THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY

OF THE UNITED STATES
HOME OFFICE NEW YORK,N.Y.

THOMAS |. PARKINSON, PRESIDENT

WARREN V. WOODY, AGENCY MANAGER
ROOM 2136
120 S. LA SALLE STREET

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS CHICAGO. ILL..

April 11, 190
PERSONAL & CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Doc, |

The fact that I didn't write you is no reason for you to think that I
wasn't tremendously happy over the fine job you did with your basket-
ball team this past year. I wanted to come to Kansas City for the
finals but in view of the fact that I was leaving for a trip down
south, it was impossible. However, we were very proud, Doc, of the
old Alma Mater and our basketball team including the coach who is par
excellent.

I am sending you a copy of a letter that I addressed to Fred Ellsworth.
I should appreciate your keeping it personal and confidential. But I
did tell the Chancellor that he could probably thank George Nettels
for the present basketball team because some of the screw boos that

we had there might have made it impossible for you to stay. Anyway,

I am going to try to get George back on the Board because I think he
made a great contribution to the College, and I wanted to carry you
along on this. Naturally, as a coach you wouldn't want to be mixed

up in any sort of expression of opinion, but I did want you to know
how a great many of us feel.

My sincere congratulations again on the outstanding job you did with
the limited material that was yours. I still think you were a sucker
to be a basketball coach, you could have gotten rich in business,
build yourself a college of your own and functioned as president, so
on and so forth.

Remember me to your lovely wife, with kindest personal regards al-
ways, I am

Sincerely yours,

Citi de

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

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