October 24, 1944.

Lawton Carver,

Sports Editor,

International News Service,

New York, N.Y.

Your statement that I have backed down is untrues I stated that
certain eastern writers have minimbzed the gambling hazard, and
your story prompts me to believe that you are one of them. As
far as my getting out of the game i am in is concerned, I suggest

you apply the same yardstick to yourself in your profession, What

could you know of how much basketball has given me?

Forrest Ce. Allen.