“UNCLE IKE, THE OLD i taydt 7 3 hina L | nf tila; . Hip aii 2. t iat a iyi @ . ; He lil i nate Os you soanet's I em enclosing it herewith. YOURS y Secretary to Dre Allens Siwce d- Ce, Cc. M. ARNOLD, MANAGER DOWNS, KANSAS June 16 1938 ‘re. Hulteen Secty of Physical Ed. Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mrs. Hulteen: I am writing in regard to my delayed rec¢ipt of my check for work in the Physical Education department during the months of April and May. This check was dus around June 10th but has not as yet been received. I had no place to leave my address with the business office, so I left this check in. your care, I believe that you were to send it totme as soon as it was received. Will you.please send this check to me as soon as possible. “y a°’ress is James Arnold, 900 West Beal Street, D owns, Kansas. This favor will be greatly appreciated, I wish you the best of luck this summer and hope to see you in Dr. Allen's office again next year. Enclosed is a three cent stax for the return envedope. bows. your wilatiie ears ean 1 an tapyy thet you lave been getting axpoyaant bon cause thet helps a fellow financiallys ly kindest regards to your good Dade Sincerelly yours, Sco d- bebe Cc. M. ARNOLD, MANAGER DOWNS, KANSAS Dr, ©, GC, Alien Director of Physical Education Lawrence, Kansas Dear "Doc": I received your good letter of July 27th and was very well pleased with the spirit of the contents. I have been planning to write to you for some time; but until today, I have been working at night and sleeping during the day, and, there- fore, have had little time to keep up with my correspondence. I am going to try to come down to Lawrence either the last of this week or the first of next week. I want to see about a room, some employment, etc. Doc, I'm afraid that you've been misinformed about my father's and my occupation. He doesn't live on a farm now and I never did. However, ifXt me that I have been working on a farm. I began the 15th of June working in the harvest fields and worked steadily at that job until the 20th of July. From the latter date until the 87th of July I was employed at night plowing. Beginning today thru until Sept. 1, I will work with my father in his lumber Yaron. I'm glad to get a copy of the basketball schedule, and to see that you haze a good one worked out. Doc, I've always felt rather "sheepish" about the way I played last year. T've done a lot better than that all thru my preceding years in that sport. I don't know just exactly what was wrone, but I do know that I'll try to do @ lot better this year. My chief worry now is in tryine to lose some weicht. I weigh 185 now, I've been getting along exceptionally well finan- cially this summer, but I'm afraid that rT'll still need a job or two to get thru another year. If you happen to know of any little thing, that I could do, I'd certainly like to hear of it or to talk to vou about it wren I come down. I hope that you have been spending an enjoyable sumrer, Simcerely im Downs, Kansas. Augs 25, 1957 Dro fF. 6. Alien University of Kansas Lawrence, Sansas Dear Sir: I recently made a second trip to Lawrence but fail- ed again to find you at home. 1 talked with Mr. Lindsey who gave very courteous treatment and _ promised to assist me in getting employment. How- ever since 1 prefer to take basketball, at least at first, 1 thought I would write you again and ask your. assistance in getting me part employment. ‘I have just received notice of a CSEP part-time job for $12 a month but that will hardly be suf- ficient to get me through. I exp oy TODS Very... - economical during my school yeéfthe above amount, 1 fear, will not be entugni =". ee Mr. Lindsey advised me that you and he worked together in securing jobs for studengs, but 1 thought that since I was expecting #aam take just basketball and track for the present it would be more proper for me to solicit your assistance. I have a list of rooming places in Lawrence but since 1 am not acquainted with any of them 1 would appreciate if you could recommend a good room at _ a reasonable price. 1 would rather room with some young man of good moral character whose interests are similar to mine. Thanking you very kindly for the favors you have previously given me, i remain Yours very, uly, { THIS SIDE OF CARDIS FOR ADDRESS } oad harried KEN March lp 1958s FCAsAH | Varsity Basketball Coache November 17, 1937. Mir. Eldon Arizona State Teauhes'e Coles, Flagstaff, Arizona.s Dear Eldons Drak Sikeeidth weiee mi Gs Eovieies Mull cabins a paragraph of your letter regarding your brother, Roberte When I read this paragraph and noted that Bob had Nodgkins disease, I knew of course that ait would not be longe \ Words of mine or anyone are entirely inadequate to you at this timee Only those who have traveled the Golgotha Road ean really kmow and feel the reaction that is in an individual's mind who has lost a brother. I assure you that I have had that experience. Five years ago my brother, who was an inspector for the Department of Commerce, was flying his ship on his way home . to the airport at Haddenfield, New Jersey. ‘Something went wrong - mobody lmows what. But he bailed out above the Military Academy at West Point when his ship went into a tailapin. The parachute failed to open in time and of course he was crushed to deaths - It happened thet. he was flying home to his wife and young son for his birthday dimere Those things are tragedies eee Whether we vend “the teldee of Hin lube Dee” or whether we have a philosophy equal to the occasion to buoy us up at eértain times, it seems that there is still something that is RS he SER Ser FeReee tals wink © Chbe bey wil X heer bn welt bene X would take the trips with the track teem when they would 59 oither to the conferense or the duil moste. 3 May I say to you that I do umderstand, end cee come to youe President CHESTER WOODWARD, p’96 Topeka Directors HELEN RHODA HOOPES,’13, 9/14 Lawrence ROLAND BOYNTON,’14, 1/16 Topeka CLEM LAMBORN,,‘07 Park Lane Hotel, K.C., Mo. GEORGE MARCH,’08, e’09 Lawrence MARIA SLADE MAY,’16 Atchison Vice-President ROBERT T. PRICE, I’27 Osage City General Secretary and Editor Graduate Magazine FRED ELLSWORTH,’22 Lawrence Directors T. J. STRICKLER, e’06 Scarritt Bldg.,K.C., Mo. MYRA LITTLE REITZ,’32 1404 E. 77th, KC] Mo. JUSTICE WALTER G.THIELE, I’'10- Topeka The University of Kansas Alumni Association HEADQUARTERS - ROOM 2 - ADMINISTRATION BUILDING BRUCE HURD, I’14 Topeka JOHN E. BOYER,’28, 1’30 Lawrence - Kansas W.K.H. Bldg., Wichita November 1, 1937 Dre Pe Ce Allen Dept. of Physical Education University of Kansas Dear Phogs A letter from Eldon Ardrey at Arizona State Teachers College, Flagstaff, Arizona, has the following paragraph: "If you see 'Phog' Allen, please tell him that my brother Robert is much worse and that it is only a matter of time. His trouble is known as Hodgkin's disease, or progressive anaemia and enlargement of the lymphatic glandse He would appreciate any letters etc. from his Track Squad I'm suree ADDRESS: R. R. #1, Zenith, Kansas." Maybe this letter should be referred to Bill Hargiss, but I thought there might be some personal friendship that would draw you into ite I understand from what others have said that this boy is simply slowly wasting away, and of course would appreciate letters from his friends. Very truly yours, Truk FE/1m Active Membership, with Graduate Magazine Subscription, $3 Annually. Life Membership, $60 Single Payment or 10 Installments of $7.50. October 50, 1937. Up e Bernard Je Archer s 23 South 6th Street, Zanesville, Ohio, Dear Coach Archer: ZI om very heppy to have r letter of the 28th instant. I am glad to de what I can to help you in your difficulty, : Answering peer questions in order, I do have my boys work on set plays to the split second in timing, passing and cutting. I set these plays up, have one men feint in one direction to use up this split second timing, and then just at the psychological as well as the actual favorable moment I have the fellow drive to arrive et the exact location at the proper time. One man moves rapidly while another man covers his conswning time by feinting or dodging. This ts absolutely necessary so thet the play may be successful, ; You work on timing plays just as an ertist would on e canvas. There must be not only strict attention to duty but there mist be inspiration, fore- sight, ani a sixth sense involvafigboth in the make-up of the teacher and the players. It is not an easy matter to teach this timing and scoring. | i have just written a new book, of which I am sending to you a short deseription. I woula suggest that you write to Mr. Curtis W. McGraw, of the McGraw-Hill Seok Company, 330 Yest 42nd Street, New York, inquiring as to the oxact time the book will be published. It should be out in less than & month, ; This book tells all about the timing, eutting and seco ~~ these plays, some of which appear in The Scholastie | oach. oe A man must be at 4 certain place and at a certain time, and he must not pull out or indicate by movement of the eye or foot just where he is going. i know that you will get more > alga oy money's worth from this book, if you purchase it. If this explanation of mine does not clear up the thing for you, write me again. : ae | Now for quick breaks, There will be plenty of quick breaks, but it is {mpd another out-of- bounds play, if you can impress your a with that fact. Tell them this «= that as soon as they lose possession of that ball have every man on your team take thirty quick driving steps back toward your basket. This, of course, applies to your defense, If you will have those fellows count thirty steps and run them as rapidly as possible as soon as they lose the, ball you will have a dandy defense. Or, in other words, I should say ey will be in a splenaia position for defensive work, It will be up to you, of course, to teach them the skills ‘attendant with a good defense, , On quick breaks we do not use timing plays, but we de use the revolving triangle, or the rolling offense, We do not use screening with fast _ breaks, We use the fast break in an effort to beat thr opponent to the basket, but if they have an equal numbor of defensive men ahead of us then we use set plays on them and that is when the screen is worked, ce The purpose of the fast break is to get two offensive mon on one defensive man, three offensive men on two defensive men, and so forth. ‘The moment we can do this we set the play up, because the defense is ordinarily stronger than the offense if the defensive team or a has as many men back to meet the offensive group, if you have the samo number in the defense as you have in the offense, then we employ set plays. I think you ean easily see the reason for this, because in set plays if you have the legitimate disposition and fakes you can screen & man yery easily on account of the small space involved, when it is considered there are ten mon in that space, a ! 7 If the defensive man moves over to meet @ man for man opponent, the other fellow can employ a sereen on him without the victim being able to diagnose quickly enough the play situation, That is why it works, , Answering your question concerning the sereening of B and A, I wovld say that if the ball does not arrive A should divert his attention for the moment from that man and go to another opponent until the play ‘could be set up again, the ball being out in front so that it could be repassed so the play would work. ~Se This new book, "Better Basketball", ex- plains every detail of the very questions that you ask, I am strong on rebound shots, Before I have anyone | shoot at the basket I have three men cover rebounds - one at the side, one in front, and the other offensive man at the other side, 7 _ I know exactly what you sre asking, but it is rather diffieult to explain that to anyone so he will understand it in a letter, ‘the Basketball Bible will give you the revolving triangle and the rolling offense, We use this merely as @ prineipal in practice. In a game we do not follow ell of these gyrations in actual geme conditions, but we do have the figure 8 eriss-crossing with the men alweys pointing and pinching in so that the passes go in angles and the men go in , curves. A age “he fundamentals in "My Basketball Bible" have not changed a bit, but there are so many new pl situations that this new book will give you a wonderful bit of help, If this letter does not fully cover your uestions, please write me again and I will endeavor to ive you ther details. 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Achaenbe Cons 120 Soe LaSalle Ste, Chicago, Tllincise Dear Tus: Siser sine asin will sed ea Uh Mens Maat of: tig shota tnt come ty we just 88 Che eneny tie Of course, every basketball man at Kansas lnows the tradition of Tus Ackerman end his prowesse Tus, it was good to hear fran you, ——— | _ your wire geve me en added thrill, | t ree 68 te Gb hdl ais tek be a them when we played the Tigerse Do you renember thet sound = Het thet Rock Uhelk Jayhawi: up? fat that Rock Chalk Jayhawk upg Tat thet toek Chalk Jayhawk upi a ee = TigersZ lSszousd I ean hear it yet in thet, 1922 . — Se Well, we. aN tha Soceaes* Lots of luck to ae fellow, and thanks for your wiree s 1 ee _ Sincerely yours, = | Direotér of Paysioal Atusation, FUASAH hes Varsity Dackettell Cosahe THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE 1201-S CLASS OF SERVICE SYMBOLS This is a full-rate DL = Day Letter Telegram or Cable- NM = Night Message gram unless its de- NL = Night Letter ferred character is in- 2 cae Ad a suitable 9 } . _| | LC= Deferred Cable symbol above or pre- ce 3 ceding the address. NEE Sable Night Lever R. B. WHITE NEWCOMB CARLTON J.C. WILLEVER gram PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT Peg begs 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, co ating © Wisin St. Norman. Olde I938 FEB 18 PM 6 40 KMAC230 9 SC= LAWRENCE KANS KANSAS BASKETBALL TEAM= WERE BEHIND YOU 100 % BRING HOME THE BACON= THE A T O2S-<: 100% A T OnS-s! THE QUICKEST, SUREST AND SAFEST WAY TO SEND MONEY IS BY TELEGRAPH OR CABLE We have made arrangements to have sane one officiate your games at the Pinclmey gyamasium on the Oe following deters Friday, February 4, Thursday, February 10, Friday, February 17+ The official will be there a short whtle CLA wk Wa. CL heh Gamrence Public Schools Lawrence, Kansas Pinckney School Lawrence, Kansas Jan. 23,1938 Dr. F. C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Sir: In our eleimentary schools in connection with our ‘hysical Education classes we have basket ball games for the sixth grade boys and the older fifth graders. Each school has a team and we schedule inter-school games. Last year, Dean Stockton, secured as a referee a K. U. player, Sylvester Schmidt, for one of our games played after the University schedule had been completed. The children were much impressed with him and he did a very fine piece of work. I am writing to ask if there is someone, not necessarily a player, but someone in your department who would like the experience of handling some of our games for us. The games are all played after school--beginning at 3:50 P. M. There are games to be played in our Pinckney gymnasium on the following dates: ' Friday, Feb.4; Thunsday, Feb.10 ; and Seiday, Feb. 17 If it is possible for you to find someone for us the Pinckney boys and I will be most grateful. Thank you kindly for any trouble. I hope to hear from you soon regarding this matter. Respectfully yours, sty On Pee, a February 1, 1938 Ure Kenneth Se Adams, Executive Vice President, Phillips Petroleun Cos, Bartlesville, Oklahcm.s Dear Boots: i on walling Wo pon ty wanes Wee S Cen 0 "Better Basketball”. You will notice that it is dated December 25, LOST 6 1 had hoped to get our Christmas presente all out on or bee fore Want Cites tut the priwing of She. buh was late Rad Se rush of reading copy and taking care of the necessary details, wo failed 06 gv6 thace 00 our frinnde oe wa RURAL davies After Christuas I kept delaying, but now there is no reason to delay any longer in having it go forward to yous Ses SNe © ee at tie tn Ge ae Gs ite Espeolally I think you will like the Tales of the because there are sae football ant sous baslasthall yarns in thers, about men whom you lmow quite well. | x ueait ‘teak you ed veer Belly ne eens dee With every good wish, I am Very sincerely yours, | Director of Physical Education, PCAsAH 7 Varsity Basketball Coach. January 25, 1958. Mee Kenneth S. Adems, Executive Viée President, illips Petroleum Company, — ‘Bartlesville, Oklahomae Dear Friend Boots: Elwyn Dees, our traine? of all athletic teams at the University of Kansas, and our former Netional Collegiate Shot Put champion and member of our varsity football team for three years, who is a graduate of the University of Kansas, spoke to me about a possible opening with your companys he , Ray Ebling spoke to Elwyn Dees of the slim possibility of Dees becoming a trainer for the Phillips Petroleun Companys Dees came to me, as he is especially interested in the oil games Dees was a farmer boy at Lorrain, Kansase le came to the University and worked like a slave doing ali kinds of work to get an educations During his senior year he struck oi1 on his land et Lorrain, Kansas, and he now has a nice incanée He has had experience in the ofl field, being employed as a rigger for one month in the completion of the Taleo Asphalt and Refining Company, ‘at Mte Pleasant, Texase lMre De He Byrd, 6809 Vassar Avenue, Dallas, Texas, is one of the owners of the above companys : Dees has a number of wells already drilled on his farn at Lorrain, Kansas. ‘Skelly 0i1 Company, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the owmer of lease and producing oil wells on SW/4 of Sec. 14, Twp 17, R g ON, Ellsworth Couty, Kansas. There is no new drilling on any of his land, but the Texas Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the awer of lease and producing oil wells on E % of NW ¢ of Sece 25, Two 17s, Rg 9 W, Ellsworth Couty, Kamsasg and the Empire 011 end Refining Company of Bartlesville, Oklahana, is the omer of lease amd producing 011 wells on W 4 of WW of Sece 25, Twp. 175, R g QW, Ellsworth County, Kansase | : So you see Dees mows what it is all about. He is a husky fellow = 220 pounds, and with his background I think he would make a dandy asset to the Phillips people. Dees was not enployed with any of the ofl companies during the drilling, but received same valuable experience fran his close contact with the oil fields. He is not getting an exceptionally large salary here, and I would be happy to get him in with your company, if © at all possible. aoe : Ure Je We Mitchell, your Kansas City manager, called me and wented a senior fron the University who could play with his team in Kansas City and who could go down there weekeends to do some works I told him we had no one here but Drs Paul Harrington, in Kansas,City, who is doing his senior obstetrical work at Rosedale, and who was our former captain, was the ideal man for him. I received a letter fran My. Mitehell the other day saying that Harrington, who was just uder his nose although he didn't know it, was just the man he wentede He is a high type gentleman, and he filled Mr, Mitchell's bill in good Shapes I am always glad to cooperate with you good people because we have so many fine friends in the Phillips organizatione My kindest regards to you and your geod femily.s 1 mow you are all getting along fine because you have the old Adams gipe You put a punch in things that ail individuals don't haves With every good wish to you, Boots, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, _ FOAsAE Varsity Basketball Coache UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS , LAWRENCE * DIVISION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Employed as a rigger for one month in the completion of the Taleo Asphalt and Refining Company, Mt. Pleasant, Texas. Mr. D. H. Byrd, 6809 Vassar Ave., Dallas, Texas is one of the owners of the atove compaity. Skelly Oil Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma owner of vy lease and producing oil wells on SW4 of Sec. 14, Twp i7, Re Ov Ellsworth Couhty, Kansas. The Texas Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma owner of , lease and producing oil wells on E 4 of NWd of Sec. 23, Twp 17s, Rg 9 W, Ek&Ssworth County, Kansas. Empire Oil and Refinging Company Bartlesville, Oklahoma owner of lease and producing oil wells on W — of NW of Sec 23, Twp 17S, Rg OW, Babeworbh Ellsworth County, Kansas. | I was at my home bia the summer of 1935 when the majority of the wells were drilled, I was not employed with any of the oil companies but received some valuable. experience about the eil business from my close contact with the oil fields, February 5, 1938. Dre Theodore He Aschman, 1518 Professional Bldg Kansas City, Mos ‘Dear Dr. Asohman: Mary's address in Louisville, Kembucky, is 1855 Yale Drive. I imow that ehe will be’ ons te tae from yous very ua tires Aion 4s out in Russell, Kanoas, viaiting ly was blessed by the addition of « a ee Tt oven [ ee st call yet, but he However, we expect lirge Allen home this evening, we tie a ae eo tat this ss diglate Pte rranddauchte mceogyAcomt~ is just like the California — | reer for you coutinued success. | Very sincerely yours, ; oe Director of Physical Education THEODORE H.ASCHMAN, M.D. 1518 PROFESSIONAL BUILDING KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Feor. is £90968. Dr. Phog Alien, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen: We would appreciate very much if you would send us Mary's mailing address. My regards to you and the family. Respectfully yours, a , : PHIciies PETROLEUM CoMPANY BARTLESVILLE,.OKLAHOMA February 7, 1938 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: Thank you for your letter of the lst and the copy of your new book, "Better Basketball", which you have autographed to me. They came while I was away for a few days trip over the territory. It was very thoughtful of you to in- clude me on your list of those to whom you sent the book, and I accept the Christmas present with very great appreciation. I have not yet had time to read it but it will be a genuine pleasure to scan the pages telling the Tales of the Yesteryears, for I know they will recall many happy memories. With kindest personal regards to you and your family, in which my family joins, I am Very sincerely yours, KSA:JT Gamrence Public Schools Laurence, Kansas De = February 11, 1938 Dr. Allen, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: I want to thank you for sending Mr. Lewis Thompson to officiate for us. Both of the games he handled in an expert manner. The players of both teams respected his decisions. Not everyone can work effectively with children. Mr. Thompson has that ability. Our Pinckney children and players applauded his appearance Thursday. They were so pleased to have him again. The coaches of our opponets had only complimentary comments to make about the officiating. These games mean so very much to our boys. It gives me great satisfaction to have them participate in games that are properly refereed. Thanks to you and Mr. Thompson for your help. Very gratefully yours, Ann Alexander