Jamary 7, 1941 174 Locust street Dear Mrs, Pognillans; We wish to acknowledge reeeipt of your ee eee ee coe Of ree —— ee been mai : end we had qos Ge Although we only wis Gis oak of tems chase, Uk Ua Whos of our trip was beyond question, We are not trying to alibi but our boys were ill and the game is played very differently in the easte We are enclosing some additional material regarding the University of Kansas which we thought you might like to haveo Sincerely yours, Director of cal Education end Recreation Varsity 11 Coach Encse NC LA rae Mc GRAw-HILL BOOK COMPANY: INC. Mc GRAW -HILL BUILDING 330 WEST 42n0 STREET NEW YORK,N.-Y. December 24 i 3 & 0 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Department of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: Thank you for your letter of December 19 advising us of two corrections to be made in BETTER BASKETBALL. I have passed this information along to Mr. Hyland of our Production Department and the corrections will be made for the next printing. | Sincerely, Voge. CWM: MK Mre Reise Durmire State Bank of Spring Ha. Spring Hill, Kensas Dear Stubbys Your very good Leb tei of the 18th has been received and I am parcel posting you a copy of my new text called Better Basketball. ly Basketball Bible was written in 1925, and ran for fifteen yearss ‘“e had & sale of over fifteen thousand copiese I believe it had the largest sale of any sports ‘book yet writtene Last year I wrote a new text for ieGrawetill end ae Company, which I think you will like very muche I am autographing the same, but since I do iiot Imcw your son's name, I an leaving the top space vecant so you can fill in his name, ‘hen I will say something like this; "Io the son of a great basketball playere Trusting that the son wiil be as great as his father." The buok sells for $4.00 and you can mei] me a check at your conveniencee With all good wishes to you and yours, and trusting that the Yuletide Happiness and the New Year's Successes are for you end yours in @ given portion, I ay ' Fraternmally yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCAslg STATE BANK OF SPRING Hit | Spring Hill, Kansas P. O. COONS, PRESIDENT R. A. DUNMIRE, V-Pres. & Casnier ee ote. ar Roan M. H. STOCKWELL, Ass:t CasHiER December 18th,1940 I) ox SF ae ap K Cf a , Dr.Forrest C.Alien, Kansas University, Lawrenee Kansas Dear *"Phog"™:- : Where and from whom may I purchase your pook "Basket 3all Bable"™ that you wrote and put out sev- eral years ago. I have a boy who will soon he in High School who has played on Grade Sehool teams for the past four or five years. He is keenly interested in the game and I would like for him to get started with the right ideas. Hence the demand for the book. ? If you have any copies there send me one along with a bill for the Same. If not will you please advise where I may get one in a short time. I was over to the Texas games and enjoyed the thrill and excitement of same, bu} look forward to a more finished and smooth team play a little later wheh the new ‘boys on the team get their "Peet on the floor® and steady downe Incidentally,if you run out of entertainment features for the between half periods this year and want a game between 100 or 1104 teams I have this punch of boys here who will give a bab£tle to any team of that sizee They played the Rockhurst Midgets (110 team) last spring to a tie game decided by "sudden dea&th “play off. Both teams played really nice hasket ball and if such a game is ever wanted I would be glad to bring these boys over. Wishing you and the team all good luck for the coming season and with season's greetings, I am, Sincerely yours RAD/Ds | _ ReAsDunmire December 20, 1940 Mrse Raoul Pegnillow 174 Locust Street - Floral Park, New York Dear lirse Pegnillows Your letter of the 16th instant has been received, and I am sorry to say that we do not send out copies of Better Basketball CeNeDe However, if you will mail me a money order in the amount of $4.00, I will be very glad to autograph @ copy for you and sent it pareel post prepaid, in ample time for you to receive it for the Holidayse We are enclosing a schedule of our basketball games for the yeare You will note that we are to play Fordham in Madison Square Garden on December 28, Perhaps you may be able to attend the games Sincerely yours, Director of phietonl Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach MAglg EncsSe Oe ee, ON s Ue. /6 hha Fon) he " . Desember 10, 1940 Miss Gladys Hitt PeQc Box S41 Los Angeles, California Dear Miss Gladyss I am sending under separate cover two autographed sopies of my new book, Better Better Easketballe Your two very complimentary letters made me very happy and caused a thrill as I recalled old times when that wiry and courageous little brother of yours fought those conference opponents with all of his skill and powers es Sa Mate Signi to rem eetize family, ey rr eee A Wane you el) of the Thiletide blessings and ~~ Sincerely yours i ne Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCAslg December 7, 1940 ‘sending the same on to you so that you can see that I am constantly watching the angles which will increase the sale of this book, I have compared this text with others and I find that where I ean draw the attention of the younger coaches to this book that they invariably bond B ‘ Duy ite This is merely for your informations Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach 2 FCAsig December 4, 1940 Ur. Curtis W. MoGraw - SSO “est 42nd Street New York, New York — ure MoGrens a canal ten eal sill ee le arene copies ch you 80 sext m@—e I have already autographed one and sent it to ur. Arthur Morse, Intercollegiate Basietball Association, 10 Se laSalle Strect, Chicago, Illinoise : ‘ies etd is ta pe te bc ee goods Sho anes orc aor deanna of the bookse " Sanieady yous snot of Physical Bducation and Recreation. | niabaaine! a re FOAslg | wes ae . See noes McGrRAw-HiLt Book COMPANY: INC. seer Seas CURTIS G.BENJAMIN BOARD OF DIRECTORS E. H. ROY, President. J. H. KEMPSTER, Vice President MRS. JOHN E. FRANCIS, Secretary R. J. BLACK DR. J. A. TEEGARDEN R. W. BALLARD MRS. J. F. McQUAID REV. JOHN H. HESTENES REV. WALTER S. SMITH 3801 DEODAR ST. Katherine Aouse of Christian Fellotuship TELEPHONE I. H. 1344 EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA November 6, 1940 . Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Director of Physical Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Ss, Thank you ever so much for your STAFF OF WORKERS L. R. ROBERTSON, Director JOHANNA ABEND Head Worker: Girls and Women MAURICE T. ANDREWS Boys’ Worker GERTRUDE DUNAJSKI Office Secretary BEULAH HUME Mexican Work A. S. LACACIU Part Time Roumanian Worker JEWEL ROLLEN Part Time Negro Worker generous offer to autograph your “Better Basketball" for me. I hope the fact that this book means so much to me and to my boys here will give hearty satisfaction and pleasure in presenting it to us. Cordially yours, Maurice Thomas Andrgws, Fheoreeey Ceschyes 7 Boys' Worker and Program Directore August 5, 1941, Ur. Joseph A. Luther, Basketball Coach, Aquinas College, Grand Repids, Michigan. Dear Coach Luther: Yonse: Singuiien lt Uniaiath' Wilh Diddrties ion Seiten ec eee has reached my desk. I am enclosing some printed materiel describing uy book, "Better Basketball", which I trust will be of interest to you. "Better Basketball" is copiously illustrated with photographs and diagrams to supplement the text. Meany coaches have found it very valuable in their teaching end coaching works The book is published by the McGrew-Hill Company, Director of Physical Education and een PCA: Mi Varsity Basketball Coach. Miss Gladys Hitt c/o State Compensation Insurance Fund State Building | First and Broadway 7 Los Angeles, California Dear Miss Gladys: h . health and happiness of the Yuletide that has left us thankful for many many thingse Sincerely yours, ' Director of Physical Education and Ree: gation Varsity Basketball Coach PCAslw Mire Ge Ee Truby § 1 Lane Public a | Dear fi tedaccmaurpossce Trubys a Last Saturday we mailed you a copy of Better Basketball duly autographed. We thank you ‘very much for your kindness in ordering this and — we trust that the book will be both valuable and inspirational to your boyse I assure you it was a great pleasure CC and your patronse With all good wishes to you and the boys, I em, Yours sincerely, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach Mre Ge Be Truby Superintendent lane Publie Schools : Lane, Kansas i Dear Hire trubye Tour Letter of Ootober 81 vith enclosed oon deen vede et Ory Of Rotter Seats been reseivede | “Re ie. sat ot tank 0h te present time speaking at the State High School Teachers Associations meetings, athletic — in. toledo and Milwaukee. biti ot en tie tle tain, ee “oe : Sincerely youre, s Secretary to Dre Forrest C, Alien HAROLD SNEED, DIRECTOR ©. L. HIEBER, TREASURER Ww. co. MENGee, Cae LANE PUBLIC SCHOOLS G. E. Truspy, suPpERINTENDENT LANE, KANSAS October 31, 1940 Lane, Kansas Dr. F. C. Allen Physical Edueation Dept. Lawerence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: If you recall when you were down last spring and talked to us at our Basketball Banquet. We were talking of your latest book that you waotented that I sent directly to you and receive a personally autographed copy. I know the boys would appreciate your doing th s for them. I have had several occasions to recall this splendid evening we had together last spring. I trust I may have the privil- ege of associating with you again in the near future. With best wishes and kindest personal regards I remain, Sincerely yours (ise & 47 G. E. Truby November 25, 1940 Mire Arthur Morse 10 Se laSalle Street Chicago, Illinois Doubtless you have reosived the autographed copy of Better Basketball I trust that you will enjoy some of the : technical material, but I believe if you will turn to the back of the book te “ales of Yesteryears", they will give you more of a bange With all good wishes, T am, Director of Physical Bducation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCA sig