Februeary 8, 1941 Mr. ¥. A, Forsberg Coach, Leavenworth High School Leavenworth, Kansas Year Wally: In answer to your request please find enclosed our basketball schedule. I regret to say that Mre Falkenstein of the Athletic Department handles all ticket sales and he informs me that n concession is made to high school students because of the la k of roome All seats are seventy-five cents (75¢) except in the second balcony which are twenty-five 4 at the present time we ere completely sold out for the Nebraska and Yrlahoma games so I would suggest making reservations now for the Kansas: “tate or the Oklahoma A & M game. We would like nothing better than go entertain may 3 of the high schools guests at these games, but we hve only 100 more seats available than does Kansas “tate. The main difference is thet we do not constantly bemoan our situation. For twenty years we have had teams th t everybody wanted to see play and have never had more room than necessary to accomodate our stu- dent enrollment. We too need a fieldhousee It was a pleasure to me to be of assistance with your boye On our Christmas jaunt back east we learned of a "gas mask" soap used at West Point to prevent glasses from fogging over and impairing vision. We have an order in with our R. 0. Te Ce unit, and I believe you should certinaly be able to ob- tain a supply from the Forst near youe Vigth kindest personal regards and best wishes for success the remainder of the weason, I am, Very cordially yours, Director fo Physical Hducaton and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach -FCAth1 Leavenworth Senior High School QO. R. YOUNG, Principal LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS Bebruary 6, 1941 Dr. Fe. C. Allen Kansas University Tawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: We have received the goggles from Mr. Means that you suggested. The boy is coming along much better at present, and ‘I want to thank you for you expert advice on this matter. Our boys are interested in seeing one of your home games. Would it be too much bother to ask you to send, or have someone mail, me a schedule of your games? What would it cost these high school boys to get in one of your home games and would reservations be necessary? Again I wish to express my appreciation for your kindness. Sincerely yours, W. A. Forsberg, Coath Leavenworth High School ITeavenworth, Kansas “L. A. FULLER, PRES. W, W. FULLER, SEc.-TREAS. Zp y Ze FULLER GRAIN COMPANY GRAIN COMMISSION MERCHANTS BOARD OF TRADE BLDG. KANSAS CITY, MO. February 11, 1941 Dr. FF. G. Alien Physical Education Department University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: Just a line to tell you how we enjoyed last night's game, and sO happy that it came out on the right side of the ledger. Again want to thank you for taking care of us in such excellent fashion. Will probably want tickets for the remaining home games if I am here but will simply have to take my chances and wait until a littke later to reserve then. I am sending a copy of this letter to Mr. Falkenstien as I want him to know how I appreciate his cooperation. Sincerely, \ 7 LL oe WWE:KS cc. Mr. E. L. Falkenstien HEADQUARTERS, NINTH DIVISION FORT BRAGG, N. C. Office of G-2 26 February 1941 Dr. F,. C, Allen, Director of Athletics University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kas. Dear Friend Doctor? I received your letter today and apparently slipped up due to tremendous amount of work I am doing right now. I thought I had acknowledged receipt of your story and mat, Am very sorry for the oversight, Doctor, and want to take this opportunity to thank you sincerely for your fine cooperation, The ar- ticle is swell and, though, the first issue doesn't come off until next week, I am sure the mat is a good one, There is intense interest in basketball down here and I know that your item will be appreciated some 35,000 times by all the men, If ever I can be of any service to you, believe me, I will be only too glad to help. With kindest regards and another thanks, I am Respectfully 7 ac gl be ya SGT. ED A. FEITING, G-2 Office, 9th Division, Ft. Bragg, N.C. ee ee ee HEADQUARTERS, NINTH DIVISION FORT BRAGG, N. C. Office of G-2 19 February 1941 Dr. F. GC. Allen, Athletic Director, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kas. Friend Yoctors- I received your manuscript today. Thanks very much, It is absolutely swell and just exactly what I had hoped for and more or less expected. I showed it to the Colonel. He certainly thinks it is fine. The series of colums will start next week. I will send you a copy of all of them. I think(modestly) that it is a standout. And I sure appreciate the cooperation that you and my other friends have given me. And I know that 30,000 men will appreciate it, too, becayse they have a lot of le&sure hours in the evenings and they consume the stuff in their paper line by line. I hope that some day I may be able to repay you in some measure for your kindness and believe me when I say that I will go out of my way at any time to be of help to you, Personally, I thank you much. For the men, I thank you 30,000 times. Most respectfully dof OVE / GT. ED A. FETTING, G-2 Office, 9th Division, Ft. Bragg, N.C. - Wareh 1, 1941 v Miss Virginia Fields Brandy Camp, Pemsylvenia Dear Miss Fields, Your letter of varch 18 requesting copies of clase of sehack sung fron Ue teeresiy oF Minas tee been receiveds We are referring your request to Ire Fred Ellsworth, Alumni Associetion Secretarye I em sure you will hear from Mre Ellsworth within a very short times Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach FOAslg Mire We We Fuller 1261 Board of Trade Building Kansas City, Missouri Dear Mr. Fuller: I am happy that you got to see the game on the 25th with Kanses State and thet you enjoyed the "Sing" and the band and the perform- ance of the Glee Qub which you described as tops. I heartily agree with you 100% and am gled that you were able to be here. Thank you for your good wishes. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Pecrestion Varsity Basketball Coach FCA:mh March 10, 1941 Mire Je Ve Frederick 922 Center Ste Alva, Oklahoma Tear Fred§ The boys were nervous and tense and they could not play the game they were capable of. Mowever, I have been secretly wishing that we would not go into the Tournament in Kansas City beeause our boys are little and certainly not a tourmament teame Frankly, I do not now how in the world we got where we dide However, I do thank you for your good wishese You know a fellow is elwmys wain and he likes to have. others say that he hes the stuff, With kindest personal regards, I am, Sincerely yours, ‘Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Coach POA slg i, ae’ aan TG ISAM 2 + ey (THIS SIDE OF CARDTS FOR ADDRESS ) sug az 7 Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas. sts Alva, Okla. " DeaxePhog 5 ee a ae March 6, 2941 : Justa card £0 the bes& basket all Soe oe. the world; and“that incl@fes™ New - ‘York. es ae T-expect K.U. to beat 0.U. so send Gobera tain ene now for a’ "fine job,well done" this year. I still hope to see your team play. Iba said that they beat K.U. by just stopping your boy(son), and that stopped Engleman. Perhaps you remedy that next time-Allen break away or some one else "feed" Engleman. With best regards, Your old friend, Pe be "Fred". 922 Center. Mre Frank He Frost . Department of Physical Hducation The University of Georgia ° Athens, Georgia | Dear Jacl, Well, Jack, this somds like a voice fron out of the paste Your good letter of November 13 informing me of the splendid news that you had been appointed head of the Department of Physical Education made me very happye _ But the way I have responded would not make you think thet my statement is truc; nevertheless it is &nd I wish for you and yours 2ll success, happiness and progress in the worlde : i read with interest your editorial on "wy ‘hsk" and I think you gave a good account of. yourself in thats I bet after you get through overhauling your ‘pregrem you will find you have done a real jobe I have remembered you to Mree Allen and she desires me to reciprocate your good wishesse With all good wishes for continued success to you and your good fmily, I an, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach thé D farrresie af! Rhye 64 - THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION ATHENS, GEORGIA INTRA-MURAL ATHLETICS _ ily fask. Well ,I am looking back over almost eight years in the physical education department at the Une versity and I mst ask you to take it from me that my greatest compensations and biggest int- erests have not been visible ones. Of course to me no field offers richer,broader returns than that of physical education. In fact I shudder and draw a deep breath when I think of the ree sponsibility of my job. To translate the aims of my department into concréte terms is in ite | self a big and fascinating job.) But for my larg er interests,look with me waned these elements and see the shadows and.brilliancies of hundreds of personalities. See their am itions, their human strivings,their willingness te see the inconsiste encies of their behavior.and Lo be guided by a eeaeenle. hand, To have @ small part in this,to be 1 to the intimate contactts with my boys,their fr endliness and their confidences; to understand their outbursts of temper over an official's de-. cision and be patient while; out of his own judge- ment he uses that experience to build a philos= ophy which will help him #stand the gaff” out in the world. To have a, Less r after the years have passed,from one tellir his job and success- ful life,from one tell abl of his failure to be. true to the ideals he should have followed; to of- fer a word of praise to the former,and a word of enevnn ement to the latiter. To have a mother come say" ty boy is doin, ee mene and he. wanted you iy know" -«« These are he geste interests of my job. These are the thi that give me a thrill of happiness, that cause = in my heart,a smile, a tear for the opportun‘itées I may have missed and . prayer that I may be Ayorthy of my great task. Prank H.Prost, Director, Physical Education fior Men. University of Georgie. W, W. FULLER, SEc.-TREAS. if 3 i \\N} at VEL x te Nh) Tai () a “aS Nr BN Aa Wig ee THe oo ; EE > BS NE ler ag SS Gj ”. 3 a ee eas 3 R s FULLER GRAIN COMPANY INCORPORATED GRAIN COMMISSION MERCHANTS 8 L. A. FULLER, PRES. BOARD OF TRADE BLDG. KANSAS CITy, MO. March 13, 1941 A i | Dr. Forrest C. Allen ae | University of Kansas ee ee Physical Education Department 7 , fe’ Lawrence, Kansas . wa Dear Dr. Allen: U This will confirm our telephone conversation this afternoon in which you were good enough to agree to speak before an organization of the Kansas City feed men, at the Phillips Hotel at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 27th, Will be very glad to see you at the Phillips at that time, My friends will be very happy to pay any expense that you may be put to on this trip, and I assure you they appreciate beyond expression your acceptance, Cannot give you a lead as to using this organ- ization's business connections in your talk, but they assure me that sports or basketball, or in fact anything that you have in mind will be most entertaining, Received your good letter and list of engagements this. morning, and feel honored to know one who is so busy 4 ‘ and popular, t fi Again thanking you for such consideration, I am \ ; ‘ WWE YY Q W. W. Fuller 1261 Board of Trade Building WWF smz eee Sea ee BE ee Deon pee ee z fica ea cia tories Re BR Lecomeghe Femi cerin gasps itis March 14, 1941 Mitte We We Fuller Fuller Grain Canpany 1261 Board of Trade Building Kansas City, Missouri Dear Mire Fuller: This will acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 15th instant. You may cout. in ty Wile ob Os AD stakes ote ak, eee March 27 to meet with the Kansas City Feed Clube : 3 Tt will be a pleasure to see you and your friendse Sincerely yours, Direotor of Physical Fdueation and Recreation Varsity Basketball] and Baseball Coach FCAsig Merch 24, 1941 Mre John fe Flerance 1200 Fidelity Building $12 Walnut Street Kansas City, Missouri Dear Colomel, T have advanced you fron a sergeant to a colonel. Thank you for the golf tees. If you keep on honoring me I will advance you to Commander in Chief. Regarding our taking ancther train other than the Rock Island to Wichita, may I say that at the lact minute _I discovered that the last day of enroliment for the second semester was February 4 and it wes necessary that we get back to Lawrence as soon as possible so the bors could enroli before too many classes were closede I was under the impression that the Rock Island left Wichita in the morning, but when I fod out it left sonetime soon after noon, we mde arrancenents to teke another train thet would get us out of Wichita SOONCT's i believe this explaine why it was necessary for uz to change our plans at the lest minutes You can rest assured that I will renember you in my willd Sincerely yours, Director of Physical #ducation and Recreation Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach FOAslg Pxonwn Victor 3900 ROH Su JOHN D. FLORANCE 1200 FIDELITY BUILDING 911 WALNUT STREET TRAVELING PASSENGER AGENT KANSAS Crry, Tam Cur0aGo, Roox Isuanp & Paotric Ry, Co, Mo. THE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY FRANK O, LOWDEN, JAMES E. GORMAN, JOSEPH B. FLEMING, TRUSTEES P. W. JOHNSTON, GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT {200 FIDELITY BUILDING KANSAS CITY, MO., March 26, 1941. Dear Doe: I am looking for the next pronotion to Commander in Chief. If golf tees will help it's in the bag now. ; Thank you for your letter of March 24th - after all there is another season soon when I hope our service will fit. Yours, — John D.Frorance. ae . _f- oe Sa : er Ne % Dr.Forrest C.Allen, Director of Physical Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans. ROUTE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ROCKET TO COLORADO GOLDEN STATE LIMITED AND CALIFORNIAN TO CALIFORNIA Mrs Bill Parmer Prese of Men’s Student Comei] 1140 Louisiana Lawrence, Kansas Dear Bills I want you to know, Bill, that it has been a genuine pleasure te cooperate and work with you in any wy possible in maling your adminise tration @ grand success, and in that way making student life more buoyant and fruitful. , i am sorry thet on the 25rd of April I have @ speaking engagement in Wichita and on the 22nd I am scheduled to be at Holyrood to speak at an athletic banquet. Also, on the 2lset, I am te speak to a cityewide father and son banquet in Wichita, under the auspices of the YelleCehe and the Hie¥ Clubs 3 I em sorry that I cannot be with you on the 28rd because it wuld be a great pleasure for me to contribute any smmll mite that I am capable of in putting your progrem over with a bange I em much interested in these student days and I am sorry that I eanot be with yous However, I wish you lots of good luck, both in your closing adninistration and out in the field in your practice of laws Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball end Baseball Coach FoAslg MEN’S STUDENT COUNCIL UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENGE, KANSAS OFFICE OF PRESIDENT Dy. F.C. Allen 165 Robinson Gym University of Kansas City Dear Dr. Allen: I want to express our sincere thanks for you taking time off from the baseball team and speaking to the “captains” of our proposed Dandelion Day. Everything seemed to go off pretty well. “here was quite a bit of enthusiasm expressed after the meeting was over, so I am quite encouraged as to its possibilities. We have a gift of 30 free tickets to the Jayhawker Theater to give away as prizes, so that should help. I will try and come in and let you know how we are progressing from time to time. With kind regards, I am Sincerely yours, ‘Bill Farmer Pres. of MSC June llth, 1941 Mr. Will Feder Sports Editor Eldorado Times Eldorado, Kansas Dear Mr. Feder: . IT thought you might be. interested in some news regarding your Eldorado citizens, past and present. Dave Shirk who was a star of yours as well as our star football player here at the University of Kansas and who is now Athletic Director of Augusta, Kansas, is here this summer with us taking work in our School of Education. We ‘have appointed Dave Shirk Athletic Géneralissimo for the summer session of the University of Kansas. Dave will have charge of all of our tournaments and we have many of them. We have a sixteen softball league, volley ball, tennis, and swimming tournaments. We also have an innovation that is striking a very happy response here for the summer session. Our quadrangle is electric lighted. It is the coolest spot on Mt. Oread because the Wakarusa Valley and the Kaw Valley send their breezes that top this high hill. And, in the evening from 7:50 to 9:30 we light the quadrangle and our. students play shuffle board, volley ball, badminton, tennis, and all of the games that the family may indulge in. We have sand piles, swings, teeter-totters, moneky maze, jungle gym and everything for the little tots. We also have folk dances and rythmic dancing for the youngsters and we have street dances with corn meal. We also have picnics with feeds on the quad- rahgle. It is a real out-door mixing celebration. We would like to invite you up some evening to enjoy the formalities of the occasion and see Dave in action. If you ever come this way, the next eight weeks, we'd be happy to have you. Sincerely yours Director of Physical Education and Recreation-Varsity Basketball and Baseball Yoach. FCA:ro | ee a July llth, 1941 Mr. Les Freeburg Lowe & Campbell 15th & Baltimore Kansas City, Missouri Dear Les: Bobbie Allen, my youngest son, inadvertent- ly wrapped one of my No. 4 Irons around a hedge tree some four inches in diameter. This proved to be a little too much for a Wilson Club. Therefore, I'm sending tt to you for a new shaft. Will you kindly make this replacement and mail the game back to me with the bill? With all good wishes for your continued success, I eam, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Edueation and Recreation-Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. | PCArre Athletic Offices © % Dear Earl: Sincerely your S» Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA:AR Varsity Basketball Goache | July 15th, 1941 Ey. Les Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods Go. Kansas City, Missouri Dear Les: Geei If I thought a trip to Denver and to the National P.G.A. Tournament would make me as grand @ fellow as you are, darned if I wouldn't walk to Denver and back. It's certainly fine of you, Les, to do this and someday when I'm in Kansas City, IT hope to get even with Youe With all good wishes for your continued health and happiness and thanking you and your splendid firm doubly for your generosity, I am, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation-Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. PCA:re April 8, 1941 Coach William Se Fradis $766 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, New York Dear Coach Fradis:; : I have just received your airmail special regarding sated fle soles of basketball players’ shoes when they are to play ona slick oore The substanmse I ‘ne we liquid belt dressings The old belt dressing, which is used to keep the belts fron slipping off the rollers, was & noneliquid substance and had to be heated before it could be applied to the soles of the shoose However, ” newer dressing is e liquid and may be applied with a brushe _ This dressing is dark brow in color and will mark up the floor terribly bad, and they may want to shoot you for using ite However, it dees the job and will aid yourpleyers in keeping contact with the floore Leter you will have to use benzene gasoline to take the dressing off the soles of the shoes, which is quite a job, but it is worth it, ee On Oe ee oe eg Pel ne on & slick floore ‘I trust this informtion will reach you in time, and I hope you are successful in the tournament. Sincerely yours, Director of Phys i082 Education and Recreation — Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach FCAslg William S. Fradis 3766 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, N. Y. April 7, 1941 Dr. Forrest ©. Allen c/o Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: I recently read an account of a game played during the 1939-40 basketball season between Kansas University and the University of Oklahome, in which you solved the “terrifically slick Forum floor" by painting some substance on the soles of your players! basketball shoes which enabled them to stop, pivot and change direction without losing footing. I am faced with the same problem that you were, my team having to play the final game of a tournament upon a waxed dance floor. I would therefore be greatly obliged if you would write and advise me what substance you employed at the particular game to which I have had reference previously in this letter. As this game will be played on Wednesday night, April 9th, I would appreciate your reply by airmail, if possible, in order that I may receive it that morning. Otherwise, I will be unable to apply this substance prior to game time. Thanking you for your kind consideration in your attention to all of the above, and wishing you continued success in the fine and noteworthy achievements that have characterized your association with Kansas University, I am, Very sincerely yours, WSF: hs William S. Fradis j vw & AS, William S. Fradis 5766 Bedford Avenue ae Brooklyn, N e Ts April » 1941 Dr. Forrest C. Allen c/o KansassUniversity Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr, Allen: Please forgive me for not having acknowledged receipt of your letter sooner. I wish to ex- press the deep and sincere thanks of my team and myself for your very kind consideration in replying to my letter as promptly as you did. We were elated upon receiving your letter in time, which, of course, was due entirely to your thoughtfulness. It is for this that we are completely obligated and eternally in- debted to you, and for which I join the members of my club in an expression of sincere and heartfelt gratitude. I would like you to know, and this I hope will give you some satisfaction, that the liquid belt dressing worked effectively, and my team won, which however, we all consider only subordina: te to your gracious efforts in our behalf. Again, we all thank you, and jointly wish you every continued success, both as the Athletic Director of Kansas University, and in the position of leader in the field of collegiate basketball, the which you are universally acclaimed as by fans, players and authorities alike. Very sincerely yours, MS WSF shs William S. Fradis Andrew [ ae ae Slay Worpman LLU Se sO PE i tite Jock fare - Stem Ton GR «bop Fahd mecty . loans ec : ci O ineicill —™ wai nm Tw TIS Boi BE Soe See neon mv me (DO OD famous N. Y. Giants pitcher of the A teammate of Christy Mathew- son and Joe McGinnity, under John McGraw, Dummy Taylor was a member of the Giants who played in the first established, official world series in 1905, against the Athletics. He is a native of Kansas, thus el- igible for the Hall of Fame award, going to those born in the state, and being present or former residents.. Taylor started his major league career with the New York Giants in 1908, where he played througn the season of 1908 after which he was in the International league dur- in Topeka where he was with the Western league club during the sea- son of 1913. He recalls that previous to his go- ing up to the big time, he was called to pitch a game for Sedgwick against a negro team, which was considered the best in this vicinity. The negroes made three successive hits in the first inning, but with the “\pases filled Taylor struck out the next three batters and from then he ing 1909-10-11-12, ending His career’ . { r [pe Above, Dalton “Dummy” Fuller, visits with Luther “Dummy” Taylor, early 1900’s. Taylor visited relatives here this week. He is one of the nominees for the Hall of Fame, con- ducted by the Old Timers association. Both of the friends are deat mutes and both all around athletes in their youth. One of Taylor’s prized possessions is a lifetime pass signed by both Harridge and Frick entitling him to see any game in either league and he was wearing a watch bearing a fancy inscription, which was pre- sented to him by San Diego, Cal., where Taylor played alongside Mike Donlin, Frank Chance and Harry}. Steinfeldt in the Winter Coast] league during the 1901 season. His early years in Kansas were spent partly as an. instructor of baseball at the Olathe School for} the Deaf, where he also played foot-|: ball and basketball, serving as man-], ager of both teams. That is where}: he became acquainted with Fuller, teaching the Wichita mute his early baseball and assisting in his develop- ment in the other two. Taylor is one of the boys’ house-|. fathers at Jacksonville, Ill., where one of the largest. schools for the ceaf in the United States is lo- cated. He is en route to California to visit a sister whom he has not -|worked all right. seen for 19 years. tere te ee | A Ao Me THE WICHITA EAGLE, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 15, 1941 F amous Deaf Mute Pitcher Visits Here me July 8th, 1941 Mr. Dalton H. Fuller 609 E. Harry Street Wichita, Kansas Dear Friend Dalton: I received your good letter of the 18th instant, and I'm gled you had a visit with Luther Taylor. He is a splendid chap. | About eight or ten years ago, I spoke over at the school of Jacksonville. Luther was there and we had a nice visit. I'm glad to see that you're playing soft ball. Keep up the good work and enjoy life as you go along. x I also want to thank you for the clipping from the Wichita Eagle, as of June 15th, showing you and your good friend. With all good wishes, I an, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation-Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. FCA:re owes Eater