 Pittsburg 5.7 Ce f Y Unive of Migsourt | — ighsBe ve of Hebraske ” ‘Yiwuane Beate / ; /Gaive of Oklahoma View, State College / Washburn. la. Port Riley CoRe Tole V Unive of Chiahoma - Fte Leavenworth V/Unive of Hebraska | .Bansas State / - Unive of Missouri | / Town Stace coals SHSRESRSTSRSKSSSSSE Jane Jane Jane Febe Febe Febe Febe Febe Mare Mare 20 13 15 20 26 BIG SIX CONFERENCE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 1942 -- 1943 Missouri, at Lawrence Oklahoma, at Norman Kansas State, at Manhattan Iowa State, at Lawrence Nebraska, at Lincoln Lowa State, at Ames Nebraska, at Lawrence Oklahoma, at Lawrence Missouri, at Columbia Kansas State, at Lawrence THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS LAWRENCE OFFICE OF THE DEAN June 13, 1944 Dr. Fe. C. Allen Robinson Gymnasium University of Kansas Dear “Phog”™: These are the dates for the 1944-45 University Concert Series, the biggest and best in the 21 years I've been here, so big in fact that I'm counting on you and Mrs. Allen to be there on a front seat. November 6 - Grace Moore, Soprano November 21- “Porgy and Bess®, Opera December 4 - Bronislaw Huberman, Violinist January 22 = Philadelphia Opera Co. in “The Merry Widow" March 19 Lauritz Melchior, Tenor April 9 - Alec Templeton, Pianist The San Francisco Ballet will appear sometime during the year on a date yet to be agreed upon. Kind regards, Cordially yours, Ce ie ek D. M. Swarthout Dean ls UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 1942 - 19435 Olathe Naval Air Base Clippers, Ke C. Rockhurst College, Kansas City Creighton University, Lawrence St. Bonaventure's, Buffalo, N.Y. Fordham University, New York | St, Joseph's, Philadelphia St. Louis University, St. Louis Olathe Naval Air Base Clippers, Lawrence 6 *Missuuri, at Lawrence 9 *Oklahoma, at Norman 13 Oklehom A, & Me, at Lawrence 16 Camp Crowder, at Kansas City 16 Rosecrans Flyers, at Kansas City 16 North American Bombers, at Kansas City 20 *Kansas State, at Manhattan Jen,e 23 Camp Crowder, at Neosho Jen, 29 Olathe Naval Air Base Clippers, K. C. Jane 30 Great Lakes Naval Station, Kansas City Feb. 3 Olathe Naval Air Base Clippers, Gardner Febe 6 *Iowa State, at Lawrence Feb. 13 *Nebraskea, at Lincoln Feb. 15 *OIowa State, at Ames Feb. 17 Oklahoma A. & Me, at Stillwater Feb. 23 *Nebraska, at Lawrence Feb. 26 *Oklahoma, at Lawrence Mar. 2 *Missouri, at Columbia Mer, 4 Creighton, at Omaha Mare 6 *Kansas State, at Lawrence *rsSseaan™ *Conference games | SREKAESESRISSSSRSSEERRSSRESS a SSERESSSSSLSESSSSSARES SFSe85 g 3 ‘Auguat 5, 1944. Er. Reaves Peters, — . Big Six Conference Cormissioner, 342 So. Chelsea, Kansas City, Mo. a Dear Reaves: ar ss Ew. plan to be present at the Continental Hotel at 8 o'clock on August 12 for breakfast and the meeting at 9 otclock. I will not need a hotel reservation. If there are any changes, please notify me. Sincerely, Director of Physical Education, FCA:Al Varsity Basketball Coach. Ba sketball Coaches Big Six Conference — I had ate: @ request to the conference for a meeting of the Football Geaches before the beginning of the 1944 season. At the Spring reeens the Directors voted to call such a meeting here in Kansas a Lhe on August 12th, At the same time they agreed that a meeting of the Basketball Coaches on the same date might be appropiate They felt that this would be s good time for you to sake out your ~4S schedule, and transact sa other business that might come before the group. They asked that I meet with both groups that any problea sertabetne + the officiating might be discussed at that oa ‘ceae you have made other arrangements may I suggest that you meet at Continental Hotel on saturday morning August 12th, at Sstene 6 o'clock for breakfast in the Coffee Shop and then to a meeting room at 9:00, Since Coach Lewandowski will neeé to meet with both groups at will be necessary that they meet at different times. For this reason I think it important that this meeting be called at the time suggested and plans ma de to couplete all w ork by noon. If you plan to stay over night in Kansas City it will be necessary thet you mike Hotel reservations at an ours date, I will be glad to look after this detail for you if you will write me to that effect. Since it is necessary that all coaches be present before a schedule ca n be made it might not be a bad idea for you to drop me a card stating your plans. . Sincerely yours, ' Re B Peters ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED) Oklahoma Deechnel and Mechanical College STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA Aug. 16, 1944 Dr. Forrest C, Allen Athletic Department University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doctor Allen: I was glad to receive your letter of August 12 relative to doubleheader basketball in Kansas City. We definitely are interested, as I had indicated in earlier correspondence. The suggested date of December 16 is in conflict with previously-signed contracts calling for us to ‘meet Temple in Philadelphia on that date, the final game of our eastern tour, I hope there are other dates available for the proposed Kansas City program. We are committed for participation in doubleheader programs February 3 and February 24 in the auditorium in Oklahoma City, opponents not yet selected. I hope you will give continued consider- ation to the Oklahoma Uity possibility. It should be a very attractive appearance for Kansas. Consider us interested in the Kansas City program on any of our available dates and thanks very much for your letter. Sincerely, H.P. Iba October 3, 1944. Major Ronald I. Sieben,F.A., Director of Athletics, Special Service Office, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Dear Major Sieben: _ fam sorry that I am not able at the present time to give you anything definite on our basketball sched- ule for the coming season. We are curtailing our non-con- “ ference schedule somewhat, and of course will have to get our college schedule arranged first. I may be in a position to give you more definite information later. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. SPECIAL SERVICE OFFICE Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 28 September 1944 Dr. Forest C. Allen Varsity Basketball Coach Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: We are arranging our basketball schedule for the 1944-45 season and would like very much to include Kansas University again this year. On the basis of last year's schedule, I am tentatively holding the dates of 19th or 20th December there and 13 February 1945 here. I sincerely hope that we can get together during the season. If the above dates are not satisfactory with you, we will do everything we can to adjust them. ~ Best of luck during your 44-45 seasone Director of Athletics Septerber 30, 1944. Lt. Walter J. Nelson, USNR, Director of Athletics, VR-3, Olathe, Kangas. Near Lieutenant Nelson; T am still trying = arrence our college schedule before we arrange games with service teams. T think we should have no difficulty at all in making arrangements to meet you, tut I mich prefer to get this other out of the way first. T trust that you _ will understand, Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA sAH Varsity Basketball Coach. IN REPLY REFER TO: VR-3 NAVAL AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE AIR TRANSPORT SQUADRON THREE U. S. NAVAL AIR STATION OLATHE, KANSAS 22 september 1944 Drs Fe Be Allen coach of Basketball university of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas pear pr. Allen: The Naval Air Transport Squadron qhree, Ue Se Naval Air station, Olathe, Kansas is now starting to schedule basketball games for the 1944-45 basketball season. The Squadron would like to meet Kansas University on a home and home agreement. would you kindly submit dates at your earliest convenience for a game at Olathe and also at Lawrence. : Looking forward to seeing you again and perhaps even taking you on for a game of golf sometime. with kind regards, [ remain sincerely yours, Director of athletics VR-5, Olathe, Kansas Septenber 21, 1944. Mr. Jchn FP. Lance, Coach of Basketball, Kensas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kansase Deax John: I have done little on my basketball schedule. Exnie Quigley has been very busy with rehabilitation of football, and I am really not sure just how many games we Will schedule this year. You will hoar from me in the near future when we work over our schedule. Sincerely yours, — Director of Physical Education, FCA: AH - Varsity Basketball Coach. ap, KANSAS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE REES H. HUGHES, PRESIDENT PITTSBURG, KANSAS september 14, 1944. Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Coach of Basketball, Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas. 4’ * Dear Dr. Allen: : e We expect to field a basketball team again this coming season and will need a few games. I am wondering if you may have a spot on your schedule that you can give us. With every best wish. I am Sincerely yours, heels Qune2Q . n F. Lanée, . oach of Basketball. September %0, 1944. Lt. Vincent J. Hogan, Physical Pitness Officer, Army Air Field, Herington, Fansas. Dear Lieutenant Hogan: , I am still not in «a position #b present to give you any hopeful possibilities of playing your Army Air Field team. We will have to worry along with our college schedule for a while until we have that arranged, and then we may be in a position to give you more definite information later. Very sincerely vours, Director of Physical Education, FCA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach. OFFICE OF THE PHYSICAL FITNESS OFFICER &rmy Air Field Herington, Kansas 31 August‘ 1944 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas ~ Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: 3 In reference to our telephone conversation of this morn- ing, I have given considerable thought to your tentative pro- poSal to play an early basketball date. Cur policy here is to play our home games on the Base each Saturday night. That would work out nicely in your case as it would allow you to leave Lawrence on Saturday lorning and from here on Sunday morning. We will provide two four- teen passenger coaches to transport your players between Abilene and the field, which is about twenty-five miles over good roads. In the matier of dates, would an early date on November 25 on the Base here be out of line? For a return game at Lawrence, we can sehedule practically any date you might suggest. Your cooperation and assistance in endeavoring to schedule this home and home series is sincerely appreciated by the entire military compliment of this field. Hoping that I may hear from you Soon and with best wishes for a successful year. sineerely yours, VINCENT JY HOG: ist Lt., Air Corpeé Physical Fitness Officer August 28, 1944. Lieut. Vincent J. Hogan, Physical Fitness Officer, Army Air Field, Herington, Kansas. ‘Dear Lieutenant Hogan: Due to the immaturity of our teams this year we are exvesting to out quite markedly in the length of our schedule. I regret that it will not be possible for us to play at your place this year. The train connections were so terribie iast year that the boys did not get a wink of sleep wmtil two o'clock the next afternoon after retuming from your place. It was necessary for us to purchase tickets from Lawrence to Topeka on the Union Pacific and then to re-purchase on the Rock Islend to Merington. The same ‘procedure was enacted upon our return from Herington. For that reason our change at Topeka took up practically the whole of the last day. With regret, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, -FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. OFFICE OF THE PHYSICAL FITNESS OFFICER Army Air Field Herington, Kansas 23 August 1944 Dr. forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Kducation University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: Though quite early in the year, I am writing you to inquire if we can again arrange a home and home series with you this year. Our home games will be played here on the Base each Satur- day night. On the date of the game it would be a pleasure for us to have you remain over aS our guests. We can agree on a date at Lawrence at any time convenient to you. Sinee it was a pleasure for this Base to play your team twice last year, 1 sincerly hope we can work out the same ar- rangements this season. With kindest personal regards. oincerely, Das ee VINCENT J¢% HOGé Ist Lt., Air Corps . Physical Fitness Officer / Athletic Council - - University of Utah OFFICE OF THE MANAGER SALT LAKE CITY October 18, 1944 Mr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: Vadal has just handed me your letter. We are arranging an eastern trip between December 5 and 21, but at the present time have four games scheduled during this period which is all we can handle. We play in Philadelphia December 9, in the Garden December 13, and Buffalo December 16, and in Columbus, Ohio December 18. The Dean's Council has approved our trip on condition that we do not extend it, so it does not appear likely that we can meet you.e We will keep your letter and do everything possible to make arrange- ments to meet you. Vadal sends best regards. Sincere fy, Keitth Cd Brown Graduate Manager KCB: jd Ostober 12, 1944. You told me when you were coming East, but I cannot recall at the present time. We have some open- ings in Kensas City on December 15 and 16, and December 22 and 23. Could you fill in on any of those dates? If so, write me air mail, or wire. Also, if these dates do not click, let me know when you are playing in the Garden and we might arrange a meeting. Sincerely yours, : . Director of Physical mducation, PCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. September SQ, 1944. Mr. B.C. Quigley, Director of Athidtics, University of Kansas. Dear Eynie: You asked me a week ago if I had any games planned here for the week of Decembh : skson called ami we tentatively agreed on a game for\Decembe: fopeka) and one on December 7 or 8 here at Lewrence. The Navy Zoomers want to play us at Norman, Oklahoma, on December 9. They will give us a guarantee of $400.00, the sane as the Big Six guarantee, but I am not sure that we want to make that trip for that amount of money. I will talk with you about it. Errickson and I tentatively agreed that if Kensas played the Zoomers on the 9th we would play Washburn Gier® on the 74h; if we do not play the Zoomers we would play Washburn on the 8th. Upon your return from Denver I will be happy to discuss this with you to see if it conflicts with any of your plans for the football game, and so forth, the week-end of December 7 and 8. I was in Kansas City the other weekeend and made tentative arrange- ments with the hall people for December 12 in Kansas City. I had in mind opening up with Rockhurst there because if we play the first game in Kansas City the drawing card is moh better than if we play Rockhurst at Lawrence the first game. I have followed the same pro- cedure in regard to opening up with Washburn in Topeka. I do want to get some practice games like Washburn and Rockhurst before the heavier schedule starts. I will withhold everything until I can talk with you when you get back. Sincerely yours, Direstor of Physical Education, PCA: AH 2 _ Varsity Basketball Coach. BIG SIX BASKETBALL SCHBDULE January § January 80 February 10 fareiy February 16 February 24 ‘March 2 1945 KANSAS Missouri, at Coluxbia ‘Nebrasha, at Lawrence Oklahem, at Norman | Lowa State, at Lawrence — ‘Kansas State, at lawrence Nebrasia, at Lincoln Oklahons , at Lawrence Kansas State, at Manhattan Missouri, at Lawrence Iowa State, at Ames