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COACH; PHOG ALLEN= : :
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE KANS=

‘UNDERSTAND THAT GENE LONG AND GEORGE DICK ARE NOT IN
ARMY AND AVATLABLE FOR PROFOOTBALL PLEASE. ‘ADVISE NIGHT
LETTER COLLECT WESTERN UNION YOUR OPINION OF THEIR
ABILITY MANY THANKS BEST PERSONAL WI SHES:

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WESTERN UNION

April 9, 1944

Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Dr. Forrest C. Allen.

Understand that Gene Long and George Dick are not in

Army and available forpro football. Please advise night letter

collect Western Union your opinion of their ability. Many thanks.

Rest personal Wishes.

P, W. Cawthorn, Dodger Coach.

Reply:

George Dick teaching in K.U. physical education department.
Gene Long plans to play football at K.U. next fall. Neither would
be available for pro football. Kindest regards.

Forrest C. Allen.

 
April 25, 1944.

Mr. W. R. Lord,

Basketball Yearbook Editor,
Converse Rubber Company,
Malden 48, Mass.

Dear if. Lord:

I have been so busy with war work that I have seen so few
teams in action that frankly I think I am no judge of basketball
talent this year.

I am at present serving as secretary of our county Select-
ive Service Board, and have just finished our county Red Cross
War Pund drive, together with serving the University as chairman
of the Third and Fourth War Loan, and Infantile Paralysis drives.
This, together with my work as chairman of the Department of .
Physical Education where we are conditioning V-5, V-12 and ASTP
units, added to my basketball coaching this past winter, have

kept me busy.

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Direotor of Physical Blucation,
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MALDEN ,48,MASSACHUSETTS,U.S.A.

April 21, 1944

Dear Coach?

Once again we are asking your valuable assistance in
helping determine the lineup for the All American
College Basketball Teams covering the 1943-1944 season.
The final selections will be published in the 22nd
annual edition of the CONVERSE BASKETBALL YEARBOOK.

Chuck Taylor is now serving as a lieutenant in the
United States Naval Reserve. However, Chuck has
kindly offered to devote his spare time in reviewing
and selecting the final teams and the help you give
him in this task will be greatly appreciated.

As we must go to press earlier than usual this year,

will you please fill out the attached form promptly,

indicating the players from your own squad, or any

other college that you feel deserve All American con-

sideration.

Thanking you in advance for your cooperation, we are
Sincerely yours,

CONVERSE RUBBER COMPANY

Basketbal rbook Editor

The enclosed business reply envelope requires no postage.

 
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new rule. » the free throw is suggested from a distance of 20 feet
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Mre J. Alan Coogan, -

United Press Associations, ‘
Avenida Rio Branco 110-4°, ,
Rio be Janeire, Brazil, S.A.

Dear Alans

I enjoyed your epistie very mish. I took it home and let Mit
read it, and then Bobby came for his wedding to Jean McFarland, which
ecourred on April 26, and I mde it a point to let him read it. Ho
seamed to enjoy it very much.

: Yes, Joan is a sister of Retty. ‘Betty married Lieut. ioe.
Penfield Kendall. Lieut. Kendall hasbeen in the Southwest Pacific
but is now docked with his flattop at San Francises for repairs efter
having met some of the Jap hate which they threw at him. Betty and
have been living in Chicago where he was in business
until the call of service came. I believe he is a southerner but I
do not know where he met Betty. they have ene little girl about five
or six

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Dick Bdelblute did have quite a case but things never materialized.
Dick is in the service. I saw him two years ago at ea basketball gene
and he had just married a girl, I think, from Topeka.. = waidews ther

Mik Ger WO ecatintes at career ac Heroules. He did very
well there, indeed, financially and otherwise. But he being of the
age - 29 - was terminated and was offered a commission both in the
marines ami in the navy, but was color blind to the spectrum test. So
‘he has been practioing law here a couple of months waiting for his call,
which may come not before July 1st now on secount of the preferential

- emphasis upon the 26 and under age group.

ile gets a big laugh out of the fect that I am secretary of the
Selective Service board here. He said he knew when I got that job that
he was surely ing It was a tough tieak that he was color blind, but
just too bad.

Isabel and Mit have but the one child, Judy, who is six years of
age and quite a golden-haired gal. SHe has all the coordimation of Mit
and Isabel so you imow they are both kept pretty busy endeavoring to.

 
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keep track of her. Mit bought a home at 2022 Vermont Street, a very
pretty cottage and they seem to take a lot of pride in it.

Mit, Isabel and diddy were over at the house last night and we had
quite @ conversation about Alan Coogan and his family when your mother
and your brother were in Lawrence.

: Please accapt my congratulations on the new arrival and the fine
family that you now have. Mit disoussed your family and paid a very

wonderful compliment on the beauty of Helen Townsley and what a fine

girl she was. Please extend the Allen's best wishes to your good wife.

Bob had but a Piveeday furlough from Philadelphia. He graduates
in late August or early September and then goza to his interneship at
Behl Menorial Hospital, so we will get a chance to see them »efere long.

| I em enclosing several Jayhawk Rebounds which will provide you
reading for quite some few months. This will give the dope on the Allen
family better than I san write it ina letter. ‘This Rebounds was scone |
ceived because I desired to keep each one of the boys in service who
were old Jayhawkers informed as to the addresses of tho other chaps on
the seven seas and the many world battle fronts. This is one of the ser-
viees that I thought I could render the boy they seem to appreciate
it very much. out of reading about some of
the boys who have done a swell job, al
ation. There may be mention of some of
whom you have knowne

Same day I may get at this idea of picking ss iiaictin ik eral ed
second &ll-great teams, mah ems nhvele Aida, memning 4am. poh up Ae 1%.
I trust you will forgive me, and I assure
States some time ! will sit dowm and pick
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With all good wishes, I am

Very sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education,
Varsity Basketball Coach. |

 
  
   

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Dre F. ©. ALLEN,
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT,
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, U.S.A

DEAR PHOGS

LOOKING THROUGH A QUITE ANCIENT COPY OF A SUNDAY KANSAS CITY STAR, | |
NOTED Bossy'S ENGAGEMENT TO M1ss JEAN MCFARLAND, AND WAS ASTOUNDED TO NOTICE
THAT THE KID | USED TO SEE AROUND LAWRENCE ALL THE TIME WHEN HE WAS IN GRADE
SCHOOL AND THEN IN HIGH SCHOOL, NOT ONLY WAS A FINE. BASKETBALL PLAYER BUT A
PH! BETA KAPPA TO BOOT. 3 ,

I*LL JUST WAGER THE OLD pocTor's BUTTONS BURST. ALL OVER THE VALLEY IN
PRIDE AND JOY, AND | SURELY DON'T BEAME YOU A BIT. MY GOSH, WHAT A KID. AND
TO THINK | USED TO LITERALLY PAT HIM ON THE HEAD A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK
WHEN | USED TO WALK BY YOUR HOME ON MY WAY UP THE HILL.

BOBBY SURELY WENT TO TOWN, DIDN'T HE? | AM WONDERING IF MISS JEAN IS
A SISTER OF THE GLAMOROUS BETTY, WHO WAS A RELAYS QUEEN ONE YEAR AFTER | WAS
OUT OF SCHOOL? WHO DID BETTY EVER MARRY; | HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT Dick EDEL-
BLUTE BUT NEVER FOR SURE. |

| SURELY HOPE BosBY GETS A CHANCE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE, BECAUSE | THINK
HE PROBABLY WOULD BE A FINE ONE, AND.| IMAGINE LAWRENCE COULD USE HIM.

WHERE IS-THE REST OF THE ALLEN.FAMILY NOW? JANE WENT ON THE HILL JUST
AS | WENT OFF IT AND. | AM WONDERING ‘WHERE SHE 1S AND WHAT SHE 1S DOING AND |
IF SHE 1S MARRIED AND TO WHOM? MIT,. 1 UNDERSTAND, 1S. 1N LAWRENCE, BUT MAJOR
Bit CLEMONS, CorPS OF ENGINEERS, FROM PIi1SBURG, KANSAS, WHO TOLD ME DIDN'T
KNOW WHAT MIT IS DOINGse |! HAD_A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH HIM IN 1840 WHEN
| WAS IN GREAT BEND AND HE tN ELLINWOOD. HOW MANY CHILDREN HAS HE NOW?

| WAS yuST THINKING THAT ONE OF THE DAMNDEST JOBS YOU WOULD EVER HAVE
WOULD BE TO NAME NOW YOUR ALL-TIME K,U. ALL=STAR BKB. TEAM. BOY, WHAT A
TASKS YOU HAVE MADE SO DAMN MANY STARS THEY WOULDN'T FIT ON FOUR TEAMS,
WOULD THEY, DOING EVERYONE JUSTICE? JUST FOR FUN, HOW WOULD YOU OFFHAND
LINE UP TWO ALL=STAR, ALLTIME, S.U. IASKETBALL TEAMS AS OF THE PRESENT TIME?
I'LL KEEP IT UNDER MY HAT, OF COURSE; BUT | WAS JUST CURIOUS. IT WAS HARD
ENOUGH IN 1931 BUT WHAT MUST IT BE NOW? |

How ARE THINGS GOING FOR YOU THIRE NOW, PHOG? | GUESS THE WAR HAS JUST
ABOUT WRECKED YOUR TEAM, HASN'T IT? OR DO YOU HAVE PROSPECTS?

| IMAGINE THE CAMPUS 1S PRETTY NCH THE SAME BUT | IMAGINE THE STUDENTS
ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN WHEN | WS THERE. DO THE FRATERNITIES STILL USE
THEIR HOUSES, OR ARE THEY ALL TAKEN GER? | 7

| HOPE THAT YOU AND MRS. ALLEN AD ALL OF THE ALLEN CLAN, INCLUDING
INLAWS AND GRANDCHILDREN, ARE IN FINEHEALTH AND DOING WELL.

MRS. Coogan (NéE HELEN TOWNSLEY,GREAT BEND) HAD A BABY GIRL MARCH 27
IN SKO PAULO, BRASIL, AND OUR BOY WAS3 LAST JANUARY 3]. ALL GOES VERY WELL
WITH US UNTIL NOW--RAPPING ON WOOD. ET ME HEAR FROM YOU--ALL THE BESTsg dq.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Robinson Cymmasium,

Deny Mre Commons :

Although I have spoken to you « couple of
times about your splendid work in the equipment room, I want
ic Gide meen od Unnmidiink yee fur sour eamegntle anh 10ye)
attitude in your work. You are doing such a job that it is
practically possible for us to forget all the troubles that
formerly multiplied in the basement. And when an afministrator
ean forget such difficulties I want you to mow it is a real
burden off anyone's shoulders.

Your courteous treatment of the boys, your
tusinesslike methods and your punctuality on the job are deeply
appreciated. I am writing this testimonial to your high effic-
iency.

Director of Physical Education,
_ ‘Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
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