Lexington, Kentucky
8 February, 1945.

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

Dear Sir,

‘The attached clipping appeared in the Lexington Leader. If
it wasn't for the fact that the staff of the Thoroughbred Record
sent you that telegram, 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 basketball, football and race any
place in the U.S., Cuba and Mexico, In fact he brags that on foot-
ball games he has handled as high as $500,000.00 on the Saturday
games. They have an uncanny forsight in posting the odds on games.
For instance on the Kentucky-Georgia Tect game they were giving
Kentucky 235 points, if you wanted to bet on Kentucky. You would
have lost if you bet on Kentucky, they won 51 to 52, 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, Chicago or
New Orleans quicker than a General in the Armed forces can, Their
a bill, in normal saver runs — ve a 00 to o. : *

Hy It ts located ats heart of the city. The stat floor is

a bar room. Which is just a blind for the upstairs activities, It
is known as the Mayfair Bar, located at 224 East Main St. You go
straight through the bee and up the steps to the gambling room over
the bar. The phone book never carries any hand book in it. But
their phone is 3750. They have a large black board with all the
gemes and odds posted on it.

I am sure all the members on the staff on the Thoroughbred
Record is very familar with this place and I sure got a kick out
of them sending you the telegram.