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,
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