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GALESBURG, ILL.

March 28, 195

Dr. Forrest C.Allen,
University of Kansas,
lawrence, Kan.

Dear Dr, Allen;

f Chicago men's clothing house advertises its prices as

"prices move forward from so-and-so". In Galespurg, plans
move forward for a big basketball doings when word is re-
ceived that "Phog" Allen will behérme to speak.

 

After receiving your nice telephone call yesterday morning, I
had to wind up the morning's work, and then the committee met
with the high school principal to perfect some plans. In a
half-hour session, we developed some interesting ideas, all
subjugated to the fact that you were to be the speaker . I had
already written a colum, but dashed off a short announcement
that the signals were cleared for your appearamce here, am

I know the backers here will tear down the doors to hear you.

I'm going to wait until tomorrow, when I have more time, to
give you the factual background you Wish, IT think it will

take me an hour and’a half to give you the data, and of course
you can pick out the salient points you wish to. use. The con-
sensus is that Galesburg had the best ball club at the state
tournament, and the state writers are now arguing with Indiana
scribes about which produces the better basketball players -
Tllinois or Indiana. I'11 include some of those comments for
your reflection.

I might say that our committee has been accorded a vote for a
"master stroke" in obtaining your presence here. The permral
comment goes something like this, " 'Phog! Allen, gee!"

I'd like to ask a favor from you.If your publicity department
has some two-colurmm, one-colum and also half-colum mets of
yourself, I'd appreciate receiving them. Ye have a lready wsed
a one-colurm picture. I'd also like some biographical material.

In Galesburg, I happen to be correspondent for the United Press
and International News service, and in sports events, I repre-
dent the Associated Press « So we're planning to give ‘the Western
Union some “hot copy" after the talk.

Present plans are to meet you at the train and take you to the
Hotel Custer, our largest, where TI have already reserved one o f

the best rooms. The ballroom, where we intend to have the ban-