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,