Che University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR MEN

March 4, 1940

Dre Forrest C. Allen
Basketball Coach
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allens:

Congratulations on your fine victory over Missouri. That was one
game, "Believe It or Not", that Oklahoma was pulling for you 100%.

We were enroute to Ames Friday night and heard your game rebroadcasted
over WREN and had we not known the final score before hearing the
broadcast, I am sure that my boys and I too would have been worn out
before that final gune

At our last Big Six meeting, you and I agreed to give the quarter game
a trial in our two games to be played this seasone Due to the fact
that so much kimges on this ome game I would like to play this as

we have played the rest of our games, in the regulation halves. I
know that Carroll and O'Sullivan have not officiated in more than

one or two games played in quarters this year and I know that both of
us are already satisfied that playing the game in quarters would not
only give the boys two extra time-outs but would also add interest
from the spectator stand point. If it is agreeable with you let's
keep this game regulation twenty minute halves as we have in our last

eight Conference games.
a yours,

Bruce Drake
Basketball Coach

BDsds

1942—-THE SEMICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA—1942