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THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

NORMAN: OKLAHOMA
reh 16, 19

(Day after Federal Income Tax Ho-Hm)

Dr. Forrest C. Allen

Director of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Phog :-

Thanks to you for your letter and all the contents
that you promised me. I was hoping that you woulden’t come
up with it so that I might have a chance to get that red tie
to even the count.

I do hope that this incident was preformed in the
spirit of a boyish prank, for far be it from me to think that
I knowingly had a boy that would continue to live this sort of
life. I only can hope that mistakes like this will serve as a
warning of the red light ahead should they continue. At the time
that this was brought to my attention by George Edwards, I was very
up-set feeling that maby I had been asleep at the switch, for I felt
that I was close enough to the boys that they would confide in me
when they were in trouble as all basketball players should do if we
do the right kind of a job. I haven't said anything to any of the
boys concerning this since it came up last year, and after reading
Scanland's letter think best that under the circumstances I'll let
the matter drop. As for Tucker, I'm planing at the conclusion of
our season find out what the trouble was.

As for the sportsmanship ef my players, I can assure you
that it notconly looks bad for players to run their hands through
a players hair when a foul if called, but dosen't help the conduct
of the crowd. This will not occur again on the part of any of my
players. I don't coach that kind of ball, but regardless of what
happens in the heat of a battle, I don't think it ethical for a coah
or player to throw up some mistake that any boy would make and who
has in all probability tried to profit by this mistake. This shows
preparation on the part of the coach to use this cheap means of
combating chatter that is an outgrowth of enthusiasm rather than
"cheap talk" that would beflect on a boys character.

Dr. I guess the action of my players in the past woulden't
convince you that my ideals as far as a bakketball game is concerned
is something that I hope I'll live to see. Woulden't it be wonderful
to sit thru a game that is hotly contested and hear the crowd cheer
for the visiting team when play warrented it the same as the home team
And also agree on all fouls that were called by the "rabbit eared"
boys mewte=seti. I venture to say that some of these impersonators