COLONEL J. MCBRAYER SELLERS
SUPERINTENDENT

MAJOR L. H. UNGLES

COLONEL LESTER B. WIKOFF
SECRETARY-TREASURER

MAJOR F. W. BROWN
COMMANDANT

HEADQUARTERS

ENTWORTH
MILITARY ACADEMY —

April 4, 1942

 

 

 

 

Dr. Phog Allen
Kansas University
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

To follow up our phone conversation of yesterday regarding
the dedicatory speech for the Ralph L. Conger Memorial award for
Sportsmanship on Sunday, April 26 at 1:00 P, M. I'll try to give
you the background you suggested. |

Enclosed is a copy of the school paper with several items
regarding Ralph's death marked. They will give you a faint idea
of the high regard we all had for him.

To supplement this information let me add Ralph coached at
Smith Center Kensas High for ten years and lost ten games. “After
that he was with you at Kansas University two years and came here
in 1959. His regime here was considered successful and his influence
on the boys under him was of the highest type.

The plaque is of Red Warsaw granite 42"X351" and weighs 900
lbs. It is to be put in the inside wall of the gymnasium.

Each year the cadet who best exemplifys sportsmanship in his
everyday life will be awarded a medal and his name will be engraved
on the bottom of the plaque. This award will be made by a committee
of three, Major F. W. Brown, Commandant, Major Leon H. Ungles, Dean,
and myself as Personnel Director.

The plaque has been purchased by subscriptions from cadets
and friends of Ralph.

I trust this will give you a picture of the situation.
incidentally Mrs. Conger and children are living here with Mrs,
liacKenzie and myself and she is teaching grade school in the Lexington
school system.

i am-happy' you can arrange to be here because many times I

have .heard all about Phog Allen from Ralph and know the high regard

he had for. you.

If there is anything further I can tell you just drop me a line.

Khe res yours,
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