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HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR BASE
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL SERVICE OFFICER
WILL ROGERS FIELD, OKLAHOMA

S31 December 1943

Dr. Forrest C. Allen
Director, Physical Education
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:
How are you, Doc, and HAPPY NEW YEAR to you.

Guess this is the season everyone in the coumtry is thinking about
you and your basketball team. ss

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~~ ‘J am now director of physical training at Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma,
and we have a pretty fine basketball team ourselves. We have a new =
sium, with fan shaped backboards,= and don't know what could be better
than having K. U. pley our team here, say, on February 11 or 13, before or
after the Sooner Game. Or better yet, if you do rot feel like putting the
boys to any strain, you are welcome to use our eg P*know the soldiers
would especially like it if you could put on one of those basketball clinic

demonstrations of oe defensgue; etc.

One thing I was thinking about is if you have any old basketball
"warm-up" sweat suits, we would like to buy them.

    
 
  

Am getting a great kick out of rwmning around with the basketball
team, especially after winning four games in a row after losing the first
in the season. ‘ie have Ed Milkovich of Duquesne: University, one man who
played for Temple, and the rest of the team are boys who are learning their
basketball right here.

Incidentally, Doc, the BIG NEWS is on the enclosed sheet; I am now
the father of twins and they are sure getting me out of condition with their
three-hour shifts. The babies were born in Oklahoma City a few weeks after
we arrived here.

We are going down to play Oklahoma A & M January 15; they will come
here later in the season. With ell the squawks about K.U. not coming here
to play the Oklahoma Aggies this year and the rivalry between K.U,, and the
Oklahoma Gas teams, end all the other talk about the’'old fog horn, I still
have a fight on my hands every other night sticking up for K.U.

That is about all the news I have. Would greatly appreciate hearing
from you real soon. Best regards to d1l the family and continued success to

you and the team.
Si te |
wine x, ratthtan, lst tt, A.C.

Base Physical Fitness Officer