February 14, 1940. Deas I am sending you a copy of the letter I have just received from lire Thomase Its up to you now. I hope you will be appointed as one of the officials. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Rec i a FCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coachs OFFICE PHONE 2-0370 RESIDENCE PHONE 2-0175_ a GAS oTATE HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION E.A.THOMAS MEMBER OF NATIONAL FEDERATION OF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS COMMISSIONER Room 204- NATIONAL RESERVE BUILDING TOPEGIA February 13, 1940 Mr. Forrest C. Allen, Department of Physical Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Doc: Thanks for your letter in regard to Kenneth Caldwell as an official. The final selection of the officials rests largely upon the recommendations of the schools entering the tourna- mentse I'll be very glad to see that his name is entered, however, and that he receives every consideration we are able to give hin. With best wishes, I am Very cordially yours, Ee Ae Thomas, Commissioner. ba bos ee A E. R. STEVENS, PRESIDENT Z INDEPENDENCE fr J. R. JONES, VICE-PRESIDENT’ } o/” SUBLETTE el E. A. FUNK, TREASURER ARKANSAS CITY Fg 7 A. i fv D. E. WOLGAST * ® MARYSVILLE A} J. E. BOWERS % SENECA g HUGH W. SPEER HAYS DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION - ~~ os THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO LONDON, CANADA February 12, 1940 DP, fF, GC. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas U. Ss As Dear Allen: Under separate cover I am mailing you to-day a copy of a Canadian magazine entitled "The National”. JI found in it an article on basketball which I thought might interest you as it was some information about Dr. Naismith that I have not seen in any other article. My purpose, however, in writing you is to ask if you think it would be possible for you to seeure a fairly large photo of Dr. Naismith. We propose to build a Field House here some time soon and I am now gathering historical photographs so that we will have something to put on the walls when we finally go into our new building. Has any photographer in your city the negative and could I secure from them a photo which would be satisfactory to frame? If so, I would appreciate you sending me their address so that I may order the photograph at once. Mr. T. D. Patton, who I understand is the only living member of the team in Spring- field of 1891, is a personal friend of mine and I often see him in Toronto. Through him I secured a copy of the photograph of this first team as well as a copy of the rules that were printed at that time. Both of these we now have,with a good deal of other basketball data, being pre- served in our own library here where they can be Dri F. ¢. Alten: 2. had for reference. I am greatly disappointed to think that I am not going to go out to the meeting of the Basketvall Committee this year. Un- fortunately, our Canadian Intercollegiate Athletie Union annual meeting takes place the same week-end and I must be present. assistant, Lew Davies, however, will attend the Coaches Meeting and you will probably see him. With kindest personal regards, I am Faithfully yours, JHC: 5 Director of Physical Education Mite Kemmeth Caldwell, 201 Se Santa ve. AVGeg Chanute, KANSAS Dear Keunys Well, I em rether proud of you, my boy. I an sorry thet you could not come back to school, but I see that you are putting your education into good stead. The fact thet you Imew the rules is & very important require ment for people when they go out and ask money for their Servi GESe - 1 ea writing Mr. Thoms and sending you a copy of the letter. I hope that I my be able to serve you at exy tino it is within my powers If this George Caldwell was formerly principal at ee ee eee ee teen at Colleges Ne is a great fellow ond a fine sportssomme When I have spoken at Neodesha severnl times I have met him and enjoyed visits with hime Good luck to you, Kenny. — — — ———_—~- —_—- oo CALDWELL & RUSH EW AND USED FURNITURE WOOD AND COAL CHANUTE, KANSAS : c 6,197F0 . ; a Tis ee. 201.S. SANTA FE AVE CALDWELL & RUSH NEW AND USED FURNITURE WOOD AND COAL a. KANSAS é a bs / J 2 «hse ty i ili 2 rf ahah, G2a205 . (HM aR 1 ee aie | Ne Ue al a Hi, Gu ah a Ce es : ; : 43 sit) E: ie nur ij 3 nah i Lids [% i i l pis vit : iH i pb g :. ty au Mes be est 3 sli aus : February 13, 19406 We haven't changed our style one iota, although we do have different types of men who play differently fran one wllege generation to the other. Therefore, we must adjust our manipulations on offense and defense to suit the peculiarities of the player. 3 ? havent told you a thing new, but if I have clarified any points I em happy for ite I want to congratulate you on the fact that you can go yey out of your class as far as enrollment and competition is con- cerned, end lick Atchison, Leavermorth, and Ste Joes «Brother, you are a real coach when you have done thate I think you have done & marvelous Jobs With all good wishes, and congratulations on your success, I am Very sincerely yours, “Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCAsAH + Meares. Gy Basketball Coaches IATTAN RURAL HIGH ScHOoL JOHNNIE CORRIGAN, Principal POWHATTAN, KANSAS Jane 30 Dr, Forrest C, 4llen University of Bansas lawrence, Kansas Dear Doctor Allen: Will you please answer this problem for mes Of course I have my own ideas but I would like to get them verified or rejected. Your team has the ball and your player is fouled 50 seconds before the game is over. Your side is one point ahead --will you throw that free throw. (only sne free throw allowed Your presence certainly added fire to ine meeting of the coaches at Topeke during the holidays. I heard several fellows say "I surely like to hear Allen talk." Some people ean get their ideas acrosse : Now that Missouri has been knoeked from the unbeaten elass I look and also hope that old Kansas eomes thru again with the title. I know that I am dumb but I aid not quite understand that defense you used in Fopeka. I watehed Bob Allen and Eline mueh of the time. They looked to me like they were playing a strict man to man ee of the eenter line. I have one boy this year who I feel bs of college ealiber. The only one who I feel eould make a real good team sinee I have been here; however it is the old story. He will probably go to sone sm1l school beeause of financese We played in Atehison, Leavenworth and St. Joe against their team--sure we beat all three of theMe The point is that these toms did not have any player that eame up to this boys ability. Again with the best of luck, Yours very sineerely, _— |recalled today that |Turner owned the first ice busi- ,| crusher, Recall Time When Ice Was Cut From Lakes and Streams Here Frank Goodman Recalls “Old Bob” Turner on Spring Branch ‘Road as Well as Many Others— Great Progress in Industry. A few years ago a freeze like the present one would have been look- ed upon by at least one local in- dustry as a blessing. The ice in- dustry of a few years back smiled broadly when heavy freezes, came. Frank Goodman, engineer of the Independence Ice & Creamery Co. “Old Bob” ness here, Years and years ago | Bob ‘Turner, Sr., had an ice house on the Spring Branch Road some- -|where near the site of. the rock Ice was..cut. from the ‘| Spring Branch and from lakes in _|the neighborhood. George Schulze was the first ice [man to make his, own equipment ‘lin this city. Not having a suitable water supply available, Schulze built an artificial lake at the southeast corner of West. South Avenue and Osage Street. A part of the old lake dam still stands there today. “Young Bob” Turner made his appearance in the ice business and used the old McCoy Lake (Doutt’s Lake) as a source of ice. The Dickinson Lakes were used by Ray, and W. B. Dickinson to sup- ply their ice house. The May Grain & Coal Company also en- tered the ice business while it was, still in the natural ice stage. When no natural ice was avail- able here it was shipped in by rail from northern communities. Delivery of ice.in the early days did not have the finesse and tech- nique of the modern delivery service, yard with a shout of “Ice” and the customer had to hustle out and'. recover the cake of ice, wash it and carry it inside, _ -In the old days the ice was sawed with odd-looking saws. The cakes varied in size according to the thickness of the ice on the lake. Some icemen drove a horse out onto the lake and “plowed” the ice both ways with an ice plow. This plow did not cut all of' the way through and the cakes were broken off with pike poles by workmen who floated them to |a chute where they were hauled up into the ice house and stored in sawdust. In 1905 W. O. Porter, J. B. Hat- ten, J. M. Burgner and Randolph Jones: built the first artificial ice plant. It had a capacity of thirty- five tons per day and used dis- tilled water, which cost much Ice was tossed into the |, more than the raw water used today. In 1913 a 2,000-ton storage house was added to the plant, The plant was increased to 100-ton ca- pacity in 1915 but in 1925 a 60-ton raw water plant was added to the equipment. The present modern: plant of 108 tons daily capacity was changed from steam operation to electrifi- cation in 1932. About the same time many of the old gadgets around the ice plant were replaced by more up-to-date stuff. Gone are the old brass scales that hung on the back of the wagon. A scoring machine has made them no longer a necessity. The fine broad-backed horses have been replaced by trucks which move about too fast for the modern kid to get a chance to filch a- small piece of ice on a hot day. Time was when sneaking a small piece of ice off of the back of a wagor was gute a sport on a hot oer Rt ee te tH ei TS February 19, 1940. Mrse Nelle Davis Callahan, 8021 Marty, Overland Park, Kansas. Dear Helles tlinsl illic dae sie wach teas boanee ce ioik serneus ata mame oe ilMissouri. Indeed I do remember harvesting ice, because every Christmas vacation I helped harvest ice out at the Dickinson Lake and during the sumers and vacation time I peddled it. And how | many tines Mrs. Davis saved my life with that wonderful buttermilk of hersg I'll never Tomget IX. : Mrs Davis wie busy up tiem with his Welle-Fargo and Bell Telephone business, but I could always count om a fine glass of | buttermilk at the Davis households And you can well imagine that the Davis's always got extremely good weight from the icemn?g Give our kindest regards to Mr. Tavise | : Nothing would please me better than to have an Ettinger and a Davis coming to K. U. next years. ‘Tell J. “. and Don that we are counting on theme I wish some time that both the boys could drive out and look over the campus, and incidentally have a visit with us here. i understand that Don's father is an officer at Fart Leaverworthe Is he still thers? Tell me all about the possi-: bility of Je We caning. I would be glad to help both boys with same work if it is necessary for them to work to help defray their expenses. Now sit down and write me a long letter and give me the dope on these tw boys. : Thanking you so much for writing me and enclosing the Clipping, I em Very sincerely yours, 7 , Divector of Physical Education and Recreation, FCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coache