OFFICE PHONE 2-0370 RESIDENCE PHONE 2-O175 la eas Srare Hien Genoa E.A. THOMAS COMMISSIONER y pub rau) wD , oe OF NATIONAL FEDERATION OF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS 315 WEST TENTH STREET POST OFFICE BOX 14 January 14, 1938 TOPGIA Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Director of Physical Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Doc: I have not yet seen a copy of your new basketball book but I understand it is a dandy. We would like to give you a write-up regarding the book in the Kansas Athlete which goes to all the coaches and officials in the state and if you can furnish me with some appropriate material I shall be glad to prepare a story. Of course, I would like to look over the book and if you can furnish me with a copy for a few days I shall appreciate it. t am not asking for a complimentary copy and do not wish you to feel obligated to furnish one. Perhaps there are some copies here in town which I can see. One of our high school principals who seemed to like the book very much suggested that we should encourage our coaches to purchase it and if you think a story of this kind will be desirable I shall be glad to see that it is printed in the next issue of the Athlete. Very cordially yours, EMS: 7 E. A. Thomas, Commissioner. EAT sEMK E. R. STEVENS, PRESIDENT INDEPENDENCE J. R. JONES, VICE-PRESIDENT SUBLETTE E. A. FUNK, TREASURER ARKANSAS CITY CLIFFORD D. DEAN RUSSELL D. E. WOLGAST MARYSVILLE J. E. BOWERS SENECA February 14, 1938. Mire Louis Thompson, 1130 Kentucky Ste, Lawrence, Kensease Dear Reds I thought you might like to have a copy of a letter which I recently received from Miss Ann Alexandor, comerning your fine work at Pinckney Schools I em aure thie hes bem good experience for you, and we are happy thet you handled the work so splendidly. Thank you very much for your willingness to co- operate with uss Sincerely yours, Dhrestor of Physieai Héuosttony h Varsity Basketball Coachs February 16, 1938. rcs hi he Shula, Mtliaieiieieks Raseas Stabe High Sehool Activities Asan, 207 National Reserve Building, Topelm, Kansade Dear re Thanass Thank you very much for the nice review you a ee ee en ee for Pebruary, 19556 - Yoa have done a fins job, and I assure you I appreciate your kindness in ealling this book to the attention of the readers of the Kensas Athlete@e With every good wish, I an Sincerely yours, Direetor of Physical eheanhhictiy Varsity Basketball Coashe June 13, 1938. letter de happy Hf a you @ carbon to your with the any more, assure you With all good wishes ‘to you and yours, I am a $ ee ‘ Director of Varsity Mre Ray Tripp, | ih iit is = April 4, 1958. ee a ee ant Serity Desttaehi Coeds and I wit pay my oun oxpalisone Thanking you, end with best wishes, i em Sincerely yours, Direstor of Physical Education, Varaity Daststball Cosas DIRECTORS CHAS. MARBLE, Jr. F. 2 Korscn TROY HIGH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT G. Cup, JR.. ~ Hw E. DouGHTY Glass A Kansas High School—WMember North Central Assocition of Colleges and Serondary Srbonls TROY, KANSAS March 29, 1938. Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas. Bear Dr. Allens We would like to have you deliver our Commencement address on Monday night, May 23, at 8:00 P. Me. My Board of Educa- tion has limited me to $25.00 for this address. Please let me know if you could come on the above date and for the fee as given above. Troy is just 75 miles from the Hill at fawrence and paved all the waye Yery truly yours, om | May Il, 1938- ire Charles Marble, Jre, 3 ia i a ca Troy, Fansete I am enclosing a mat of myself ee Jetter of May 10. on May 25, I en | nirestor of Myson Rieationy, Varsity Basketball Coachs DIRECTORS CHAS. MARBLE, Jr. Fa TROY HIGH SCHOOL ‘hea e @) Gere or: E. E. DouGuty Glass A Kansas High School—WMember North Central Association of Colleges and Serandarg Schools TROY, KANSAS 10, 1938 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: The editor of our local vaper requests a mat or cut of you to use in our commencement announce- ments. If you have such a mat or cut, please for- ward at once. Very truly yours, NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. - CHAIRMEN OF SUB-COMMITTEES Publication Oswatp TOWER Executive H. H. SALMON, Jr. Research Forrest C. ALLEN Game Administration Sumner A. Dote Complete List of Committee Members F. C. Allen Univ. of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas John Brown 847 Madison Ave. New York, New York John Bunn Stanford Univ. Palo Alto, California J. H. Crocker Univ. of Western Ontario London, Ont., Canada M. C. Cunningham High School Desloge, Missouri Sumner A. Dole Connecticut State College Storrs, Connecticut H. D. Edgren George Williams College Chicago, Illinois E. J. Hickox Springfield College Springfield, Massachusetts Frank P. Maguire Dept. of Public Instruction Harrisburg, Pennsylvania W. E. Meanwell Shorewood Hills Madison, Wisconsin Curtis Parker Centennary College Shreveport, Louisiana H. V. Porter : 11 So. LaSalle St. Chicago, Illinois Samuel Rogers 210 Confederation Life Bldg. Toronto, Ont., Canada Floyd A. Rowe Board of Education Cleveland, Ohio J. W. St. Clair Southern Methodist Univ. Dallas, Texas H. H. Salmon, Jr. 40 Wall St. New York, New York Oswald Tower Andover, Massachusetts Willard A. Witte Univ. of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming Questionnaire H. V. Porter NATIONAL FEDERATION H. S.A. A. - Y.M.C. A. - CANADIAN I. A U. and A. B. A. NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE of the UNITED STATES and CANADA Vice CHairMAN, JOHN BUNN Stanford Univ., Palo Alto, Cal. Treasurer, FLOYD A. ROWE Board of Education, Cleveland, Ohio Epitorn, OSWALD TOWER Andover, Massachusetts CuairmMan, H. H. SALMON, Jr. 40 Wall St., New York, N. Y. Secretary, H. V. PORTER 11 So. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois May 9, 1938. Dre F. €. Alien, Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Phog: You have asked me a question I cannot answer. I do not recall making a suggestion aimed at improving your Evaluation Chart, much as I should like to have the credit for a hint that might improve that excellent piece of work. So far as I can see, there is no improve-— ment possible. It must have been some other guy who had the bright idea, Good luck J Sincerely yours, Gy ck “St. May 6, 1958. i itl be 4 i i 4 ft Ht 3a ; Ver 'y Biucerely YOUPE, _ Director Vareity Backutiall Conshe of Physical Bduea: tion, April 22, 1938. S. Year in school = Senior, College 6» High school attended + Beaumont Ns Se, Ste A Louis, Moe 7e Chest measurement = 40* Ss Sleeve measurement = 34" Ge Picture ~ enclosede Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Zducstion, H | Varsity Basketball Coaths nynvvuuneygyeaeee” PC ONMER WE oP “i ie I reewnt F, tory, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Sales Office — Warehouse emalden, Mass. 45 So. Wells St. Chicago, April 11, 1938 Dear Coach: Am sure you will be glad to hear that Fred Pralle has been chosen on my All American team for this past season. We will need some information on him for our Yearbook, also for the sweater which we will send him alittle later. Therefore would appreciate your giving us such information possible at your earliest convenience, 1. Correct full name (and nickname if any) 3 f a6 2. Height Q 3 Se Weight it 4. Age 2 5. What year in school eg 6. What High School attended (Saw -r4, “4,"% 7. Chest measurement 4 @ 8. Sleeve measurement n+ 9. Furnish one full length picture of player —~ L (to show wearing All Stars) eae Your cooperation in getting this information to me at Chicago will be greatly appreciated. I enclose return envelope for yOeur convenience, Yours sincerely, CONVERSE RUBBER COMPANY CHT : EK : bhuck (ey la April 12, 1938. If at ony time anything opens up that I : think would prove of interest to you i will be gled te communicate with yous "iti kindest regards and best wishes, 1 am Very sincerely yours, = | Director of Physical Pdueati R, ROYSTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL E. W. GRIGG, Principal + CHANUTE, KANSAS Apr Yo; 926 Pett tse poe a ee re RK ROYSTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL E. W. GRIGG, Principal . CHANUTE, KANSAS April 1, 1958 I have just mow checked with Mrs Far] ee ee ee It wes good te see you end have a visit with you. | 2 Director of Physical Education, PCASAH Varsity Pasketball Coachs March Il, 1938. Director of Physical Bdueation, Varsity Basketball Coachs ‘March Tl, 1988 thes Douglas Tarbet aration 0 ta Lawrence, Fanuige Doar I. Tarbets T vant to thea you most sincerely for your splendid contribution to the program ot the cimnor ‘Por the tasketball tome “Me all appreciated your ‘music, and I aesure you 1 shall be glad to reciprocate the favor in suny way I coms ‘With all good wishes, I ea Sincersly yours, Director of | . Fdvat Varsity Maske 1 Conch, “prohibit our playing games away from university gromds. The section is marked in the book, so you can read it for yourself | meres le ee Oe ee ee a necessary for him to get permission from the Conference, and Se It was good to sce yous With every good wish, I an brector of Tyetent Baty For National Tuesday. The tournament will be conducted by the Metropolitan Basketball Writ- ers’ association. The two eastern representatives will be selected March 9 when four picked fives meet in the Garden for the right to clash with two teams to be selected fromeother sections of the country. The finals will be played March 14 and 16. Everett Morris of the Herald- Tribune and president of the writers’ association, said “one or two teams will be selected from New York City and the others from such outstanding fives as Syracuse, Villanova, Pitts- burgh, Notre Dame, Bradley Tech of Illinois and the Big Ten seme te if conference rules permit.” — The writers plan to comb the re- mainder of the country carefully before selecting the other two teams. Such prominent outfits as Wyoming, Kansas, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma A. and M., Southwestern, | (Kansas) and Washington and Lee. “Then there are the champions in | the Pacific Coast, Southwestern and ' Southern conferences to be consid- | ered, ” said Morris. { | MW’DERMOTT WOULD | BE GLAD TO GO | NORMAN, Fed. 1.—(4)—Hugh V. McDermott, coach of the, University | of Oklahu ma basketball team, said New “York” Meet Will Finest Teams in Country. Sooners, Aggies Weighed Tournament Bring Together Four NEW YORK, Feb. 1—()—A national intercollegiate invitation bas- ketball tournament, bringing together four of the country’s outstanding teams in a two-day competition at Madison Square Garden, was announced Tuesday night he would be “very glad” to take his team to New York for an invitation tournament, “if we] are invited and if the Big Six con- ference will grant us permission.” — The Sooners, only® undefeated team in the Big Six confeerncr, and the Oklahoma Aggies of Stillwater, lead- ers of the Missouri Valley confeernce, | . were mentioned as being considered |. among other outstanding western |: teams for a four-way tournament |. with eastern quintets in Madison Square Garden next month. Coach Henry P. Iba of the Aggies was en route to Omaha, Neb., with his team for a game Wednesday night with Creighton. ‘J hadn’t heard of the proposed tournament,” McDermott said, “but if we should be invited I would make |. every effort to obtain the permission | of the conference to participate.” { Big Six rules prohibit participation | ; of its member schools in athletic contests on neutral territory without special’ permission. The conference denied Oklahoma permission to play in an Oklahoma City tournament during the Christmas holidays and turned down a request by the Nebraska cagers to participate in an invitation affair at New Orleans, La., at the same im K.B. TAYLOR GENERAL AGENT NEW YORK CENTRAL SYSTEM S 1200 COoLCORD BUILDING TELEPHONE 77-3440 OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLAHOMA Dre Bs cy Mllen, Director of Athletics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Docs Congratulations on Friday nights wine It was bad that weather conditions prevented so many of us coming to Norman the 18th; however, the Jay Hawkers conducted themselves ably even without our moral and vocal support. It was indeed @ pleasure to get to see you and say hello ageine I have missed the pleasant association _ with your department especially the ministrations to my ankle since coming to this territory. The enclosed article from our Oklahoma City paper, February 20th, gave us the idea we might secure @ little business for our System to New York. Is there anything to the supposition that some team from this territory may be included in the National Tournament, March 14-16. How about your's or Hugh McDermott's team? I would be pleased to have &@ word from you whenever you find the opportunity. Very sincerely7yours;, KET.S | The Route or THE TwentierH Century Liwirep hme 4, 1938. Very sinsorely yours, Director of Physical Edueation, April 19, 1938. i nee . i i ate chahy af With ORD Ral p Bpaiel ye dey AD i! a Sincerely yours, — Varsity Basketball Coaches } | | iia gaan Ue ee iL cf | i ii 4 i 3 3 Se i a wiadd re ; q J 4 FOOT-so-PORT HEALTH SHOES IHAATONS FOOL; COMPORT: SHOP 915 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Mo. 4/8/38. Dr. Forrest ¢. Allen Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Sir: gust received word from the factory in regard to your Tan oxfords that I returned due to the fact that the right shoe split in the vamp. Following is what they wrote back to me in regard to your shoes. The pair of S067 sixe 10A, belonging to Dr. Allen, is in very bad condition and we beleive that the damage on the interior is . traceable entirely to perspiration and body acids. When this is sufficient to curl the insoles, as the result of actual burning, we can expect dis- appointing results elsewhere. The vamp may have heen slightly defective, although this is not evident and the tread may not of been entirely standard but as stated, because of the present condition of the shoes, we do not feel that a complaint could be clearly placed against them now. Younsay in your letter that this is the second pair that have done this for him, and that he is a booster for these shoes. Due to the fact that we beleive a satisfied customer is more valuable than a dissatisfied one we are allowing you to make an adjustment to Dr Allen of # price for his next pair shoes. The above adjustment sounds very reasonable dosent it. So the. next pair you buy doctor will be just half price. You told me when you werex., and left the above shoes that I could send you a pair white Buck oxfords just as soon as they arrived. The white buck oxfords Doctor are $12.00 and allowing you your adjustment on the tan shoes will make your white Buck oxfords cost you just $6.00 is this 0.K. with you? 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