INDIANA UNIVERSETY BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR MEN April 2, 1940 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog:- Your letter of March 29th reached me yesterday morning and I want to thank you for writing me as you did with regard to the ticket situation. Let me take this opportunity of congratulating you upon staging such a successful final game, financially and otherwise, Everett Dean, Branch McCracken and Ralph Graham, all three, told me that from reports they heard around Kansas City you could have sold two or three times as many tickets as were sold if it would have been possible to get them in the auditorium, You proved that there is no place up to the present at least that can equal Kansas City in backing such a tournament as you had the week preceding the final game and the final game itself. I read in the papers that the finals are again to be held at Kansas City. If this report is correct, I assure you that Ole Olson and you certainly reached oC. rl I will ask our ticket man to forward a report to be at once, For your information wish to say that ten tickets were sold here and the other forty were turned in by Ralph Graham i# to our good old friend Ernest Quigley on Saturday morning. Coach McCracken and all the members of our team were delighted with the reception and treatment that they received while in Kansas City. Mac told me that the game was very clean, that the fouls committed were all made in the heat of such a terrifically fast and exciting game. He said that your boys were very fine sportsmen and played an excellent clean game of basket- ball. Of course, you know that weeare more than delighted with the outcome of the game and the performance our boys gave. At the same time, I realize that the result was most disappointing to you, but on the other hand I am sure you have satisfaction in knowing that your boys did put up an excellent and sportsmanlike game, and that you yourself conducted the most outstanding tournament that the National Collegiate has ever held. With kindest regards to Mrs, Allen and yourself, I am Very cordially yours, ° G. Clevenger j Director of Athletics sant ie et ab g ijt: A 4; ‘ Hh & li ‘is ; a a i s ; i Hy Ha it nf rt i : | Hey EEE at if He re i ; Ha a mF a lit 3 i i Bt Ty uit : yf | ia il Mi sab - ‘Thenk you, Clev, for your idind wishes regarding the conduct of the tournaments We were happy about-it. ‘We did work — poke ee ee ee ene ee , —— eee represented the National € ‘The Allens kindest regards to the Clevengers. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FOAsAH Varsity Basketball Coaches duly 20, 1940 a Hi a! li i nel te be i i te iat f Hi wae ig i & nu i | He é i y yours, Fas Utes se aS es With all sod Versity Basketball Coach bs aii | if TEE i “is iis afl itt ot Hi in Ii i vs He 1 3 { - re fila — a 7 ae | i a iy ei died i i aut F ti oe it i a i tele nw : j ii) a i He iff Me ral i aa uk Bt He at oil Taf - nif ban : tli ined i ON, f s : . | fll FEL 264 3 e ed de | ia I: ‘ i auf tal, fire & H W i . bes if : | 2 Hi al aly ae tin Wg Gh Gig at > i ee 5 sa i ey ais i 3 Delbert Crabbe, who was in your Basketball class two years ago (with Joe Giamangelo), stopped in the office Saturday to ask if you would send a letter of recommend= ation to the school authorities at Ellis, Kansase He has EERE, been the Band Director there 2 yrse, and now there is an opening as basketball coach which he thinks he could fill. This would be in addition to his band work. He played 5 years in the McPherson Conference, but due to a shoulder injury did not come out for basketball heree The letters should be written soon to Supte Le Re Vaniman George Niesley (Treas. of Board, and the person most interested in athletics) — April 25, 1940. Mxe Wemdiell Le Collins, 703 Stanton Avenue, Ames, Iowie Dear Mate Collins: | In reply to your inquiry of April 22nd asking for material on the evolution of basketball rules, I am very happy to send you the enclosed mineographed material which Itrust will be of sone benefit to you in your reporte Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, Varsity Basketball Coache 703 Stanton Ave. Ames, Iowa April 22, 1940 Dr. Forrest Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Sir: I am writing a report on the Evolution of the Basketball Rules, and would like to have as much information as I can get on this subject. Will you please send me a list of references on the Evolution of Basketball Rules, and also, any information that you think would be of help in writing this report. I will greatly appreciate your sincere cooperation in securing this information. a endell L. Collins April 27, 1940. Director of Physical Edueation and Recreation, FCAsAH Varsity Basketball Conche April 27, 1940. . ire Jack Sports Editor, The Wichita Beacon, Wichita, Kansase Dear Jacks : I will be in Wichita Monday noon for the Rotary necting and will look you up to say hello before I get out of tom. With kindest regards, I am Very cordially yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA SAH Varsity Basketball Conche May 8, 1940. it was indeed nice of you to write me concerning our very pleasant visit with you last Friday night. It | wes a great pleasure for me to be with your Legion persomel. I asswre you I enjoyed every mimte of ite Tou Legiomaires should consider that you are doing a groat work for the youth of the country, and I an happy indeed to Imow that you had some wonderful genes last Saturday. My kindest regards to youe Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Rducation and ne FCAsAH Varsity Pasketball Coache ELTON E. CASTER 742° Madison Kansas City, Mo B. BINIG 539 So. Vandeventer St. Louis, Mo. E. F. OAKES Coca Cola Bottling Co. Butler, Mo. PAUL VAN POOL Coca Cola Bottling Co. : Joplin, Mo. DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI io. JUNIOR BASEBALL COMMISSION COL. HARRY E. DUDLEY Columbia, Mo. Sikeston, Mo. FRED S. BRYANT, Chairman 2307 No. 22nd Street SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 921 Oak Street Kansas City, Mo. May 6th, 1940 Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: May I tell you again how much we all appreciated your talk to the boys last Friday night. It was an inspiration to all of us, and a favor we shall not forget. Our Class "A" season opened with a bang Saturday with six games; and there was the cleanest of sportsmanship throughout, for which your address was partly responsible. Cordially yours, Loy E Casket EEC /mps Chairman 7 May 1s, 1940, tip, dack Copeland, Sports Editor, “ichita Seacon, ‘Wiechite, Kansas. Dear Jack: iver since our game in Kansas City I have been carrying around in amy portfolio your wire sent from Wichita, hoping te get an opportunity to acknowledge it * much sooner. Your thoughtful- | ness and kindness in wiring us prior to the N.C, Metis playoffs was very —- aporeciated. Sincerely yours, | Director of Phy. Education and Recreation, FCAtm Varsity Basketball Coach. CLASS OF SERVICE oe hee SYMBOLS qatis is a ele MAR ay PM 2 : : J DL=Day Letter elegram or Cable- = ¢ am unless its de- NL = Night Lewer erred character is in- { 4 6 } e¢ LC=Deferred Cable dicated by a suitable symbol above or pre- NLT =Cable Night Letter ceding the address. NEWCOMB CARLTON J. C. WILLEVER ~ Ship Radiogram o CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ee ea ee ‘WZA451 18=WICHITA KANS 30 1039P DR F C ALLEN= : CONTINENTAL HOTEL KSC= CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GREAT FIGHTING TEAM KANSAS HAS HAD. WE'LL GIVE "EM EVERYTHING NEXT YEAR. MY VERY BEST= JACK COPELAND. 7 : ' THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE May 15, 1940. ic. He Le ‘Chambers, 1415 aes. Dear “rs, Chambers: Ever sinee our game in Kansas City I have been carrying around in my portfolio your wire of farey 50, hoping to get an opportunity to ac- knowledge it much sooner. Your thoughtfulness and kindness in wiring us prior to the W,C.A,4, playoffs is very greatly appreeiated, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and ‘Reereation, FPCArm Varsity Baskefball Coach. ~ CLASS OF SERVICE ; SYMBOLS This is a full-rate DL =Day Letter Telegram or Cable- NL =Night Letter aa melee its de- Micali aa erred character is in- é; ' LC=DeferredCable ~ dicated by a suitable symbol above or pre- NLT =Cable Night Letter ceding the address. EF R. B. WHITE NEWCOMB CARLTON WILLEVER eS > Ship Radiogram 7 PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD — ne PRESIDENT _.~ The filing time shown in the date line on telegrams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of erigin. Time of 7 t is STANDARD. TIME at point of destination MAR-30- PM 6 35 KRAS 4S LAWRENCE KANS 30 626P DR FORREST c ALLENS, - CARE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM KSCs AM CONCENTRATING ON VICTORYS MRS H L CHAMBERS=« THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE Mary 20, 19406 : 7 Director of Physical Edueation and Recreation, FCALAH Varsity Basketball —- CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BLDG. CHICAGO April 23, 1940 BURNHAM PARK. Form G-10 200M—11-38 Mr. Forrest C. Allen, Stevens Hotel, Chicago. Dear Mr. Allen:- Mr. Brown has asked me to let you know how to secure the Olympic Track and Field films. I am going to leave this note in your mail box at the hotel, so that if I don't get to see you during this busy week, you will receive the information. Nevertheless, I do hope to see you. There are two sets of Olympic film. The Central A.A.U. office at 39 So. LaSalle Street has the film of the Olympic Games held in Germany. The rental charge is $10.00 plus transportation. Arrangements for rental can be made through Miss Vivian Stingley. The telephone number is State 4229, in case you want to call her. On the other hand, Mre Brown may have mentioned to you the Track and Field film which we have on hand in our own department. These pictures were taken at the Olympic Trials at Randall Islend just =| prior to the Olympic Games. If the Athletic Department wishes to purchase them, they are available at $25.00 per four hundred foot reel. These film are in slow motion. They include action shots, posed to show form and action in different events, and also scenes of the actual competition in the Olympic Trials. Should you have time while here in Chicago, I can make arrangements to have the films we have shovm to you at our Administra- tion Building, at the north end of Soldier Field. Should you care to do that, if you don't reach me at the hotel, you can call my sec- retary at Harrison 5252, extension 426, and she will know how to get in touch with me and I will complete the arrangements. I trust that this will be a satisfactory answer to your letter to Mr. Brown. Very sincerely, Vk Were bard Ve Fi Hernlund, S| General Superwisor, Physicai Activities. ‘May 22, 1940. tire Re Le Dennen, - Superintendent of Schools, Colby, Kansase Dear Superintendent Damen: : Thank you very much for your wire of the en : — Olle We are always glad to cooperate with you in eny way possible. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physica) nadeation and Recreation, FOAsAH | Varnity Basketball Coaches CLASS OF SERVICE |. 1201 SYMBOLS . = is a brit ng DL =Day Letter elegram or e- Z am unless its de- ee erred character is in- LC =Deferred Cable dicated by a suitable ( af ) eo symbol above or pre- NLT =Cable Night Letter coding the address. NEWCOMB CARLTON J. SC. 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Please send me your bill and shell remit at Sincerely yours, James le Raport, Instruetor in Physical Educations INVOICE THE LOULLEGE PRESS TJypographors — Printers — Publishors eecd-2-4 — BUREN es. ILLINOIS g Lf epartment of Physical Education Sold to: University of Kansas | Lawrence, Kansas PHONE: SEEley 2225 TERMS: NET CASH DATE: May 28, 1940 Via: Our Job No. 1 Curtis: Source Book df Water Pageantry Your Order No. 1.75 . Swmer Schoole I em glad to Imow that you are to be here in Very sincerely yours, re ag sn eager and Recreation, FOASAR Varsity Besketbell Coache ™ : BELOIT HIGH SCHOOL ~- BELOIT, KANSAS E. M. CHESTNUT, PRINCIPAL “‘Home of the Trojans’ June 5, 1940 Dr. F. C. Allen, Dept. of Physical Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear friend, Mr. Allen: | I expect to come to Lawrence next week, probably Monday and I will be in summer school. I have a boy, 16 years of age and who will be a senior in high school next fall, who has a bad shoulder dislocation that I would like to have you examine. He got it in a hard fall on his arm and elbow last January ina basketball game and has given some trouble since—-"goes" out’ at times. He plays football, basketball, runs in track& and shoots golf,..so you can know the extent off our alarm. He has started carrying it at his side, pinned to his shirt, to avoid getting it too high. I am wondering if there would be a chance to have you see him. I can keep him in Lawrence a while or can have him return after summer school starts. Very sincerejy yours, 2M bly i a