March 22, 1946

Gib Stramel, U.S sNeRe, A/S
Company 94, US N.T.C.
Great Lakes, Illinois

Dear Gib: /
I have let your letter lie on my desk for a month and,
_ as I know Johuny Pfitsch has written to you a couple or three times since
wens rn that I might add probably would be superfluous.

. | I was indeed glad to get your letter and to know that
you are doing so well at Great Lakes, Your observation on the Bowling Green
basketball game is particblarly interesting. —

: We missed your ‘presence in the ari game Monday night,
.Of course, everyone is unhappy about the outcome. We played a rather poor
ball game, when it seemed before the game everything was "right". The Aggies
played a fine game, as usual, and Kurland's height was still too much for us
to gain the rebounds that we should have gotten, We made only 19 percent of
our shots and missed ten free throws, as well as three setups, all of which
could have meant considerable difference in the outcome had it been different.
However, we are in hopes that you will be a member of that aggregation the —
next year when it takes the court for Kansas to avenge those two defeats of
this year. \ te ; -

I hope that you may find time to drop in to see us on
your leave this month, Best of luck,

Sincerely yours,

Direetor of Physical Education,
Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
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OFFICE OF

THE PRESIDENT March hy 194.6

Dr. Phog Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Phog:

I finally personally contacted Clyde Baker.
He said that he has practically been among those missing
since this notice came out on the radio and in the paper
of the K.U.-Aggie game the 18th. He estimates that there
are at least twenty-five to thirty thousand people who want
to see this game, and to say the least, they are running
him ragged.

He was certainly nice to me. He told me of
your conversation with him and said he had held out the three
seats requested. One of these seats will be occupied by a
professional photographer. Barney Barnard, who operates
Barnard's Photo Supplies on the Plaza, will operate one
camera and I will run the other; so between the two of us
we should get some fair pictures.

The films that you sent me arrived today and
Coach Harold Reed is bringing the squad over to my house
tonight to study these films. They are in the state finals
at Topeka Wednesday and he certainly appreciated the opportunity
of having his boys see these films. I will take care of them
and return them to you promptly. I certainly appreciate your
sending them.

Again thanking you.

Sincerely yours,

L.H. Snith:G
 

March 9, 1946

Mr. ‘Lynwood He Smith
American Dairies, Inc.
2438 Broadway

Kansas City 8, Missouri

Dear Lynwood;

I have endorsed the check on the back, University of Kansas
Basketball, and signed my name end have mailed it to Mr. Clyde
Baker, the ticket manager at the Auditorium, This pays for the
three tickets that he has for yous By calléng Harrison 8000,
you can make arrangements to procure your, tickets sometime in
the middle of next week,

I am also sending you two reals of film on basketball funda
mentals photographed under my direction for Eastman Kodak ry
in Rochester, New rere :

I trust that the siakits and the film are all satisfactory, You | :
may send thé reals back to me here at Robinson Gymnasium when you are Ss
finished with them.

I am delighted that your son is going to KeUe Iwill do every=
thing possible to extend the courtesies to him that Twould appreciate
to have some man extend to my sons.

Sincerely,

| Director of Physical Education,
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OFFICE OF March 8, 1946

tHe PREStoEnNa

Dr. Phogg Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Phogg:

I tried to call you on the telephone this morning
but they said you would be out of town until late today.

I have been interested in basket ball since the
days only a few years ago (36) when you refereed our local high
school games, I have a boy who is a junior on the first five at
Shawnee Mission under Coach Reed, and this winter I have been taking
moving pictures of their games. ;

I assume that you probably have had movies taken
of your different games, but I felt that if Coach Reed could have
a complete movie of this game the 18th against the Oklahoma Aggies,
it would be very helpful to him and his future teams.

The reason I am writing you and tried to call you is
that I want to be sure to get three seats in the front row in the
center in the loge balcony which will enable me to place a couple
of short tripods and have two cameras set up, one with telephoto
lens, so that I can get a complete movie of the entire game. My
wife will operate one camera and I the other, and my son will
occupy the third seat. If the pictures turn out good, you may
want a duplicate made of this game.

I am enclosing my check for $9.00 to pay the expense
of these three tickets. Now, Phogg, if it is impossible to get
three seats in the loges, then three seats in the box in the center
would be satisfactory. I hated to bother you but I didn't know
who to contact other than you.

If for any reason you cannot get these seats for me
I will appreciate your wiring me collect at my office.

I know that you are interested in the present high
school teams because many of these boys will be attending K.U.>
and I am willing to spend seventy-five or a hundred dollars on
films of a real team in action so that these boys in the future
can study this team long after the game is over.

With kindest personal regards.

Yours sincerely,

L.H. Smith:G

P.S. My son is not going to make the same mistake
I did and go to Wisconsin. He is going to K.U.
 

March 7, 1946

Mr. Cy Sherman, Sports Editor
Lincoln Star
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dear Cys |

Thanks very much for your kind words of congratulation.
I enjoyed your brass tacks column on the all Big Six selection.
I agree with you 100. percent.

With all good wishes, I am

Sincerely,

Dre Forrest C. Allen
Director of Physical Education ‘
FCA: MP Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
 

March 1, -1946

Mr. Dean Sims .
The Burlington Hawk«Eye eaeente
Burlington, Iowa

Dear Dean:
Thank you for your letter of the 27th instant

congratulating us on our Big Six Championship. Such letters
‘are very much appreciated.

I am glad to hear about your suecess on the
HawkeEye Gazette and hope it will Joes amas as I know it
will.

With all good wishes, I am

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Sicuntben
PCA sMiP 3 Varsity Basketball Coach. :

 
   
       
   
  
   
   
    
   
  
  

 

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BURLINGTON, IOWA
CLARENCE WwW. MOODY

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER February oT, 1946

Dear Dr. Allen:- — 2 7 229

Here's a hatful of congratulations on you and your boys copping

another Big Six crown. Am only sorry that I wasn't close enough
to the court of play during the season to cover or just sit and

watch all 6 of you in action.

Looks like you fellows are off to a brilliant post-war era of
these crowns, doesn't it? By winning thé title this year, flocks
of high school stars should really be on hand this fall.

Was glad to see Brother Black so torrid this season.

Frapernally,

   

Dean Sims

     
      
     

P.S. By the way, am working for an old Ottawa and Chanute, Km sas,
editor--Clarence Moody--here on the Hawk-Eye Gazette} The day has
come when I'm writing editorials,&a daily column feature, along with
news stories. However, Iowa is too far from Kansas to be exactly

home. ; ie

  
 

February 11, 1946

Mr. William A. Smith

Justice, Sunreme Court of the
State of Kansas = State House —
Toreka, Kansas

Dear Justice Smith: |

Dr. Allen has referred your ietter of the
8th in which you ask for two tickets to the
Iowa State basketball game February 25, to.
this office for reply.

In regard to the tickets, I have reserved

two of the best tickets available and will

hold them in your name. If you care to have

the tickets mailed, rnlease send us your check

in the amount of $2.70 covering the cost of

. the tickets at $1.30 each with 10¢ for insured
mailing charges.

Thanking you wey kindly for your order, I am |

‘Sincerely yours,

Ee Le Falkenstien
Financial Secretary

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Mr. Forest G. Allen,
Athletic Department
Kansas University,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Phog:

I would like to have two tickets to the
basketball game between Iowa State and Kansas
University which is to transpire, so I am informed
by my son, on February 25.

I am not enclosing a check with this
letter but if you will advise me that the tickets
are available and the amount of the charges I will
send you a check, |

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February 6, 1946
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Dr. Forrest C. Allen,
Director of Physical Education,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Dr. Allens

I was indeed chagrined to receive your commu-
nication of January 31, relating your unfortunate ex-
perience in connection with the trip of yourself and
Basketball Party from Lawrence to Oklahoma City and re-
turn on December 25, 1945.

I ean quite well appreciate how you feel with
reference to this matter, but I can assure you that our
Company does not condone discourtesy on the part of our
personnel. We are continually working with our person-
nel trying to impress upon them the fact that the wish-
es of the patron are paramount to all others, but un-
fortunately, some of our men fail to appreciate the im-
portance of this fact. You can rest assured that we
shall have this matter promptly investigated and such
action taken as will prevent a repetition. Just as soon
as we have completed the investigation, I shall communi-
cate with you further.

We are also endeavoring to locate Mr. Pierce's
travelling bag, and am hopeful that we shall be success-
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As you are well aware, the Sante Fe is indeed
appreciative of our relationship with the University of
Kansas and especially with your Department. You have
been most helpful in every way in favoring us with your
patronage, and I sincerely extend you my humble apology
for this unfortunate incident.

With kindest personal regards, I am
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT January 23, 1946

Mr. Forrest C. Allen

Director of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

My dear Mr. Allen:

It was thoughtful of you to write me
concerning Mr. Elmer H. Schaake, I will
attach your letter to his credentials and
present it to the Board committee on Ath-
letics, It will be very helpful to us in
considering Mr. Schaake,

Sincerely,

G. Herbert Smith
President

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A Sees of KeUs and LeMeHeS. Students : i
1230 Oread Street ec i
Lawrence, Kansas — r

Dear. Students: | ee a) \

Dre Allen received your ietter of January 20 i eee
but had to rush to basketball] practice without answering it. =|
Therefore, I am writing you for him : j |

' }
Dre Allen will be very glad to talk to your eddies
sentative or representatives about the slot machine problem. af
He had no idea there were any such’ machines in operation ere
in Lawrence, and so he will be glad to help you solve “than
probleme

Sincerely, Ha

MP Secretary to Dr. Allen

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1230 Oread Street
January 20, 1946

To Seuntitine Forrest Allen,
Dear Sir:

We wish to call your attention to a pressing
problem which exists in Lawrence. We believe that about

the time of the last election the slot machine problem was

given consideration. Perhaps some action was taken along

this line, bututhe situation definitely still exists.

It may be true that boys under 18 years of age
are supposedly being barred from playing these machines,
but cade has had no effect upon the "take" beeause boys
over 18 are still lesing heavily and nothing is being done
about it. As a group of students of K.U. and High Schodl,
we wish to voise our opinion. Our opinion is that all such
machines should be barred. Their influence upon a great
portion of the youth in this — should be brokem.

Is 4t not true that all citizens, including the

professors and teachers, should give some consideration to

stopping this situation ? Many people have seen some suck

professers and teachers 4anigenerezrand one certain K.U.

Speech professor in partivular, operating these machines

quite reguaarly. This in itself is, perhaps, of no significance
to speek or, Bae rs is: without a doubt in our opinion an influence |

upon the students: in both schools. Perhaps this and other prefessors

do not realize this and do it for enjoyment ,. but the fact remains
that they have been seen often in these places and operating thesec

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danuary 19, 1946 -

Mr. Elmer Schaake
Dinube High School
Dinube, California

Dear Elmer:

I am sending you a ‘earbon copy of the lepter
that I should have written to President G, Herbert Smith
" long agoe

The letter is scticenaiers and t hope that —
you get the jobe Our love to your fine family.

Sincerely yours,

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FCA:MF - Varsity Basketball Coach.

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