KANSAS STATE COLLEGE
OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS

MANHATTAN, KANSAS

October 20, 1938

Dr. F. C. Allen
Coach of Basketball
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear "Phog"s

Usually a man receives e letter from his friends when they
are in need of assistance. I hate to admit it but that is my reason
for writing you today. We have in college here a young man by the
name of Peterka who has been suffering for about a year with pains
in his shoulder, elbow, and wrist. He describes this as a steady,
even sort of pain that seéms to be with him all of the time, but
not always in all three places. Usually the»pain will be localized
in the elbow, shoulder, or wrist. He has ambitions in regard to
becoming a pitcher on the varsity nine, and unless something may
be done to counteract the pain in his arm he will have a tough time
trying to pitch games against the University of Kansas and Missouri.

He has already tried out different physa¢ians including
an osteopath and @ chiropractor. The chiropractor has worked on his
vertebra and diagnosed the trouble as being caused by a pinched
nerve. The M. D. is of the opinion that he is suffering from rheuma-
tism. The arm bothers him both in winter and summer so you can
understand that it is not a seasonable disease. If Pete should
pitch a ball game today he would have difficulty in even raising
his arm tomorrow. I em wondering if from these meager details you
would be able to inform me as to wheter or not a treatment from
you would be of any benefit to him. I have great faith in your
ability to cure these athletes, and I hope you will write me if you
feel that you can give this boy some encouragement with regard to
getting his arm in | Shape for baseball season next ae

I watched the Kensas-Oklahoma football game as a guest
of the Department of Athletics, and had as my companion Dr. F. D.
Farrell. He seemed to enjoy it very much and I was happy to-have
him attend a Big Six game where our team was not one of the contest-
ants. The “Sooners” have ‘a powerful aggregation, and I thought
Kansas University put up a plucky fight in the face of wage looked
to be pegedmelanreames obstacles.

ee looking forward to the time when we will be able
to have another golf game, and I trust that all/is going well with

you and yours.
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