Dr. Forrest ©. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Sir,

The attached clipping appeared in the Lexington Leaders If it wasn't
for the fact that the staff of the Thoroughbred Record sent you that ——e
I would not have sent this to you.

But we have here in Lexington and every one knows it, a hand book that
furnishes odds on any college basketball, football and race any place in the
UeS., Cuba and Mexico. Books on high school football and basketball games are
also made. In fact he brags that on football games he has handled as high as
$500,000.00 on the Saturdey games. They have an uncanny foresight in posting
the odds on games. For instance on the Kentucky-Georgia Tech game they were
giving Kentucky 25 points, if you wanted to bet on Kentucky. You would have
lest if you bet on Kentucky, they won 51 to 32, but according to their points
Georgia Tech won 55 to 51. They have three long distance phones and they can
get St. Louis, New York, Chicage or New Orleans quicker than a General in the
Armed forces can. Their phone bill, in normal times runs around $2000.00 to
$3000.99 a month. .

It is located in the heart of the city. The ground floor is a bar room.
Whibh is just a blind for the upstairs activities. It is known as the Mayfair
Bar, telephone 1121, located at 224 Hast Main St. You go straight through the
bar and up the steps to the gambling room ever the bar. The phone book never
carries any hand book in it. But their phone is ora They have a large black
beard with all the games and odds posted on it.

J am sure all the menbers on the staff on the Thoroughbred Record is
= familiar with this place and I sure got a kick out of them sending you
the telegram,