marrage AY Dear Mr. Forsyth: Thank you for your kind letter of the 4th instant. Bill is a fine boy, end I believe we ars now getting down to bed rock with hin. IT am going to onll him in the office for a conference within the next few days. I believe I can help him, and I assure you that I will do all I can for Tt was a pleasure to hear from youe Please feel free to write me again. With best wishes, I an Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball end Baseball Coach. oe W. R. FORSYTH & SON FURNITURE, RUGS, AND CHINAWARE UNDERTAKING Funeral Home and Ambulance ai a Medicine Lodge, Kansas, Pg Se Z 1947 Dealers in oS WwW. R. FORSYTH & SON FURNITURE, RUGS, AND CHINAWARE UNDERTAKING Funeral Home and Ambulance Medicine Lodge, Kansas, 194__ a emi Ba ae ee Tae ae Ce Lae pact f wee te fe June 13, 1942. Nr. Joseph Plynn, 7 6336 S. Hermitage Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Dear Mr. Flynn: : Thank you for your good letter of the 9th instant. We do not have a Chicago representative in the terms that you speak of. We have a great number of prominent Chicago alumi, but sinee we do not have any scholarships whatsoever in basket- ball it would be useless for me to give you any of their names. I know many colleges do give scholarships, but we have never had one here in basketball at the University of Kansas. Personally, I have always felt that the young man was the individ- ual who was already receiving from his wiversity great benefits. should pay a young man for going to college. He is going to college for the inspiration and the education that he receives, 11 pay him a hundred or a thousandfold, if he takes ad~ vantage of his educations Of course, if he is without funds and really expects to wor: ee San aia Te ees, aks sane Sek Seer has any difficulty in getting a job that will help him. This war is going to teach coaches and athletes one thing in particular - that the easy money paid to athletes be- wales Wie dee Wien, Tie wists ek on a team will be no more. It will teach them that this past easy existence will be no more. Taxes and the struggle te live will so consume all of that per- — verted money that we will entirely change our ways of thinking. Please do not think that I am lecturing to you, but I @ preached this for years - that the “big time” athletics . are on the way out and from now on coaches and athletes will have to actually work for what ay get. With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, e 3 Director of Physical Education and Recreation, Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. Es 6336 S. Hermitage Ave. Chicago, Illinois June 9, 1942 Mr."Phog"Allen Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr, Allen: I have been looking over folders and pamphlets on Kansas University and think very highly of it. I heard that you have a Chicago representative and would: appreciate it very much if you would send me some information in order to contact him. | I participated in high school basketball while attending St. Rita High School and captained the team in myfovrth senior year. I am interested in obtaining an athletic scholar- ship and would like to know if I could play ball and work at the same time in order to get through school. For reference on my ability please contact Mr. John Connolly of Loyola Acadamy at 6525 Sheridan, Chicago, Illinois. Thanking you for ‘your trouble and hoping to hear from you soon, I remain Sincerely yours, Joseph Flynn Osteber 7, 1941 Mr. Bill Forsyth 1439 Tennessee Lewrence, Kansas Dear Bill, I have your request - ding | freshman basketball. IT ga Iecan do about it. — You are enrolled in the \ eelanee of Liberal Arts and they - have a rule that they are enforcing by which you get credit for varsity sports for the second half of the semester. You will still have to take swimming to get your physical education credit for the entire semester. This rule is inelastic in the college and you will have to continue with your swimming until the end of the first half of the semester which is about Thanksgiving time. I am sorry that there is nothing I can do about the requirement. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation PCA/pe Varsity Basketball Coach UNION PACIFIC eee REN } SS ret) Qu UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD Serves Zion — Bryce Canyon — Grand Canyon National Parks Ostober &, 1941 Mr. dohn Francis Bandmaster Shewnee~Mission High School Merrian, Kansas Dear Mr. Frencis, | I am sending you a copy of the 1941 football schedule. I spoke to Mr. Earl Palkenstien, the Financial Secretary ef the Athletic Association regarding the possibility of your bringing your band down for a geme this fall. The Big Six Conference rule that band days can only be held at non-conference games and not Big Six contests, and all the remaining games on our schedule are Big Six contests. However, Mr. Falkenstien told me thet if you cared to come to the Iowa State contest on October 25, he thought it could be arranged that they would admit your group for 25¢ per person on that day. I would suggest that you write him early and he will make It is always a pleasure for us to be able to cooperate with you and your school. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Edueation and Recreation FCA/pg Varsity Basketball Coach Agha nr, he . Det x JGY ( a ole he 6 paged plurdlinfo ackil), aut pla fr ecead aus sha es auhafr trsetel Sha Avda Cow fare“ _ oc Qs ev Gal later." October 10, 1941. Mir. Bob Forney, Druggist, Mills Building, Topeka, Kansase Dear Er. Forneys I desire to thank you personally for your generosity in meking it possible for a very deserving young man to remain in school. fhis young man's father wes a Spenish-Americen war veteren ond was killed. The mother is in the home at Podge City, and the young man in question had a brother who was killed by ligh this summer. This chap is one of the finest young men that I know of and he is not an athletic tramp by any manner ef means. He will make a name for himself, and you without doubt will receive a letter from him. Later on he will ¢a11 on you in person to thank you. Before he is out of the University it is my opinion thet his name will be on the tongues of a great many of the faculty members end athletic followers. 3 Yr, Hitt, our assistant registrar, hes spoken of him, saying that he is one of the finest young men that he had met. He is a fine student, a fine athlete, end a real gentleman. Ur. Hitt was a Summerfield scholar and a brilliant teacher of mathematics, so I am sure that his evaluation is a reali recommendation. Again thanking you, and assuring you that the first time I am in Topeka I will stop by to express our thanks for your generosity, I an — ae Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. Ostober 21, 1941 Mr. Bernard Frazier Spooner-Thayer Museun Campus : ‘Dear Poco, Permit me to congratulate-you on your very signal honor. We are continuing to be proud of you in the many phases of your produc= tive life. Sincerely, % ‘Director of Physical Education and Recreation PCA/pg _. Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach October 23, 1941. ir. Badward Polts Director of Athletics | Kansas School for the Deaf | Olathe, Kansas Dear Mr. Foltz, I am happy to have your letter of the 22nd instant and I am sure that if you write to Hr. A. N. Venne, secretary of the Kansas City, Kansas Y.—.C.A. he will be happy to give you the program and I know that you'll be very welcome. There will be no charge, of course, and we'll be happy to see you and your boys. 7 : a ie It will be @pleasure to meet you and if we can be of any service wet : be { happy. : _ . Sincerely, | ies Director of Physical Education and Recreation FCA/pg Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach Kansas School for the Deaf OLATHE, KANSAS Department of Physical Education ; October 22, 1941 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: I understand you are planning on bringing some of your University basket ball players to the Y.M.C.A. in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 4 and hold a sort of clinic. If so I wish to be present along with my basket ball boys. Are there any special requirements for such a privilege? If so, what, when and where. I do not want to miss this golden opportunity. Sincerely, &. Director of Athletics November 21, 1941. Mr. Ray Ge. Folks, 1524 West 50th St., Los Angeles, Calif. Dear Ray: Yes, Rey, I think the article is right. Kansas State's victories both times previous to this victory have been on Lincoln soil. Bo MeMillin beat them and lymn Waldorf licked them, both at Lincoln. it was in 1896 that we whipped them here. In i820 I coached the team that tied the Nebraska team here _ in Lawrence, 20-20. Then we tied in 1923 at Lincoln, 0 - 0, and then Ad Lindsey tied at Lincoln, 135 - 13. But nobedy has beaten Nebraska on Kansas soil since the time above mentioned. - Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, i | FCA:AB Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. AR ON a ae *\ 10—PM >» £9 AH poss i (THIS SIDE OF CARDS FOR ADDRESS } Dr. Forrest Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas. Alva, Okla. doar PRUE “2 (ee Hh a 1942. ee as ad Zyast wanted. t6 send sincere ° On- gratule tice for winning another conferencé€, championship. ‘Basket pall is the only sport now at K.U. which causes ex-Jayfawks to swell with pride. Our best wishes go to you to beat the Aggies Tuesday nheeb eZ: ate ey Te Center. — sae" = =sA _ NA Kansas State’s victory over N ebraska marked the first time the Cornhuskers have tasted defeat in Jayhawk territory since 1895. And it also made the first time in 42 years Nebraska has lost three in a row. ... - ete - EM PER IA L ,Aw LE YS WORLD FAMOUS HOTEL *£ REPRIGERAT Ea Genume Sree. Ensravep December 27, 1941. Private Chester Kk. Friedland, Camp Leo, Va. Dear Chet: Thank you for your Christmas: ‘remembrance, together with the information yow letter contained. regarding dese basic training for a medical soldier. < am tnpyy thet the Teninest of Mnletie Injuries has proved of some benefit to you. I am sure with the train- ing you get, together with the fine experience that you had in athletics, added to the incidental training we gave you, will make you a much more versatile and efficient assistant to the American soldier. These are tough times, Chet, but out of it will come a finer civilization, we hope. And I am very sure that it will because it will set at rest the agitations of mon who did not believe in their own word or the word of others. ‘America will be stronger and better and we should lead the world, and if America doeg there will be a great responsibility placed upon her and her citizens. With all good wishes for a very successful and happy New Year, I am Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Rearention, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. : L. A. FULLER, PREs. W, W. FULLER, SEc.-TREAS. | WW i Wi A . ald 3 b st Ro) ts HS ~S fe S53: we cd rey i = OF Bas ~3 Ea = SS FULLER GRAIN COMPANY INCORPORATED GRAIN COMMISSION MERCHANTS BOARD OF TRADE BLDG. KANSAS CITY, MO. January 8, 1942, Dr. Fe. Ge Allen Director Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Doctor Allen: You again came through with a fine evenings entertainment on Tuesday and because it is natural to complain but seldom write complimentary letters I want to give you a sur- prise with this thank you note for the excellent performance of your ball club. Never saw a Kansas team fight any harder than in that game and thought the improvement was about one-hundred percent as I saw the Denver game three or four weeks ago. I am not a student of the game; merely a fan, but it seemed to me that the boys were continually scrapping for the ball and seemed to have a good idea what they were trying to do; in fact, tried to make plays work. Wish I could compliment every one of them individually. There seemed to be. fine team play. Agree whole heartedly with the Big Six action in the Oklahoma Tucker affair. Now, I only hope that we can win down at Norman the last of February. I told the young lady in the office to hold a couple of tickets for me to the next home game, which I believe is Kansas State, and am now trying to find business in Lincoln next Saturday, the 17, but this may be going a little too far in view of the tire rationing. Very best regards, I am WWF: O. W. W. Fuller. January 8, 1942. Dre Ce Be Francisco, Argyle Building, Kansas City, los Tear Dr. Francisco: I want to tell you how happy I was to see you at the basketball game, and only sorry that I did not get opportunity to visit with you. It was mighty nice of you show the enthusiasm that you do for sports. I wish that I might have had time to usher you over to our bench so that you could have sat with our boys, but I was pretty much keyed up just before that Oklahum contest and was thinking of whipping the Sooners and not doing moh entertaininge I wanted to tell you that Bobb; Allen made every effort to endeavor to see you in Kansas City, but he came home with a very severe cold bordering on flu and we kept him in the house most of the tine. lie got a letter yesterday from him\in Philadelphia saying the cold was still holding on but he hoped te fight it off successfully. He Se Fee ereny te eee oe mene Se Me eee Oe SEC YOUs With kindest personal regards, I am Sincerely yours, Direstor of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. Jemaary 10, 1942. Mr. We W, Fuller, . Fuller Grain Co., Board of Trade Building, Kengas City, Moe Dear lire Fullers Thank you for your very kind letter. I am glad to know that you enjoyed the game last Tuesday night. I checked up with the Athletic Office and learn ‘that the tickets are being held for you. an posting your letter on the varsity bulletin the boys may have an opportunity to read it. | oe Salk Se ome te Seas eee ge ae eed ts ery happy to heve you come down and say hello to the boys. With kindest regards and best wishes, I am : Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA: AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. January 15, 1942. Lt. Sam Pranois, Quarters 110, Pt. Francis 8. liarren, Wyoming. Dear San: I am very happy to have your letter of the 10th instant. : Sem, I have written a book, “Better Baskettall", which contains all the material that you will-need in shaping up your basketball team. I wrote the book for ee Le ee eee it very helpful in your coaching. | The book contains a full description of all the plays we use at the present time, and is profusely illus~ trated with diagrams and photographse I am sending you some descriptive material to help acquaint you with the | contents of “Better Basketball". The book sells for $4.00 - end may be purchesed at any of the leading book stores or athletic goods houses. If you should desire an autographed copy I will be glad to send you one upon receipt of your oheck or money order for $4.00. I am wondering if your Headquarters would care to purchase the book for your use. With best wishes for your success, I am Very sincerely yours, : Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA:AH . Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. HEADQUARTERS QUARTERMASTER REPLACEMENT TRAINING CENTER FORT FRANCIS E. WARREN, WYOMING January 10, 1942 Professor Phog Allen Athletic Vepartment University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Coach Allen: As “ecreation Officer of this 4rmy Replacement Training Center, it has become my duty to organize two basketball teams from this camp, which i be good enough to = pete against the Professional teams in the Denver, Vol- orado Yeague. The past few years I have had no occasion whatsoever to be associated with basketball, consequently I am not up- to date with the present methods of coaching for basketball. I have admired you, and your style of basketball for several years; and would greatly appreciate any assistance you might see fit to render in the way of plays, diagrams and coaching sequences. Thanking you very kindly, Quarters 110_ Ft. Francis E. Warren, Wyo.