April 15, 1940. Very sincerely yourty Director of Physical wdusation and Recreation, | Varsity Basketball Coaches ~ B NORTH PLATTE GELF TIN Published Mornings Except Sunday and Monday by Established 1932 The North Platte Publishing Co., Inc. FULL LEASED WIRE UNITED PRESS MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS NEA SERVICE 519 NORTH JEFFERS NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA Saturday Dr. Fs C. Alien Physieal Education Department University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doetor Alien, This is a little bit late, but maybe it will serve the pubpose anyway. You probably know i've been following the activities of the Kk. U. basketball team very closely--just as every sn. U. man and every basketball fan all over the united States--have, vhis is just a note of congratulations on a wonderful job. i just saw one game--the K-State game--and 1 was proud to have been from kK. U. My attitude didn't do me any good in Manhattan incidentally. my brother has been Keeping me pretty well posted on all the team's activities, and he explained at some length why indiana was able to come through in the finals. i'm on the advertising staff and like my work fine although 1 did miss writing sports some. North rlatte has about the same population as Lawrence. Congratulations again to you Doctor and to the basketball team. Sincerely, Bill Fitzgerald “Mey 1, 19406 Ur. Frenk Froct, 8 —i‘(« Director of Physical Education, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgiae Dear Jacks Accept ny henatient ccnarktuietions on your appoineent oh Sauk ot Oe Department of Physical Education at the Univ- ersity of Georgiae ee ee and I am indeed glad to hear the good newSe I would suggest that you visit such schools as Ohio State, —i. i haps Stanford or California or UsCelei. x Secale Gola SON ks We wi ok bineiiaiea Wk for you and that you doubtless will confine yourself to certain localities. Won't you write me a little more definitely about what regions you care to visit? This itinerary I have mentioned wuld Chua son ta bo eatijeneel Ub whe Oo eaeaiiate OF ilies Fh ee oe Kansase ° . Y&th all good wishes te you and your wife, and the little Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCAsAH ag Varsity Basketball Conache THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ATHENS, GEORGIA INTRA-MURAL ATHLETICS oni 67D ad) fo hake eg 6 EA g 1+ ‘THs Lo pee. FY bal £ qth ee ee Ve e- — : (pi les ene ee Ts TA ee, on Le eh Beh ee EL aes ” Zeki sacha eeial May 20, 1940. irse John Frederick, Bax 117, | Salina, Kensase Dear iB. Frederick: 1 kaw jart voted fren Einedin snd foal tint I will have time now to answer your questions. “nuteh" told me thet he was making a little extra money by coaching the tennis team heree le is getting fifty cents en hour for his work. That is wimt we paid him for assisting us with basketball. - MONey. But he is seriously in earnest about landing the ean for next year and it should not be Jong iow before the fantly ean reelize an sone incme. Vcoan Gah 4 Gis Wek 4 tse ue: toniow he I realize how much difficulty I have in endeavoring to explein to you the contents of our conference, but I believe that if a demand were made upon him to help out with the moving expenses he would do somethings : _ I want you to know how very much I appreciated your kindness in coming in to talk with me about a situation that I lmew very, very little about. If Mre Byers and ifyse Uhrlaub would desire that I take this up with | "Duteh” toward helping out immediately I will call him in for @ conference and will let you lmow at once the _ net resulte Please assure Mrse Uhrlaub of my very high regard for her, and if at any time she cares to call on me for any aid of eny sort in helping her and her childe ren to make life more livable, please tell her it will be a pleasures Z thank you for your kindness in.talking to the Cochranes and Bill about K.U, . 3 If you come through Lawrence again I would be mighty happy to have you stop at the Allon household end get acquainted with the entire fanilye Very cordially yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCAsAll Varsity Basketball Couchs May 16, 1940. MxrSe John Frederick, Box 117, Salina, Kanse5 « Dear Mrse Fredericks Your letter of May 15th arrived just as Iam leaving the office for Seneca, Kansas, where I deliver a high school commencement address tonight. From there I go on to Lincoln, Nebrasim, for the Big Six Track Meet. I shall return Monday, and will reply to your letter at that timee Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, Varsity Basketball Coache v Mey 27, 19406 Urs Juhi emia Box 1i7, Selina, Kansas. Deax Mrse Fredexiel: ( T em enclosing @ copy of a letter I Inve just written Mrs Byerse | Direstor of Physical Edusation and serie FCAsAn 3 — Coashe | DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAROLD C, FISHER SUPERINTENDENT TELEPHONE 329 LAWRENCE, KANSAS Mey 29, 1940 Dr. Forrest C, Allen Director of Athletics Kansas University. Dear Mr. Allen: Since the program Saturday I have received so many complimentary remarks on your address that I wish to use this means to pass the information on to you. The children, parents, and all were delighted. I am ashamed to try to repay you by saying 'Thank You'. I guess we'll just say, 'Please come again, sometime'. Most sincerely, Harold C. Fisher County Superintendent. Sueh Srregularitics as this cause me to lose confidences in youe We are discontinuing your services on Saturday of this weelte Vary | l i FCA Ali ells das tah ooh 42 eon oes Wao eos Goat (0 that the intramural field can receive some attention before 4 i too date for play next falls innndbhchs ss netbibaaddaiiaidh Ganuiiais aps prostate st sf'you will site me cb your nsiioet pempuoey The WeSeGep passed their motion and it is a mtter of records but the lMen"s Student Coumoi] failed to record their re renting Sh Ming Mateins Wath aD goed wish T oy Varsity Basketball Coach | August 3, 1940 Mason City, ‘ashington : Gnnilt yee ho mah for your wary Mind letter of te Sisk wits: Upon receipt of your commmication I edlled Miss Velma Wilson, —— oe cirounstancege PANS - GeHe Mullen is emrolled in the Law School and doing night watchman duty so I have asked iiica Wileon to got in touch with Celle ‘and see if the two could remember all the details, (.!. and Miss Wilson ae SS es eee ok Niaee ont 5 oe ay Oe OO ne Sn + sirsatiis ak Viwwne’. poemiian wit mainte Varsity Basketball Coach Bop ote Mason City, Wash. July 31, 1940 Dr. F.. &. Allen Director of Physical Education University of 4ansas +awrence Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: I just received your letter asking about the intramural field. I am not sure whether the preceding council passed on that or not, but I am under the impression that they did. However, the new council has taken no action on it. I wrote to C.H. Mullen at the time Mr. Nichols wrote me asking about it. I askedhim to write to Mr. Nichols and tell him whether for sure they had passed it. I am writing him again this evening via special delivery asking him to write you right away. fL am awfully sorry that that has not been settled as yet. I assumed that you had that information by this time so I made no further effort to do anything about it. I-have no records at all out here to check on it. if you do not hear from Mr. Mullen in the near future, call him long distance and send me the bill. By the way, call Wilbur Leonard at Dem Werner's office and ask him abutt it as he may know. Best wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Noveaber 9, 19590 i pertios I am very he to corroborate all the statements that you make in your » and remember you as a splendid “ishing you many heppy returns of the day, I an Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Edueation and Recreation, FGA sAH Varsity Basketball Coach. Ont —/S= 199%. IND Prcfrecor) Alben Lawirier, Kare: Meet Poof. OkLbn~). b Lane. 2 rathe aemurvel favor) F yous oa fi O FottasS ployed aa deleidifeee Masdhad. a ng a tel) iL. wat 2 st, 19018 tne so thas Cen = : a. 7 Sel diced nn pate smn Ly Sige Gamba a yu © Aton. of M45 / AM aw peru Sth dete Z by mene oer Hort: SG. pov phiradt Parhfig. ons 19 d/ Aven) a Frome — acne Phelan muti flog Gon NC. hone, ok Obata, eat a ee ee, ts ee ea Kak furtia) rae) hr hag 20 3 k&,& and Make fertohih fo KU. ot Sas pew ll fd pills February 15, 1940. Mrs Dalton He Fuller, 509 Be Harry Ste, Wiehita, Kansase Dear Dalton: e Thank you for your kind letter of the 8th instant enclosing ® clipping from the Wichita Eacle. I enjoyed reading it end em very glad to have it. With ell good wishes to you, I an Very simerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Reoreation, FOAsAH Varsity Basketball Coaches THE WICHITA EAGLE, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRU WICHITAN WINS NATIONAL SPORT FAME DESPITE INABILITY TO HEAR © Dalton Fuller, Deaf-mute Who Starred in Three Sports, Started Career 40 Years Ago The life of the average athlete, with everything in his favor, is hardly one sweet song, but with the cards stacked against him from the start, it is something else again. Dalton Fuller, Wichita deaf-mute, serves as a practical illustration of the will to do things being sufficient to the needs thereof, for in spite of his handicap, one that would have deterred many from even attempt- ing to do anything in that line, he has been in turn, a basketball player, baseball player -nd last, but not least in any manner, a gridiron ath- lete of high ability. One of the finest tributes to Fuller, and incidentally, one of his cher- ished mementos, is a letter from For- rest C. (Phog) Allen, famous di- rector of athletics at Kansas uni- versity. Allen, who recalls Fuller’s start in athletics, particularly bas- ketball, when the Wichitan was an honor student at the Olathe school for the deaf, pays high praise to the latter for his ability and also his sportsmanship under fire. , Fuller’s association with Allen dates back to 1903, when basketball was. virtually in its swaddlitig¢ clothes, - particularly in Kansas. Many of the smaller schools had yet to take the venture into the sport that has since become outstanding in the Sunflower state, where many of the greatest exponents have had their start and made national his.- tory. In that year Fuller was a member of the Olathe team, which opposed Kansas university, Allen ap- pearing in the Jayhawker lineup. K. U. won 32 to 15, Fuller recalling that the Kansas mentor played a starring role in the defeat of the Olathe squad. Professional Player : Starting his baseball career at the age of 16 years, Fuller soon found his way to professional cir- cles, much of his education along that line coming from the famous Luther (Dummy) Taylor, who was connected with the school and ac the same time a star hurler for the New Yerk Giants. Fuller soon found his way to the Joplin club of the Missouri Valley league, joining the Miners at the age of 17, where he not only wore the pad and mask of a catcher but also played infield, where he con- tinued for many years after coming to Wichita. He was a member of many of the fastest clubs organized in Wichita territory shortly after the turn of the century. Following his success on the dia- mend, the Wichita boy turned te football, where he also starred, be- coming captain of the squad at 19. He also was captain of basketball av the time, Luther Taylor being man- ager of the cage squad. Fuller at- tributes major part of his suc- cess to instructions received from Taylor who also was adept at any sport he chose to follow. Taylor was a member of the foot- ball eleven at the same time that Fuller - acted as captain, -both “of; these athletes playing an important part in many grid victories. Photos taken more than three decades ago show Fuller and Taylor in uniform on the grid squad, together with other deaf mutes who overcame many obstacles to carve out their particular niche in sports that re- quire, in ordinary cases, every fac- ulty possible. The Wichitan, always unassum- in the most trying situations, as IN THE UPPER PHOTO showing the Olathe schooi for the deaf in baseball uniform during the season of 1900, Dalton “Dummy” Fuller, a Wichitan for many years, is seated third from the left in the uniform that is still a treasured possession. Fuller was 16 at the time he joined the Olathe nine. Below, the 1903-4 basketball squad at the same school, clad in uniforms that appear to be more suitable for football. Luther “Dummy” Taylor, manager of the squad appears at right in back, while Fuller, team captain is center in front row. was proved in many instances on the diamond in years of partici- pation in the national pastime, when quick judgment was required. Always deliberate in every move, he was able to think and act with speed when the situation demanded. Featured Wichita Team Playing as a member of the YMCA basketball squad in Wichita during 1904-05, Fuller was one of the mainstays of the lineup, his floor work and shooting being a feature of the Wichita team’s per- formance. Reminiscing with Fuller, while entailing the use of paper and pencil to a marked degree, is al- ways a sOurce Of many interesting anecdotes regarding stars of all three sports in which he engaged, as Fuller is the possessor of an un- usually retentive memory. Many things that would escape the memory of the average fan, re- main fresh in Fuller’s mind .al- though they were happenings of two decades past. Even though much water has found its way under the bridge since the Wichita man first be- ing, was never found wanting, even to bow to the encroachment of Father Time, being still active on the diamond, although most of his activities are confined to an in- field post with the Wichita Silents, a’ deaf mute soft ball organization that functions in one of Wichita’s summer recreational leagues. How- ever, Fuller still is able to get around in fair shape in a _ base- ball game, notwithstanding the fact that, his speed is somewhat curbed and his lasting qualities not what they once were when he did hot have to take a back seat for any semi-pro in Kansas. x; Still Good Batter Fuller is an active member of ‘the Kansas Old Timers Baseball association, which had its incep- tion as an adjunct to the National Semi-pro Baseball congress activi- ties in Wichita, during tournaments held in Wichita last summer. Full- er took part in both games, and while, as before mentioned, his speed has diminished with the passing of the years, his batting eye would do credit to a youngster just breaking into the game. E. H. Mcllvain, one of Fuller’s came active in sports, he refuseslinstructors at the Olathe school, in a recent letter to the Wichitan, is high in his praise of Fuller’s athletic ability, in all sports, point- ing out the powerhouse aggregation which became a terror on the grid- iron. The lineup included “Dummy” Taylor, John Rule, John Martin, John Weber and Fuller, all of whom were well known 35 years ago. Wee oe. Re ’ Puller was borm in ,a° log’ cabin in Indiana, coming to Wichita soon after with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. John H. Fuller.“Starting his edu- cation at the Olathe school.for the deaf in 1895, which covered the ‘lgrade and high school course, he graduated in 1904. The Wichita man was sent to the St. Louis. World fair by the school in that year to demonstrate fancy wood turning, the profession he still follows. The record of the Wichita ath- lete is one of which to be proud and when the natural handicap under which he worked to attain success, is taken into consideration, his conquest of the three outstand- ing sports can be inscribed in the record book as one of real achieve- ment.