ast = x i= ae 1508-10 GRAND AVENUE PHONE GRAND 1910 KansSAS Ciry,Mo. Feb. 1, 1941 Dr. Forest C.Allen, University of Kansgs, : Lawrence, Kans. Dear Sirs i We acknowledge receipt of your letter of January 29th, end note your comments regarding the defective basket- ball which we recently returned to you, which you stated in your letter that it was coming forward to us. However, up to the present time, this ball has not as yet been received, and in the event that it has not been returned to us no doubt the'enclosed letter will be useful, which we received the day after we received the balls from the Reach Co. they replacing one of them. They state that the other ball is not of their manufecture and therefore would not be subject to eny guarantee. The balls were originally sent to the A.J.Reach, Wright & Ditson Co. which is a division of the Spalding Corp., and they stated neither of the balls were of their make, end they in turn forwarded them to the Geo. A.Reach Co., and one was theirs and as the letter states the meanufactur= er of the other ball is unknown. We therefore hope that in the event that you have not re- turned the ball to us as yet, that you can determine as to where the ball was originally purchased, as we do not be- lieve it is one that we have supplied you originally. fA . : UU: fo y > Yours very truly, ae R. S. ELLIOTT ARMS_CO os