November 21, 1941. Mr. John Glenn, Beardstowmm, IZliinois. pear John: We are playing DePaul on January 31 at Chicago, and I asked for Clarno, Enright or Craig, and not one of the three. are available, so Wendt, the basketball coach, says. I am wondering if there is any way that you could find out from these fellows if they have been approached by Wendt. I will greatly appreciate it if you could. In his letter to me Coach Wendt asks that I please reconsider Sam Pecararo, Tom Smith and Frank McElligott. I told him that i aid not care to use them, and I am telling him again the sane thing. | Don Elser, the old Notre Dame boy who is coaching at Gary, Indiana, has asked to work, and So we want one other official, and we want a If these fellows can't work tell me whom, in be best. Give me al - 2 - 3 choice. John Buescher is coming along in his psychology pretty well, but Mrs. Allen is tutoring him and the poor kid is just above his ears in this stuff. Ne should never have en- deavored to take it by correspondence, but since he did we are trying to salvage a grade. But before that it is necessary that he get the basic fundamentals and that is tough for John ‘beeause this sort of stuff must have background and John hasn't had it in psychology. That has put him behind in all his school work, and although he is not flunking anything, he is making a "7" in 13 hours. ‘This, of course, will keep him out of the Varsity-Freshman game which is being played tonight prior to ‘Homecoming. I believe that we will have 2,000 people at the geme. ‘There is a lot of interest, but I am not letting any of the fellows play unless they have a "C" averages John is a greatly improved boy from every angle, and I want to thank you again for the part that you have played in. developing him. If we can ever get him to studying and absorb- ing the stuff that he studies he will make a dandy. I told Mrs Allen that in my opinion John Buescher has developed more than any boy on the squad. Of course, John had a long way to go and that is why I am so happy about his development. Za My kindest regards to you and your dear mother, and also the Kuhel’s. Se ee times this winter, at least. "Tt eiteet neem State Sf we didn't get to visit with you and have you give our team the Onse Over. ‘With all good wishes, Ten Sincerely yours, , : : tsdates of Phyateal Education end Recreation, PCA: AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. eal tees 8 f ah 8 gisdee 7a i A : pit ih ini REL te at ; tae bile, eli ging? 1 f aor asl L abe Lt i 34 i : eds avis giay a 334 3 § a pone ak 4ie sila “3 Ph aGlid fei 83 3 sity 3a! estes 3 8 silat 3 tae 2 I & a ian ah ais ye i Baa in lta ball aie a s ye ial afta Bey) dy i 3 Shey uh Hata m ' 83 id iH nd il faves Dalin i i N a | dil aa aiheds dat : Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA :AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coaches ICE PLANT - 658 TONS - DAILY CAPACITY OFFICE 710 EAST FOURTH 8ST, TELEPHONE 51 GLENN ICE AND FUEL COMPANY BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS MANUFACTURED ICE FRANKLIN COUNTY AND SPRINGFIELD COAL GASOLINE FUELTOIL DISTILLATE BULK STATION AIR CONDITIONED ICE REFRIGERATORS COAL STOKERS OIL BURNERS February 1, 1942 Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Varisty Basket Ball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allens Although today is Sunday we are all busy at the office since the battle of Pearl Harbor has changed our business greatly. In addition, last week(Tuesday) I was notified at midnight that I had been classified as A=-1, and would have to report in Peoria on Werinesday at 5 A. M. After contacting my attorney, we decided to take the Draft Board's decision without an appeal. Between midnight and 5 A. M., I had to clear my desk, and prepare a paper for the Illinois Association of Ice Industries Convention in Peoria on Thursday. Anyway, the government furnished me transportation a nd meals to the convention not to mention that everything ran smoothly, and I was elected President of the Association for 1942. I have been prgying quietly for the team on your trip covering Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas. Every morning m are feet have hit the snow in order to get a quick look at the scores. Your whipping at is a real accompelishment.(You know what I mean) e Am planning on coming down to Lawrence sometime this month for a few days visit with you and Mrs. Allene Perhaps I can make some noise in your home that will recall old memories when we kids would have "words? and fights at the dinner tablee . Received a call from Washington last night at 11:15, telling me to be on the"Hill" early Tuesday morning for a conference with the Quartermaster Department in regard to annice contract. This journey should prove to be an education. Wishing you continued success in the Conference. You can count on me when the going gets tough. Regards to Mrs. Allen, and the squade Sincerely, February 19, 1942. Base at Norfolk, Ya., where his headquarters are located. We are doing all we can, but of course there is that re- quirement for a physical education degree. That might be the only reason you wouldn't qualify. We were delighted to have you here and we wish for you every success possible, not only in business but in military life. We trust thet you will come back from the wars better in every way, and that would have to be mighty good. It has been a great pleasure knowing you mother and your other fine relatives. B your I want you to kmow also that it has @ great thing that you have done for John Buescher all the way alonge Tt muy take John several years to appreciate your worth to him but time and meturity will do that for hin. He thinke you are a great fellow. You tmve really been _ big oasis in his life. ? With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education end Recreation, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball end Baseball Coach. Ene. ual: SCOREBOARD Hareld Keith of Oklahoma wrote that ‘Coach Bruce Drake welcomed the Sooners’ eastern basketball | trip “with its handicaps of cracker- box courts, slick floors, weird offic- iating interpretations and hostile crowds.” Drake’s idea seemed to be, ac- cording to Tub Thumper Keith, that | the jaunt would ideally season his ‘team for “the difficult Big Six con-— _ ference race.” | Well, the Sooners couldn’t miss ‘getting plenty of seasoning, but 'what New Yorkers would like to know is when the Madison Square ‘Garden floor was reduced to the size of a crackerbox. . : | It is apparent that the good: peo- iple of the prairie have taken. Dr. ‘Forrest C. Allen of Kansas. too seriously. If they don’t watch out, Dr. Phog Allen eventually will convince them college football is on its way out. Dr. Allen has been shouting that for a decade. What happens to old ball play- ers? They go into the bowling. busi- ness, and some of them don’t wait until they’re finished. : Fat Freddie Fitzsimmons is the latest recruit—in Brooklyn. In_ addition to Cracker Schalk, Ted Lyons, Jimmy. Archer and Art Meier, latter of the Pittsburgh When Jack Benny visits his old home town, Waukegan, he rolls on Bob O’Farrell’s beds. Red Faber is an operatot at Gray’s Lake, IIl., which gave the world Jim McMillin. wrestler, Don Kolloway, ‘the White Sox ‘youngster, is an overator in DeKalb, Ill, Mike Kreevich runs alleys in Shelbyville, Il. . Lefty Grove retired to his alleys at Lonaconing, Md., Jimmy Dykes has & couple of places in Philadel- outfield, have places in Chicago. the lineman and heavyweight | Bate Kansas City proprietors in- |clude Zach Wheat, Cotton Tierney and Kid Nichols, the latter a pitcher | with the old Boston Nationals. Bill | Jurges and Harry the Horse Dan- | ning are partners at Rego Park, N. | Y.. Pinkey Whitney is in the busi- |: ness in Sam Antonio, Jack Tavener in Fort Worth. Ben Chapman oper- ates in Montgomery, Everett Scott \in Fort Wayne, Leo Mangrum in Lima, O. | The influx of ball players into |the bowling alley business is an | interesting and healthy sign for | the game... and old ball players. There they can continue to deal. | Soft stuff, throw the fast one and the hook, Herbert Orin Crisler does not |confine himself to platitudes, but deals in fundamentals in outlining the college athlete’s position in the war.. ee “College athletics can supply four great needs of the armed forces,” says Fritz Crisler. “They are: Material, leadership, morale and physical fitness.” Michigan’s distinguished athletic director and head football coach puts forth a constructive sugges- tion. War should broaden, not cur- tail, athletic participation. To further that end, Crisler intro- duced a proposal to add 150-pound football to the Western Confer- ence program. The “lightweights” have been playing right along, and with tremendous enthusiasm, in the east. Crisler’s suggestion is one of. undeniable merit, There is no per- centage it the health department in only a talented few participat- ing in football, or any other game. We are no longer spectators. in this war, We are participants. It is time for America to get | out of the stands. December 26, 1941. Mrs Harry Le Orayson, . Sports Editor, NEA, . Cleveland, Ohio. ; Doar Hrs bya Pob Dusby, in the lawrence Journal Worlé, ran the following exceppt from your sports colum, The Seoreboard: "narold Keith of Oklahoma wrote that Coach Bruce Dreke welcomed the Sooners’ eastern basketball trip ‘with ite handicaps of crackerbox courts, slick floors, weird officiating interpretations and hostile crowis.' Drake's idea seemed to be, according to Tub Thumper Keith, thet the jaunt would ideally season his team for ‘the difficult Big Six conference race’. Well, the Sooners couldn't miss getting plenty of seasoning, but what New Yorkers would like to imow is when the Madison Square Garden floor was reduced to the | . @ise of a crackerbox. it is apparent that the good people of the prairie have taken Dr. Forrest C. Allen of Kansag too seriously. If they don't watch out, Dre Phog Allen eventually will convinoe them college football is on its way out. Dr. Allen has been shouting that for a decade." ae ui H i li iH ite E. il g ih 7 the 7 way of illustration, the story goes like this. The offensive man with the ball in his possession passed to the left and then aide | qtidey Ba BS EEE pee c FF sgs bis g ‘ tglye! littl i ii, ET vlads 3 a fal! iF stay Syd Karp, ax-George Washington a jit i 2 ° ih HI Hie ih in if ell | s “Teome 2 andl iat i Hi Ai a i i Ha HL i a ip eet Me at Ha . aH - without professional experience. In former years Ed Wachter, of Harvard, Joe Pogerty, of Yale, Nat Holman, of C.C.N.Y., and other professional players coached the leading cage varsities of the onst, while in the weet Dave Mclillen is the only professional coach coaching college players. oe Dre Naismith, the originater of the game, started with this, his first principle, namely that each player is entitled to his - position on the floor. The rules still emphasize this point. — : I quote Tat Molman, a famous professional player and a college coach, on blocking which is a foul according to the rules. to check a player in pursuit of his opponent, then we are ang one of the fundamental factors of the offense." The above statement is in direct conflict with the majority thought of the National Basket~ ball Coaches Association, as well as the expressed statenent of the Rules Guide. 3 : The leading college coaches of the cowrtry employ plays using key men to screen the opponents from their objective. Perhaps it is well to give the definition of screening end blocking or pick-off. ‘Screening is impeding the progress of the ing is not a foul. Blocking or pick-off is impeding the progress of set § g é : There ere 040 colleges pleying football in America today them are making money out of football. What major industry cen ; in the light of such profit and lesa? And too, there is fine if you git < didinds, uh 44 ix & dheepaiate tae ans. Sinserely yours, Director of Physical Glucation and Reoreation, Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. , seen eS U. S. NAVAL RESERVE AVIATION BASE ’ FAIRFAX AIRPORT KANSAS CITY, KANSAS 27 August 1942 Dear Phogs Your letter of August 15th received. I have been out of town for the most part of the past two weeks so am somewhat delayed in answer- ing. I appreciate your alleged interest in Charlie Black and his well being, and feel confident that you will make an effort to give him coun- sel and guidance concerning military matters when he comes into your of- fice to make such inquires. This is exactly what I tried to do for the boy when he and his father came into my office the first week of this _ month, unsolicited, and wanted information concerning the U. S. Naval Reserves. Although I have known Charlie by reputation for some time, I had never had the pleasure of talking to him personally until he walked into my office. As a Naval Officer in charge of athletics at this base, I was delighted to think that this young man was interested in serving his country and at the same time becoming a member of our basketball team which is being organized in the interest of physical fitness, and to aid in building base moral and spirit. It was my patriotic duty to converse with Charlie and his father openly and without hesitation. In time of war every able bodied boy in America whose heart is strong is a potential defender of his country. Every day college coaches are loosing boys to the armed forces and are patriotic enough to put aside their own selfish desires for a strong team in order to aid the war effort. Charlie made it apparent that he was interested in information concerning the Naval Reserves and his father endorsed it. Should this boy decide to enlist he would be welcomed with open arms, as are hundreds of young men every day. Should he desire to join the Army Air Corps, which may allow him to return to school, hé has my benedictions and best wishes. The average boy with a mind of his own goes to an educator when he is seeking knowledge in the school of higher learning. When a man is interested in buying a horse he goes to a horse trader. Charlie's father served in the Naval forces of his country during the last war. It is naturaly to presume that he first counseled with his father before deciding to come to see me concerning the Navy. 27 August 1942 It is also natural to presume that all college men will make personal sacrifices for national preservation, Certainly you would not want it said that you do not fall within this classification. Ss Sincerely yours, J. H. Gardner Lieut. (jg), USNR Athletic Director Dr. Forrest Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 2M—2-18-41 300 Y Y Che Baltimore and Ohin Railroad Company PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT 206 EAST ELEVENTH STREET TELEPHONE VICTOR 6500 Cc. P. STEWART KANSAS CITY, MO. J. P. FRANCIS DIVISION PASSENGER AGENT CITY PASSENGER AND TICKET AGENT T. B. PEAKE Cc. R. BENTON TRAVELING PASSENGER AGENT August 5, 1941] PASSENGER AGENT W. R. GODLEY CITY PASSENGER AGENT National Boxing Association of the U. 3. Ae, Winston-Salem, N. Ce, ' September Sth-l0th, 1941. Messrs: : lee J. Brognahan, Arcade Building, Kensas City, Mo. Prank Gilleece, Boxing Commissioner, Topeka, Kansas a br. Forest Allen, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kaneas Me ¥. Ahearn, Boxing Commissioner, Manhattan, Kansas Horace T. Dawson, Jefferson City, Missouri S. Warren Cogliser, 1402 Main St., Joplin, Missouri Sent lemens Account of the above occasion, ir. Joe Triner, President of the Association, Chicago, desires all members to go to Cincinnati ond use Norfolk & Western through Winston-Salem sleeper leaving Cincinnati on the "Po@ahontas” 10:15 PM, arriving Winston-Salem, 2;00 PM, next afternoon, This sleeper has lower and upper berths, also bedroom accomodations, Our schedule from St. Louis to Cincinnati is leaving St. Louis, Baltimore & Ghie DIPLOMA - Airconditioned ~ diesel powered, 1525 Pi, erriving Cincinnati, 10:10 PM, should you desire more time in Cincinnati, you could leave Jt. Louis, 11:28 PM, arriving Cinsinneti 7:50 AM, or leave St. Louis, 9:30 AM, arriving Cincinmti, 5:50 PM. Alton ~ Burlington, Missouri Pacific and Wabash trains from Kansas City make direst connections with the Baltimore & Ohio at 3t. Louis. We shall appreciate very auch having you gentlemen using our line, and if you will kindly advise reservations desired, will be only toe anticipating the pleasure of hearing from you further, we are, Yours very truly, August 11, 1941 Deax Franks I have just received an invitation from Phil Bolich, chairman of the Winston-Salem Boxing Commission. I do not know why I should receive this information, as doubtless Mr. Henry is the representative from our school. How did my name get on the list? Sincerely yours, Director of gicel Education and Recreation, PCA: AH { Varsity Bas 1 Coachs PHIL BOLICH CHAIRMAN OFFICE OF W. S. DAVIS SECRETARY C.G BILL COMMISSIONER WINSTON-SALEM BOXING COMMISSION Member NORTH CAROLINA ATHLETIC COMMISSION NATIONAL BOXING ASSOCIATION AND NATIONAL WRESTLING ASSOCIATION August 4, 191 Dr. Forrest Allen University of Kansas Topeka, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Convention of the National Boxing Association and National Wrestling Association to be held in Winston-Salem on September 8, 9 and 10, at the Robert E. Lee Hotel. It is going to be the most outstanding and biggest yet held and you can't afford to miss it. Nothing has been left undone to provide enter-= tainment for everybody all the time, and the business sess- ions will be especially important. eae forward to seeing you in Winston-Salem in September, am. Very truly yours, WINSTON-SALEM BOXING COMMISSION PHIL BOLICH&RP P. Ss I would advise that you make your hotel reservations early. J.T. JOYNER COMMISSIONER 423 N, MAIN STREET WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA September 10, 1941. Miss Elizabeth Gordon, Zenith, Kansas. Dear Niss Gordon: I am sorry for the delay in replying to your kind note of September 1, but I have been out of tom much ef the time since your letter arrived. I regret that we do not have a book here which would give you formations and drills for tumbling, but I suggest that you write to the 4. 5. Barnes Company, 67 West 44th Street, New York City, end ask them if they _ ~ have something which you could use. I am sure you will get ea prompt response from the Barnes Company. Regretting my inability to serve you in this instance, I en Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. oe Maasetbe of Fleece EA Sa a re NM Hi ha: a: oe ee September 26, 1941. ur. Leo Le. Gessell, hs National Council of Y.H.C.A., 114 Bast 9th Street, Topeka, Rouante Dear Mr. Gessell: I beg your pardon for the delay in r replying to your kind invitation of September 16th. When I first glanced at your letter I thought it wes from Lee Gemmell, of our Extension Division, and he was in my office shortly after that so I talked to him about! ay engagessnte. I regret that I wit not be able to accept your invitation because that is the date that our Big Six basketball coaches meet in Kansas Gity to make up the conference schedule. I assure you it would be a pleasure for me to speak to your group were it not for this conflict on December 6th. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coache RALPH W. HARBISON HARPER SIBLEY W. SPENCER ROBERTSON JAMES M. SPEERS EUGENE E. BARNETT PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN NATIONAL BOARD TREASURER GENERAL SECRETARY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STEADMAN BALL A. L. MAYER PRESIDENT AREA COUNCIL CORPORATE NAME : EXECUTIVE SECRETARY INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS HENRY B. PFLAGER FIRST VICE PRESIDENT H. W. BOLTZ ASSOCIATE SECRETARY RY Ee a ees WEST CENTRAL AREA COUNCIL cies aaa (Including Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming) DEAN E. SHAFFER PROGRAM SECRETARY CHAIRMAN AREA BOARD OFFICE, 114 EAST NINTH ST. JOHN V. GLADES ALDEN EBERLY TOPEKA, KANSAS ASSOCIATE HI-Y SECRETARY RECORDING SECRETARY RAYMOND E. NESMITH JOHN J. SNODGRASS ASST. RECORDING SECRETARY Sept e 10, 1941 ASSOCIATE HI-Y SECRETARY Oe CARROLL M. MOON SECRETARY, ROCKY MOUNTAIN DAVID NEISWANGER STUDENT COUNCIL ASSISTANT TREASURER FERN BABCOCK DR. A. F. TYLER SECRETARY, SOUTHWEST ASSISTANT TREASURER STUDENT COUNCIL 2) oe ~ Mr. Forrest Allen University of Kansas re fe lawrence, Kansas a xs a a i Dear Mre Allen: — Je are combininge,two conferences in one and holding it at Emporia on December 6) and 7. Our Conference Committee was unanimous E tk in asking that invite you to be the speaker for the Saturday ——"~ night banquet. The theme of our conference is to be "Things That Matter Most," and we should like to have you speak on the subject of clean living or keeping fit. There should be three hundred or three hundred and fifty boys at this conference since we are com-~ bining the two meetings. I remember with pleasure the fine contribution you made last year at Marysville and so does the rest of our committee because they were anxious to have you for a speaker. Sincerely yours, 2o : Leo Le Gessell Program Secretary r mi TN LLG:FR RALPH W. HARBISON HARPER SIBLEY W. SPENCER ROBERTSON JAMES M. SPEERS EUGENE E. BARNETT PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN NATIONAL BOARD TREASURER GENERAL SECRETARY THE NATIONAL GOUNCIL OF THE YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STEADMAN BALL A. L. MAYER PRESIDENT AREA COUNCIL CORPORATE NAME EXECUTIVE SECRETARY INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS HENRY B. PFLAGER H. W. BOLTZ FIRST VICE PRESIDENT ASSOCIATE SECRETARY RAY F. FREY gace ice aceon WEST CENTRAL AREA COUNCIL sipcth gs ean (ineluding Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming) PROGRAM SECRETARY DEAN E. SHAFFER CHAIRMAN AREA BOARD OFFICE, 114 EAST NINTH ST. JOHN V. GLADES ALDEN EBERLY TOPEKA, KANSAS ASSOCIATE HI-Y SECRETARY RECORDING SECRETARY RAYMOND E. NESMITH JOHN J. SNODGRASS ASST. RECORDING SECRETARY Septe Bes 1941 ASSOCIATE HI-Y SECRETARY PAUL B. SWEET CARROLL M. MOON TREASURER SECRETARY, ROCKY MOUNTAIN STUDENT COUNCIL DAVID NEISWANGER ASSISTANT TREASURER DR. A. F. TYLER ASSISTANT TREASURER FERN BABCOCK SECRETARY, SOUTHWEST STUDENT COUNCIL Mre Forrest Allen Department of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: Lee Gemmell is on our Conference Committee and was aware that we were to invite you to the Emporia Conference so that your word of regret to him came to me last Saturday. i naturally had hoped that you could accept because we enjoyed very much the contribution you made at our Conference last year at Marysville and this conference, barring bad weather will be a much larger conference than that. However, we are going to ask you on further occasions to make yourself available for our programss Sincerely yours, Tee eee Leo L. Gessell Program Secretary LLG: FR September 29, 1941. Mr. Gordon Gray, Physical Director, Curtis Field, | Brady, Texas. Dear Gordies It was a pleasure to have your good letter of the 7th instant. I eam sorry that I have not answered it sooner but we have a way of allowing correspondence to pile up on us when our adninis~ trative duties get tough. Yes Tba came to our terms, the same ones wo had last year, but the ones that he did not want this year «a differense in the fimancial setq- ups We are playing them February 20th here and February 25th at Stillwater. I am sending you our sehedule for the years | Give your Adjutant my kindest regards. Tell him that we have a way af getting saqusinted oven though wo do not resort to correspondence » 7 I am happy thet you are enjoying your work at Curtis Field. I knew that you would because you have a friendly way, and that helps so much in contacting meme I certainly would get a big kick out of dropping down te Brady and mesting that group of cute standing men thet you have under your eomtrole It will be a source fe MENTST cme gretifiontien te yowall of your lifes she will make you © wonderful wifes ee eee I am sending you a copy of the athletes’ diet. - : I trust that everything is going nicely with you and ao eee and happiness. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Bdueation and Recreation, FCA 348 Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. . BRADY AVIATION SCHOOL, INC. Curtis Field BRADY, TEXAS August 7th. 1941 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doc: I have been wanting to write you for quite sometime now, but just haven't gotten around to doing that. I presume you have been quite busy as usual yourself with coaching schools, teaching summer school etc. Another year is about to get under way and I know you are really busy getting everyone lined up with school. I hope you will be able to get a good crop of freshmen for future varsity material. You never need to worry about that though because these young boys know where to go for good teaching and coaching. I expect to follow the team's progress very closely this winter and I feel you will hold your own against any of them. Will you play the Oklahoma Aggies again this year? Beat the socks off of them Doc. The Adjutant here at the field is an old coach from down Mississippi way and he really speaks highly of you. He used your book "Better Basket Ball" in his coaching and he thinks there is none better. I run across a great number of men that have done likewise, or men that have met you at various coaching schools and they certainly hold you in the highest respect. I am enjoying my work here at Curtis Field very much. We have around two hundred aviation cadets here at the present time. We expect to be operating full capacity very soon. We can handle three hundred and fifty very nicely. These boys are the cream of the crop Doc. I have boys that were outstanding athletes from all over the country. They come from New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, and from all of the southern states. Quite an array of talent. We expect to have a couple of pieces of your Goal Hi - equipment one of these days. This field is far from being completed as they have spent most of the time getting the field proper in shape and haven't done any work on my athletic field. .However we have been playing touch football, soccer, volley ball, badminton, base ball, boxing tumbling and wrestling. I give the boy's fifteen minutes of stiff cal- isthenics each class period. They are really physical specimens. We have a very nice recreation hall fully equipped with most every kind of recreaticnal games. ' We expect to have a large field house pretty soon. It will be necessary for them to provide us indoor space in case of vad weather. It doesn't get so very cold down here, but it wili ve cold enough ror us to be inside at times. Nor BRADY AVIATION SCHOOL, INC. Curtis Field BRADY, TEXAS Ruth and I are very happy with married life. She seems to like Brady very much. We have an awfully nice apartment just new and she is kept quite busy keeping the place in order. Anytime you have an opportunity to be coming this way we sure would enjoy having you pay us a visit. I would really get a thrill out of showing you around the field. It is growing every day and soon will be quite large. They are building another large hangar now and we have around eighty basic training planes here at present. We should have one hundred before long. We have a few minor accidents but notlying that could be classed as serious. As long the cadet is safe it is not a serious accident. We have had several planes get completely smashed up. These planes cost around $ 30,000. While I think of it Doc. Last winter I remember seeing the diet you prescribed for athletes in training. I think it included all of the necessary vitamins etc. If possible I certainly would like for you to send me a copy of the same. We have a little trouble with some of the boys putting on excess weight and I would like to try your diet on them. Would sure like to have this if possible. Of course we cant expect to have these boys in the same condition as basket ball players because most of them smoke and some of them do considerable drinking but we can get them in as good a condition as possible. In this last group we have quite a number of boys from Nebraska and Kansas. Seems good to see some boys from up Yankee way. I have run across several that attended Kansas University and Kansas State. Must close for this time. Wishing you the best of success for the coming year I an, Sincerely, oe GORDON GRAY Physical Director Curtis Field Brady, Texas