April 21, 1043. My. G. H. Ahlborn, Kansas Fower & Light Co., Atchison, Kansas. Dear Mr. Ahiborn: Thank you for your very kind letter of the 19th, but I believe it will be better for m to go directly to the church. i have been to the Methodist Church in Atchison be- fore, and you will doubtless have other things that you will want to do. I will be delighted to see you at the church next Tuesday evening. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA: AH Varsity Basketbali Coach. April 20, 1943. Mr. Hugo G. Autz, The sini. bal St. Louis, Mo. Dear Nr. Auts: Thank you for your kind letter of the 17th instant, and the copies of The Sporting News carrying your All-America basketball team selections. I have not seen the issue with the story about myself, and would appreciate having a copy. I will weit until I get this before I write to Mr. Spink. This will give me a splendid opportunity t write hin, which, I assure you, I will be happy to do. With appreciation of your courtesy, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Edueation, Varsity Basketball Coach. } AME NAtHON AL spoRas)|/weleeinly!|||/Ill J. G. TAYLOR SPINK, GENERAL MANAGER CHARLES C. SPINK, FOUNDER PUB EES AED: S 1 NIC E18 8:6 Che Sporting News CHARLES C. SPINK & SON : NEW YORK OFFICE RRs a Nee 535 FIFTH AVE. HOW TO PLAY CHICAGO OFFICE THE DOPE BOOK . BASEBALL GUIDE : St Louis Missouri 549 W. RANDOLPH STREET THE SPORTING NEWS s 3 THE SPORTING GOODS DEALER THE SPORTING NEWS RECORD BOOK Apr 12 li; . 1943 BASEBALL REGISTER - THE GAMES 400 THE SPORTING GOODS TRADE DIRECTORY Dr. F. G. Alien University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: I've delayed answering your request for six copies of The Sporting News which carried Charlie Black on our All-America team, for we have run short of this issue and Will fill your order as soon as some returns from newsstands come in. That should be within a day or two. I'm pleased to know you read this feature or at least heard about it. I hope you enjoyed the story about yourself written some weeks ago anent our conversation in St. Louis. The Sporting News was pleased with the reaction to its first venture into basket ball, but, we hope more coaches will come to read it regularly. In this connection, we're pleased to send you these six copies free of charge. If you ever find a spare moment, why not drop a short note to Mr. J. G. Taylor Spink complimenting the Sporting News on its basket ball coverage-- that's if it deserves such praise. We could then give this a bit of publicity and would consider it mighty fair payment for the favor of six copies. Hoping the idea meets your approval, I an, Sincerely yours, Se er Ss Lf bills Foue relinus Canin av drese begerg We Vl | ama << Dual Le April 23, 1943. Mr. Hugo G. Autz, The Sporting News, ‘St. Louis, Missouri. Dear Mr. Auts: Tharik you for sending me’the copy of The Sporting News of February’ 18, 1943. I enjoyed reading your very fine and well written article. I confess to you that I had not known of the new departure of The Sporting News of pringing football, hockey and basketball, as you have done this year. I certainly shall want to subscribe to your fine publication for our department here, and alao I wish to subscribe for my son who is a very avid reader of The Sporting News. My son is a former member for three seasons of our varsity basketball tean, finishing in 1941. He is in the Nedical School at the University of - Pennsylvania and in his jumior year. de has a lieutenant’s comission in the Reserve Officers Medical Corps. | ie Will you please enter a subscription for Mr. Robert BE. Allen, 3904 Sprues Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.? I would appreciate it if you would © / send him a back copy of the February 18th issue and also one of the April 8th issue. You may send me the bill. | Our Department of Physical Education will send through a Paralbe: _——— for our subscription. You are not only a good sport writer but you are @ good salesman. You have made me conscious of my failure to subscribe to your paper. _ But as T told you, I thought it was only baseball and did not imow _ that you were following the college sports as you are doing. Again thanking you and wishing you success, I am Very sincerely yours, - 7 Direotor of Physical Education, _FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. (tae NatroNar sports) weexty |] CHARLES C. SPINK, FOUNDER POSES BE DSP NCE 156: 8) 6 atl J. G. TAYLOR SPINK, GENERAL MANAGER Che Sporting News CHARLES -¢. SPINK .& SON : NEW YORK OFFICE her Boke NE Se ERS HOW TO PLAY THE DOPE BOOK 535 FIFTH AVE. CHICAGO OFFICE 549 W. RANDOLPH STREET BASEBALL GUIDE ' : THE SPORTING NEWS . THE SPORTING GOODS DEALER St i Lo = 8 NM i THE SPORTING NEWS RECORD BOOK e yor $ 2 LSSour BASEBALL REGISTER - THE GAMES 400 & ril 21 1943 p 3 THE SPORTING GOODS TRADE DIRECTORY Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: Though a bit disappointed to think we don't number you among our regular readers, especially during the basketball season, I am happy to comply with your request regarding the issue in which you were featured. This is enelosed. I look forward to your reaction as it will be con- veyed to Mr. Spink and hope you will get into The Sporting News reading habit before long. Last year was our figst in the field of football, hockey and basketball. It was my pleasure to handle all this non-baseball news and I am also pleased to re- port that our response to the basketball coverage was favorable; nothing glowing, but somewhat encouraging. We have been rewarded / for this expensive experiment though, by many letters from the boys in service who find our paper one source for a bit of all sports. Starting next week, Mr. Spink, at another great personal loss, will reprint an eight page tabloid edition of The News for overseas consumption at the War Department's request. This distribution numbers into five figures and we feel highly honored at the recognition. Your interest in The Sporting News is appreciated. ee HGA: mlm April 28, 1945. lr. Hugo G. Aute, The Sporting News, St. Louis, Mo. Dear i. autes it was a delight to have your letter and more than happy to know that you and Mr. Spink were I am sending you a cheek for Bobby Allen's sub- scription. It is nice of you to put him on the ser- vice men's rate. I appreciate the thoughtfulness on your part in doing it. The order has gone forward from the Department of Physical Education to the University Suninoes ‘Office for the departmental sub- SrEtg Ee : % tad knows that your regular edition adheres only to baseball. I read it a lot but have never been a regular subscriber because Bob always bought it, and _ since the old gentlemen generally furnishes the cash I let him read it first and I read it later. Both he and I made our varsity letters here at the University. ie played second base and I played first and pitched. i am a hockey fan as well as having coached football here in the twenties. I know that I will enjoy every issue of your fine paper. I want you to know that Charlie Black got his gold basketball, and was tickled pink with it. With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, 7 Director of Physical Bducation, PCAsAH | Varsity Basketball Coach. Enc. : : : aii) 8a” So CHARLES C..SPINK, FOUNDER POR CAS Hh ED SINC se ~- 4°68 6:6 J. G. TAYLOR SPINK, GENERAL MANAGER Che Sporting News CHARLES C. SPINK & SON P USB tt SAE RS. NEW YORK OFFICE 535 FIFTH AVE. HOW TO PLAY THE DOPE BOOK CHICAGO OFFICE THe CEERI, ee St ‘ Louis . Mis s ouri 549 W. RANDOLPH STREET THE SPORTING GOODS DEALER THE SPORTING NEWS RECORD BOOK A 41 26 1943 BASEBALL REGISTER - THE GAMES 400 pr 9 THE SPORTING GOODS TRADE DIRECTORY Mr. Forrest C, Allen, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, Dear Mr. Allen; Thanks very much for those kind words and for the subscriptions. We have entered a subscription for your son, Robert , as. requested and will also send him those back copies. We are supplying this under our servicemen's rate of $5.75 per year. You may send the money order or check to me and I'll handle this personally. We launch ovr special eight-page tabloid over- seas edition of The Sporting News tomorrow. This is being turned out at the request of the War Department, and one of the eight pages will be devoted to non-baseball news. Our regular edition adheres only to the baseball line during the summer months, but we'll return to foot- ball, basketball and hockey again in September... Hope Charley Black received his gold basketball. These were mailed to our All-Americans last week. Sincerely yours, i ee og CL, ADTZ ¢ January 16, 1943. Pvt. tim. Je Arnold, Group x¥ Bp B.7.0., AAcPB.2 aay Atlantic City, N.d. Dear Bill: I am hastening to write you a letter which I hope will be beneficial to you in your quest of the desirable position. I am hoping that everything gocs fine with you. Lots of good luck, and we will be pulling for you to make a fine success of it. All of our faculty send you kindest regards. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH , Varaity Basketball Coach. fi Reveeened f } Yow? xv — BD. — al FT; Milan ke EZ, 240i 2 N, Seg E527 ap te KK. U, January 16, 1943. fo Whom It May Concern: I am very happy to recommend William J. Arnold for your consideration as a teacher in physical education. Williem Arnold has had three years of work in the School of Education with a major in Physical Education. He is an exceptional gymmast. ee very enthusiastic about this type of activity. Last year Arnold took second chine tt a week Y.M.C.A. gymmastic exhibition at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He _ developed a gymmastic team here at the University anong the students. He is a fine, glean young man who cooperates in an excellont way. He is loyal, dependagle and a hard worker. z en very happy to commend him to you for your consideration. ‘Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. a a Cs ae BOL 2 TA I eo ee FOF 577 2 _ And Aad 2 Be ee A273 2 Se | April 15, 1943. . ir. Hugo Autz, Sporting News, St. Louis, Missouri. Dear Mr. Auta: I would greatly appreolete receiving six copies of your Sporting News carrying your story on Charlie Black, of our basketball squad. If there is any charge we — shall be glad to reimburse you. | Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Biuoation, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. April 2, 1946. ire John J. O'Brien, President, American Basketball League, Inc., 120 Wall Street, Hew York City. Dear ereamea ca O'Brien: Yea, I know of the organization of professional basketball in the East and I also imew of the stringency of playing floors due to the unevailability of the armory build- ings since the war. a dite 2 disiek aaiat tn entice ieee, which was an independent team with a fine record, and I also knew of the development of professional basketball at that time. However, I have always been under the impression that if professional basketball would develop the character god dash of college ball it would be mich more successful. save~yourself, slow passing and stall of professional sarge ball I heve always thought injured the game. With the large auditoria in the _— professional basketball would make a lot of money. I think the sponsors of erbbenaneenl football ee a wane ‘ dda ts ae Fk tas eo ek Od rca basketball promoters will see the great possibilities of the game and develop it to its nth power. With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA:AK Varsity Basketball Coach. AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE, INC. 120 WALL STREET, NEW YORK JOHN J, O'BRIEN PRESIDENT March 26, 1943 Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas. My dear Dr. Allen: I have the release from the K. U. Sports News Bureau as to the formation of a professional basketball league of countrywide dimensions following the close of the World War. The American Basketball League has been in operation since 1925, For the first five years of its existence the scope of its activities extended from Boston to Chicago. Since 1931 we have confined our efforts to the Atlantic seacoast. It may seem strange to you to learn that in the principal Eastern cities few auditoriums are available without having recourse to the large armory buildings and this is particularly true in cities like New York and Brooklyn. Restrictions have been placed thereon by wartime measures for the past three years, making impossible the development of the professional game to the proportions that have become nationally prominent in Madison Square Garden. However, we believe that at the close of the war a number of these restrictions will be removed and at the present time we are studying the possible enlargement of our professional league to operate two divisions extending from Boston to as far west as Kansas City and St. Louis. In your section of the country you are fortunately placed in that practically every city of prominence has an auditorium or convention hall desirable for the proper presentation of big-time basketball. I also might advise you during the period of our existence we have never permitted college players to play under assumed names at any time, nor have we permitted college players to appear in any of our games until they completed their collegiate competition as seniors. Several college players of prominence have appeared under the last mentioned arrangement following the termination of their college course and in view of their not being candidates for track or baseball competition. Your comments are of considerable value and you may be assured of our interest in learning of anything more you have to advance on this subject. Yours very truly, ; : So Presidént JJO'B*S March 4, 1943. Mr. M. FP, Amine, Warden, Kansas State Penitentiary, lansing, Kansage Dear Warden Amrine: I was delighted to hear from you and I want you to know that I very deeply appreciate the kind remarks that you made in your letter. With kindest regards and best wishes to you, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Eduoation, FOAsAu Varsity Basketball Coach. J STATE OF KANSA SG ANDREW F. SCHOEPPEL, GOVERNOR - Torgxa : BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION KANSAS STATE PENITENTIARY M. F. AMRINE, WARDEN FRANK W. BOYD, CHAIRMAN PHILLIPSBURG H. D. BATES SALINA LANSING, KANSAS FRANK MILLIGAN, BUSINESS MANAGER ForRT SCOTT March <, 1943. Dr. F.c. Asien, c/o University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allens Just a word to congratulate you on another great season for your basket ball team, which I followed with considerable enthusiam.. Do not take time to reply to this emotional outburst. We are for you. Sincerely yours,