March 5, 1942. i Mr. Charles Chamberlain, The Associated Press, Kansas City Star Building, Kanses City, Missouri. Dear Chuck: i assure you that I did not mean to hurt you, but I wented to be careful in any quotations I make regarding Tucker. ‘He conducted himself in a most unsportsmanlike fashion in our game at Oklahoma. He ren his hand through Miller's hair, tousled it up and down, than in a kid-like fashion put his finger in Miller's face and whittled it in a most derisive manner. He was a grandstander from begimming to end. Mere mechanics does not make a great player, in Opinion. Therefore, I was hypersensitive on the statement. We did not scout Oklahoma nor did we have anyone else do so. Personally, I did not want to give Oklahoma or Tucker the satisfaction of thinking that he was important. Oklahoma pleyed a great game that night and if the individual actions of the players had been as fine as their ~ mechanics it would have been a game of games for people to re~ member. But Tucker's actions, above all others, cheapened the arrair no end. : Getting back to our correspondence, i went Ws enews you that I meant no offense and certainly I am not in the least angry with youe It is my habit to speak very plainly and I went you to know that it was just an expression honestly made with no malice whatsoever. iihen you mentioned thet you did not oe a ee ote ee ae eee all. You certainly are not en enemy of mine, but a friend, and I appreciate your fine letter. You will always have my full co- operation in every possible way, as well as ny personal friend- ship. Thanking you for your generous letter, and wishing you every success, I am Sincerely yours, ; Director of Physical Bducation and Recreation, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STAR BUILDING KANSAS CITY, MO. DEAR PHOG, | THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR DOPE. | AM SORRY ABOUT THE ERRONEOUS STATEMENTSs YOU SEE, SOMETIMES 1! GET MATERIAL FROM SPORTS COLUMNS IN THE REGION AND FROM NOW ON WILL NOT RELY ON THEMse ONE COLUMNIST, WHOM I REGARDED AS “IN THE KNOW," ONCE SAID THAT YOU TACKED A CLIPPING ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AFTER THE OKLAHOMA GAME AT LAWRENCE IN WHICH DRAKE SAID TUCKER WAS A GREATER PLAYER THAN BLACKe 1! THOUGHT IF THIS WERE TRUE, THE CLIPPING APPARENTLY WAS PUT THERE FOR A PURPOSE, A PSYCHOLOGICAL PURPOSE. ; | AGREE WITH YOU THAT ANY ATHLETE WHO ACTED LIKE TUCKER DID IN YOUR NORMAN GAME IS NOT “GREAT. BUT, PHOG, | DID NOT SAY YOU SAID HE WAS GREATse DON'T YOU THINK HE'S A "goop" PLAYER? THAT'S WHAT | SAID, ACTUALLY. HOWEVER, THOSE QUOTES, WHICH | THOUGHT HARMLESS, WERE MINE, AND I'M SORRY. I! ALSO CAN SEE HOW THE STORY COULD BE MISCONSTRUED TO IMPLY THAT YOU THOUGHT TUCKER GREAT. a I'M SORRY IT WAS NOT CLEARERe | HOPE THAT THE “ERRONEOUS STATEMENTS" ARE NOT AS CONSISTENTLY MADE AS YOUR LETTER INFERRED, MOR E THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STAR BUILDING KANSAS CITY, MO. | CONSIDER YOU LETTER A GOOD BRACERs 1 NEEDED ITe THE TROUBLE WITH SPORTS WRITERS IS THAT THEY CAN SLAP TOGETHER STUFF WHICH TO THEM APPEARS HARMLESS AT THE TIME OF WRITING, BUT REALLY IS A KICK=IN@-THE=FACE OR MISREPRESENTEDe 1 LIKE TO GET LETTERS LIKE THE ONE FROM YOU (IT IS THE FIRST) BECAUSE IT SNAPS ME BACK INTO REALITY AND | CAN GUIDE THE STRAIGHT AND NARROWs JUST STARTING OUT IN THE BIG SIX, | DON'T WANT TO MAKE ENEMIES, ESPECIALLY 9M YOU. 1 ADMIRE YOU TOO MUCH. ALL I CAN SAY 1S THAT | WILL TRY TO BE MORE CAREFUL. THIS LETTER IS CONFIDENTIAL. CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN May 19, 1942. f Mr. 8S. R, Clodfelter, Jayhan Barber Shop, Massachusetts | > My letter wes written in a jocular vein and intended in no way to injure your feelings. I was just sort of kidding you regarding the short haircut that I got. It is just now growing out so that I can keep most of the bristles down. In another week I think it is go- ing to be 0.K., and I will come in and see you. With all good wishes, I eam Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCAsAE . Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. Lawrenee, Kansas. May 15, 1942 Dr. Forrest ¢. Allen University of Kansas. Dear friend Doc.: See Received your letter this A.M. and I gather from reading it, that I surely did gealp you instead of giving you a hair cut. So. feel I should write you and offer an apology. ee I am more sorry about the mistake ¢han you may think. I do appreciate your saying you Will come back to the stiop and give me a chance to redeem myself. oe Having the privilege and pleasure of doing a lot of Barber work for the Allen family, I really feel bad to know my last service prowed so wunsatisfactory. I hope I will be able to do my next. gob, in a more satisfactory fashion. . ; Your letter is a nice one, but Tl have felt bad to know I have caused you the humiliation and that you were so. dissatisfied with my last service. 7 ee I do appreciate all the business you and your family have given me in the years past, — and I hope this one mistake can be forgotten, and that our business relation and friendship eam continue in I am very truly « yy 3.7 .Ga dfelter May 13, 1942. ti. Hap Clodfelter, Barber Shop, Dear Hap: cient] i I have survived ¥ to endow you with the rank title of * war=like profession. When I escaped from night I arrived home breathlessly and got to recognize me as the old man with long, Mery personally examined me for a right side of my cranium, but there proved to be no wound whatsoever, : only a deep hiatus caused by your aggressive weapon. When I recover sufficiently in hair follicles, with the exception of one baseball team, ono basketball team and one football team represented by the same hair follicles, I will present myself as Exhibit A and see what you can do the next time. é : the scalping party Tomahawk" in your turday my home : : i Hi Se i 1 i Y § But, old Chief Tomahawk, when I tell you thet there. are Drums Along the Mohawk be careful that old Chief Tomahawk doesn't wield those weapons of scalping. With hopes of recovering sufficiently to visit you within the next month, I am Sincerely yours, | Direstor of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA: AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. — Merch 3, 1942. Mre Charles Chamberlin, The Associated Press, Kansas City Star Building, Kansas City, Mos Dear Charlie: I am sending you the data that you asked for. I hope it is satisfactory. You will pardon me if I call your attention to some erroneous statements that you seem consistently to make. Some of these are as follows: You state that bulletins had been posted on the Fansas dressing room bulletin board heralding the greatmess of Tucker, Also you said that I would admit that he was a great player, end so forth. There have been many other statements that you have made which are equally untrue. No clipping or statement has ever been put on the bulletin board at Kansas regarding Tucker. ‘“e consider him an ordinary migrant athlete. We did not scout him in any of our gemes nor did we scout Oklahoma, nor do we think that he is a great athlete. I consider a great athlete a men who plays great ball and conducts himself on the court as a high grade gentleman. T have two players on my team that I would not trade for Tucker - Charlie Black and Ralph Miller. They asked me at Oklahorm if make. I said, "None whatever". The reason Tucker is a great athlete is because in that game when things ike things to him to egg on the crowd which had a distinctly home and partisan flavor. le acted the part of grand stander throughout the game. We did not prepare for Tucker and we took care of him in a fine, clean way. We preferred to play the ball and not foul the man. But it was the hitting of McCurdy and Roberts on long shots that broke the Kensas defense. hind coven Athen we heevet i pinks’ en Okleheen ot Norman. And we scored but 54 in our crushing defeat of Oklahome heree It was the unprecedented hot shooting of Oklahoma hitting 39.6% of their shots that defeated Kanses. For your information, 63 points is not considered a devastating number since we ran up 51 against then. We defeated Oklahoma here 54 to 52, a difference of 22 points. I see nothing exceptional to cheer about. Last year they beat us 11 points at Norman. It looks to like they are just rumning true This is a personal letter and it is not intended for publication, but it is my effort to tell you that I would not like to be quoted umless I make statements. This letter is not for quotations Sincerely yours, | Director of Physical Bducation and Recreation, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. Ene. 2 “ Sept. 24, 1941 Mr. Harold C. Classen Associated Press Rockefeller Center New York, He. Ye Dear Spike, Thank you for your very kind letter of the 22 instant remembering me in your busy moments of tearing yourself loose from the ' mid-states and leaving for “Jews York". Spike, its been a great pleasure to know you and your fine family and I'm pulling for you to go to the top. Give my kindest regards to Whitney Martin and Charles Grumich. With all good wishes from the Allen's to the Classen'’s I em Sincerely yours, - Director of Physical Education and Recreation FCA/pg Varsity Basketball Coach January 9, 194% _ Bless your heart, you old scamp, and congratulations to you on your honere Ge, ee ; feel very much ashamed of myself that I did not answer your letters thought that I had, My former secretary resigned and in between of secretaries I imagine that your letter got into the delayed ng that we failed to give it the necessary attention that we should sorry and ashamed of myself. ; adninistrator of Dre Naismith's estate, but I have always wherever I d regarding any financial angle that I could aid d stimulated the Naismith Wight wherein each — to the Naismith funds The purpose was to over seas to Berlin to the Olympic cnmese oi i ta R Hg Fe st Sa g a | Bei 1 8 33 A ES Neigmith took ill and did not go, but we raised better than $7,000 for Dr. Naismith and gave it to him in cash Besides his European tour he bought Chancellor Trank Strong’s homes He wes very confortable until his deaths : Pas OoB. Fartley is a go friend of mine and had there been any way of my getting this film for you I would straightway have cone and gotten it for you, However, Dre Naismith's second wife is housemother at a fraternity at the University of Nebraska and Dre Naismith's children are scattered over the country and I do not mow how I can procure thet photograph for you as much as I would like to, I will put a reminder of this on my memo pad and o will see what I can do about it, but I am afraid with the way that Dr. Naismith kept track of these details I fear the film may be lost. | 3 I met “Jumebug" Moore's son when he was playing on the Stanford teame We called him “Dinty." He is a fine looking chap and I kmow that he will goa long waye I did hear of Stants death. It was sade I had heard of his _ demestic and financial difficulties as well as his i111 health. Stan was a great old bey and I was sorry to read of his passinge - You will remanber it was "Pin" Coble who gave me my name of Phog™ — of Foge When it came out in the paper I said, “How in the dickens you come to spell my name "Phog" Pinhead?" "Well", he said, "I wanted doll it up a little; "Foc" was too plain." So that is the how of its saw Pin about ten years ago and he was looking fines He had lost one of gold and ws after another. Judge Cohn Page 2 Jane 9, 1941 Julius, everything is fine with me and I trust that it is with yous Bob, our youngest boy who is now playing on the team, is doing fine in studies and during our trip east he called on Dean Pepper of the Medical School at the University of Pennsylvania and has been accepted theres We are pretty proud of him and he is doing a good jobe I trust that he will make an excellent physician as he seems much interested in attaining the best there is in medicinee I believe he has the real idea of service and if you have the real idea of service you are apt to be a SUCCESS» Give my kindest regards to OsBe Hartley, will you Dutz, and tell him that I am just one of those guys who do not answer letters as promptly as I should and I sometimes lay it on to administrative overwork. But you know, Dutg, that I em very fond of you and I would do anything for you that I possibly coulds With all good wishes, I em, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Dducation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach ' FCAslg CITY OF PORTLAND, OREGON D. B. PALMER CLERK OF COURT H.-K. PIERCE COURT DEPUTY MUNICIPAL COURT B. ee JULIUS COHN JUDGE January 6, 1941 Mr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear "Phog": Quite a nice write-up of you in the last issue of the Saturday Evening Post. Atta boy! That son of yours is certainly exemplifying his dad. I am sure you derive much joy from his sterling performances. Had a letter from "Junebug" Moore recently. His son, Brian, who has now finished his law course, is engaged to be married and has become associated with an excellent law firm in L.A. Suppose you long since heard the sad news of poor old Stan Meyers! death. He certainly experienced rough sledding during the past few years -- family troubles, financial difficulties and ill health. Some months ago 0. B. Hartley (K.U.'08), now living in Olympia, Washington, was in Portland. We wrote you a letter at the time requesting, if possible, your finding a football picture he had taken of me in 1907 kicking a field goal in a Colorado-K.U; game. Dr. Naismith had asked for it and he had given him the film. 0. B. said that you were administrator of Naismith's estate, and we were in hopes that you could locate the film or picture and forward it to me. Will you please try? Haven't seen "Pin" Coble for some time, but under- stand that he is getting along in good fashion. Hope 1941 is brimful of vigorous health and con- tentment for you and yours. As Ever DUTZ JC:EB Decenver 16, 1940 Mre Harold Claassen The Associated Press - Star Building as Kansas City, Missouri Dear "Spike"; _ I em sending the bulletins that you asked for, together with some others on the subject and I trust they are sufficient fer you to send on to Richmond, Virginia for the features Would you please tell the fellow writing this that I would appreciate very much seeing it after it is in print, or at least his giving me information as to where the feature will appears Thank you very much, Spike. es : the “lady's fan" beeause the new board is exactly the shape of a lady's folding fame These modified tackboards are a benefit to spectators in that more oO 50% of the dead wood has been cut aways thereby greatly increasing visibility tors for the Emelo . ee 7 _ | This new stream-lined affect presents a more neat appearance | s the playing apparatus of the basketbail court is concerned, and yet it retains all of the fertile spots on the board. Every bank shot that was possible for a goal on the old board is still possible on this ones shots on various sized boards. ‘They used small ones and large ones and registered ry hit on a board, whether it was good or bade Then the next — step was to chart hits on the board that were good for a goal and from every angle and height. The people vest fitted to do this work were members of our Research Committee in the high schools; namely, Mre Floyd Rowe, Chairman of the Basketball Rules Committee, and Mr. HoVe Porter, Secretary of the National High Sehool Federations o _ Smaller boards than the present one and even larger ones than the one we now have were tried oute I had a set of them here in the gym~ nasium and we used them for a years ie found on the smaller one that some shots would hit on the edge of the boards therefore, we increased the size for experi- mental purposes and continued our study. Ye tried the convex board, but the Rules Committee turned it down because it was patented. We are using the board with the flat, planed surface which can be made by everyone without much expenses it can be made in the manwl training shops of the high schools. The manufacturers conceived upon a plan of using @ pressed= steel backboard and making it uniform for everyones Of course, a wooden or a steel board is satisfactory as well as a glase board, if the glass is painted whites The white paint is for the purpose of setting off the black ringe Many glass banks have rather a bluish cast and they do not set off the black steel rings of + a ‘ . : : Mre Claassen Page 2 Dec. 16, 1940 Therefore, if you paint a glass bank then you spoil the affect that is hoped for; namely, of allowing the spectators to see through them from the rears The manufacturers make this pressed-steel backboard for $56.00 & pairs The old backboard, 6" x 4* on the steel tank, cost $100.00 a pair. It was very difficult to make a large steel surface, 6* x 41, without | having it warp, but this bank is much cheaper, presents much more ‘visibility both from undernesth and the sides than the old board, and the players, after . Ss at it for a little while, declare it = as easy to hit as a larger In fact, there are many coaches who say that if a player, shooting for a saan cannot come close to making a basket on the new board then you do not have much of.a basketball player on the floore The new boards, you will welhen, have @ cutein arch which | permits spectators to sit fifteen feet back underneath the board and still see the ball go through the basket, This is a great improvement to buildings which have many seats on the floor back and: underneath the baskets : I would say that the players adjust: themselves quickly to the new board, and there should be no great handicap through using the ‘two types of boards interchangeably. Both the new board and the old 6! x 4° ave still legale The Rules Committee did not make a rule requiring the new board because of the fact that many school systems in big cities do not have a sufficient budget to change @ll the banks at once, It is for that reason the Committee has made both boards legal, but I feel pretty certain that in time the new board, being much more efficient,: will replace the big, old, cumbersome board that was placed on a ruming track to keep the spectators from kmocking or batting the ball away from the basket. That was the original intention of the people who put the first boards back there, and =“ the players got to tankings | I trust that this gives - nade intonation from which to write a yarns | scinseals yours, evokes of Physical Education and Reoreati on ! Varsity Basketball Coach — ‘FWAslg THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STAR BUILDING KANSAS CITY, MO. Dec. 10, 1940 DR. FORREST C. ALLEN BASKETBALL COACH UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE KANSAS DEAR PHOG: Do you HAVE ANOTHER OF THOSE BOOKLETS ON NGOAL-HI?" | PICKED UP A COUPLE ABOUT A YEAR AGO BUT APPARENTLY HAVE LOST THEM. NOw | HAVE A REQUEST FROM RICHMOND, VA., FOR A FEATURE ON IT. NHILE YOU ARE IN A WRITING MOOD, WHY NOT ADD A PARAGRAPH TO YOUR LETTER AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF THE NEW-STYLED ———? NOw THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TRIED: IN A. ee MY VERY BEST, fbb yay 4 ( HAROLD CLAASSEN December 18, 1940 Mre Harold Claassen The Associated Press Star Building Kansas City, Missouri “Dear "Spike"; I am tickled that you are going to write the article on Goalelie ‘Now, regarding the rumors about changing the finals. The fimals are definitely set for Kansas City, and the contract. has been signed for the date of March 29¢ The Western WeCeAche Playoffs will be held on March 21 and 22, Doubtless the boys in New York thought that since Mre Holman was President, we would move the earth, but there are other geographical centers in the United Stetes which are just as important as Noo Yawkd Of course, this is off the record, Spike, and I would not want anything said, but the dates are set and the contract is signed, and the games will be played in our countrye Sincerely yours, Director of Physical mducation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach WAslg THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STAR BUILDING KANSAS CITY, MO. Dee. 17, 1940 Dr. Forrest C. ALLEN BASKETBALL COACH UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS DEAR PHOGS THAT NOBLE NORDIC AND FORMER SLEDDING ENTHUSIAST, HAROLD CLAASSEN, WILL DO THE PIECE ON "GOAL=HI." | AM SURE YOU'LL GET A COPY. ANY TRUTH TO THE RUMORS | HAVE BOTH READ AND HEARD THE PAST FEW DAYS _ THAT THE NCAA WILL TRANSFER THE NATIONAL FINALS TO NEW YORK FOR THE EDIFICATION OF THE COACHES WHO WILL ATTENDING THEIR CONVENTION THERE? SINC HAROLD CLAASSEN ae O tf lp Oo lou G4 \S |d4q ee ee (THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS) | i) an if a gehe Hl igs 4 iB : roi ar g : i By i “att be ; ui ; Pei uh elt Vilas i 835 ay peaiece i a i mal: a He nant : iH mal a bat te ili Li i i a5: i eed elt it He Lf i ee ‘hat oF ql: if aie ll fies gal i(k uly gly “qual & bess Tt ea nite Fadi oh Ha ddae Mire Cross | Page 2 ste 11, 1940 ‘Mia Ruth Hoover, who is head of our physical education peat Hy Bonn Aap sory hinds igre Se Sym tala Department. Later took hor mmster's work at Columbia. W421 you not write me at once, letting me know what time ee en ee We tee 6 crete Very cordially yours, Direetor of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Coach MAdg 2 Chiccgy- dud Lac l ‘Y Vo (acta J oe age: SLA head lig 40 of Blagrmamt ef pus cas ssech tah tog 7 oeuteterd cournet weet dp ly Urare Phe Clb Yeerr/, thok _ lug B § 3 : for you to do work this semester in physical education in that school. Of course, you will not be permitted to carry a full load because, firet, you are doing teaching work have been in session over a month before you could reports , The second semester you will, of course, have time for graduate work, carrying as m as any fellowship would pernite : the two semesters. We have physical education, Our has been in progress for two BARS Will you kindly wire me or write me a special delivery letter upon receipt of this communication? Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Sjueation and Recreation FeAslg Varsity Basketball Coach oo fo 4 Chucalern afi et Ine lot r: gg ie tt2-CF ns N. Mildred Ave. hi¢ago, Iii, Ot. Ty: 2940 Mr. Forrest C. Allen,. Athelitic Director; Kansas University: Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen; Your telegram reached me all right and I wired saying, that I would be interested. While down in Champaign, Illinois Sunday, ii. Ray Duncan told me you were planning to use a part time man for gymnastics and physical education. My exnerience in gymnastics has extended over seven years and f have won championships and places on every piece of apparatus as well as in tumbling and ropeclimbing. I have been a member of the National Championship team of the University of Illinois for the past two years and worked all-around. I attended the American College of Physical Education of Chicago for three years and the University of Illinois for an additional three years, earning my B. S. degree from the latter school. I have a wide range of experience in athletics. At the present time I am working "middle" in a three man balancing act and "bottom" on a perch-pole act and cannot leave my partners on short notice. ‘It is for that reason that I will not be available until the 20th. of October. I'm planning to take my Master's Degree in Physical 4 Education. Let me know if your school gives such a degree. I would also like to have details regarding the jocition such as; type of classesito be taught; the number of class; etc. Will I be able to do grade work this semester? Is a second semester arrangement possible? Hoping to hear from you soon I remain, Sincerely Yours, CLASS OF SERVICE 1201 g SYMBOLS 3 This is a full-rate DL=Day Letter Telegram or Cable- NL=Night Letter am unless its de- (59 9 ) erred character is in- LC =Deferred Cable dicated by a suitable symbol above or pre- NLT =Cable Night Letter ceding the address. : R. B. WHITE NEWCOMB CARLTON J. Cc. WILLEVER >) Ship Radiogram A - PRESIDENT FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT The filing time shown in the date line on‘telegrams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is STANDARD TIME at point of destination ——— at 646 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, Kansas. Phone 2764 KADA2 5 COLLECT=VI CHICAGO ILL 30 1211P dn bh as we Fee FORREST C ALLEN, AN ANSWER PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPT=KANSAS UNIVERSITY INTERESTED AFTER OCTOBER TWENTIETH= JOHN M CRESS» ee THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE CLASS OF SERVICE 1201 SYMBOLS This is a full-rate - DL=Day Letter Telegram or Cable- NL=Night Letter 3 _— its de- erred character is in- LC=Deferred Cab! dicated by a suitable ( 9, 6 ) . symbol above or pre- : : NLT =Cable Night Letter ceding the address... R. B. WHITE NEWCOMB CARLTON J. Cc. WILLEVER \ Ship Radiogram ve PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT The filing time shown in the date line on telegrams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt i@ STANDARD PIME At point of debtisiation Received at 646 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, Kansas. Phone 2764 z ‘ome a o = KAD40 25 COLLECT=CHAMPAIGN FLL 26 1026A FORREST C ALLENsDIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION= UN! OF KANS OUR BEST. AVAILABLE GYMNAST JOHN CRESS 2710 NORTH MILDRED | CHICAGO ILLINOISs HE 1S TRAVELING IN VAUDEVILLE MAY / TAKE -A FEW DAYS. TO FIND HIM= RAY DUNCAN U OF I: oy Did ® (KL -10S 76 27 10% THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM September 30, 1940 Mre John Cress 2710 Ne Mildred Chicago, Illinois Mr. Fred Wagner 60 Maple Street Crystal Lake, Illinois WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN PART TIME POSITION HERE PHYSICAL EDUCATION GYMNASTICS WHICH WOULD PERMIT — GRADUATE STUDY SALARY FOUR TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENTS MAKE SLIGHT DEPARTMENTAL — ADJUSTWENT NECESSARY HERE, WIRE COLLECT WESTERN = UNION. $ - 3 #292 i. § : ‘et dae he Hn a gy batt ia airs Gy FI o< tty HH 3 7: ut Hi isl ue eis Hs : tial gal gi athe Hine sis vtees Gaaegt 8 Lay li sifty dyayeny dus ih Hee figs beaeial sie > ai sie tthe ian, TBE Fy re a pda aby Mn 1 a all i sf Ht ae oh Oste 11, 1940 Pleanor, e Harvard vants to ¢ Page 2 and hildren Bobby hopes does year Director of Physical Edueation and. Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach | Mre Cox our He is onpetit envol 1 | POAsig October 4, 1940 Wire Harold Claassen. The Associated Press Kansas City, Missouri Dear Spikes I think you put your finger on the situation when you found that at one time I made @ speech in which I stated, “I hope to coach at Kansas at least until Sob has finished his courses" Well, mybe my wish will be partially fulfilled, but I do not see in that anything that says I may die of heart failure this year. Yes, you are quite right that “Great oaks from little acorns grow," When I Le would give bread Stent of a athe to a child would naturally want to do the thing that the child wanted. Especialiy is this so if the desire is pleasing in the father’s sight and is honorable. —_— found the correct answers With all good wishes, I am, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FeAslg THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STAR BUILDING KANSAS CITY, MO. SEPTEMBER 21, 1940 DRe te Ce ALLEN BASKETBALL COACH UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS DEAR DOCTOR: AS SOON AS | READ OF YOUR RETIREMENT (7?) | WENT TO WORK ON TWO TANGEN ONE, OF COURSE, WAS TO CONTACT YOU AND DISCOVER THE TRUTH OR FALSITY 0 THE STATEMENT, THE SECOND WAS TO ASCERTAIN THE RUMOR'S SfouRCE. I HA BEEN STYMIED ON THE LATTER BUT HAVE DISCOVERED WHAT STARTED THE THING MOVING. |T SEEMS YOU ONCE MADE A SPEECH (AT LEAST YOU ARE BEING QUOTED AS HAVIN DONE SO) IN WHICH YOU SAID "| HOPE TO COACH AT KANSAS AT LEAST UNTIL BO HAS FINISHED HIS COURSE." AND BOB IS A SENIOR THIS YEAR. DOESN'T THAT ANCIENT VERSE GO SOMETHING LIKE THIS (GREAT OAKS FROM 1 ~ ACORNS grows” HAROLD ULAASSEN