October 24, 1944

Lawton Carver,
Sports Editor,
International News Service,
New York, N.Y.

Your statement that I have bat#eldown is untrue. I stated that
certain eastern writers have minimized 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 professions

What could you lmow of how much basketball has given me?

Forrest C, Allen