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DODGE CITY, KANSAS

F. B. TOALSON September 27, 1941

PRINCIPAL

Mr. Forrest C. Allen

Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Mr. Allen:

We have definitely set the dates of the Third Annual Basketball Clinic

for December llth and 12th. We are counting on you being here on those
dates. We have sent out announcement letters and cards on August 2 and

on September22. At the present time we have several entries and fully expect
to have a large number of teams playing on Thursday and Friday.

the Dates have been ok'ed by The Kansas State Activities Association and the
plan for conducting the clinic has been ok'ed. The plan in brief, as you
plobably recall is as follows: Zach team will play two halves of basketball,
one half against one team and the second half against another team. You

‘as clinician will observe all teams and somehow will pass your suggestions
and recommendations on to the coaches of the teams and to the players.

In past years we have provided the Clinician with a secretary who takes notes
and transcribes these notes and makes dittoed forms for all of the players
and coaches, This has proven cumberson and I would like your reaction to

this plan--- that the two coaches, whose teams are playing, sit with you
during the time that their team is playing and that you give them your
observations and suggestions directly and at the time the team is playing.
Later in a general talk you could tell the boys (all of them) your observatio ns
and recommendations as a whole and let the coach carry your specific
criticisms directly to the boys themselves, I beleive this would be less
work for you and would be of greater value to the coaches.

Mr, Stanton has indicated to me that you thought that you could bring your
Varsity team with you on this trip if we could take care of their expenses.
I have talked with a number of the Alumniy of the University ,nd I can
assure you that we will take care of them. I have indicated in advance
publicity that you might bring the Varsity with you and that has aroused

a lot of interest. I think that it would be a great thing for the University
and of course a great thing for the Clinic. As far as I can remember there
has never been a Major Basketball team in Dodge City and we certainly would
like to have the boys out whth you. Please let me know what you cén do about
it. We would be glad to have them come out with you (I am sure that some of
the Dodge Students would be glad to bring a load of them ) and to have them
and you stay over as long as you like. You can use the Gym floor for work outs
and we would have a nice crowd to watch your demonstration with them

The program would likely be (1)-games Thursday (2) games friday A.M, and
afternoon (3) Scheduled game Dodge City High vs Emporia High Friday evening