CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WREN BUILDING LAWRENCE, KANSAS Officers GERALD HESSE, PRESIDENT WALTER J. KEELER, 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT HARRY NEVIN, 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT T. J. SWEENEY, JR., TREASURER GEORGE HEDRICK, SECRETARY March 24, 1944 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCHEON Retna ate aR ae TUESDAY, MARCH 28th -- ELDRIDGE HOTEL 12:20 NOON -- 60¢ per plate. SUBJECT -- "BOYS AND GIRLS CITY DAY" This annual event--sponsored by Dorsey- Liberty Post, The American Legion--has become one of the most interesting and important activities in the community. An excellent propram has been prepared by the faculty and students of Liberty Memorial High School. Members of our city council and city depart- ments heads are all cooperating. Attend the luncheon--let our students know about your interest in citizenship and the promotion of good government for Lawrence. RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY 5 P.M, MONDAY, MARCH 27th. Cail Chamber Office, phone 485, “s [ h MA wid a oO. Winter, President : “Mareh 23, 1944. Mrs. C. C. Brown, 22355 East 25rd St., Tulea 5, Oklahoma. Dear Mre. Brown: I am acknowledging your kind letter of the 20th in- quiring about my book, “My Basketball Bible". This book has been out of print for several years, but I now have a now publication, “Better Basketball". This naw book is a very definite improvement over my first text. It will be a pleasure for me to send a copy of my . new taxt, "Better Basketball", duly autographed for your son, Carl P. Brom. I appreciate the compliment he pays me in | desiring to possess a copy of my book. The book sells for $4.00 plus postage, but if you will be kind enough to send a eheck for $4.00 I will be happy to autograph the book and mail it to you postage prepaid. I am Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. March 24, 1944. Mr. Corlett Cotton, Lawrence National Bank Bldg., Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Corlett: On Tussday and Thursday I have classes in Kinesiology. Therefore, it is impossible for ma to a a Tuesday morning, March 28, as much as I regret. I would be happy to help you and will be glad to cooperate, but cannot leave my teaching load at ant” time. I have 25 in the class and it would not be easy for me Se ce ey + ene en Dik and I have no substitute to do the job. However, if you wish to give mea list of names after the meeting I will be glad to cooperate in signing up some new menberse Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA: AH Varsity Basketball coach. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE W 8 & N So wu tt & Bee eS A Wee CE. K A Nhe oe. Officers GERALD HEssE, PRESIDENT WALTER KEELER, 1ST VicE-PRESIDENT Harry NEviIn, 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT T. J. Sweeney, Jr., TREASURER Grorcre Hepricx, SECRETARY Ma reh 25 ’ 1944 Dre Fe CO. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: Our last Chamber of Commerce Membership Drive was held in July, 1942. With all the other activities of the past two years, we have neglected to call on newcomers as well as others who should be members of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. Ship Winter feels that a big campaign at this time would be out of order but he does want us to call ona select group of prospects. We are having a meeting Tuesday morning, March 28th, at 11:00 A.M., Chamber of Commerce Office, to organize this brief solicitation. You have been selected to serve on this special committee. Thanks, Phog. I'll see you next Tuesday. Sincerely, Gorlett J. Cotton, Chairman Membership Committee CC/ef * Board of Directors EDWIN F, ABELS R. R. JACKMAN HARRY NEVIN FRANK T. STOCKTON WALTER VARNUM _ ART WEAVER ROGER WILLIAMS) _ CLIFFORD DEAN _ ALFRED HECK _ GERALDHESSE = —- SIMON HURWITZ _ RAYMOND RICE © ‘GEORGE SPEARS _ _ %. J. SWEENEY, JR. © gs ORE WE 5 SERVE /CARNI IE DEMME STR) RE REDE So) 0G Tee MEMO ORME eyed a ne Pete af ae # ae CT eae CA 2 ao ae gee rue Ue aa eas he ER pat oy al See se Cee ape ee ris Os 2 Pe ‘March Bl, 1944. Mir, Je ive Conde, Kipps Musie & Electrie Co., Manhatten, Kan@age Dear Mr. Come: | Mr. C. 4. McBride has sent me your request for information on basketball championships since the form- ation of the Big Six Conference. I am enclosing a list ee teams for the years 1929 t0 1944, in- a ive Sincerely yours, FOALAH Varsity Basketball Coache Mr. Lee Corder, Superintendent of Schools, Welda, Kansas. Dear Superintendent Corder: It want. you to know that I appreciated your letter written in Pebruary, but my response does not look as if I did. You ee ee ee ee ee ney ye oe & tenn Chat @id not finish very high up. Dean is a fine boy. He had a bad cold all fall and winter which handicapped him very much. i told him there must be something wrong with his hygiene or his nutritioa. He never wears a cap, but I imagine now the Navy will take care of that. -,T am hoping that he will outgrow this tendency toward colds. It was a great pleasure to work with him as I consider him one of the finest boys on our squad and the scrappiest. But he got a little too tense when he got into game competition. This quarterback job is a very tough position to play in and he filled it better than any other man on the squad with the exception of Homer Sherwood. I am hoping that Dean will be able to be with us next year. If he is here he will make a fine showing. “My Kindest regards to the Corder family in ilelda. Sincerely yours, . Direotor of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. CURTIS A. KOCH, DIRECTOR ROBERT ECCLEFIELD, CLERK HOWARD E. WINNER, TREASURER WELDA RURAL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS A Education for Citizenship ERE -CORDER, PRIN GIPAL WELDA, KANSAS 2-16-44 Dr. F. €. Allen, Varsity Basketball Coach, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen: , Fine going in the Fliers game last night. The boys mst have looked great. They are a great team and I bet they will hold the best of teams on even terms. I have followed all of your games very closely this year and I was betting you would win from Oklahoma. If the game were to be played over, I would bet a little heavier the next time. There are two teams I want to see you win from this year, Missouri and Iowa. I will be on hand when they visit Mt. Oread to see them get their accounts squared. I want to thank you for the fine consideration, help, and inspiration you have given Dean this year. Mrs. Corder and I greatly appreciate this and I know Dean does, too. With best regards, I remain Sincerely yours, eg Lee Corder. 4 February 11, 1944. . Mes. Glen A. Charlten, After I told you we were moving along swimmaingly regarding the knife, Mr. Kiooz got the enclosed letter from the Russell-Hampton Company, ‘which is self-explanatory. I am afraid that we will have to wait until after the war to get Glenn this knife. Please give him my very best wishes and tell him that we are hoping to see him and you back with us before With all good wishes, I am Rotarily yours, FCA: AH President. Jenuary 26, 1944. Mre. Glenn A. Charlton, Hidden Well Ranch, Pe. O« Box 8, Las Vegas, Nevada. Dear Mrs, Charlton: We have taken care of your request for a pocket knife for Glemn. Karl Kloog has ordered it and as soon as it comes we will notify you. it is something around $5.00. We will have the knife long before his birthday in March. We are happy indeed that you and Glenn are .80 pleased with your environment. fven if you don't improve your golf game, you both will in prove your health and happiness, and then your golf game will come along in fine shape when you return. iy kindest regards to Glem and best’ wishes to yous Rotarily, POA:AH President. te ODEN WELL RANCH Yoox mo, GOR, ee age Wa ate Preaned a mood & a “poekk} Quads a eek Sa. Boon OME, Re ue EL eho Pe 2.558 isan 5 owe Qh Ge wnt. Wy alk ‘ as aes Po ox, WE oN, une DD Yee haa ouden one Vee wine ® HioOEN WELL RANCH P. O. BOX 8 LAS VEGAS NEVADA a ssc, 22 eo — ae, Se syerie Yew dey TE Se io 38. wa tepea Wedin ERe, nny Sk oo Yo ARR megendn, oe = QRANTE February 9, 1944. Mr. Earl Chapman, YocLouth, Kansas. Dear Dutch: I find it has been quite some time since George Casebier and Harry Nevins. I suffered a pretty bad attack of flu the day before the Oklahoma game and stayed in bed until game time; then came out and tried to beat those Sooners, but our boys couldn't throw free throws. : We got ten field goals to their sevon, yet we lost the game when we got three out of eleven and. throws. However, that is water over the takes this year in a basketball way, but we are going down Saturday night to give them a fight - but maybe that is we I am keeping track of the eggs and if you will let me know what the prices were per dozen at the time I purchased them I will send a check. Or, if you are in no big hurry I will reimburse you the first time I see you at the Coumtry Club. But as I said, I had the flu and I have been waiting util I get entirely well before I risk myself out on the damp ground. pay i have nobody to assist me in coaching and if I get sick ‘it is just too bad, so I can't afford it. Anyhow, I want to thank you a million for your many kindnesses to me. I haven't written a Jayhewk Rebounds letter but when I do I will send it to you and to your son. Let me know if there is any change in his address. With all good wishes, I am, as ever, Sincerely yours, Direotor of Physical Education, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. | Loonence, January 4, 10¢. 22 = seg : ; yipat is "ES; ie 55 Us ie Hi Hit : a2 gz* ve A it i fe ( riba H: i it it ita a hat ab alt AB td! afl bt : ay ite rT i = *ifaas*t a8 mle if valli He ‘ THE MAGjJAZINE FOR c 919 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGO Caquir December 23rd 1943, Dear “hog: Your letter would have mde a dandy article for us of itself if it md come in sooner. The troble is we're mkire up April now and are out of tasketball, which we covered very weekly this year for lac of material. Horever I am trying to get Mr. Girerich to ran part of it in his Sount and Fury. You have the mly good live basketball controversy that I know of now. Perhaps you noted in ow 00ll that the vublic was for your idea, We are still tryine to put up the old battle on the sportire front here, and somtimes it seeme to gO good and other times bad. There are a lot of angles to ths thing that aren't always apparent, and some that are clear enough aré inexplicable. I think it is healthy, however, gen@ally speaking for new ideas to be bobbire up in sports. Out of them cons improvements. Basketball was saved by the 3 and 10-second rules, and improved as a show by dropping the center jump. There's no reason why it shouldn't continue to improve. Football ami baseball aren't the same games they were 20 years ago, and they're better. I womer ire how it's going to be after the war. If we don't blow up economically, sports should boom with the teturning wets, I believe. Thanks a lot for all the good ideas expressed in yur letter, and I'm hoping Gingrich will fimi a place to present them to the public. Cordially, PS. You might tell Dr. thout when you see him that I ran across Prof. Seldyémridge at a football dinner the St her night. He was schoop speech man when we were at Mii llikdn. 2005 Johnstone, Bartlesville, Okla. Dear Tom: I received a letter from Fred Pralle stating that you are interested in the University of Kensas. The V5 program will be discontinued all over the soumtry by July first, so it will be the Novy V-12 that I think you will be interested in. T am sending you a catalog of the University and you can seo what an exceptional Engineering School wa have. ‘Tt takes in all phases of aviation, petrolewm and geologies] courses. These are given particularly because Kansas is such a fine oi] producing state. Of course, is a dandy, but the course here at the University of \ansas is the most superior in this part T am glad to know that you got along in nice shape. Joe Belley is here with a bad shoulder and we are fixing him up without any trouble. I have talked to him and I hope that both you and he will be interested in our University as I assure you that such fine fellows as you would find us willing to do all we could to help you in building a successful course in life. It is the years when you get out of the University thet are the real ff, and not alone your athletic endeavors. You will find when you get to that your athletic competition will be a bright spot always to be cherished if you are a successful business or professional mon. ile are tremendously interested in that future for you and for other boys like you. Direetor of Physical Education, FCA:AH | Varsity Basketball Coach. December 28, 1943. Mr. Tom Cordell, 2005 Johnstone, Bartlesville, Okla. Dear Tom: I am acknowledging receipt of your fine letter and I am happy indeed to know that you got along well. Tell D. G. Peterson hello. I remember him very well, and some day I would enjoy a chat with him. — IT am afraid that we won't do too well in basketball this year because Iowa State inherited Price Brookfield, an all- Anericen basketball player, standing 6 ft. 5 in., weighing 255 lbs., and who has played professional basketball last year in New York. We is tops and he is so much better than anything that the ordinary college coach might have that comparisons are difficult. Anyhow, we will have a lot of fum, and again may I emphasize that we are in a war and athletics are not by eny means the most important thing at the present time. Good luck, Tom, and I hope some time to have a longer visit with you. Give my friend and your friend, your coach, Mr. Custer - Lefty, to me, my kindest regards. Very sincerely yours, Direstor of Physical Education, FCA: AH | Warsity Basketball Coach. _Enterprise, Noy. 26, 1943, 'Phog Allen Gives Tom Cordell Help Tom Cordell, Wildcat star end | and Oklahoma Six All-conference |cage choice last season, was up at | slice this weekend, expected i back today, and getting the once over by the famed Dr. Forrest (Phog) Allen. Specifically Tom made the visit to see if Allen with. his osteopathic magic, could do something for an ailing knee and shoulder, old athletic injuries, that has been slow to completely heal. |“Phog’s” -long-time national fame. as a basketball coach and athletic, pulpiteer has placed in the back-} ground his established skill as an/| evangelist to ailing muscles; joints | and bones of athletes, but in the “trade” he occupies a niche just’ about par with the late “Boneset-| ter” Reece. That Allen permitted his medica-. tion duties toward Tom to conflict | somewhat with his delight to look | upon prospective basketball ma-/| terial, there probably. is no doubt, since Cordell, with his near 200 | pounds and towering height, al-! though only 17 years old, must/ have given the mentor. some ideas. | At the same time Father Cordell | is a graduate of and a most loyal | supporter of Oklahoma University , yf teams. | The visit with Allen was ar-| ranged by Fred Pralle, one of the | |K. U. coach’s old-time basketball | stars, and now a Sixty-Six member. | Sports SideShow |; pvp. a chance to see in action in bas- ketball togs many of the stellar football stars for both teams last season. * * * “Phog”—One time many years ago there was a young student of osteopathy, somewhat of a star town-lot baseball player up in Old Missouri. Item among his talents was a loud raucous voice with which he baited the umpires and opposing players. He lived through the years to become nationally famous but on neither account of his stentorian voice nor his skill as an osteopath, though excelling in both. However, — vestigial to those early days was the nickname “Phog” which, rightly or wrongly, is supposed to be a slight corrup- tion and shortening of the word “foghorn,” reminiscent of the gen- tleman’s talented vocal cords. * * * Be that as it may, as the poets say, the young Missourian’s pro- fessional career got sidetracked largely when he became coach and athletic director at the State Teachers collee, Warrensburg, Mo. History has it that he took up this chore as a sideline to his manipulation and necromancy on the many ills to which the human body is heir. In any event, “Phog” had phenomenal success with his football an basketball, particularly the last, teams at the Missouri school and soon had the rest of the members of the state confer- ence taking to the tall uncut. * * About twenty years ago or more, the Oracles of Mt. Oread ) at the ~Wniversity of® Kansas . cast their eyes on: crystal globe and saw that it needea Phog” to come to Lawrence and lead the Jayhawkers out of the bullrushes in sports in gen- eral. It can’t be said that Phog” had much luck with grid teams, but it must be re- Imembered that he was only def-. initely connected with this manly game the first year there and so can’t be held responsible. As | to how he took the faltering | long, long story of national and . sectional and conference succes- ses nearly year after year. He is without doubt over a period of years the No. 1 cage coach on the campus of America, and incidentally, an eloquent and de- termined pulpiteer for or against as the case may be, anything athletic that he espouses or condemns. age * * * This brief thumbnail sketch is one of an old friend of ours, of many years ago. We have not laid eyes on “Phog” for centuries, it seems. But we recently chatted with an envoy from his sanctorum at Lawrence and find that this cage genius, formally known as Dr. Forrest Allen, is as he always was, a sparkling and colorful per- sonality. The ambassador returned from Lawrence is none other than Big Tom Cordell; star grid and cage player for the Bartlesville Wildcats. Suffering from a per- sistent shoulder and leg ailment, both the result of athletic injuries, Tom, through Fred Pralle, Phillips 66 player and one time brilliant jewel in Phog’s cage diadem, vis- ited Allen for a few days last week. Among other things, said Tom, it was found that one leg was a half-inch shorter than the other. “But Mr. Allen worked on me with his skilled hands, and fixed me up in fine shape.” * * Cordell was enthusiastic about Allen’s “bone-setting,” for which among interested circles he is as famous as he is for his basket- ball master-minding. , “He’s a grand fellow,” continued Tom. “Had me work out with his varsity players every day until I got good and warmed up and then put me on the table and gave me treatments. And (in answer to a question) he never said one word or intimation about me casting eyes at K. U. after I am gradu- ated from high school.” he * * But perhaps “Phog” looking close\y.as he had the opportunity to at the big six-foot, husky Tom, might. have thought along those lines. | cagers out of the bullrushes and put them in the treetops is a ! The Wichita Reacon EVENING AND SUNDAY MORNING M.M. LEVAND, Presivent WIGHITA, KANSAS Oct. 14,1943 HOME OF THE WicHITA BEACON Dr. F.c, Allen Director of Physical Education Kansas University Lawrence,Kansas Dear Phog?: I have delayed in answer ing your letter due to some rumors which were making the rounds relative to Wichita University participation in basketballe However, I have Since learned that the school will not be repre sented in basketballe But we do want your Kansas basketball team to show down here. I talked to Bruce Drake some time back regarding a game here and he said he would like to play here very muche Would you be interested in playing Oklahoma here ? +f not, would it be possible to play a defense plant team? 3 We will have at least three good clubs here and they could play an elimination series for the right to meet KahsaSe Such a game would draw a capacity crowd at good prices. Then, if your team is successful against the d.p. organization we could match Kansas with Oklahoma, or some such an arrangemente But please remember that we want Kansas down hereée I missed the Washburn game simply because the train was loaded to capacity. Marvin Sollenbeger is playing with George Gardner's Boei team. li that club should win the series the draw would be © terrifice Kindly let me hear from you regarding these matterse i certainly appreciate your es in re game a US