December 19, 1940 Mire Frank *Phog" Allen Phi Bpsilen Keppa Stete Teachers College Trenton, Be “, Deer tir» Allens I am very happy to have your letter of December 6 and I assure you that the moniker is an unusual ones Years ago I refereed football and basketball games, and umpired baseball gamese in the early 1900%s an umpire in e baseball game called the balls in a very loud end forceful manner, the same as he did strikes some twenty yeers letere — As the umpire would baw-l~1 a ball they called him "Foghorn" Allen. When I was pleying here at the University of Kansas, one of the sports writers spelled it Phoge I remember the chap who wrote the moniker in that fashion. I said to him, "Ward, how in the world did you come to spell my name thet way?" ‘well, Fog," he said, “thet name is too plein.” And he added, “yt just had to doll it up a little." So the name gradually hung on and gathered momentum, and I still get letters addressed Pog, Pfog, Pffog, Poag, Ffog, and actually got one addressed — silent p Hoge So you see they come in all shapes and sizes, I will be glad to see you in Madison Square when we pley Fordham on the 28th. dust come up after the game and make yourseif acquainted. . io, I don*t think you are forward et alle We are beth in the same type of work and it will be a pleasure to see yous. ; with all good wishes, I am, Sincerely yours, : Director of Physical Education and Pecreation PCA:1g:min Varsity Besketbell Coach : Phi Lpsilon Rappa STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE TRENTON, N. J. Phi Lpsilon Rappa STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE TRENTON. Nid February 12, 1941 The Association Press 347 edison Avenue New York City Gentlemens I beg to acknowledge receipt of Basketball by James unten, “ie a ialeomatien by lair Bee. I have enjoyed hastily perusing this fine text and historical study of the game by its inventors I am sending you a short review of the book, any part of which you may use to further its sales Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCAsig Whether or not it is at Grover's Corners or at Bennie'’s Corhers the comedy-drama of youth goes om» It happened to be at Bemie's Corners where the young boy Naismith found that necessity was really the mother of inventions Dre Naismith's 189epage book, Basketball, is an entertaine ing historical story of the games To all lovers of basketball it should furnish @ happy and a profitable evening's entertainments It is more than thise It is a charming though modest autobiography of a modest man, told with a wnique naivete which gprang from the soul of the narrators One Jume day in 1926 I sat with Dre Naismith under & spreading Canadian Maple at Bemie's Corners in Almonte, Canada, Here I met Uncle Peter who reared young Naismith. I even saw the casket which Uncle Peter, after the fashion of Canada’s frugal pioneers in their northern woods, had skilifully built and polished so that it would be in readiness for the time which would inevitably overtake hime Of late, Unele Peter had taken to sleeping in his casket-eperhaps to get accustomed to ite It was & rere privilege to find Dre Naismith at the source of his nativity» , A man who could claim that group of contemporaries for friends could not have been an ordinary mang Robert Tait MeKengzie, Dre Luther Gulick, his clasamates, Amos Alonzo Stagg and @ host of otherse From them, as well as from his genteel origins, he learned the manners of a gentleman and the glories of unselfish achievements UM, Ff. Arnett Heeler and Watchmaker Cut Glass, Silber, China, Jewelry Longtiem, Washington April 14 I94I Dr. Forest CeAllen, Lawrence, Kansas. Jear Phog; I have just found the Sat.@veming Post article of Dec.28th writen by TOWARD TURTLE and notice some mistakes in dates. To rgeall some Of the early history for jou. The fall of I1905,I was president of the student council amd Dr.Parmenter wags bhe Pac¥lfty advisor and we were meedimg 2 coach for what we thought was a better team than should be coached by the Gym inmstructer so Br.Parmenter and myself were instructed to find a coach,we first went to Haskell to see Ome of the boys there but he wasent to be found and some one suggested that we go to Kansas City amd get a fellow by mame of Franz who wag playing base ball with the Blues,so we went to Kansas vity amd located a lawyer brother of Franz amd he said his brother was visiting with another brother in Oklahoma — who Was Gov.at that time he also said that he dident think his brother was the man we wanted any Way amd he suggested that we g0 to Imdependence amd look up a young fellow by the name of vhog Allen who was playing with the Kansas City Aatheletie Club and if we could talk him into our plans he would be our best bet. ’e found you as I remember just before lumch in the grocery store and we went to lumch together 2nd had 4 good sterk amd put the proposition up to you smd you sgreed to come up to Raker two nights = week,that was the fall of '65 amd them in the fall of '0O6 you came up nd stayed 511 season.I payed under you durimge two seasons years of '05,'06 amd '06,'07 then T left sckool but thimk youn stayed amother year or so am not syre of how lomg.Amy way this is how it started in the fall of "O05.Naturaily I have 2lways followed your career with 2 food bit of interest possibly more so tham my one else sinse I was one of the two who z0ot you sterted. You have had a wonderful career amd sce | mO reson Why it wont comtimue for some time +o come at least [I hope go. [ suppose you saw the olay offs this yeur we were especiallyxinterested Om sccoutmt of the fash.State Team and then ome of our own town boys was high man,Kirk Gebert,I have kmown him for I8 years,His father is our Preacher here in the Community Church and we are elose friends.Kirk came over and spent the evening with us and told about their games,then last Thursday we had his coach geome over and the town gave them a dinner in his Honor as well ag a present.I have often lived over our good times together and will always remember the old team and our g00d coach,I dont remember the subs we had so well but Will wever forget the regular five — 48 you remember we used the first five all the way most of The time those days and the team was,MASON.SAMPLE.PRESTON.HOOVER and myself then Cub Bramard and Winthro w7s our best subs no doubt we had others but dont remember them as you will regall that was a long time ago ahd lots of water has gone under the bridge since.This is a rambling letter and may take up to much of your time but I did want to get the record straight. as to your dates of starting to coach and my best wishes are always with you: and want to congratulate you om your wonderful record and I know it will always be a good influemee on the gome of Basket Ball,so good lhek to you and here is hoping you will turn out many more championship teams in the years to come.Mrs.Arnett was JESSTR ARMSTRONG,and she joins me in Wishiw for you and yours continue happiness and success in all things. en, eee BUCO, fr A puke eee sopot Hoag) gon Contd eat fh fe lle, ss rey Lot lun Euo¥h Jr Jak A PAANG Mat wy SY mihy p. Kar Aanetlz, me June 20th, 1941 Mr. W. P. Arnett Jeweler and Matchmaker Longview, Washington Dear My, Arnett: I greatly appreciated your fine letter as of April 14th, but your letter along with my other fine letters was mislaid in a delayed correspondence file, due to the fact that I took on baseball coaching after my basketball season and that together with speeches in the Grapefruit and Lettuce League as well as Commencement Addresses, kept me busy forty two consecutive evenings, I did not answer your letter because I did not want to, but simply because it was a physical impossibility. Yes, I do now remember very clearly how you and Dr. Parmenter came to Independence, Missouri, and how we went together to the restaurant and had a fine steak and a fine visit. If I ever get out on the West Coast again, 1111 make it a point to look you up and have a fine visit with you in Longview. | ; Yes I did see Washington State Team in action and I thought it a superlative team. I think the mistake that was made was to keep those Washington State boys in Kansas City, Missouri for the week prior to their game with Wisconsin. Had it been possible to have taken the boys to Manhattan, Kansas, or to the University of Kansas and had the boys stay on the campus and practice in the gym, then I frankly believe that the student body of any school would have liked to have adopted them as their own. In that event, Washington State would have been refreshed and not been worn out as they. were by staying a week in Kansas City away from college campus with strange and I fear not all together wholesome environment. Iwas thrilled at the exhibition put up by Kirk Gebert. He was a great player and would make any College or University proud. Extend congratulations to his father and to him for me. Now, back to the old Baker bunch. I haven't seen "Si" Mason for sometime. He formerly worked in a bank in Kansas City as bookkeeper. Sample is in Cleveland, Ohio. I received a Christmas card from him but it carried no address. Someone told me where Preston was but I can't think of it at the moment. Hoover is down around Wichita or Oklahoma. Cub Branerd is in the pipe line supply busimess either in Dallas or Fort Worth; aoing splendidly. I do not know where Winthro is. Mr. W. F. Arnett Page +wo Thank you, Wilbur, for your kind wishes. I was always very fond of you and it's a great pleasure to hear from you. Yes, I remember Jessie Armstrong, your wife very well indeed, and I'm very happy to hear from her. Please give her my sincerest regards. Doubtless you will remember Maude Brigham. ‘She was one of our star basketball players that I coached. ‘She is now the wife of Judge Clarence Stewart, an old Baker graduate. They live here in Lawrence. We have three boys and three girls of our own, and, incidentally, four grandchildren. Bobbie, who is a Senior ‘this year, made Phi Beta Kappa and leaves for the University of Pennsylvania next fall to study medicine. Eleanor is the youngest and is a Sophomore in the University. We had one daughter, Jane, who graduated here and went to Stanford and graduated there. She is now an artist in Chicago and doing very well indeed. But I must discontinue this writing because if I get started on reminiscenees I might write a book. With all good wishes, I an, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Rrecreation-Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. FCA:re September 4, 1940 mre Fe oe Sales Ma The 4lkalol Cennes Taunton, Massachusetts Dear Mr. Clare: de wish to acknowledge receipt of the supply of ALuaae2 you sent uss . You may ‘be assured we will make good use of the product, and we are happy to recomend its use to others. Thank you for the generous samples.. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education & Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach | ! PCAslg THE ALKALOL COMPANY Producersof Mhalland Iouged TAUNTON - MAGSACGCHUSETT SS U-S:A FLORENCE A.M,WHITTERS PRESIDENT SALES MANAGER MERLE T. BARKER TREASURER ~ GEN. MANAGER Dr. Forrest C. Alien University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: We have yours of the 26th and we are very glad to know that the Alkalol we sent you has been used to good advantage. We are very glad to send you another supply which will go forward at once. We appreciate anything that you can do in recommending our product. Sincerely yours, C/H The Alkalol Co. August 29, 1940 / ? Lares : et ee - 4130 Eaton Ave. Kansas City, Kansas Sept. 7, 1940 \ ae on" oO I was very glad to get your letter telling about basket- ball plans for the year as well as the schedule. Am sure we were all sorry to hear that Ralph Miller probably will be unable to compete in athletics this year. Dear Dr. Allen: This summer has been a very enjoyable one for tie and trust that it has for you too. June and July 1 worked most of the time in KC. For five weeks I was privileged to vacation in the very beautiful state of Washington but I did also find a job to keep me busy one week while there. I particularly enjoyed the cool weather and then Washington has so many interesting things to see that I considered my visit a real education in itself. Before school was out last spring we were talking about my working in the towel room again this year. as I under- stood it I am to be an assistant to John Kline who will have charge of the room. I hope this plan ean be worked out as I am very desirous of working this year. I shall be coming to Lawrence, Monday, September 16 for registration. If it is agreeable with you I should like to see you then and we could go over plans concerning the towel room for the coming year. Sincerely, NIGHT LETTER SEPTEMBER 17, 1940 WR. HERBERT G. ALLPHIN 536 SPURGEON STREET FORT WORTH, TEXAS YOUR LETTER RECEIVED MONDAY SIXTEENTH. INASMUCH AS OUR SCHOOL WORK HAS ALREADY STARTED AND SINCE ABSENCES SUCH AS YOURS - ARE EXCUSABLE ONLY BY ILLNESS I SEE BUT TWO ALTERNATIVES POSSIBLE: FIRST, PLEASE PRESENT YOURSELF HERE FOR OUR OPENING CLASSES FRIDAY OR SECONDLY, IN VIEW OF PART-TIME TENURE HERE I WOULD SUGGEST YOUR RESIGNATION AND YOUR ENDEAVOR TO LOCATE PERMANENTLY ELSEWHERE. REPLY WESTERN UNION. Forrest Ce Allen ce: Chancellor Malott Dean Schwegler Dr. F. C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr, Allens I was in Lawrence last week-end but you were out of town, I am wondering if, for the time being, it will be possible to excuse me from my classes during the last part of September and the first mrt of October, I have already signed the pay roll for September. If my work can be absorbed in the Department _ for awhile, it will be a great favor to me, as I am trying | to get other omployment, Thank you for your sincere consideration this matter. Sincerely yours 536 Spurgeon Fort Worth, Texas, September 25, 1940 I my wire I offered you two alternatives, either to return at once or to resigne Your failure to comply with either suggestion has given me no other alternative than te replace you in the department, and to notify the Chancellor's office accordinglye In regard to the 1922 salary, you must know that the fiseal year in the University does end and always has ended upon June 30, and all University appointments always terminate at that time. Furthermore, you must recognize — ‘appointment was changed in 1936 fron twelve to nine months, without reduction in salary, Hence, nothing -oan be due you, whatever. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCAs1g eG; Chancellor Mmlott Dean Sehwegler UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION Sept. 21, 1940 Dr, F. C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Sirs Wish to acknowledge regeipt of your recent wire, You said answer by Western Union, but did not say wire collect, there- fore I @id not feel able financially to do it at my own expense, I was unable to report for clase Friday as you suggested , Since my salary there has been reduced materially, I thought mayke you might be willing te earry me on thé pay rell during the eoming school year, I think there are a few that have been carried on the pay roll one way ow the other, If a deal of this nature can be arranged, it would be a great help to me in getting adjusted elsewhere, Before I resign formally, there is a matter I would like to have brought to the attention of the University. I came to Kansas University in the fall of 1925 at a salary of $2200, for twelve months, The fiscal year on the contract reads from September 1925, July lst, 1926 the contract was changed to read fiseal year from July ist. This case carries the same status as that of Cappon, Steele Lookabaugh and Sabe. Aecording to my addition I have $366,66 due me from the University of Kansas, What do you intend to do about it? Very truly yours Ft, Worth, Texas Ootebor 5, 1940 lire Mele Andrews Boys' Worker end Program Direetor atherine liouse of Christian Fellowship 3801 Deodar Street Rast Chicago, Indien “f apkmowledge your very nice. letter of October 8 and assure you that i would be happy to autograph and present you with a complincortary copy of My Basketball Bible if I had conte The book is now out of print GudIn Tt placa T heve written & new beck, Sette Seeman » published by the MoGraweilil] Book Companys. 1 Gm Sending Tre Curtis W, MeGraw, the vice-president of the corporation, your letter and suggesting to him that if s it is in line with the policy of his institution thet he send you and your boys an author's copye This new text, Better Basketball, te superior in every — way to ly Basketball Bibles We were Gulte fortunate in the dise tribution of tat book In that over fifteen thousand copies wore s0lde eS Se of physiead edueations - 7 | Mek: didbed X veneahow yon 06 will on fing Sipe and irre Hee @ It was @ pleasure to moet you gentlemen and I have ~ ; sae reasurec your ——— * wish you success - = new o 1 trust Unt te Hooeew will 066 fit to place one of the Volumse im the vary betting of basketialls : SS | Math ol good wishes, I amy - Sinverely yours, ‘FeAslg. Varsity 11 Coach COPY COPY Katherine House of Christian Fellowship 3801 Deodar St. Hast Chicago, Ind. Octe 3, 1940 Gr. Phog Allen Director of Athletics University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mre Allen: If your memory is as good as your teachings, you will have no difficulty recalling mee We have met some threeyears ago in New York City, in the office of Sport Story Magazine, of which I was the editor at the time when we bought a very fine article from you on basketball. Later, you presented Mr. Oliphant and Mr. Grahame with a complimentary copy of your "My Basketball Bible." “hen Oliphant and I left Street & Smith ¢he book was to pass on to mee Unfortunately, someone had absconded with ite I had always wanted to get a copy of it myself, and am writing to ask you whether it would be incconformity with your principles to present a copy of "My Basketball Bible" to my boyse Katherine House is a Community Center for the underpriviled boys and girls. We haven't any sinking funds and must: rely on benefactors to donate what each can to make the boys happye This is a hotbed of basketball and anything you could contribute in that line--book, charts, drills, etce--would be of inestimable value to the Housee I beg you to forgive me this unusual request, but I know your sincere interest in boys and your desire to help whenever you find it possible. Sincerely yours, MeTe Andrews Boys' Worker and Program Director October 9, 1940 sac 4 So wink aeaken vice Gaunt? 4a toe cote than others were, It seems as if the camphor or the biting qualities of the Alkalol I had haeveerey used is absent in thise Could At be that these are samples that have grown somewhat aged and lost their sip? if I am incorrect, I would appreciate it if you will tell mee Please do not think that beggars should be chooserss rather, I have grown so fond of Allalol that I have recommended it to mny Se ea ae Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Reoreation Varsity Basketball Coach : FeAslg THE ALKBALOL COM PANY Producersof Maleland aged THUN TORN =~ MASSACHUSETTS -U-S-A FLORENCE A.M,.WHITTERS PRESIDENT F. CLARE SALES MAN AGER MERLE T. BARKER TREASURER - GEN. MANAGER Dr.. Forrest GC. Alien University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: We have your letter of October 9th. In reply we would say that the formula for Alkalol has not been changed in any particular but is exactly the same as it has been for years. It is true that when Alkalol is used frequently in the eye the stinging sensation lessens with this continued use. This is undoubtedly due to the fact that the patient's eyes have © improved and, therefore, there is less reaction. Alkalol does not deteriorate or change unless it has been kept for a vy long time so we feel sure that the above explanation is the correct one. It certainly looks as if you have a tough schedule with your basketball team and we shall follow their contests with interest. May. Alkalol have something to do with the winning team. Sincerely yours, MTB/H The Alkalol Co. Vee T. Racicev October 14, 1940 Merle 1, Barker ,Treas. Ostober 25, 1940 bENBas City, Missouri bear Mr. Andrus: | _ IT am returning the two tickets to Mrs Farl Falkenstien and you can rest assured thet you will get your refund in a short whi 3 Very cordially yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach voste October $1, 1940 Mr» Kenneth Se Adams Phillips Petroleum Company Bartlesville, Oklahoma . near “Boots :" Thanks very much fer your good letters I wanted to do something for the boy if J could an? I knew that you would understands : I am leaving for Teledo and Milwaukee ‘today for speaking engagements and will te gone for about a week, i plan to return to Lawrence in time for the Homecoming on the Sthe | Sincerely youre, fdreetor of Physical Edueation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach : PCA:lgsmin he could show to Al Welihausen, the boy who formerly - with me here : played on the *88ers in Oklehomm City last years — the "89ers last years one in the warehouse and the other in the field with the Britishwimeriean Cil Companys I believe “Chuck* | I do not mow whether “Chuck” could use Al, but I would appresia St, "Boots", if you or “Chuck” could lend your kindly interest in helping . Al Wellhausen get lined up in somo kind of & jobs Hie and Odell Fioyd had the two jobs. Al, wifortunately, took the warehouse job and Flicyd took the Britishdimerican C11 Company jobs Ployé has had several raises and is doing very well while Al's job proved purely # temporary one and played out last § % i P 6s i know how busy you are but any kindness you can show to this bey would be creatly appreciated. His family are wonderful people and they are getting of such age that Al really wants to help then because they helped him obtain his edveations, 7 | t lmow that this is an imposition, but T assure you that I would do anything te cooscrate with you if you would ask me, and for that reason co apologetic in asking you, but I am interested in the boy and Sincerely yours, Director of Rdueation and Recreation ‘A FoAslg | : / © i CC: Qh Wetlhains,, | Ho Pica be A4 a | oo | October 30, 1940 K. S. ADAMS PRESIDENT Dr. Forrest C. Allen, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Phog: This will acknowledge your letter of October 26 in reference to Al Wellhausen, which I have discussed with Chuck Hyatt. Due to the unsettled conditions account of the war our own situation is some- what undecided. However, Chuck tells me that a request has been made for a tall center by one of the teams on the West Coast, and he is writing to you along this line. With kindest personal regards, I am Sincerely yours, KSA: TEK Sit on Mre Lee Ke eek Secretary _ | Oklahoma High School Athletic Association $14 Key Building ie Oklahoma City, Oklahoma . 2 find that I have failed to answer your favor of dune Se Sonehow your letter was misplaced in a file and with my sumer coaching schools on I did not clean out this file until the middle of October and I an just now getting around to answering your letters . : We expect to set the dates for the Western and the National pleyoff, which will be held in Kansas City, sometime late in Marche Our last game in the SigeSix Conference is with Oklahana in. Lawrence on ‘earch 7, and our lest game with Oklahomm A» and Me is in Lawrence on March lle a : | : of Of course, Lee, we cannot tell whet teams will finish first in the BigeSix and Missouri Valley, and the teams that win will largely determine the location of the play-off, It is altogether thinvable that even if one of the Olahasa teams win the gemes might not be playedin __ Oklahoma Citys The policy would be to rotate some of these games, if there is a place just ae good or better then the location of the last two yearse Do you have any special dates in mind, Les? , | i understand Creighton is to be very strong this next year, but I imagine Bank will also be strong. ‘There is not much of a chance for the championship in the Missouri Valley to go more than three places; mamely, Omaha, Des Moines or Stillwater. If Creighton should win then, of course, the winners of the 2ig-Six and the Missouri Valley play-off would doubtless be played sonewhers else than OlJahom Citye | I doubt 4f there will be a tie in either Conference, — but again the two winners will largely determine the playsoff by the gooe ~ graphical seteups - | oa Write me and tell me what you would desire regarding dates for ‘your high seheol tournament and we will be glad to cooperate With all good wishes, I am, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach : Oklahoma High School Athletic Association Member of National Federation of High School Athletic Associations OFFICERS BOARD OF CONTROL WIEMER, DRUMRIGHT ENT Lee he eet WALTER P, MARSH, EL ° Rac. , DRUMRIGHT, PRESIDEN 314 KEY BUILDING ; ; REN WM. EARL WHITE, HASKELL, VICE-PRESIDENT PHONE 7-2744 REX O. MORRISON, ADA DEWITT WALLER, ENID, TREASURER W. D. JOHNSON, SKIATOOK OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. June 3, 1940 Dr. ForrestC. Allen, Basketball Coach, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen: It is our desire to hold our tournaments on such dates that they will not conflict with the college play-off or the NeC.A.A. championship. Do you, at this time, have the dates set for the re- gional elimination contests for next season? As I understand it that only consists of the play-off between the Missouri Valley and the Big Six winners. In case there is a tie in either or both of these conferences, what dates would be used for that play-off? Thanking you for this information and assistance, I am Yours very truly, / oe LEE K. ANDERSON, Co LKA/f