December 12, 1940 The glasses have arrived today after our two gancs with the University of Texass I am sorry that they did not urrive before but they are very satisfactory and we were gled to get theme Very cordially yours, Director of Physical Bducation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach PAslg December 9, 1940 Mro LeEe Means Sales Director SafeePlay Goggles Coe Beloit Beloit, Wisconsin ‘Dear lr. Meanss I have just sent the following wire: "Whats wrong now with our glasses shipments We play tonighte Reply Western Union.* I cannot refrain from registering my dis- sappointment concerning the service that we have gotten and We certainly thought that since the breakage came with so-called wmbreakable glasses you would hasten shipment, but we heve had nothing but delays on the orders . games with the University of Texass one tonight and tomorrow night, and it is a big disappointment to us to not have better services S In your letter of November 28 you state that d receive them very shortly and this is December 9» FOAslg Director of Physical Education and Reereation Varsity Basketball Coach CLASS OF SERVICE 1201 SYMBOLS Bae is a a DL=Day Letter elegram oar Cable- 2 am unless its de- SN ey NE = Night Levee erred character is in- 1C=Defecced Cable dicated by a suitable ( 3 9 } symbol above or pre- NLT =Cable Night Letter ceding the address. . a aN R. B. WHITE NEWCOMB CARLTON J. Sc. WILLEVER > Ship Radiogram f PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT The filing time shown in the date line on telegrams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of origin, Time of receipt is STANDARD TIME at point of destination Received at 646 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, Kansas. Phone 2764 rc KAD50 6*pe_olT WIS 9 213P DR FORREST C ALLEN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS :GLASSES SHIPPED TODAY SORROW NOT SOONER= ~L E MEANS ; THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE “SAFE - PLAY” Football and Basketball Goggles BELOIT, WISCONSIN L, E. MEANS DR. DON T. RYAN ° : Athletic Director Optometrist Beloit College November 28, 1940 Dr. Forrest Ce. Allen oi prt “t + AY gZ University of Kansas Se Lawrence, Kansas : Dear Mr. Allen; I regret to learn about the lens breakage suffered by Marvin Sollenberger. These are absolutely the first lens we have had broken to date, and I am certainly sorry to hear about it. I may say that we decided to use Motex lens on about twenty orders, Sollenberger being one of them. We did this solely because of the insurance guarantee which sounded good to us. I may say that in all our later orders, and those before this, we used our case-hardened lens which has never been cracked or broken, and shall continue to make them up in this lens from now on. We are proceeding at once to make up for Sollenberger a new pair of basketball glasses with the case-hardened lens. You should receive them very shortly. We are also taking up the matter of the cuts from broken lens with the insurance company and you will hear from them or us very mortly. Please advise me on the use of Sollenberger's new pair . after he has a chance to tiy them out. Sincerely yours, 5a les Director UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION November 12, 1940 Dre Je He Schrant Wolcott Building Hutchinson, Kansas Dear Dre Schrant: I received & letter dated November 1 from Le Es Means, stating that there is one hitch in the order for basketball glasses for Marvin Sollenberger. Mre Means states that he wrote you asking for the pupillary distance and the bridge widthe He states these were omitted in your prescriptione If you have not already sent this information to Mr. Means, the Athletic Director of Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, will you please do so in order that there will be no further delay in giving Sollenberger the benefit of these glassese By the way, Charles Walker states that these glasses have helped him very much and I am hoping for the same results for Marvin Sollenbergere With all good wishes, I am, Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coac FCAslg yes a 7) Bre ons ss November 12, 1940 Dre Je He Schrant Wolcott Building Hutchinson, Kansas | Dear Dre Schrants _ I received a letter dated November 1 from Le Ee Means, stating that there is one hitch in the order for basketball glasses for Marvin Sollenbergers Ure Means states that he wrote you asking for the pupillary distance and the bridge width. He — these were omitted in your prescriptions | If you have not already sent. this information to Mr. Means, the Athletic Director of Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, will you please do so in order that there will be no further delay in giving Sellenberger the benefit ” these glassese By the WAY, Chetediea Walker states that these Glasses have helped him very much and I am hoping for _ the same results for Marvin Sollenbergers With all good wishes, I am, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCAslg “SAFE - PLAY” Football and Basketball Goggles DR. DON T. RYAN BELOIT, WISCONSIN L. E. MEANS Athletic Director Opt trist ptometris Beloit College November 1, 1940 Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen; Thanks for your word received today, accompanied by an order for basketball glasses for Marvin Sollenberger. We will do our best to get them out as soon as possible. There is one hitch. Immediately upon receipt of your first notation, enclosing Dr. Schrant's prescription for him, we wrote Schrent asking for the pupillary distance and bridge width. These were omitted in the prescription. We have not received this to date, although it may come in eny minute. If there is any delay in shipment, it will be only due to this circumstance, Thanking you again, we remain, Sincerely yours,. ME Maaus Sales Director October 50, 1940 Mite Le Ee Means Athletic Director Beloit College Beloit, Wisconsin Dear re Meanss This will anknentedeh receipt of your letter : yesterday and we | ‘ are well pleased with theme They fit Walker well of October 29. The glasses arrived and I believe they are just the things ‘I am sonding you a eocond requisition; this one for Mervin Sollenbergers The amount for these glasses is $15.00, as you specified for the second paire Will you kindly rush them through, pleases Sincerely yours, Pirector of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach PeAelg “SAFE - PLAY” Football and Basketball Goggles DR. DON T. RYAN BELOIT, WISCONSIN Le MEANS Athletic Director oe Beloit College October 29, 1940 Dr. Forrest Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen; I have your letter received today enclosing prescription for Marvin Sollenbergers. You also state the basketball glasses for Charles Walker had not been receiveds I think by this time you must have them. If you do not, wire me collect and we will trace tem. They have been shipped. There was a delay because of two reasons. First, you will remember we did not receive the préscription at once from Dr, Schrant. Second, for some reason or other, our men got mixed up and made up a set of football goggles for Walker by mistake. We then had to build the basketball glasses. We are not using the rubber goggles for basketball, since sweating becomes too severe, and the lens cannot be kept free from steam in that case. Also, the goggle would prevent sufficient split visions The frames and lens we are using for basketball really take the "rap" in great style, and we recommend their use without taping on the temples, although some coaches prefer this method. They get knocked off once in a great while but are quickly replaced, and never get broken regardless of the amount of contact involved, If you want us to proceed with the make-up on Sollenberger, let me know and we will have them back to you in about one week at the moste Incidentally, the purchase of a4 pair will only cost you $15.00 Sincerely yours, ME Meaus Sales Director October 5, 1940 Me Le Be Moons Sales Director "gafe-Play” Beloit, “Wisconsin Dear ‘ir, Means: Thewalk you for -_ — ef the 2nd instante sik eu dade: bana’ pal iwi ei 4m the near future, will you kindly write hin? I believe, however, he will send the prescription at oncee Ammiting receipt of the glasses, T am, \ Very cordially yours, Director of Physioa Béveation and Recreation i rey a ee | FCArle “SAFE - PLAY” Football and Basketball Goggles | BELOIT, WISCONSIN | L. E. MEANS DR. DON T. RYAN : Athletic Director Optometrist Beloit College October 2, 1940 Dre Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen; We received your order for one pair of basketball glasses for Charles Walker for which we thank you. We will await the arrival of prescription from Dre Schrant of Hutchinson, and will then give them individual attention. The lens we use are heated to a certain temperature and then slowly cooled over a three day period, and have certainly been holding up well. We will hurry along these glasses after we receive the prescription, although a full week at least is needed to turn out a really dependable pair of lens. I think Walker will get the best results just wearing the glasses normally as he would his reading glasses. That has been our experience to date, although some colleges have preferred to use two small pieces of tape over the temple. On my own players last year we wore them without additional fastening, and no amount of bad treatment or’rough usage caused any trouble. Sincerely yours, LEM/ss Sales Director October 1, 1940 Dre Je He Schrant Wolcott Building - Dear Dre Schrants We desire to purchase a pair of safe~play glasses for Charles Walker, one of our basketball meme These lens are nonebrealable and absolutely safe, The only people that I lmow of who make these glasses are the “Safe-Play" Goggles Company, Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsine Lele Means, . “thletic Yireetor, is the omer of the Company, Please direct your letter to hime — gy I have been in communication with Drs Hebe. Kirkpatrick, Wills Building, Topeka, Kansas, who does most of the eye, ear, nose and throat work for our varsity athletes, I talked with Dre Kirkpatrick this morning over the phone and he suggested that I write you asking that you send to Mre LeBe Means et Beloit, Wisconsin, the prescription for Charles Valker's correction and the pupillary distances Our Athletio office has sent a requisition to the Safe~Play people at Beloit, Wiseonsin for the glesses, and if you will be kind enough to send the above mentioned items to these people they guerantee delivery within a weeks I will ape preciate it very much if you will comply with this request et | your early conveniences | a Be - @eavles Se doing © fine Haas of work in taskebe ball and we feel that when he is able to see far enough down the court to distinguish his opponents he will play a greatly improved Thanking you, I am, Very cordially yours, Director of Physical “aucation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FOAslg