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TELEPHONE 1616

HENRY P. J. WILSON P. O. BOX 422

E. VICTOR WILSON

WILSON, WILSON & WILSON

ATTORNEYS AT LAW
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK BLDG.

HUTCHINSON, KANSAS

November 24th, 1944.

Dr. Forrest C. Allen
Basketball Coach
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas.

Deer Dr, Allen:

It has been several years, since I have talked to you,
and worked with you withthe Kansas “elays. * also
noticed that the Kanses Relays was discontinued for
the duration. I sincerely hone that you bring it back
once more.

However, *+ have a problem on hand at this time, and
if it is possible would like your assistance on it.

For a short history of it, 1 will have to go back

a few decades, I used to belong to Troop Two, Boy
Seouts, which wes sponsered by the Grace Episcopal
Church of this city. We then owned a basketball
and regu&erly vlayed teams in this section. When

I left for school, 1 never paid much attention to
the tropp until the other day, when our Rector dis-
cussed the matter with me,

Now that I have taken over the troop, I find that
it has no athletic equipment; only a dozen boys;

no librayy, when in the past it included athletic
books and others to the tune of around 200 volumes;
end in general in e run down condition.

What + would appreciate is this. Does the University
Athletic Department have a basketball they can give
the troop? If they do,will you make it as a gift to
"Troop Two"? My plan is start them pleying it as we
did in the past. Another point is, that a gift of a
basketball from you to the tropp will help build the
troop. Also, your Basketball “ible, with your
autograph would be apvreciated by them. We are unable
to buy a basketball here, and there are no funds for
@ good one anyway at this time, The boys do not know
about this. But, I know that this would raise their
morale.

If you would see clear to do this at this time, I

believe the cece would get off to a fresh start and
take its rightful place among the others.