MCANANY, ALDEN & VAN CLEAVE

ATTORNEYS AT LAW
604 COMMERCIAL BUILDING
he KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
THOS.M.VAN CLEAVE
WILLARD L.PHILLIPS -
BERNHARD W.ALDEN

PATRICK B.MCANANY
THOS.M.VAN CLEAVE.WJR. DREXEL 3838

May 7, 1943

Dr. Forrest C. Allen,

Director of Physical Education,
University of Kansas,

Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear "Phog"s:

I appreciate very much your letter of May 3, and the copy
of the news letter enclosed, which you are sending to your
basketball boys who are now in military service. I think it
is fine of you to do this and I know they will all appreciate
receiving it.

I know Tom, Jr. also will be mighty glad to hear from you.
I tried my best to keep him informed as to the progress of the
K.U. team this last year by sending him newspaper clippings, and
I expect he probably heard from Mit on one or two occasions.
I also sent him some newspaper clippings when you occasionally
broke into print and I know he got quite a kick out of those also.

For a long time I have been intending to write you to
congratulate you on the victorious season the basketball team
had, but one thing or another intervened and I did not get to it.
I think you know that we are rather shorthanded here as all four
of the younger members of the firm are in service. I followed
the games the team played with my usual interest. I believe
if the war had not interfered the team might have become the
national champion. ;

Any time you are in the vicinity and extend the invitation,
IT am sure Maurice Breidenthal and I will join you at lunch.

Please give my regards to Mrs. Allen, the Mit Allens and
the other members of your family.

Sincerely yours,

TMV:SS