PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS

GULF REFINING COMPANY

P.O. BOX 106 - ILLINOIS BUILDING

masini alana INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
January 23, 1939

Dr. Forrest C. Allen
Department of Athletics
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

The present Big-Six basketball situation seems
rather confusing to me, possibly due to the fact that all
I ever get in the local papers is the result of each
game. From the results I have Kansas now has a percentage
of 500 with every school in the conference having lost at
least one game. As I recall it has been some four or five
years since the championship was won with a loss of three
games. If it is at all possible I wonder if you could send
me a resume of the situation.

With the wealth of material that you should have
on hand this year I would like to wager that you are at
present faced with two main problems. A number of the boys
are probably bothered with the idea that they are in-
dividual stars thus making the idea of coaching team play
pretty tough.

The other big problem is probably the fact that
the boys have the idea that they are good enough to play
good ball without training. You might tell them for me
that this little thought of theirs, if it is present, is
all wrong. It just won't work and I have seen a lot of
people try it.

If you can conveniently find time 1 would appreciate
it if you can let me know just how far I missed the entire
set-up from the point of view of a distant observor.

Please convey my best regards to your family, the
boys on the team I know (George, Swede, etc.) and tell
Bobby to stay in there and pitch. He will make a great team
quarterback.

With best of luck for the remainder of the season
I remain,

Yours very truly,

Str Oawboo