GEORGE PEPPERDINE COLLEGE
1121 WEST SEVENTY-NINTH STREET
LOS ANGELES 44, CALIFORNIA

October 12, 1944

Mr. Forrest C. Allen
Coach of Basketball
Kansas University
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear "Phog"™:

We are surveying the possibility of a trip back through
that section during the Christms holidays and would like
very much to include your team on our schedule. We are
anticipating the possibility of the Oklahoma City tournament.
Our Christmas holidays begin December 9th and end the early
part of January and we would appreciate hearing from you re-
garding the possibility of games which would fit with these
dates. If two or three dates might be available, we would
appreciate your including them so that we may arrange a
schedule.

Our purpose of such a trip would be two-fold; first, we
should like to establish ourselves with teams of your top
caliber who might be interested in a trip to the coast some-
time; second, we should like to get some early season experience
in preparation for our league schedule with SC, UCLA, and others
of the Los Angeles area. We would like to pay our expenses but
are not interested in financial gain for this trip. If you are
interested, would you please suggest a financial arrangement
which would be mutually beneficial.

Regarding our team, we have a rangy team which I am
confident will be able to give a good account of itself with
major competition. Our center will form somewhat the nucleus
of the team, 6'7" in height, and in his second year of play
here. Several other young men are well over 6'. For the past
two years we have participated in the tournament at Kansas City;
two years in the Intercollegiate, going to the auarter finals
in 1943, and representing the coast in the NCAA last year, losing
to [owa State.

I should be happy to hear from you at your earliest con-
venience regarding the possibility of getting together for at
least one game.

Sincerel

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A. O. Duer
Head, Athletic Department
Coach of Basketball

AOD/np